Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: We Are Civil Communicators
When we talk about our personal beliefs and politics, passions can run high -- especially when we're online. These intense moments can often lead to tit-for-tat insults, or worse. But, if addressed calmly and coolly, they can be an...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cell Cell Interactions: How Cells Communicate With Each Other
The resource from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource discusses how cells communicate with each other.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Communicate Your Results
Resources for communicating results of a PBL unit where students designed a water purification system.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communications: Speaking in the Real World
This lesson focuses on providing practical tips for speaking in a non-academic setting such as a wedding, charity event, or interview.
PBS
Pbs: The Life of Birds: Bird Brains
Learn about the intelligence of birds. There are many examples to illustrate communication, use of tools, and general resourcefulness that many birds show.
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Teaching About Fcc v. Fox
C-Span learning module asks students to examine the question of whether or not the U.S. government, FCC, has the right to ban indecency on TV. Comprehensive resources including lesson plan, background video, moot court materials, FCC v...
Other
Wisconsin/ Surf Report/web Sites
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board provides numerous links to educational web sites for students and teachers. Its subjects include art, animals, astronomy, Black history, careers, children's books, dinosaurs, environmental...
Other
Nat. Library of Nz: Digital Content Finding, Evaluating, Using and Creating It
This site is directed at teachers and teacher-librarians. It provides helpful information and links to resources for developing digital literacy skills in a school. Many of the suggestions can be passed on to students to help them find,...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Telecommunications Equipment Installers
This resource provides information about telecommunications equipment installers. Topics covered include working conditions, training, job outlook, earnings, and related careers.
Other
Wisconsin/ Surf Report/web Sites
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board provides numerous links to educational web sites for students and teachers. Its subjects include art, animals, astronomy, Black history, careers, children's books, dinosaurs, environmental...
Edutopia
Edutopia:five Minute Film Festival: Teaching Digital Citizenship
This collection of videos helps educators to understand the key elements of digital citizenship in order to successfully communicate them to students.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Device Free Moments
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, 2nd graders learn when it's appropriate to use technology and when it's not, and practice making family rules for device-free time at home. Includes lesson plan, slideshow, student...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Learning Resources for How Art Made the World
Access five lessons that would enrich any curriculum about ancient civilizations and the art produced by those civilizations. Using the PBS documentary "How Art Made the World" as a jumping off point, the lessons ask students to think...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Spy Techniques of the Revolutionary War: Culper Code Book
Using a primary source and transcript students decipher and create historically-accurate spy communications like those used by George Washington and the Culper Spy ring in the American Revolutionary War.
National Archives (UK)
Learning Curve: Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
This resource provides information about Cuba's history and Castro's rise to power, the development of the relationship between Cuba and the USSR, a description of the events of the crisis, Kennedy's response to the discovery of Soviet...
Information Technology Associates
Theodora: Bolivia 2017
A great resource for links to country information on Bolivia. Provides current information and statistics on subjects such as geography, population, international issues, history, government, economy, communications, and much more.
Information Technology Associates
Theodora: Colombia 2017
A complete resource for country-specific information on Colombia. Full of useful facts on geography, population, religion, military, international issues, history, government, economy, communications, transportation, and more. Links to...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Lithuania
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Lithuania. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Philippines
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Philippines. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Federated States of Micronesia
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of the Federated States of Micronesia. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Kyrgyzstan
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Kyrgyzstan. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Device Free Dinner
Several resources to help parents and kids understand and communicate about limiting device use during family meals and social get-togethers.
Other
Disney.com: Tips for Online Safety
Internet safety material is presented. Parents can find ways to communicate with their children about the sites they visit, safety rules, and dealing with online bullies.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry
In this activity, students explore reactions in which chemical bonds are formed and broken. Students experiment with changing the temperature and the concentration of the atoms in order to see how these affect reaction rates. They also...