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Literacy Works: Thanks to the Web, We're Alone Together and Loving It
While this resource was developed to support adult literacy learners, it can easily be used from junior grades and up. After reading an article about how people today interact on the Internet, students complete a variety of vocabulary...
International Reading Association
Reading Online: Publishing Student Work on the Internet
Explore this online article by Rachel Karchmer discussing the advantages of publishing student work on the web.
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Conflict Archive on the Internet: Northern Ireland: Troubles Brewing
An essay, published in 1998, on the Catholic-Protestant conflict in Northern Ireland.
Information Fluency
Imsa 21 Cif Portal: Evaluation Wizard
Internet content is not reviewed like published written material - so how do you know if the information you found on the Internet is reliable? Use this Evaluation Wizard to guide you through a thorough assessment of any Internet...
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Singularity Hub: Managing the Unintended Consequences of Technology
In this article, the author discusses things he learned at the first Unintended Consequences of Technology conference in San Francisco. The goal of the event was to facilitate a thoughtful conversation about the role of advancing...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: House Party Teaching Guide [Pdf]
When Casey's parents leave her on her own, she and her friend Jen plan a small party. But the invitation is shared over the Internet, hundreds of teens arrive, her parent's house is wrecked and the police arrive. This teacher's guide for...
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources
This site from the St. Cloud State University provides information on online sources. This article explains how to assess the value of online sources based on authorship, publisher, date of publication, depth of material, and...
University of Calgary
The Children's Literature Web Guide
This resource is a children's literature web guide.
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What Students Need to Know: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
This lesson unit published by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has four activities that explore the concept of privacy and prompt the discussion of privacy issues in students' own lives. The lessons refer to privacy...
Microsoft
Microsoft: Safer Internet Day 2021: Closing the Digital Civility Divide
Microsoft's annual Digital Civility Index (DCI) measures teens' and adults' exposure to online risks. This article reports on findings for Asia-Pacific countries.(Published February 9, 2021)
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Chief Marketer: Is Social Media the New Mass Media?
Discusses the evolution of major social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter from their humble beginnings. Then looks at the user experience of marketing on social media sites as it appeared in 2010. Much of the marketing was poorly...
US National Archives
Internet Archive: The Art of England: [Ruskin] Lectures Given in Oxford
Access various digital copies of a published version of four lectures delivered by Victorian critic John Ruskin on the art of England. The lectures, originally published in 1883, comment on the work of a number of English artists of...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Beyond the Earth Part Ii
A continuation of Beyond the Earth Part I. As part of a unit on the solar system, students will choose a component of the solar system to research. Students may use a variety of resources such as the Internet, books, and reference...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Using Computers to Improve Your Writing
Tips from the University of Toronto on using word processing features as aids in composing and revising papers. W.9-10.6 Technology, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6, W.11-12.6 Technology
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Collaborating, Writing, Linking: Use Wiki to Tell Stories Online
This lesson has students create stories that reflect wiki kind of reading. Students begin by reading untraditional books that use fragmented storylines, multiple perspectives, and unresolved plots. They apply these same types of...
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Elated Communications: Web Design and Style
On this site, expert designers share their secrets on beautiful web design. In these tutorials, you will learn good web design techniques for making your site appealing and attractive to your visitors, and for making your site easy for...
Microsoft
Microsoft: New Microsoft Data Shows Improved Civility Online, Driven by Teens
The global Microsoft Digital Civility Index (DCI) improved in 2020, bouncing back from its lowest reading in four years, even as Covid-19 upended the world. A feeling of solidarity during the pandemic among people in some regions, as...
ACT360 Media
Act Den: Microsoft Front Page 98 Tutorial
Are you looking to learn the basics of web page design with Microsoft FrontPage 98? This fun and educational tutorial offers interactive activities and quizzes. The tutorial covers: introduction to FrontPage, creating your first website,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Effective Interview Techniques
The lesson will begin with a lecture on the importance of effective interview techniques. A technology-based project will be assigned for young scholars to use the Internet to gather information and then create either a slideshow...
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center: Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015
Discusses the findings from a research study on how teens use popular social media and social networking sites. The study looked at the different sites, tools, and apps that are being used, with Facebook ranking the highest. It also...