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Ms. Yorks Class

Back to School Night Sign-In Sheet

For Teachers K - 6th
Remember whose parents came to Back-to-School Night with a pre-made sign-in sheet that requires attendees to write their name, phone number, email address, and more. 
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College Grad

College Grad: Phone Interviewing Success

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a very extensive site that deals with the different types of phone interviews. It gives a good amount of advice on different aspects of the phone interviewing process. Click on the Blue Topic at the bottom of the page for more...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Does a Cell Phone Conversation Affect Reaction Time?

For Students 9th - 10th
Does talking on a cell phone make one a more dangerous driver? Here is an experiment you can do to investigate whether reaction time is adversely affected by a simultaneous phone conversation.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Choosing the Best Cell Phone Plan for You

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research the features and costs of cell phones and cell phone plans and use a decision matrix to compare options and determine the best one for their needs, wants, and budget.
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Read Works

Read Works: Telephones: Then and Now

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how telephones have changed throughout time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Telephones: Then and Now

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage is about how telephones have changed over the years. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills...
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Net2 Phone

For Students 9th - 10th
Net2Phone is a software program that allows you to make free phone calls from your PC.
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College Grad

College Grad: Phone Interviewing Success

For Students 9th - 10th
It's not "Just another phone call,"--it's a real interview. Prepare properly so that it's not your last and you can secure the job you are looking for!
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Wireless Advisor: How to Choose Your Wireless Phone Company

For Students 9th - 10th
Six steps to selecting your wireless service include deciding when and where you are going to use your phone, deciding on a plan, and signing up for service.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Shape Shifting Future of the Mobile Phone

For Students 9th - 10th
Fabian Hemmert demos one future of the mobile phone- a shape-shifting and weight-shifting handset that "displays" information nonvisually, offering a delightfully intuitive way to communicate. [4:15]
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Live Career: Proper Phone Interview Etiquette Can Propel You to the Next Step

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Although targeted at those doing phone interviews as part of a job search, the etiquette tips in this article would serve a journalist well. Focus on contact, follow-up, and how to seem organized and prepared.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Buying and Using Phone Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips for buying and using a prepaid phone card.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Prepaid Phone Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
This article might help students avoid the problems often associated with prepaid phone cards.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Driving and Talking on a Cell Phone

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about a study focusing on the effects of driving and talking on a cell phone and answer the follow-up questions.
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Telephones

For Students 9th - 10th
Telephones began to appear in North Carolina beginning in 1879, three years after Alexander Graham Bell's new invention had first been introduced at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. On 10 March of that year, a telephone was...
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Other

Channel 3000: Phone Interviewing Skills Are a Must

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an article that discusses the importance of phone interviewing skills. It gives some brief advice on things to avoid during such an interview.
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Other

Global Change: Mobile Phone Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
A video of Patrick Dixon explaining the possible dangers of radiation from mobile phones and a list of recent findings related to the controversy over whether or not mobile phone radiation causes damage to the brain, thereby increasing...
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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Demonstration of Radio Waves Generated by Mobile Phone

For Students 9th - 10th
Described is a simple low cost home-made device that converts the radio wave energy from a mobile phone signal into electricity to light an LED. No battery or complex circuitry is required. The device can form the basis of a range of...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): The Final Phone Call

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "The Final Phone Call" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Cell Phone Safety

For Teachers 7th - 8th
After reviewing cell phone usage safety tips, students will explore examples of cell phone abuse.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Hold the Phone an Idiom Game

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Hold the Phone is a great way to learn idioms! Kids will be able to illustrate idioms with emojis, learn the meanings of idiomatic expressions, and then use them in a sentence. Hold the phone...this is super fun!
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Cell Phone Plans

For Teachers 8th
In this task, 8th graders examine the fee structures and features of three cell phone plans to highlight the advantages of each. They will need to write linear equations and draw graphs for each. They then choose the best plan for a...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Cell Phone Novels: 140 Characters at a Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Cell phone novels are short stories designed to be read on cellular telephones. This article examines the Japanese trend and its potential in America.
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: New App Translates Phone Calls

For Students 3rd - 5th
A new phone app launched in Japan will let people speaking different languages chat to each other. This article explains how.

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