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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Systems and Solutions

For Teachers 7th - 8th
The Energy Systems and Solutions unit brings students through the exploration of science and engineering concepts as they relate to energy issues in everyday life. Issues surrounding energy production and energy consumption provide a...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
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The Center for Applied Special Technology (Cast)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
CAST is an educational non-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people. Their goal is to produce innovative learning technologies based on their research. Learn more about integrating and applying this...
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Canopy Network: National Center for Educational Documentation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A resource to digital, television, and mobile support educators throughout France's school systems.
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: Logging Up Reading Mileage

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will select and enjoy their own range of contemporary and historical texts, display a knowledge of different genre and their particular content, and identify literary aspects of chosen texts for sustained silent reading. They...
Lesson Plan
New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: To Kill a Mockingbird

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this unit students begin by connecting to the story To Kill A Mockingbird through quotes taken from the text; they explore the background information about the author and the Civil Rights Movement. After reading, they plan and develop...
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: The All Purpose Multimedia Poetry Beast

For Teachers 11th
In this activity students explore writing and performing poetry in various forms: writing poetry, choral readings, mime, and preparing a multi-media presentation by designing a web page.
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Other

Clarity Innovations, Inc.: Byod: K 12 Footprint

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource will help guide students through the process of implementing policies so students can bring their own devices (BYOD) to school. Benefits and concerns about BYOD are included, along with tools, success stories, and other...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Connect With Other Digital Citizens, Technology, Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Virtual learning module on what it means to be a "digital citizen" and connect with others in today's world of digital technology and available resources. Full discussion of communication guidelines, digital literacy, and commerce in...
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The Mac Arthur Foundation: Digital Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A blog centered on emerging research about digital learning and teaching.
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The Mac Arthur Foundation: Digital Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A blog centered on emerging research about digital learning and teaching.
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Information Fluency

21st Century Information Fluency Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resources and information, free to all Illinois teachers, to learn how to locate and evaluate digital information.
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Minecraft Edu World Library

For Teachers K - 1st
A searchable database of Minecraft worlds created by educators. Includes descriptions. Filter worlds by a wide range of subject areas and age levels, or by type of Minecraft world. Full access to the site's resources involves the...
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: The 19th Century Revolution in Forensic Imaging

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 19th century, forensic pathologists began to use words and pictures to describe cadavers and to teach using cadavers in the classroom. See a number of interesting photos of various crime scenes on this interesting site.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: 21st Century Literacies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Because success with technology depends largely upon critical thinking and reflection, teachers with relatively little technological skill can provide useful instruction. But schools must support these teachers by providing professional...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Co Vis: Learning Through Collaborative Visualization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A community of students, teachers, and researchers working to improve science education. Rather than depend on the teaching of facts, they seek to reproduce the question-centered, collaborative practices of scientists, using advanced...
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Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy

For Students 9th - 10th
KAIROS, a quarterly online journal, explores the effect various technologies have in the classroom, as well as other large-scale issues relating to education.
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The Flickering Mind

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Looking for an alternative point of view on educational technology? Use this informative website focusing on a book called "The Flickering Mind,"-a new and controversial book which argues that computers have done far more harm than good...
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Other

Mediawijzer Media Pointer: Platform Voor Mediawijsheid Professionals

For Students 9th - 10th
The goal of this organization is to introduce and educate on media literacy. Understand how to utilize books, social media, smartphones, etc., safely and effectively.
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Other

A Workshop on Inquiry Based Learning Using the Internet

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is a workshop on inquiry-based learning using the Internet.
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Prezi

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, learn how to create unique presentations using this free PowerPoint alternative.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: The American Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using music, video and readings, young scholars will explore their views of the American Dream, and use this information to create "Animoto" videos that express a personal opinion or take on the dream. Students will develop and support...
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North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Ncrel: Developing a School or District Technology Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory provides information on how to create a technology plan that is part of an overall school improvement plan. Discusses guidelines, planning committees, budgets, and agenda...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Differentiation via the Flipped Class: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Cover the different types of activities a teacher can use to assess their flipped lesson. This lesson is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Differentiation via the flipped class."