How can social media help my career? Explore the world of networking through a instructional activity about professional organizations. The fourth of six career and college readiness lessons has seniors research organizations in their...

All sources are pretty much the same, right? If this is how your class views the sources they use for writing or research projects, present them with a media literacy lesson on smart source evaluation. Groups examine several articles,...

Which creates more digital traces: surfing the Internet in a coffee shop, or using an iPhone to send a text message? The answer may surprise you! An interactive resource prompts users to choose which devices, operating systems, and...

During the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812, only 25% of the bombs and rockets fired at Fort McHenry actually reached their target. Using an interactive online simulation, combine your historical study with physics and...

What, if anything, makes a war "just"? This is an interesting and important question to explore with your class, and you can utilize an excellent lesson plan to support your group inquiry. The American Revolution and the War of 1812...

What jobs are the next best thing? Curious career scholars explore their options in instructional activity three of a five-part series. Pupils research job trends and labor statistics before discussing the factors that influence...

A social network is an online community of people who use a website or app to communicate with each other by sharing comments, images, videos, resources, etc. This tutorial consists of four quests and, when you have completed it, you...

This social networking profile has been created to stimulate discussion about safe and potentially unsafe practices and features on social networking sites. Together with the accompanying questions, it has been designed to highlight ways...

A learning module that begins with "Anti-social Networks? We're Just as Cliquey Online" by Laura Sydell, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...

How can you take control of your digital identity? Learn about privacy in the cloud, managing your online profile, and digital dossiers. Resources include videos, quizzes, and ideas to discuss and explore.

The Internet has heavily shaped our notion of identity. On the Internet, people can create a multitude of personas, some of which can be created with false information. As you read, take notes on the ways in which people express their...

Is it possible to incorporate the sense of touch into the digital world? Katherine Kuchenbecker shares her work in the field of haptics, while discussing its potential to change fields such as gaming, museums, dentistry and stroke...