How do you go places safely online? The power of the internet …
How do you go places safely online? The power of the internet allows students to experience and visit places they might not be able to see in person. But, just like traveling in the real world, it's important to be safe when traveling online. On this virtual field trip, kids can practice staying safe on online adventures. Approximately 30 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Discover that the internet can be used to visit faraway places and learn new things. Compare how staying safe online is similar to staying safe in the real world. Explain rules for traveling safely on the internet.
Science Over Everything is a blog dedicated to helping middle and high …
Science Over Everything is a blog dedicated to helping middle and high school students understand current events in science and why they are relevant to their daily lives. Our site is intended to be a resource for teachers, providing each blog post with classroom activities to help the students comprehend what they are reading and fit the articles in a school's curriculum.
What are the risks and potential consequences of sexting? It's natural for …
What are the risks and potential consequences of sexting? It's natural for teens to be curious about their emerging sexuality. But most middle schoolers aren't prepared for the risks of exploring this in the digital age. Help students think critically about self-disclosure in relationships and practice how they'd respond to a situation where sexting -- or a request for sexting -- might happen. Approximately 50 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Compare the risks and benefits of self-disclosure in relationships. Identify the risks and potential consequences of sexting. Use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to consider how to respond in situations where sexting could occur.
Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse …
Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to nearly 3 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo.
How does using social media affect our digital footprints? Social media can …
How does using social media affect our digital footprints? Social media can be a place to connect, learn, and, most of all, share. But how much do kids know about what they're sharing -- and not just about themselves but each other? Help students think critically about their digital footprints on social media. Approximately 50 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify reasons for using social media and the challenges that often come along with it. Reflect on the responsibilities they have that are related to digital footprints -- both their own and others' -- when they're using social media. Identify ways to make the most of social media while still caring for the digital footprints of themselves and others.
How does your social media use affect how you feel? Social media …
How does your social media use affect how you feel? Social media plays a big role in most teens' lives, and research shows that it causes intense feelings -- both positive and negative. But not all media use is the same. There are many benefits that come with both active and passive media use. For better social and emotional well-being, encourage students to become creators of digital media, not just consumers. Approximately 50 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Reflect on how their social media use makes them feel and how it compares to other teenagers'. Describe how active and passive social media use can lead to positive and negative feelings. Identify action steps to increase their positive feelings when using social media.
This lesson is a spring themed three rotation blended learning centers activity …
This lesson is a spring themed three rotation blended learning centers activity for young learners (k-2). Students will rotate through three spring themed activities, with a teacher facilitating each center. Activities include a journal entry, a video with a Google Form assessment, and a mini-reader.
The Cyber Club Toolkit is designed to hep schools and other civic …
The Cyber Club Toolkit is designed to hep schools and other civic organizations create and run cyber clubs in Ohio.
The toolkit will include cyber security activities, career resources and other links to help students understand how cyber security impacts everyone and that there are significant current and future employment opportunities in this field.
Many of these materials will be created by Ohio educators, industry partners and government agencies and will be available for school, after school clubs and other youth organizations in Ohio.
This guide serves as a companion for viewers of the PBS documentary …
This guide serves as a companion for viewers of the PBS documentary Storm Lake, a film about the struggles of sustaining local journalism and what these newsrooms mean to communities and American democracy overall. The guide has three main components: pre-viewing, during viewing and post-viewing activities.
StoryMaker is a free learning platform powered by PBS NewsHour Student Reporting …
StoryMaker is a free learning platform powered by PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs. It is your one-stop shop for projects, tutorials, and lesson plans connected to media making, digital journalism, and public broadcasting.
TRAILS (Tool for the Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) freely available …
TRAILS (Tool for the Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) freely available as an open educational resource (OER) at TRAILS-archive.org. The newly established site provides access to downloadable PDFs of assessments, a searchable database of TRAILS assessment questions, and teaching resources contributed by users.
🎬 About this series: "Teaching Media Literacy in the Classroom” series shows …
🎬 About this series: "Teaching Media Literacy in the Classroom” series shows educators the importance of teaching media literacy concepts with real-world examples of how to bring them to life in their classrooms. "Teaching Media Literacy in the Classroom" is brought to you by the Broadcast Educational Media Commission (BEMC), the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), and WOUB Public Media.
A research-based Infographic showing the key steps to developing your pK-12 Technology …
A research-based Infographic showing the key steps to developing your pK-12 Technology Curriculum. Also includes a guide to implementing a successful 1:1 program in your school or district.
What kinds of information should I keep to myself when I use …
What kinds of information should I keep to myself when I use the internet? Staying safe online is a lot like staying safe in the real world. By helping a Digital Citizen sign up for a new app, students learn about the kinds of information they should keep to themselves when they use the internet -- just as they would with a stranger in person. Approximately 30 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Recognize the kind of information that is private. Understand that they should never give out private information online.
How does what I post online affect my identity? From selfies to …
How does what I post online affect my identity? From selfies to social media, many of us create unique online identities for ourselves, and our students are no different. But do kids always understand how others might perceive what they post? Help your students think critically about the online identities they're creating. Approximately 45 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Consider how posting selfies or other images will lead others to make assumptions about them. Reflect on the most important parts of their unique identity. Identify ways they can post online to best reflect who they are.
How should we react to breaking news? With mobile phone alerts, social …
How should we react to breaking news? With mobile phone alerts, social media updates, and 24/7 news cycles, it's hard to escape the daily flood of breaking news. But do kids really understand what they're seeing when stories first break? Help students analyze breaking news with a critical eye for false or incomplete information, and discuss the downsides of our "always-on" news media culture. Approximately 45 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define breaking news, and understand why individuals and news outlets want to be first to report a story. Analyze breaking news alerts to identify clues of false or incomplete information. Reflect on the consequences of reacting right away to breaking news alerts.
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