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Facebook

Online Presence

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What happens when an online post gets the wrong kind of attention? Learners evaluate the good, the bad, and the occasionally ugly side of social media posting with a instructional activity from a vast digital citizenship series. After...
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Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Understanding Cyberbullying — Virtual vs. Physical Worlds

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Spend a few days discussing cyberbullying with an engaging lesson plan. Opening discussion questions get the conversation started while quotes and articles continue thoughtful dialogue. Small group activities and role-play scenarios...
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Curated OER

What Does the Public Know About You? --Does it Matter?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young people today have to be very careful with how they present themselves online. Show them the possible impact of their online activity and what employers might see when performing a basic search. The lesson provides a video clip...
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Citizens Crime Commission of New York City

A Student’s Guide to Using Social Media Safely

For Teachers 6th - 12th
While the kids in your class tap quickly on their electronic devices to stay in touch with their peers, they may not know the consequences of online social lives. Take them through a discussion about potential downfalls of a social media...
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Interactive
Curated OER

How Much Do You Know about American History?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history quiz worksheet, learners respond to 7 multiple choice questions about events in American history. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Facebook

Who Do You Want to Be?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Can posting art or music online lead to the career of your dreams? Inquisitive individuals consider their social media presence with a lesson from a series focusing on identity exploration and digital citizenship. Pairs put their heads...
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Website
University of North Carolina

Blogs

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The blogosphere may be overwhelmed with content, but there's still room for unique points of view. Creating a blog that stands out, however, is the bigger challenge. A handout on blogs, part of a series of handouts on specific writing...
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Interactive
Curated OER

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Quiz

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Locke's "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding." Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Protagoras

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, high schoolers respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Protagoras by Plato. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 
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Interactive
Curated OER

Dracula - Essay Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Bram Stoker's Dracula. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Interactive
Curated OER

King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, learners respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's King Henry IV. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Curated OER

Richard III by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Richard III. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on the Transcendentalist literary movement. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Workforce Solutions

Let’s Take a Selfie

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Professional or unprofessional? That is the question addressed by a lesson plan on workplace attire. Class members examine images posted on job search sites like Linkedin and those posted by celebrities. They consider the implications of...
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Curated OER

Changing Planet: Fading Corals

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Show the six-minute video, "Changing Planet: Fading Corals," and then demonstrate how calcium carbonate forms a precipitate in the presence of carbon dioxide. Separate your scientists into small groups to gather information about coral...
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Interactive
Curated OER

The Archaeology of Knowledge

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions about The Archaeology of Knowledge by Michel Foucault.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Charmides

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Charmides by Plato.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Confessions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 61 short answer questions about Confessions by St. Augustine. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: BBC to Put Programs Online

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "BBC to Put Programs Online," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Curated OER

The U.S. in Afghanistan: Analyzing Political Cartoons

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. In this global issues instructional activity, students analyze political cartoons related to the War on Terror. Students discuss their impressions of the war and then...
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Curated OER

PhysioEx: Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this anatomy worksheet, students complete 22 review questions in the format of short answer, table completion, and fill in the blank after finishing an online virtual experiment about the chemical and physical processes of digestion.
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Curated OER

Lead and Mercury: Comparing Two Environmental Evils

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers in chemistry or health courses look at the material safety data sheet (MSDS) and periodic table of elements to gather information about mercury and lead, two toxic materials that have been found in food products. They read...
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Curated OER

Past Presence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine British Black History. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to research the history of Blacks in Great Britain. Several lesson enhancement ideas are included.
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Curated OER

Testing for Life’s Molecules

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Want to hear a joke about sodium? Na. Young scientists test various materials to identify if they include protein, starch, and glucose by using the Biuret test, iodine starch test, and Benedict's test respectively. After practicing with...