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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Internet Research

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on internet research including how to find information on the internet, the types of materials on the internet, and how to evaluate sources found on the internet.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Escaping Slavery: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for three lessons that use the internet and the book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson to learn about the Underground Railroad. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: W.4.6: Use Technology to Produce and Publish Writing

For Students 4th Standards
Links to 21 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.4.6: With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing a well as to interact and collaborate with...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Putting a Stop to Online Meanness

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] The internet is filled with all kinds of interesting people, but sometimes, some of them can be mean to each other. With this role play, help your students understand why it's often easier to be mean...
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Other

Azoomee: E Safety Lesson 4: Digital Permanence

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In this lesson plan, students learn about digital permanence and talk about how hard it is to remove something from the Internet once you put it out there. (Video length: 1 min. 57 sec.]
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Searching Informational Texts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Online lesson allows elementary students to use prior knowledge, make predictions, and perform research on the Internet. Labeled "The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character," lesson challenges students to examine print and online texts...
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Apple

Apple Learning Interchange: Classroom Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you use Appleworks in your classroom? Would you like some ideas that others have used? This site presents some exemplary lessons from other teachers.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is the World Wide Web?

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Wide Web is used every day by millions of people for everything from checking the weather to sharing cat videos. But what is it exactly? Twila Camp describes this interconnected information system as a virtual city that...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Trade Secrets: Classroom Content

For Students 9th - 10th
Trade Secrets reveals how the public's right to know the truth about the thousands of chemicals that surround us has been compromised. The classroom resources offered here are designed to help you use this module, other material on the...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Freedom From Fear (Lesson Plan About Asylum Seeking)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this mock-trial lesson, students explore the kinds of issues that compel people to leave their own countries and seek refuge in the United States. Requires viewing of select segments from "Destination America," the four-part series...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Recognizing Readers? Needs and Expectations for E Mail Replies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that teach about using e-mail as well as literary concepts like audience awareness. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
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Other

Teaching Tolerance: Producing Digital Information

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan focuses on what it means to produce digital content and share information using online platforms.
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Other

Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Building Vietnam War Scavenger Hunts Through Web Based Inquiry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for six 50-minute lessons where students create internet scavenger hunts in order to learn about the effects of the war on certain groups. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains...