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The International Press Institute

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The International Press Institute describes itself as "a global network of journalists, editors and media executives, dedicated to freedom of the press and improving the standards and practises of journalism." To that end, this site...
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Lego: My Lego Network

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Free and safe social networking site dedicated to young students who share the love for the children's building blocks LEGOs. Students create their own page for the purpose of trying challenging blueprints or sharing their own creations.
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Childnet International: Digizen: Social Networking Evaluation Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
This checklist is designed to help review Social Networking Services. The information is from 2008 so parts may be outdated. The information is publicly available from service providers' websites (e.g., Terms of Use and Privacy Policy),...
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Ntt East: Super Media Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Japanese content! Educates students about telephone and Internet media. It includes information about networks, ecology, connecting classrooms to the Internet, using the internet, and an interactive quiz. It also has worksheets for...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Tools to Be More Present With Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How we can be in the parasympathetic "rest and digest" state of our nervous system or the sympathetic "fight or flight" at any given moment. In both cases, we can only operate in one or the other brain networks at any given moment. Here...
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Rhetorica Network: Media / Political Bias

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A detailed explanation of how bias works is offered at this site, including critical questions for detecting bias in writing.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Feeling on Display

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Are girls and guys judged differently when they post photos online? Students explore the pressures many teen girls and boys face to keep up appearances online. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Many Younger Facebook Users "Unfriend" the Network

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Many Younger Facebook Users 'Unfriend' the Network" by Patti Neighmond, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Talking Safely Online (Grades 3 5)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During the course of this lesson students learn that while people can develop rewarding friendships online, they should be cautious with online-only friends and never reveal private information without asking a parent or trusted adult...
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Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Your Connected Life: A Teen's Guide to Life Online [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This guide is designed to help students who are just entering high school balance the demands their offline life with their digital one. The guide offers practical advice on a variety of activities kids like to do online, including...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Supporting New Principals in the Early Years

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The first year for a new principal can be a daunting and lonely job. Supporting new principals with strong induction programs, ongoing mentorships (possibly for several years), and forums which encourage principal interaction with...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How False News Can Spread

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In previous decades, most news with global reach came from several major newspapers and networks with the resources to gather information directly. The speed with which information spreads now, however, has created the ideal conditions...
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Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Sharenting

For Students 9th - 10th
Sharenting is when a parent or care-giving uses the internet to share news, images, videos, and information about their child. It mostly takes place on social media and in some cases on blogging sites. This site features questions,...
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Facebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to create, use, and maintain a Facebook page, including understanding the social media site's privacy policies and settings.
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Whats App

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, learn how to navigate the social media app that lets you send texts and make calls without using data.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Teenage Brain

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read three informational texts to understand how social media affects the teen brain
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Mother Nature Network

For Students 9th - 10th
News, blogs, features, headlines, and media on environmental science and green politics and policy.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Network Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
From social media to massive financial institutions, we live within a web of networks. But how do they work? How does Googling a single word provide millions of results? Marc Samet investigates how these networks keep us connected and...
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Museum Network (UK)

Museum Network: Material World

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site, from a network of British museums, introduces students to the types of materials artists use to make art. Students can examine where types of materials come from, how artists use them, and see examples from museums. There is...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Tonight's Homework Watch Cartoons

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students will make observations about different types of advertisements. Students will watch distinguish the types of advertisements shown during commercial breaks associated with their cartoons and the news.
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Museum Network (UK)

The Museum Network: Material World

For Students 5th - 8th
Enter this virutal museum to find out about the matierials used in various works of art. Examine the materials and techniques used in making the objects. Included is a glossary, activities for teachers to use, and an extensive list...
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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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Webopedia.com: Local Area Networks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Webopedia.com provides definition and uses of Local Area Networks. Includes LAN characteristics with linked definitions. Has many links to related sites.
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Linked in Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, learn how to create and maintain an account on this popular networking and career-focused social media site.