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In today’s world, literacy extends far beyond being able to read and write in print or text-based formats.  Learners must be able to navigate an overabundance of ever-changing technologies, sources and information; to understand and evaluate what they see, read and hear; and to communicate effectively in a wide range of verbal and visual modes. Our training and materials address educators’ needs for methods and materials to take on the challenges of being effectively literate in the 21st century.

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Connect Real-World Media to Content Needs & Standards

Check out our curriculum to see how you can incorporate diverse media documents into your instruction while meeting larger learning goals. We have 22 theme-based kits and over 400 distinct activities that are searchable and standards-aligned.

Browse our kits organized by content area below, or categorized by grade level:

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Project Look Sharp :: K-12 & Higher Ed. Media Literacy Lesson Plans :: Ithaca College

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Check out our curriculum to see how you can incorporate diverse media documents into your instruction while meeting larger learning goals. We have 22 theme-based kits and over 400 distinct activities that are searchable and standards-aligned. Browse our kits organized by content area below, or categorized by grade level:

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How to create, view and edit bookmarks in Google Chrome

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How to create, view and edit bookmarks in Google Chrome

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Let Chrome remember your favorite and frequently visited websites.

When you sync to Chrome, you get saved items, like bookmarks and passwords, on all your devices.

Add a bookmark

1. On your computer, open Chrome.

2. Go to the site you want to visit again in the future.

3. To the right of the address bar, click Star .

Find a bookmark

Important: The easiest way to open a bookmark is to click on it in the Bookmarks bar. To turn the bookmarks bar on or off, click More Bookmarks Show bookmarks bar.

If you don't have the bookmarks bar turned on or your bookmark isn't there, there are 3 ways to find your bookmarks.
From the address bar

1. On your computer, open Chrome.

2. In the address bar, enter @bookmarks.

3. Press tab or space. You can also click Search bookmarks in the suggestions.

4. Enter keywords for the bookmark you want.

5. Select your bookmark from the list.

From the menu

1. On your computer, open Chrome.

2. At the top right, click More Bookmarks.

3. Click a bookmark.

From the navigation panel

1. At the top right of your browser, click Side panel .

2. Click the Down arrow Bookmarks.

Organize your bookmarks

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Let Chrome remember your favorite and frequently visited websites. When you sync to Chrome, you get saved items, like bookmarks and passwords, on all your devices.

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Online Safety and Digital Well-Being--Evaluate Credibility of Online Sources with Google

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Access the Applied Digital Skills Curriculum - Google Applied Digital Skills

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The Applied Digital Skills curriculum contains blended learning courses and free resources for middle school, high school, college and continuing ed students to build computer literacy for future education and jobs.

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Curating Resources

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Diigo - Better reading and research with annotation, highlighter, sticky notes, archiving, bookmarking & more.

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Diigo is a powerful research tool and a knowledge-sharing community

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While maintaining the civility and fairness that are the hallmarks of public radio, OTM tackles sticky issues with a frankness and transparency that has built trust with over one million weekly radio and podcast listeners.

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On the Media | Breaking News Consumer's Handbook | WNYC Studios

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WNYC's weekly investigation into how the media shapes our worldview.

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Checkology online class

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The News Literacy Project works with educators and journalists to give students the skills they need to discern fact from fiction and to know what to trust.

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Protecting Mental Health in Our Digital World Digital media and mental health are linked. That's why Media Literacy Now is launching a new advocacy campaign, "Prepare & Prevent: Addressing Mental Health & Child Safety through Large-Scale Digital Wellness Education."

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AllSides strengthens our democracy with balanced news, diverse perspectives, and real conversation.

We expose people to information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so they can better understand the world — and each other.

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AllSides Headline Roundups™ bring you top news stories from the left, center and right of the political spectrum - side-by-side so you can see the full picture.

We rotate the order of headlines to avoid biasing our coverage in favor of the left, which otherwise would always be listed first.

Learn how AllSides provides balanced news

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AllSides | Balanced news via media bias ratings for an unbiased news perspective

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The Media Literacy Clearinghouse is a nationally recognized media literacy resource website developed by Frank W. Baker. Frank is a national Jessie McCanse Awardee and "Leaders in Learning" honoree. He is a consultant to the SC Writing Improvement Network, and former consultant to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). He has conducted hundreds of workshops for educators and students across the United States.

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The Media Literacy Clearinghouse is a nationally recognized media literacy resource website developed by Frank W. Baker. Frank is a national Jessie McCanse Awardee and "Leaders in Learning" honoree. He is a consultant to the SC Writing Improvement Network, and former consultant to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

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LibGuides: Evaluating Web Resources: The CRAAP test

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This is a multidisciplinary guide on evaluating research sources, especially resources found on the World Wide Web.

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To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence.

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The Be Internet Awesome curriculum gives educators the tools and methods they need to teach digital safety fundamentals. The materials developed by Google in partnership with iKeepSafe enable educators to bring the most critical teachings-and the excitement of Interland-into the classroom.

Included in the curriculum are lesson plans for the five topics, with activities and worksheets that were designed to complement Interland.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Align with ISTE Standards

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Can be used across devices

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We've created internet safety resources to make it easier for educators and students to incorporate and practice good digital habits in the classroom.

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No mobile devices in your classroom? No worries! You can enjoy Nearpod from any web browser :) Create, engage, and assess your students in every lesson!

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Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student privacy.

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Through the years, CML has not only advocated for media literacy education, but also designed, developed, implemented and evaluated resources for educators and communities to comprise the CML MediaLit Kit™.

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CML Special Curriculum Programs and Services: Educator Resources

Through the years, CML has not only advocated for media literacy education, but also designed, developed, implemented and evaluated resources for educators and communities to comprise the CML MediaLit Kit™. CML's framework for media literacy is now evidenced-based, with a peer-reviewed longitudinal study by UCLA. The following resources -- all utilizing CML's methodology -- are available:

Global OnRamp Materials for Getting Started (Free)
Professional Development Starter Package: Download: Literacy for the 21st C, Q/TIPS, A System for Change: Professional Development, 5 Key Questions That Can Change the World
Literacy for the 21st Century available as Download in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Bulgarian, Turkish
Questions/TIPS (Q/TIPS) Chart available as Download in English, Spanish, Korean, French, Bulgarian, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, Latvian
Five Key Questions That Can Change the World Download Classroom Guide in English or Spanish
MediaLit Moments Archive of Activities
Teaching Democracy: A Media Literacy Approach

Theory
CML's Basic Framework: A Research-Based Approach
CML's Reading Room a searchable library of research and articles in the field
Empowerment Spiral of Awareness, Analysis, Reflection and Action

Practice
Beyond Blame: Challenging Violence in the Media/Middle School Unit - Highly accalaimed evidence-based curriculum
Five Key Questions that Can Change the World includes 25 basic lesson plans
Smoke Detectors! Deconstructing Tobacco Use in Media
Breakfast Epiphanies: Project-based Learning Through Media Literacy and Nutrition
A Recipe for Action: Deconstructing Food Advertising

Implementation
Media Literacy: A System for Learning AnyTime, AnyWhere
Project SMARTArt: A Case Study in elementary school implementation
Professional Development PowerPoint Slides
Assessment
Research & Evaluation
Student Made Media
CML Lesson Plan & Activity Archive

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Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism offers a curriculum toolbox for teachers with information on teaching media literacy.

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N ews Literacy is a curriculum developed at Stony Brook University in New York over the past decade. It is designed to help students develop critical thinking skills in order to judge the reliability and credibility of information, whether it comes via print, television or the Internet. This is a particularly important skill in the Digital Age, as everyone struggles to deal with information overload and the difficulty in determining the authenticity of reports. In the Stony Brook model, students are taught to evaluate information primarily by analyzing news as well as new forms of information that are often mistaken for journalism.
The Digital Age poses four information literacy challenges for civil society:

1. The overwhelming amount of information that floods over us each day makes it difficult to sort out reliable from fabricated information.

2. New technologies to create and widely share information make it possible to spread misinformation that looks like it's from an authoritative source.

3. The conflict between speed and accuracy has escalated. We all want information as quickly as possible, but accelerating the distribution of information in the Digital Era has also increased the chances that the information will be wrong.

4. The Internet and Social Media make it much easier to select only the information that supports our preexisting beliefs, reinforcing rather than challenging them.

These challenges have created the demand for a new kind of literacy-a literacy that empowers news consumers to determine whether information is reliable and then act on it. A healthy civil society can exist only if the public is well-informed. If people can be easily led to believe rumors or gossip, the consequences can be dangerous.

The Gutenberg printing press launched a communications revolution that altered power relationships around the world. But Gutenberg's revolution and subsequent communications advances like radio and television still largely left the power to publish in the hands of corporations, interest groups, governments and wealthy individuals.

This latest communications revolution has transformed society anew, for it has made it possible for everyone with access to a computer or a smartphone to publish information. It is a positive development that the public is now able to share their knowledge with others, but as Uncle Ben told Peter Parker in Spider-man, "With great power, comes great responsibility." A significant goal of our course is to persuade our students that they have a role to play in the quality of information on the Internet and Social Media.

The News Literacy Stony Brook model uses heavily illustrated lectures followed by hands-on exercises to help students understand how journalism works and why information is such a powerful force for good and ill in modern societies. The goal is for them to build critical thinking skills:

Recognize the difference between journalism and other kinds of information and between journalists and other information purveyors;

In the context of journalism, recognize the difference between news and opinion;

In the context of news stories, analyze the difference between assertion and verification and between evidence and inference;

Evaluate and deconstruct news reports across all news media platforms, based on the quality of evidence presented and the reliability of sources;

Distinguish between news media bias and audience bias.

Underlying these skills, the course presents and reinforces four key concepts:

1. Appreciation of the power of reliable information and the importance of a free flow of information in a democratic society;

2. Understanding why news matters and why becoming a more discerning news consumer can change individual lives and the life of the country;

3. Understanding how journalists work and make decisions and why they make mistakes;

4. Understanding how the digital revolution and the structural changes in the news media can affect news consumers; understand our new responsibilities as publishers as well as consumers.

The goal is for our students to have a sense of 'Too Good To Be True" - like those outlandish photos of sharks in New York City that appeared after Hurricane Sandy. Once that alarm has gone off, then the news literate consumer can either disregard the information or pursue other sources in the information-rich world in which we live.

Thus far over 10,000 undergraduates have taken this course at Stony Brook, and more than 30 US universities have adopted or adapted all or part of the course. In the last few years Hong Kong, Mainland China, Malaysia, Australia, Vietnam, Israel, Russia, Poland, and Myanmar have partnered with Stony Brook to develop curricula tailored for their students. Stony Brook provides all lectures and materials and conducts training workshops at no cost to interested educators.

A new generation of news literate citizens who demand high quality information will also shape the future of journalism, determining the balance between information that is important versus that which is titillating - a struggle that has been part of journalism from its beginnings. Savvy news consumers are already beginning to understand the value of the journalists' ability to authenticate and then put into context the vast amount of information that constantly floods over us. Citizens can vote for reliable information by frequenting web sites and following Social Media outlets that check the facts as much as possible, strive to avoid conflicts of interest and take responsibility for the information they publish. Just as it is often said that in a democracy citizens get the government they deserve, in the 21st Century newly empowered consumers will get the journalism they deserve.

The ability of the next generations of citizens to judge the reliability and relevance of information will be a leading indicator of the public health of civil societies around the world.

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MediaWise empowers people of all ages to be more critical consumers of content online by teaching key media literacy skills.

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Free lessons and assessments that help you teach students to evaluate online information that affects them, their communities, and the world.

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Topics: Digital & media literacy

Teachers, perhaps you can relate to this scenario:

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The New Digital Citizenship: Empower Proactive Digital Learners [Classroom poster]

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The new digital citizenship takes students beyond the protective to the proactive. Respect, education and protection are still important foundations of digital citizenship, but today's digital learners also need to understand the power they have to advocate, collaborate and drive change through technology.

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Nearpod & Common Sense Media Free Lessons

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Our Robots in the World series looks at the large and small ways robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence are changing our lives. Stay tuned to see how humans are collaborating with robots to enhance everything from marine research to mathematics.
When you think about hospitals, do you worry about needles, blood, and scary machines? What about friendly machines that make sure you're comfortable and help you recover faster?

Robots are becoming increasingly common in hospitals and are used in most departments and wards. Some help kids feel less afraid before a major procedure, while others complete the procedure themselves.

The next time you visit the hospital, keep an eye out for a few of these robots. Their helping hands could make your experience more enjoyable while keeping you healthy.

Robots Performing Surgery

One of the most popular ways robots help doctors is by performing surgery or making operations easier. These machines make it easier to see into a patient's body and repair problems faster than human hands. So far, patients have been receptive to robots in the operating room and appreciate their precision and accuracy.

However, many robots are only as effective as the surgeons using them. In order to understand how robots function in the ER, it's important to learn the different types that surgeons work with. , managing director at Harmonic Drive UK, explains that there are three main types of robots helping surgeons around the world:

Autonomous systems which reproduce programmed motions, not unlike a washing machine.

Dependent systems that require the surgeon to maintain full control at all times.

Shared-control systems, which are a collaborative mixture of the two.

Robot development in hospitals tends to follow the same evolution as self-driving cars. Many surgeons and hospital managers still want human hands to be able to override a robot's decision if necessary, but more advanced tools are helping robots troubleshoot errors and make the best choices for patients.

Robots Reduce Recovery Time and Infection Rates

Along with embracing the latest methods and technology, robot surgeons have tangible benefits over traditional surgical methods.

To understand how minimally-invasive procedures benefit patients, Dr. Patel specifically explains how robots make procedures easier:

Surgeons are able to remove small portions of organs, leaving the rest to function normally.

Instead of a 15-20 inch incision, there is only a small cut, which reduces pain, blood loss, and chance of infection.

Patients used to spend around a week in the hospital, now they only spend one or two days.

Robots Helping Kids

Not all robots are found in operating rooms. Some robots help kids before they have a procedure or after surgery when they're recovering. Children are often terrified of the hospital experience, they're in pain and don't understand why certain procedures need to be done. Hospital robots can reduce these fears and make doctors' visits more enjoyable.

When kids have the support of a robot friend, they report 50 percent less pain during medical procedures. Parents have noticed that kids quickly forget about needles and scans because they're so focused on the robot.

MEDi isn't the only robot helping kids through difficult times at the hospital. The MIT Personal Robotics Group recently developed Huggable, a talking robotic teddy bear with more than 1,500 sensors, video cameras, microphones, and speakers.

"Under a pilot study, happening at Boston Children's Hospital, sick tykes interact with Huggable in their rooms," , senior editor at , reports. "They shake his paw, tell him jokes (he claims to not know any), and play I Spy with him."

While you might see a robot, most kids just see a teddy bear. Kids enjoy having a playmate they can also hug and hold onto if a procedure is scary.

Robots Connecting Kids With Friends and Family

While helping kids overcome a fear of needles and hospitals is a noble job for a robot, other pediatric robots are helping kids communicate with doctors, family members, friends, and teachers.

developed a robot that provides video communication and follows patients wherever they go. A few ways VGo robots help kids include:

Letting specialist doctors check in remotely.

Allowing parents and friends to call kids and offer words of encouragement.

Broadcasting lessons from the classroom for kids who are recovering from surgery.

Following kids to class to monitor their health when they're back in school.

Not only does this robot provide emotional support through calls from family members, it also allows young patients to return to normal life sooner than they otherwise would have.

Robots Helping the Elderly

As the elderly population increases, more patients check into assisted living facilities or long-term hospices to care for their medical needs and physical limitations. This puts increased demand on the medical industry to provide care for aging patients. Some developers are turning to robots to help.

is owner of Minding Our Elders and provides support for caregivers. She recently discussed furry pets like Paro (a robot seal) and Polly the Talking Parrot which provide emotional support to older nursing home residents, including Alzheimer's patients. While Bradley Bursack believes robots will never fully replace caregivers and human interaction, she has seen how they can help ease the burden of family members and nursing staff.

While these robots might still be a little stiff now, they're rapidly improving.

"Over the past couple of years, elder care robot research and development has grown more conventional and cheaper, producing products with greater functionality and broader consumer acceptance," , a technology enthusiast, writes at .

Hay explains that developers are working to make robots more personable and add companionship aspects to their products. For example, modern robots will play games and dance with the elderly, and even play trivia games to keep their minds sharp. This adds a level of entertainment to a machine and allows the patients to form emotional bonds.

Robots Becoming Home Doctors

While emotional support is important, these elder care robots have significant benefits to doctors and the health of their patients.

, senior technologist at IBM Research, explains that her team is developing robots that provide companionship while also tracking safety and health of patients. These bots can detect when a stove is on or when someone has fallen down. Furthermore, they can read facial expressions, capture vital signs, and call for help.

If a companion robot can call for an ambulance or detect early signs of a problem, the patient can receive treatment faster. This increases their chances of survival while decreasing the amount of time needed for recovery. Suddenly a cute home robot turns into a life-saving hero.

Robots in Administration and Nursing

Impressively, Pepper can identify whether he is speaking to a man, woman, or child and understand 20 languages. This is particularly helpful for staff if they can't understand what a patient needs or if they need to quickly process several patients for the doctor to see.

Robots Serving as Orderlies and Nurses

According to Aethon, on an average week, a hospital with 200 beds serves:

More than 4,500 meals.

More than 70,000 lab specimens.

More than 83,000 pounds of linens.

Almost 10,000 pharmaceutical orders.

In total, orderlies walk a combined 370 miles each week, or the distance between Pittsburgh and New York City.

One common trend in hospital robotics development is that nurses aren't eliminated because of technology. Rather, robots are able to help with more repetitive jobs so nurses can spend time with patients and better understand their needs.

Few nurses enter the field because they like running used linens down the hall or delivering meals. With these tasks taken care of, human professionals can form stronger bonds with patients and focus on the parts of the job they love.

Robots Scheduling Appointments and Room Usage

While you might see a cleaning robot roaming the halls or stop to tell a joke to a humanoid robot in the pediatric ward, some robots are hard to find. More robots work behind the scenes, using artificial intelligence to improve hospital processes.

This is crucial in busy emergency rooms or hospitals that are packed with patients. Improved efficiency can save lives and reduce complications, making doctors and patients happier. Wilson lists a few ways AI is used in hospitals, including:

Smart scheduling with better appointment length estimates and cancellation predictions.

Estimated needs and uses for medication so hospital pharmacies are better staffed.

Better predictions for ER usage and time requirements.

Faster turnover of beds and patient rooms for more efficient use.

When patients enter and leave hospitals faster, doctors can treat more problems. This makes society healthier and reduces the spread of infection.

Robots on the Janitorial Staff

This robot reduces the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) - infections and health complications caused by exposure to germs in the hospital - which reduces patient stays. While a cleaning robot might not sound as exciting as a surgery robot, it's likely the Xenex LightStrike saves almost as many lives.

Janitorial Robots Free Up Cleaning Time

"Previously, employees spent eight hours cleaning the corridors and lobby, covering up to 80 percent of the hospital's flooring per shift," he writes. "Now the machines cover these areas, providing the cleaning crew with over 2,900 hours per year to focus on other tasks."

These cleaning robots are also used to entertain kids in the pediatric ward. One hospital in Hawaii wrapped them in funny faces so it looks like trains or school buses are zooming down the hall.

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Singtel Innov8 has launched the Innov8 Connect program which aims to bring startups and Singtel together to create innovative solutions for business challenges faced by the Singtel Group. This is the second article of a two-part series (you can find the first one here ) . This week, we look at the problems that drones are tackling across the globe.

Drones solve problems. Many people may not It's not unusual to see a drone flying around these days and governments are trying to implement agree, but drones do make life easier for humans. laws that protect drone enthusiasts and the public.

But apart from casual use, drones are increasingly being used to tackle real problems. Not convinced? Here are five things that drones are solving right now:

1. Making beaches safe from sharks

It's a bit of a stretch calling sharks on the beach a problem since humans have been encroaching on every animal habitat imaginable (so it's technically our fault). But for this case, let's call it a problem. Australia is currently using drones to track sharks in order to help protect swimmers from getting bitten.

Live images are fed back to an operator, who can keep track of sharks, swimmers, and surfers in real time, letting everybody enjoy the beach together. Next time you're in Australia enjoying their pristine, golden beaches, remember that drones made it possible.

2. Making the earth greener

In Indonesia and Malaysia, palm oil plantations have been using drones to monitor their crops. A job that used to require manpower and helicopters can simply be done by a few drones.

Say goodbye to satellites and a slow process. Besides checking up on the health of trees, drones can also look at real time data on hot spots. This improved data transmission helps companies save time and react quicker to problems.

Here's another use case. BioCarbon Engineering, based out of the UK, wants to plant one billion trees a year using drones. The drones will be used to map and analyze the scorched earth, and measure nutrients and biodiversity. Finally, based on algorithms, seeds will be dropped in the best places to encourage reforestation. Think of it as a smart spade with wings.

3. Surveying dangerous or toxic environments

Insurance companies have started using drones to assess areas hit by natural disasters, significantly speeding up processing time for people affected. Such areas are usually closed to human surveyors for days, and drones take over a potentially dangerous job. Similarly, Avetics, a Singapore-based drone company, is helping Royal Dutch Shell to inspect flare tips , which are towers used to burn away gases, in the oil industry.

4. Reducing slave labor

In a move to help eradicate slave labor, Brazil has started using drones to scout remote locations (beginning with the state of Rio de Janeiro) to see if businesses are operating within the laws of the land. Despite having outlawed slavery in 1888, human trafficking and slavery are still a major problem in the country, with an estimated 25,000 - 40,000 people forced to toil away in inhuman and degrading conditions.

5. Crowd control

One of the more creative (and downright scary) uses of drones is crowd control. The police force in the Indian city of Lucknow, for example, has bought four drones and uses them to pepper-spray unruly mobs and protesters. Sure, it's a novel concept that goes beyond the usual crowd monitoring and surveillance seen in several cities. But drones becoming dangerous weapons seems more sci-fi than we are used to. Effective? Probably. Morally justifiable? Debatable.
Singtel Innov8 Connect is a new program that brings startups and Singtel together to create innovative solutions for business challenges faced by the Singtel Group. Through this program, selected start-ups will receive up to S$75,000 (US$52,100) to test and validate their solutions with Singtel. Successful solutions may lead to commercialization with the Singtel Group, providing startups access to the Group's customer base, which includes both enterprises and consumers and over 575 million mobile customers across Asia, Australia and Africa. The first set of business challenges are focused in 10 areas including enterprise cloud, smart and safe city and customer experience. The program is now open for submissions and closes on 14 February 2016. Interested startups around the world are invited to apply at https://innov8connect.com.

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The ISTE computational thinking competencies guide educators to integrate computational thinking across disciplines with all students. The goal is to help learners become computational thinkers who can harness the power of computing to innovate and solve problems.

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https://cilc.org/Home.aspx

Connect with zoos, museums, aquariums and other providers through this consortium.  Fee-based and free offerings.
Connection types vary - H323 (i.e. Polycom) Skype, Google Hangouts, Facetime etc.

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10 Classroom-Ready Computational Thinking Resources for K-12

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10 Classroom-Ready Computational Thinking Resources for K-12

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The need to prepare students for the future of work is now imperative. To address essential 21st-century skills in our nation's K-12 school system, educators are turning toward a new framework for problem-solving: computational thinking.

Computational thinking enables us to solve any given challenge through an analytical and methodical approach. Put simply, computational thinking teaches students to process information like a computer would. It guides students through a series of steps, similar to an algorithm, to solve open-ended problems.

While computation governs the world around us, computational thinking as a teaching and learning framework is a new concept for many educators. As part of the Ignite My Future In School initiative, I've identified 10 credible, online resources to jumpstart your lesson plans.

Some of these platforms begin at basic levels and can be utilized by beginners as young as preschool age, while others provide interactive experiences that utilize diverse computational thinking strategies suitable for middle school and high school grade levels.

Here are 10 resources to bring computational thinking to your classroom:

Computer Science Unplugged: Sorting Algorithm Activities

Computer Science Unplugged is a website full of resources that take computer science concepts out of the computer lab and into real life. This library offers lesson plans, activities and videos that will help students integrate their understanding of computer science principles with other subjects. These resources are free and do not require a login to download.

Data.gov

Data.gov is a massive database full of information collected by the United States federal government. These datasets are great resources for predictive modeling and charting trends over time. Students can explore anything from economic growth to the spread of viruses on this free website. No login is required, but it is recommended that you use a computer with spreadsheet software to take full advantage of Data.gov.

Google for Education: Exploring Computational Thinking

Google offers a robust selection of courses and lesson plans designed to help educators and students strengthen their computational thinking skills. The several short videos included in the Exploring Computational Thinking curriculum are excellent supplements to classroom activities and lessons that are based on computational thinking principles. The Computational Thinking for Educators course is an educator-facing training module that demonstrates how computational thinking can be integrated into a variety of subjects. It allows participants to go at their own pace and is free of charge.

Hopscotch: Make Games

Hopscotch is a visual programming language app suitable for K-12 students. Students have the opportunity to design, publish and play their own games in a safe, moderated environment. Students analyze the games they create through their own observations and feedback and then revisit code to design toward a solution. Hopscotch is free to download in the App Store and offers in-app purchases.

Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is an interactive program that allows students to develop polls, collect data and analyze that data in real time. Collecting data is a critical step in the computational thinking process for students to identify problems and solutions. Its easy-to-use interface integrates easily with most classroom computing equipment and the smartphone application allows students to use their own devices to participate in polling exercises.

Scratch

The Lifelong Kindergarten group of MIT's Media Lab created Scratch, a coding platform geared toward younger coders. By using a drag-and-drop block style, students can create animations, games and simulations without any previous knowledge of computer programming. The free website includes curriculum guides and an online community with meetups, tips and tutorials for parents and teachers. To view completed projects, click here or view a short video promo to get started.

Thingiverse

Thingiverse is an open-source library full of blueprints for CAD and 3D printing software. This online platform makes it easy to integrate 3D modeling into your classroom as students have the option to tweak and refine existing models instead of designing from scratch. Thingiverse is free, but it does require users to create an account before using the platform.

TinkerCAD

TinkerCAD is a flexible platform for building all kinds of 3D prototypes, from interior design mockups to video game characters. Easily compatible with 3D printers, TinkerCAD makes digital drafting easier and is suitable for students from elementary school all the way through high school. TinkerCAD is free to use and students under the age of 18 must register using a family member's email address.

University of California Irvine Machine Learning Repository

The UCI Machine Learning Repository is a database full of almost 400 machine learning datasets. By looking through these databases, students can develop an understanding of how computers recognize patterns and get better at sorting data over time. Students will see the far-reaching applications of machine learning and can practice abstraction by categorizing the information in these diverse sets. The UCI Machine Learning Repository is free to use and does not require a login.

Wolfram Computational Knowledge Engine

The Wolfram Computational Knowledge Engine directly connects computational thinking with all areas of the curriculum. This special search engine shows how computational thinking can help us decompose information in order to find the best solutions to problems. Some of the search suggestions provided by the Computational Knowledge Engine include "step by step solutions" and "culture and media".

With the help of these resources, students will be deciphering problems and forming solutions in no time. By teaching students to solve problems using this technical mindset, we are preparing them for bright futures where they can combine creativity with computational thinking for ultimate innovation and success.

For more, see:
Dacia Jones is a Professional Development Specialist at Discovery Education. Follow her on twitter . Stay in-the-know with all things EdTech and innovations in learning by signing up to receive the weekly Smart Update.

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By Dacia Jones - It is imperative that students are prepared for the future of work. Computational thinking will help students learn and master 21st-century skills. Computational thinking can guide students through a series of steps, similar to an algorithm, to solve open-ended problems.

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Greetings Michael,

As a friend of Participate, you understand our mission to empower educators through collaborative learning. Accordingly, I wanted to share with you a grant opportunity for social emotional learning instruction that incorporates many of our philosophies and best practices.

Between now and April 26, our friends at Empatico and The KIND Foundation are accepting grant proposals from schools, districts and networks committed to developing students’ social and emotional learning. The Spark Empathy Grants will support elementary educators as they develop critical thinking skills, curiosity, perspective taking and empathy through virtual exchanges with peers across the U.S. and the world.

Apply here for grants (up to $6,000, depending on the number of participating teachers). Please don’t hesitate to contact me with more information, context, questions, etc.

If you know of elementary school leaders and educators interested in this opportunity, please of course share with them as well.

Thanks!

Brad

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Empatico empowers teachers and students to explore the world through experiences that spark curiosity, kindness, and empathy. We combine live video with activities designed to foster meaningful connections among students ages 6-11.

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Created by Empatico, the Empathy Framework is a tool that takes the current science one step further by recognizing there are also different levels of application. These include practicing empathy toward oneself, toward others and toward the rest of the world.

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Providing information for students (particularly primary) that they need to develop both authentic problems and solutions.

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List of other common instructional technology resources to be used to be a creative communicator.

Google Creation Tools

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Amklm9eFa23qouD_TI3Hc-BY9C_-6snzwdWZmkrFQr0/edit?usp=sharing

Digital Image Creation Tools

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l6z7jpKOxEMrcidr2H-5TjP2lCnEyQvfMmma_x3lHH8/edit?usp=sharing

Digital Drawing Tools

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TJsS22umHvCNaB102LzxlvHAqJDZ3V7wv7OLvY4y1jc/edit?usp=sharing

Video Creation Tools

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17JdA0DINV9kf8rwgpRSqgkHeIgEzb_F7Yy8r86lG10c/edit?usp=sharing

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Google for Education: Computational Thinking

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Computational thinking (CT) involves a set of problem-solving skills and techniques that software engineers use to write programs that underlie the computer applications you use such as search, email, and maps

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Read Around the Planet and other collaborations

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Extend your VC opportunities by becoming a TWICE member! TWICE (Two-Way Interactive Connections in Education) is a global K-12 distance learning organization that welcomes members from any corner of the globe. Membership is open to any school, district, or educational service agency (ISD, BOCE, ESA, CESA, etc.)

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Gale
NoodleTools

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Gale helps libraries connect to researchers who are in search of credible, timely content. Our wide range of online databases offers faculty, researchers, students, and adult learners open access to scholarly, peer-reviewed content they would not otherwise have access to. From full-text journal articles and newspapers to archives and eBooks, there is a resource to meet every need.

Explore student favorites like the Gale In Context resources, discover newly designed databases like Gale Presents: Peterson's Career Prep, or find out more about database bundles like the Gale Access Program.

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Databases for Research & Education | Gale

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Gale's academic databases provide access to scholarly journals and articles, as well as primary sources. Click to explore our research and education databases.

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Parrot Drones: exploring then designing solutions to authentic problems. Used Tynker for the design component.

Ozobots with color code and Blockley
Dash & Dot
Traditional Makerspace with challenges, idea sparks, and  recyclables

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Buck Institute for Education - PBL Works

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Students use a padcaster to record their presentations in order to improve their public speaking skills

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1C Google Docs allow for feedback from peers and teachers. 

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Google Docs is an excellent alternative to many other word processing applications, and it allows users to communicate with collaborators about specific parts of a document without having to send an email or message them. Here's how you can add comments in Google Docs.

Adding comments in Google Docs is a useful way to add notes, suggestions, or questions for other collaborators in the document. Comments are an excellent way for teachers to add specific notes for the author/student who wrote the file. Adding comments is also available for Slides and Sheets and is virtually the same, but we will be using Docs in our examples below.

Note: To add and reply to comments, you first need to have edit/comment access to the document.

RELATED: How to Create Shareable Download Links for Files on Google Drive

How to Add Comments in Google Docs

In a document on which you have editing or commenting rights, highlight or place your cursor next to the text, image, cell, or slide to which you want to add a comment. Click either the comment icon in the toolbar or the one that appears on the righthand side of the document.

A comment box opens up. Type in your comment and then click "Comment" to submit your notes.

All comments appear on the right side of the document. Comments are threaded, and all you have to do to reply to one is click on it, type a reply, and then click "Reply."

Once the comment is on the document if you need to make any changes, delete it, or generate a link that brings the person clicking on it directly to your comment, click the three dots located on the right of the comment.

If you need to send a comment to a specific person, you can mention them (with the first letter of their name capitalized), and they'll receive an email notifying them of your comment.

Note: If the person doesn't already have permission to comment/edit the file, you will be asked to share it with them.

Once you've read and replied to any comments, you can mark them as "Resolved" and get them out of the way.

RELATED: How to Set an Expiration Date When Sharing Files on Google Drive

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Resource Link:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aJ8BIIw5L1PlU4BgzgKKNUibijjPLA_c

Peardeck resource page:  https://www.peardeck.com/be-internet-awesome

Be Internet Awesome provides educators with the best available teaching tools to help students become responsible digital citizens. We’re making it easier than ever to get the materials you need to start teaching dig cit. With one click, you can install the full Be Internet Awesome curriculum for you, your department, school, or district.

The resources include:

Comprehensive Teaching Guide

Ready-to-teach Pear Deck lessons

Vocabulary lists ready to play in Flashcard Factory

Recognition materials including Badges and Certificates

The Safety Pledge for kids and parents to review and sign

Link Below to see it in action.

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Log in to make the tools you use every day more powerful with Pear Deck.

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Twitter -contact with professionals in the field.  Collection of artifacts: Digital Portfolios

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One of my favorite teaching moments was when one of my students was wondering about Google Glass. This was not part of what we were teaching that day and I did not have first hand experience with Google Glass so I could not do it justice. I remembered that Adam Bellow wore Google Glass during his keynote at the ISTE conference.

So I tweeted @adambellow and asked if he could share with my class about Google Classroom. Within minutes he was video conferencing with my students answering their questions. Click Here for my video and blog post on this.

Consider creating a class Twitter handle. As the teacher you can choose who to follow to ensure that the stream of tweets are appropriate. Follow other teachers in your grade level or subject area to find ideas for projects and activities that interest your students. Following government agencies such as @NASA, @USGS, @NASAJPL or @NatGeo (National Geographic) can provide resources or inspire essential questions to spark student curiosity. Go to http://twitter.com and create an account just for your class. As a class you can read the Twitter stream of the people your class follows. Your class can also use the Twitter handle to share out the cool things they are learning and are excited about.

Students are going to have a more personal connection to their learning when they have a voice. Using Twitter, Skype, or other social media to find an expert to answer student questions allows for student curiosity to drive the lesson. Even a few minutes or tweets with an expert can spark student curiosity to fuel their passion to find out more.

When students are wondering something, try to use social media to reach out to an expert in the field. Below is a link to a crowdsourced document. If you know any industry experts who might be receptive to responding to student tweets please add to the spreadsheet.

I would recommend that you locate experts to tweet. Since these are industry experts and not teachers there is not a guarantee their tweets are appropriate to project on the board to the class. Please review their twitter feed when considering reaching out to someone to ask them a question.

This list started with a teacher asking how to find a scientist to verify some information.

Without knowing a scientist you can put out a tweet with a request for a retweet in hopes of stumbling across a scientist. More effective is to ALSO check hashtags within the field the students need to connect with someone on.

#geologist has some geologist tweeting and sharing information. They may be willing to engage with your students to answer questions. Have your class Twitter account follow @USGS. They have some great tweets that would make excellent warm ups or project starters.

#scientist is more generic and has quite a few people just talking about scientists rather than being scientists, but this is still a good avenue for finding industry experts to ask questions.
#geophysist astronomer
#poet Careful on this one. Lots of people use the hashtag who are not poets.
#biomedicine
Think of synonyms that might be used for hashtags.

Try the plural and singular form of the word #scientist #scientists.

Look for hashtags that are being used in your hashtag search. For example in looking up #geologist I found tweets that also used the hashtag #geophysist.

Hashtags are live hyperlinks. Click on the hashtags people are using to see what others are saying on that same hashtag.

Search for multiple hashtags. Searching for #entrepreneurship #business returns tweets that have BOTH hashtags. This can help narrow down your search.

Be more specific. Instead of just looking up #scientist try #datascientist.

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Have Your Class Tweet Experts in the Field - Teacher Tech

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Ozobots and Coding

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Ozobot makes desk-friendly coding robots that come with infinite ways to create, learn, and share. Learn more about Ozobot for grades K-12.

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Kids use flipgrid to engage with experts abroad and locally and ask questions about research subjects. They are building networks and getting feedback.

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Connect, share, and collaborate with classrooms around the world. Go beyond the four walls of your classroom and have your students work directly with their peers around the world, creating a dynamic global learning experience.

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Collaborative educational series & shows

aligned to subject area, standards and the global goals.

cutting-edge learning experiences that have been featured in

Don't just take our word for it

Educators around the world love Belouga.

Belouga has truly changed my school and my students. Belouga opened my students' eyes to a world of opportunities and possibilities.

Mireya M.

Primary School Educator, Colombia

To say having Belouga as a part of your school curriculum and professional learning is a smart choice is an understatement.

Beth S.

Tech Integration Coordinator, AL, USA

Through Belouga, students can take their learning from "what if?" to "what's next?"

Mike D.

District Tech Integrator, NY, USA

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Belouga | Learn about the world, with the world!

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Belouga is a web based educational platform that connects classrooms around the world. Our mission is to encourage intercultural communication to create a better tomorrow.

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Lego Mindstorm

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Discover LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 including links to videos, building and programming instructions, fun & games, a Robot Commander app, and lots more.

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Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student privacy.

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Cloud  Design Application Tinkercad

http://www.tinkercad.com/

Cloud - Soft Modeling Application Sculptris

https://labs.sketchfab.com/sculptfab/

Cloud - Slicing Software for Dremel  3D-40

(Scroll down to 3. Slice and click on the link for cloud-based Dremel Print Cloud.)
https://digilab.dremel.com/getstarted

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Connect with other classrooms around the world to collaborate on different topics

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How the GridPals Movement Started | Flipgrid

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Currency, Reliability, Authority, Perspective/Point of View

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Thanks to the internet, we have access to a lot of great information. However, the internet also has a lot of misinformation (wrong information). It's important to carefully evaluate the information you find to make sure it is trustworthy and true, especially when it comes to your health. This can sometimes be difficult. Thankfully, there's a great resource, called the CRAAP test. The CRAAP test is a checklist that can help you evaluate all the information you find, both online and offline (in books, news reports, documentaries etc.).
CRAAP test checklist:
Currency: Is the information up to date?

Relevance: Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?

Authority: Who is the author and are they qualified to write about the topic?

Accuracy: Is the information reliable (trustworthy) and supported by evidence (well researched using scientific methods)?

Purpose: Why does the information exist and is there any bias (is it trying to persuade you to believe something)?

Watch the video to learn more about the CRAAP test so that you can figure out if the information you find is trustworthy and true. Then take the quiz to earn vaccines!
Sign up today to access quizzes and let your students earn vaccines for UNICEF!

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Building Networks using a safe "social media" grade specific

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YouTube Video Series (Vlog)

Portfolio - WordPress, OneNote

Blog

Wiki

Google JamBoard

FlipGrid

Video - My Simple Show, PowToons,

Podcasts - Synth, SoundTrap

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Tech-Know Kids Screencasts to help other students and teachers

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Tech-Know Kids Screencasts to help other students and teachers

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Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.

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"With technology becoming increasingly ubiquitous, it's critical that students know how to navigate digital life. In Ignition, students will learn about fair use of information, effective search practices, securing a digital identity, and much more."
Free for teachers and students.

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Go beyond PenPals and connect globally for PBL units.

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https://www.noodletools.com/
Platform for organizing student research (subscription-based)

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Empower students to be safer online with this free collection of teaching materials for students in grades K-12. With videos, lesson plans, games and more, NetSmartz can help you create a dynamic and engaging Internet safety curriculum.

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Since 1998, NCMEC has operated the CyberTipline, a place where the public and electronic service providers can report suspected online and offline child sexual exploitation. The millions of reports made each year uniquely situate NCMEC to identify trends and create prevention resources to address the evolving needs of kids and teens online.

NetSmartz is NCMEC's online safety education program. It provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children be safer online with the goal of helping children to become more aware of potential online risks and empowering them to help prevent victimization by making safer choices on- and offline.

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Since 1998, NCMEC has operated the CyberTipline, a place where the public and electronic service providers can report suspected online and offline child sexual exploitation. The millions of reports made each year uniquely situate NCMEC to identify trends and create prevention resources to address the evolving needs of kids and teens online.

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Ozobots: Primary student willingness to problem solve and come up with alternate solutions to problems. 4B & 4D

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Screencastify
Screen-cast-o-matic

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- In order to creatively communicate, students must have a strong understanding of the content being communicated.
- Visualization of concepts creatively ie) 3D Models, Infographics, Digital Storytelling
- Educators effectively modeling what this looks like for students ie) students starting from scratch

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- G Suite is our first stop!

- Buncee https://app.edu.buncee.com/
How we used  it: Literacy project with Skype Classroom, Landform research, poetry, #JuniorWaterWalkers, Plant-Life Cycle, New Buncee Templates are super helpful :)

- Storyboard That
https://www.storyboardthat.com/
How we used it: Comparing and contrasting characters, identifying character traits.

- Adobe Spark
https://spark.adobe.com/
How we used it: Movie trailers for reconstruction era,  Page for student research on Darfur,

- Soundtrap & Synth
https://www.soundtrap.com
https://gosynth.com
How we used it: Student podcasts

- Seesaw
https://web.seesaw.me/
How we used it: Students created photos, videos, drawings, and annotating/screencasting. Seesaw Activities Library for ideas.

- Bloxels
http://edu.bloxelsbuilder.com/
How we used it: Students created their own games around digital citizenship teaching others about online safety, students published games to the arcade library. Story blocks help tell a story through games.

- Flipgrid
https://flipgrid.com/
How we used it: Video responses to global goals, reflection, masked reader with Quiver Masks, Discovery Library for ideas

- CoSpaces
https://cospaces.io/edu/
How we used it: Students created their knowledge of elements on the periodic table, students created scenes of cultural traditions (Seneca Thanksgiving Address), students coded solar system, students designed VR escape rooms, with audio attachments students can attach recorded voice.
Feel free to remix & borrow: https://edu.cospaces.io/Universe/Stem/Space/mGo0taL679raKYgXVGPA5C

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Students participate in an online class with other students around the world leading up to a DL with an expert.

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Grades 7-12, Social Studies, Humanities, Global Citizenship. This classroom and event will allow students the opportunity to come together to explore and define concepts such as equity, empathy, and relationality. They will look at... more

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What is computational thinking? - Introduction to computational thinking - KS3 Computer Science Revision - BBC Bitesize

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Computers can be used to help us solve problems. However, before a problem can be tackled, the problem itself and the ways in which it could be solved need to be understood. Computational thinking allows us to do this. Computational thinking allows us to take a complex problem, understand what the problem is and develop possible solutions.

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Computational Thinking (CT) is a problem solving process that includes a number of characteristics and dispositions. CT is essential to the development of computer applications, but it can also be used to support problem solving across all disciplines, including math, science, and the humanities. Students who learn CT across the curriculum can begin to see a relationship between subjects as well as between school and life outside of the classroom.

CT involves a number of skills, including:

Formulating problems in a way that enables us to use a computer and other tools to help solve them

Logically organizing and analyzing data

Representing data through abstractions such as models and simulations

Automating solutions through algorithmic thinking (a series of ordered steps)

Identifying, analyzing, and implementing possible solutions with the goal of achieving the most efficient and effective combination of steps and resources

Generalizing and transferring this problem solving process to a wide variety of problems

These skills are supported and enhanced by a number of dispositions or attitudes that include:

Confidence in dealing with complexity

Persistence in working with difficult problems

Tolerance for ambiguity

The ability to deal with open ended problems

The ability to communicate and work with others to achieve a common goal or solution

CT concepts are the mental processes (e.g. abstraction, algorithm design, decomposition, pattern recognition, etc) and tangible outcomes (e.g. automation, data representation, pattern generalization, etc) associated with solving problems in computing. These include and are defined as follows:

Abstraction: Identifying and extracting relevant information to define main idea(s)

Algorithm Design: Creating an ordered series of instructions for solving similar problems or for doing a task

Automation: Having computers or machines do repetitive tasks

Data Analysis: Making sense of data by finding patterns or developing insights

Data Collection: Gathering information

Data Representation: Depicting and organizing data in appropriate graphs, charts, words, or images

Decomposition: Breaking down data, processes, or problems into smaller, manageable parts

Parallelization: Simultaneous processing of smaller tasks from a larger task to more efficiently reach a common goal

Pattern Generalization: Creating models, rules, principles, or theories of observed patterns to test predicted outcomes

Pattern Recognition: Observing patterns, trends, and regularities in data

Simulation: Developing a model to imitate real-world processes

See our Computational Thinking Concepts Guide for a printable version of this list, along with teaching tips for each concept.

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Students can be assigned a concept to illustrate in a GIF.

1. Create a flipbook in slides

2. Load into Talltweets.com

3. Merge or edit other images or gifs at ezgif.com if needed

4. Compile in padlet or wakelet.

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Twiddla - digital collaborative whiteboard with voice chat

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The Be Internet Awesome curriculum gives educators the tools and methods they need to teach digital safety fundamentals. Included in the curriculum are lesson plans for the five topics, with activities and worksheets that were designed to complement Interland.