In this learning module, students will recognize common gestures and identify the meanings associated with those gestures.

The learner will identify the three steps: prewriting, drafting, revising/editing, in the writing process and the elements in each step. W.9-10.5 Writing Process, W.11-12.5 Writing Process

Users of this learning module will explore the Errors in Judgment: Barriers to Critical Thinking and how it affects their decision-making processes.

Slant, or bias, can be found in virtually every news outlet. Use this online lesson plan to help students understand how word choices and other factors can intentionally or unintentionally affect the audience's understanding.

Online content is often made inaccessible by our choices in font type, color, and size; the lack of captions on videos and alt tags on images; our use of complicated sentence structures; and, the lack of formatting and structure - to...

An article promoting listening as the most important factor for promoting healthy communication and relationships between children and their parents.

We will all encounter situations where we need to work with a group of people, whether in class, business, or socially. This slideshow reviews the different types of groups and the roles each person plays in group discussions....

In this interactive object, learners read about words that give information about another word in a sentence. Students also practice placing modifiers in sentences in drag and drop exercises.

In this lesson, students will identify the steps for preparing and facilitating a productive team meeting. The content easily transfers to various types of group discussions. SL.11-12.1b Group Rules

In this learning module, the user will understand how believing in and using common stereotypes can get in the way of working together. It also offers an exercise on stereotyping.

In this learning module, user will learn to identify the qualities of a person with integrity and the importance of integrity within a work team.

In this learning module, students practice paraphrasing brief, non-fiction passages.

Students will distinguish effective from ineffective approaches to writing instructions.

This site shows exactly how to write a memo. The site talks about the components to use: header, purpose, summary, discussion, action.

A complete profile of Barbados including highlights on its geography, climate, people, modern history, economy, communications, and military. Click on the maps to enlarge them.

Research and ideas about developing cultural awareness and understanding within a classroom.

Students read a description of what it means to listen respectively. Then they write a brief action plan for becoming a better listener.

Test your online safety knowledge about being a safe gamer. Here, you can learn some great tips and find out what to do if you think you're being cyberbullied.

This site has an interesting discussion of how humans shape their voice to produce a variety of sounds. Discussion focuses upon the technique of "throat-singing," a method of creating vocal sounds unlike any other.

Picture dictionary with 6,000 pictures that illustrate American English words organized around different themes, such as astronomy, clothing, transporation, and sports. With access to a vocabulary-esque game of the week. [Has wraparound...

Test your knowledge about internet safety while playing this fun interactive game designed to see if you can pick the right friends on social networking websites. Be sure to click on the link for helpful tips.

When we talk about our personal beliefs and politics, passions can run high -- especially when we're online. These intense moments can often lead to tit-for-tat insults, or worse. But, if addressed calmly and coolly, they can be an...

Code-switching is the action of changing your language, behavior, or appearance based on who you're with or where you are. In this lesson, students will apply the idea of code-switching to how they use phones and other devices in and...

Free online tutorials for computer software, including FrontPage, Office, PowerPoint, and Outlook Express are generously offered at this website. Students will find it easy to follow Agent Max Millennium as he guides them through...