Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"The Vision" Contest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study a current technology and predict what that technology will be like 30 years from now. They research the technology's origins, how it presently works, and what it might entail in the future. They develop higher order...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Internet Project - Project Groundhog

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners share weather and community information with other students across the continents. In groups, learners collect details, pictures, and drawings about their community, its weather patterns, and school. They predict if groundhog...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Communication Collaboration with Technology Tools

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Introduce your class to technology tools that allow them to communicate with other classes. Using the Internet, they will send pictures of their class along with the school website to another class. To end the lesson, they practice using...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Take a Technology Trek with Endangered Animals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners identify endangered animals and research reasons why these animals may be going extinct. Using the internet, reference books and reference CDs, students explore an animal of their choice and write a report about the endangered...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Create a Weather Newscast

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore, research and study how to make and give a weather newscast. They assess a variety of weather terms, research skills on the Web and develop an oral presentation on a weather newscast to present to their classmates.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simple Harmonic Motion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study harmonic motion and its oscillation.  In this simple harmonic motion lesson plan students demonstrate a series of regular oscillations and explain the theory behind the experiment. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Veterans Day Remembered

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders gather information about Veterans and create a PowerPoint. In this Veterans remembered lesson, 6th graders interview a veteran and research on the computer to create a five slide PowerPoint.
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Telecommunications Equipment Installers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about telecommunications equipment installers. Topics covered include working conditions, training, job outlook, earnings, and related careers.
Website
Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Telecommunications Employment Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Utilities & Telecommunications Employment Resources using the Employment Spot career resources.
Website
South Carolina Educational Television

Kids Work!: History of Telecommunications

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at inventions and developments that had an impact on telecommunication.
Handout
Geographic

Photius: Mexico Transportation and Telecommunications

For Students 9th - 10th
This website discusses the transportation and telecommunication capabilities in Mexico. Facts include kilometers of highways and roads, and other related figures.
Article
Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: History of It, Media and Telecommunications in Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage provides links to articles concerning current issues and the communication sources of Australia.
Primary
Other

Telecommunications History Group: h.b. Santee and Warren G. Harding

For Students 9th - 10th
Harding's train trip across the West and on to Alaska is told through the papers, photos, and writings of H.B. Santee, an engineer who accompanied him.
Website
Historica Canada

Historica Dominion Institute: Le Reseau

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a video series, this clip profiles the man responsible for microwaves and telecommunications, Thomas Eadie. Learn about his ideas and plans for Canada, and what was achieved because of Eadie.
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Line Installers and Repairers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about line istallers and repairers. Topics covered include working conditions, training, job outlook, earnings, and related careers.
Article
Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: History of Peru

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles "from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective" about the history of Peru. The articles cover topics in economy, labor, politics, society, culture and telecommunications.
Website
Other

Cpsr: Cyber Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
CPSR offers an informative discussion of current legal and policy topics hosted by group working for rights of assembly and speech for online communities.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Comparing Satellite and Broadcast Radio Landscapes (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson in which students research the development of satellite technology and how it has evolved over the last 50 years. Students will examine the impact of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and discuss the role of a diverse, free...
Website
Other

Honey Software: Personal Video Telecommunications

For Students 9th - 10th
Honey Q is a conferencing program that allow users to combine instant snapshots with instant messaging-style communication.
Handout
Other

Mc Cord Museum:operator. May I Help You?: Bell Canada's 125 Years

For Students 9th - 10th
What if you didn't have a cell phone or Internet access? This site explores the history of telecommunications from the invention of the telephone to the technology we have now.
Primary
Other

Morino Institute: Promise of a New Communications Age

For Students 9th - 10th
This speech outlines the nature of the communications revolution, establishes a framework for the most important challenges that must be addressed and proposes an Agenda for Action for individuals and groups to take advantage of the...
Handout
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
A 29-page pdf file containing an enormous amount of information about Russia. Includes major cities, holidays, history, geography, climate, natural resources, population, religion, education, economy, government, budget, industry and...
eBook
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Venezuela

For Students 9th - 10th
Library of Congress website that covers every aspect of a country. Information on Venezuela's geography, society, economy, transportation, telecommunications, government, politics, and national security is provided.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers:cyber War

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the extent to which the critical infrastructure of the U.S., including electrical power, finance, telecommunications, health care, transportation, water, defense and the Internet, is vulnerable to cyber attack.

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