DOGO Media
Dogo News: Hi Tech Fabric Charges Devices on the Run
Read about an innovative technology in fabric that allows users to generate enough electricity through movement to charge devices such as cell phones. Includes video.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Remote Control Using Bluetooth
Building on what they learned about wired and wireless electrical connections in the associated lesson, students use Android phones to take advantage of Bluetooth wireless connections to remotely guide LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots through...
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Net2 Phone
Net2Phone is a software program that allows you to make free phone calls from your PC.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Texting While Driving
This lesson focuses on the issue of texting while driving; it features links to articles and a video about the dangers of texting and other distractions while driving and a teen survey with their attitudes on the subject. Students read...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Dialing Ben
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students try to discover if there has been a significant change in cell phone use over the course of ten days. If so, this "change point" can be detected by creating a line of...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Summer [Pdf]
"Summer" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a mother and her two children traveling from the city to the country to visit her parents for the summer. They discuss the modern conveniences they have now like cell phones and...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Today's Telephone [Pdf]
"Today's Telephone" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the history of telephones from the telegraph, to land-lines, to cell phones. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Today's Telephone [Pdf]
"Today's Telephone" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the history of the telephone from the telegraph to land-lines, to cell phones. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it...
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Digizen: Cyberbullying: Let's Fight It Together
Video tells the story of a young teenager who is subjected to cyberbullying-repeated hostile, harmful, and harassing attacks directed at individuals though technological means (Internet, mobile phones, social networking sites)....
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Romeo and Juliet for a Digital Age
Interesting lesson which allows students to relate more fully to this work of Shakespeare by rewriting and recreating scenes with modern, digital devices in mind (cell phones, computers, etc.). Excellent and interactive lesson plan.
Scholastic
Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: Growing Up Digital
Many people are wondering about the ramifications of the digital age on the digital generation. Will the cell phones, Facebook, YouTube, computer generation be harmed in any way? Is this technology hurting students or actually enabling...
Other
Technology Review: Pervasive Wireless
A very interesting article discussing the development of embedded wireless technology, where everyday devices, from cell phones to cars to heart monitors, are able to communicate seamlessly and automatically.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Completing the Circuit
In the everyday electrical devices we use - calculators, remote controls and cell phones - a voltage source such as a battery is required to close the circuit and operate the device. In this hands-on activity, students use a battery,...
Read Works
Read Works: Using Cellphones and Computers to Transmit Information
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about changes in communication after computers and cell phones. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: News Debate Phone Patrol
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the police being able to search through cell phones without a search warrant. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Pc Magazine: Smartphones
Read about the next generation of phones, which have the brains and brawn to take mobile productivity to the next level.
Read Works
Read Works: How Does a Cell Phone Work?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about cell phones and how they work. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Paying Attention to Technology Reviewing a Technology
Contains plans for five lessons that ask students to write reviews of pieces of technology (cell phones, webcams, ink pens, satellite dishes, etc.) like they would write reviews of books. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What's a Smartphone Made Of?
If we broke open all the newest phones and split them into their component parts, that would produce around 85,000 kg of gold, 875,000 of silver, and 40,000,000 of copper. Kim Preshoff investigates the sustainability of phone production.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Microwaves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Microwaves and their uses, and how cell phones and radar work.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Listen!
This small group instructional activity addresses a very specific skill that some students need to improve their reading skills - self-monitoring. Using play phones, the students will listen to themselves very carefully to see whether...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Location Services
Your location refers to where you are and devices often track this in the background even when you don't have internet or reception. These location-based services are found on most smart devices including phones and use technology to...
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Youth Time Magazine: Does Over Reliance on Tech Affect Our Ability to Spell?
Technology can bring a lot of convenience into our lives. But it can also make us rely a little too much on our phones, tablets, laptops, and smart watches. Spelling and grammar is something that seems to suffer due to our over-reliance...
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Smart Motorist: 15 Most Common Causes of Car Accidents: Tips for Prevention
Research shows 90% of car accidents are due to human error. Read about the top 15 most common causes and how to mitigate them.
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