Excerpts from Thomas Paine's Common Sense, in which Paine makes a powerful case for American independence.

Overview of the philosophy of Thomas Paine in his widely read Common Sense pamphlet, and "natural rights" philosphy as expressed in the opening passage of the Declaration of Independence.

Read about the rhetorical touches Thomas Paine employed in his pamphlet, Common Sense, which galvanized colonial thought about actually breaking away from Mother England.

The complete original text of the third edition of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" published in 1776 in six linked sections.

It's common for kids to use images they find online, for school projects or just for fun. But kids don't often understand which images are OK to use and which ones aren't. Help your students learn about the rights and responsibilities...

Students remix media content to create a new creative piece. Along the way, they give proper credit to the artists whose images and sound clips they use. They learn about copyright, credit, and plagiarism and apply their knowledge to...

Students learn that they have a digital footprint, which can be searched, shared, and seen by a large, invisible audience. Students then learn that they can take some control over their digital footprint based on what they post online....

For this lesson, students learn how to create secure passwords in order to protect their private information and accounts online.

In this lesson students learn the difference between private information and personal information, distinguishing what is safe and unsafe to share online.

In this lesson students learn that they can develop rewarding online relationships, but that they should never reveal private information to a person they know only online without asking their parent or guardian for permission.

Dr. Ruben Puentedura created the SAMR Model. He explains in this video how teachers can incorporate the SAMR Model into their practice beginning at their own comfort level. For example, he describes how to start at the Augmentation level...

Explore digital dilemmas and make good (and not-so-good) decisions. Teaches students the fundamentals of digital citizenship through a choose-your-own-path interactive game. An educator's guide is available on the main digitalcompass.org...

Read about Thomas Paine's revolutionary publication "Common Sense" of 1776. Be sure to click on 'featured place' and 'classroom resources' for more facts and information about Paine.

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In this video/lesson series we will explore the sense of smell. We profile 21st Century Chemist Nate Lewis, who's working to develop an artificial "nose" that can help detect odors, including hazardous gases and chemicals. A story on the...

A lesson plan relating to Hamlet whose objective is to able to "analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text". Lesson includes a hook, direct instruction, guided practice, and...

Students learn the basics - title, name, and date - for crediting creative work. They discuss the importance of citing work, as well as recognizing that they should give themselves proper credit so that others can attribute their work...

Check out this list of terrific tools for tech creation that offer a wide variety of engaging end products kids can create, from stories to animations to music to games.

This site provides students practice with the concept of least common multiples and greatest common factors. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to...

This page briefly summarizes the causes of the War of 1812 and the text of the treaty which ended it. Links to a few significant names.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 12 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.3.D: Provide a sense of closure.

Links to 6 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.3d: Provide a sense of closure.

Students consider that while they are enjoying their favorite websites they may encounter messages from other kids that can make them feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful. They explore ways to handle cyberbullying and how to respond in the...

A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.