Article
Other

Technology Resources: Resources Are Things We Need to Get a Job Done [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
Resources are things we need to get a job done. Every technological system makes use of seven types of resources: people, information, materials, tools and machines, energy, capital, and time.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Advances: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the trade-offs involved when technological developments impact the way we use energy, natural resources, or synthetic materials. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Advances."
Article
Other

Wes Tech Vision: Competing Visions of Handheld

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This powerful article attempts to answer the question 'How can we use instructional technology to positively transform teaching and learning environments, to prepare students and teachers for the twenty-first century?" It provides...
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Picturing the Body

For Students 9th - 10th
An online version of articles and activities from the Exploratorium Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 3. This issue looked at how we are able to examine the inside of the human body, what kinds of technology are used, and how each of them is used...
Handout
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Parents' Guide to Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides e-safety advice and information for parents and carers. We get a lot of questions about particular devices that children are using or asking for. This guide has been created to answer these questions and introduce...
Lesson Plan
Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: Rocking Chair Blues [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Rocking Chair Blues is an innovative student driven activity which demonstrates that we as a society can easily be hypnotized by the overwhelming positives of technological advancements. Students will accomplish specific tasks over a...