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Curated OER

Leaders in a Media Age

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify ways in which the president can use various media to communicate his messages and intent. They demonstrate ways in which the news media can create public opinion.
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Curated OER

Between the Lions: Exploring Short-Vowel Sounds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review the short sounds of a, e, i, o, and u previously discussed in class. They read and be able to identify words that have short-vowel sounds and become familiar with the basic navigational features of a website.
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Curated OER

Yard Sale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete activities to discover spending, goods, services, price, advertising, choice, alternatives, criteria and opportunity cost.
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Curated OER

Author Study: Kevin Henkes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use the Internet to access information about author Kevin Henkes and his many books. They read interviews, explore book-related mazes, recipes and activities and complete coloring pages, etc.
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Curated OER

Pirates

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use the Internet to access a variety of pirate-themed websites. They research famous pirates from the past and identify sunken pirate ships that have been recovered.
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Curated OER

Welcome to Leonard Bernstein's New York

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the life and musical work of Leonard Bernstein. They examine the history of New York City using three Broadway musicals in a web based lesson. They create a portrayal of their own town in this multi-lesson activity.
Interactive
Other

Free Downloads Center: Educational Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
A comprehensive collection of educational video games.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Keeping Games Fun and Friendly

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Social interaction is part of what makes online gaming so popular and engaging for kids. But online communication can come with some risks. This lesson helps students understand how to keep their gaming experiences fun, healthy, and...
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Other

Beacon Educator: Reading Educator: Dictionary Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Develop better vocabulary and dictionary skills while playing this fun dictionary game with students in small groups. Click on the video link to watch the game being played in a classroom. L.9-10.4c References
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Can Gaming Help You Score Better in School?

For Students 6th - 8th
There are a variety of educational computer games on the market in the areas of math, history, science, and language, as well as many simpler versions free on the Internet. This exercise asks that you make up a test based on the subject...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Sesame Street Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Welcome to the online world of Sesame Street! Full of fun yet educational games, activities, and videos starring all your favorite characters from the PBS series.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Multimedia Artist or Animator

For Students 9th - 10th
If you have an artistic bent combined with an interest in computer graphic design, the career of multimedia artist or animator might be something for you to consider. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning:american Lit: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Longhorn Clemens and author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It includes links to a Discovery Education video about Mark Twain (Registration...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: How Technology Makes You Feel

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson challenges kids to pay attention to their feelings while using tech. With an engaging emoji game, 1st graders learn practical strategies for managing their feelings - good, bad, and...
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Math TV

Weekly Math Tv Problem Solving Videos

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource offers two different topic problems per week for students to solve. A video showing the method to solve each problem is given. After viewing a solution method for solving the problem try one on your own where you can only...
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Education Development Center

Center for Children and Technology: No Way: Electricity

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Moving away from the fantasy worlds of video games, No Way draws students into a compelling real-life scenario in which they are editorial interns at a science-themed website. This classroom activity on electricity offers a fun way for...
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Microsoft

Microsoft Education Virtual Tour: Batter Up!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This downloadable (2.7 MB Microsoft PowerPoint file) project helps young scholars apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals to the game of baseball. They compute batting averages and hitting percentages and participate in a...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Video Tutorial Using the Solve It App

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video tutorial shows you how to access the Solve-It App, a "game" based piece of software to use to solve functions with a function table. Students can pick from three levels, bronze, silver and gold, to determine difficulty level.
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Other

Neo K12 Education: Marine Animals

For Students 1st - 5th
Learn about marine animals with fun, interactive, educational videos, games, quizzes, and activities.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Ready to Learn 2015 2020 Initiative

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Through the Ready To Learn (RTL) Initiative, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), PBS, and local PBS stations provide free, evidence-based educational resources that help teachers, caregivers, and parents build early science...
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Other

Sparticl

For Students 9th - 10th
Sparticl is a new web and mobile service for teens, a collection of the very best the web has to offer in science, technology, engineering, and math or STEM. Sparticl includes answers to science questions, images, videos, games, and...
eBook
Other

Healthy Aboriginal Network: Level Up [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
'Level Up' by Steve Sanderson is a comic book specifically for Canadian aboriginal youth. The story centres on a teen who wants to quit school. When he plays a video game without his armour, he begins to understand that he is just as...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Explore Galapagos

For Students 6th - 8th
This site provides a fun way of exploring the Galapagos Islands through pictures, sound, videos, games, learning exercises, and more.
Interactive
PBS

Peep and the Big Wide World: Games and Videos

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site provides science and math games and videos for Pre-K through early elementary students.