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REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 14. Social Networking

For Students 3rd - 8th
A social network is an online community of people who use a website or app to communicate with each other by sharing comments, images, videos, resources, etc. This tutorial consists of four quests and, when you have completed it, you...
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The Digital Scoop: Using Skitch in Kindergarten

For Teachers K - 1st
In this article, a teacher explains how she taught kindergarten students to take photographs. They were then shown how to open an iPad app called Skitch and add words to accompany their pictures. This was followed by a Math activity...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Digital Scrapbook: Symbols in the Scarlet Letter

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will be given a list of symbols from the novel and then be asked to photograph images they think represent those symbols.
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Baton Rouge Digital Archive of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of collections that reflect the content of the Baton Rouge Room Archive. Here you will find materials that reflect historical actions of local governments, businesses, residents and institutions of the City of Baton Rouge and...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Mac Arthur Foundation: Measuring What Matters Most: Choice Based Assessments [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An educator's guide to understanding and implementing choice-based assessment in the classroom. This guide argues that choice should be the interpretive framework within which learning assessments are organized.
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REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 6. Cyber Safety

For Students 3rd - 5th
This learning module is made up of nine quests organized into sets of three. In the first set, students learn how to protect themselves online. In the second, they go through three simulations/games to learn how to protect their...
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Think U Know

For Students 2nd - 8th
Think U Know offers great interactive resources for kids on staying safe while having fun in chat rooms online. Here you will learn the facts through fun and exciting characters! A parent's page is also included.
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Earth Cam: Webcam Network

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Database of interesting places and views from around the globe. Live streaming video from 1,500 cities in all 50 states and 46 countries worldwide.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The Art Zone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ten interactive activities that allow you to use the computer to create and manipulate works of art.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Retrieving 2/8 of the Healing Stone

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Matt and Digit divide up the healing stone and discover equivalent fractions.
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George Mason University

George Mason University: Imaging the French Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A scholarly presentation of the French Revolution that is organized in three ways. The essays analyze images from this civil war. The discussions look at various interpretations, historians' methodologies, and at what effects digital...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring Sugarloaf Cove: Geology of Lake Superior's North Shore

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars gather information about a restored wetland, pebble beach, and lava flows at Sugarloaf Cove on Minnesota's North Shore. Students in the field will make observations using field notebooks and digital media equipment while...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: What Kind of Screen Time Parent Are You? Take This Quiz and Find Out

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An article and a quiz for parents on technology use by parents and kids. Includes a short interview with author Anya Kamenetz who wrote "The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life." [5 min.]
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Nielsen Norman Group: Guidelines for Multimedia on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Guidelines on how to design presentations for web media. This is an old article and some of the information is outdated, but much is still relevant. SL.9-10.5 Audio Visuals, RI.11-12.7 Eval Different Media/format....
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Windows Mobile

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Windows Mobile operating system which runs devices such as Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. It is designed to be somewhat similar to desktop versions of Windows. This...
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Connect Safely: Connect Safely: Smart Socializing Starts Here

For Teachers K - 1st
This resource offers students and adults information in order to help young people socialize safely online.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Write in Numbers

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive media source, the video shows students how to look at a clock and write the time using digits, followed by practice problems to assess...
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College Vine: The Importance of Face to Face Communication in the Digital Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Just because we may have computers and smartphones readily available to us, this does not mean that we should abandon face-to-face communication. Find out some cases in which it makes more sense.
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Troika Ranch

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Troika Ranch, a digital dance company. Find out more about digital dance and view some excerpts of performances.
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Think U Know: Cyber Cafe

For Students 5th - 6th
The Cyber Cafe from Think U Know offers a safe and interactive environment for students to learn and practice responsible digital citizenship. Learn how to safely use email, social media, and search the web.
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The Conversation: Face Time Can't Replace Face to Face Time in Social Distancing

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion about why digital communication can't replace face-to-face time.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Leaders of Our School

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
For this lesson, students will interview administrators and faculty within the school in order to learn the importance of leadership and teamwork. Then students will create a slideshow using digital cameras and presentation software.
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PBS

Pbs: Multimedia Storytelling (A Lesson Plan Family Memories)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson for exploring the use of multimedia presentation techniques in effective storytelling. Design, write, storyboard, and create a multimedia presentation of a story about an important family event or memory.
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Katinka Matson: Artist's Statement

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that shows images of flowers and other natural objects imported to the computer using a flatbed scanner and then printed as artwork. Read the artist's statement, then click on "Prints" at the top to see her work.

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