Lesson+7+Assignment

Lesson 7 - Post a Resource for Information, Media and Technology Skills
For this Lesson I'm asking you to employ the power of the many and add a resource that supports our study of Information, Media and Technology Skills. You can cut and paste the URL to your resource and provide a synopsis that wants me to go to your resource first! When we're done, we will have 50 + resources for this P21 student outcome! I've provided an example below.http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at400.htm This website includes websites, informatin about robots, lesson plans etc. [] Karen Banks-Carlisle This website provides different lesson that you can use when implementing technology into the classroom. [] Angela. Whorton This website helps students with all kinds of lifeskills pertaining to money. It gives them a chance to practice keeping a checkbook and writing checks, among other things. The kids seem to love it!

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This website provides links to all types of fasinating was for teachers to utilize technology in the classroom. It even helps teachers who struggle with using technology. [] Teri L.

This website is very interesting for teachers using technology in the classroom. It gives cool ideas and has interesting articles. [] Amanda Berger

This website talks about several things when dealing with Medial Literacy and skills. [] Ashley C

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This is an indepth online educational site. Breaks down the "what, why's and how-to's" into easy, "bite-size" pieces. Great introductory primer in the subject. Janet Carrettin This website is very informational and also touches on the creativity issues we discussed on previous lessons. [] Vikki W.

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Abundant resources for working with media/information literacy in the classroom and of course aimed at the English Teacher. However, it is a wealth of resources in all areas.

http://www.ciconline.org/weavingaweb (Click on the link on this page to see the article!) This article discusses critical thinking, online safety, and ethics as they relate to digital media. It is great for parents and teachers! A 'Wen of Responsibilities' is included to show the MOST important points that students should know about appropriately AND intelligently using digital media. A must see! -Rachel Sonego

__ [] __ This link will take you to a YouTube video approximately 3 minutes long that considers what media literacy looks like for 5 and 6 year olds. Interestingly, the video uses signage to point out the concept while the student explains the concept from his or her perspective. This video is very well done and the kids' explanations are revealing. Gary Shorter

[] This link will take you to a YouTube video approximately 3 minutes long that talks about the importance of media literacies and how social skills and cultural competencies are needed to fully engage with today's culture. ~Shannon Boros

[] This link will take you to a You Tube video that is 2 minutes 30 seconds long and talks about how we can all contibute and participate in media literacy.

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I also wanted to share this PBS Teacher link where you can take a quiz to see how much you know about media literacy. It is very quick, easy, and interesting. There are many links on this site for media literacy activities for students!! I really think this website is a great tool. Check it out!

-Allison Underation [|**MediaCircusDOTcom**] Where do you fit in the Information Technology Revolution? [|**carmelinafilms**] Media Literacy in the 21st Century Classroom explores media literacy using popular forms of media that are relevant to young people today. It also gives numerous examples of media from television, films, and commercials, and it helps the audience understand how they're being influenced by media. Memorizing facts and information are skills from the 20th century. The 21st century is the era of information overload, so the 21st century citizen needs to learn how analyze information and so called facts. Media literacy helps people be critical of the information they receive. This program is perfect for in-class use. Aubrey Richards **Media Awareness Network -Free Games ** []  **These games are really cool! You have to check them out!** Along with research, blogging, news, media issues, and initiatives, the Media Awareness Network has free games and interactive narrated tutorials for students in varying grade levels to teach them about the benefits and drawbacks of sharing information online. The game: //Passport to the Internet// (Grades 4-8) This interactive tutorial teaches students the critical thinking skills they need to apply to their online experiences, including online safety, authenticating online information, recognizing online marketing ploys, protecting their privacy, managing online relationships and dealing with cyberbullying. Other games discuss chat rooms, protecting privacy, surfing skills, and much more!...... Diana Zidian [] Our young people spend 6 1/2 hours each day in front of a screen of some sort. (searching web, TV, games, etc.) Are our children are poorly equipped to think critically? =Media Smarts: Kids Learn How to Navigate the Multimedia World=
 * Great 7 minute video for teachers!** Film maker George Lucas speaks about our need to rethink the way we teach communication skills.

Teachers are discovering the value of imparting media-literacy skills, from critical analysis of news programs, commercials, and films to basic design and video-production techniques.
Linda Mansfield

[] Let's Get Critical: A Media Literacy Toolkit For Parents, Kids And T eachers This website gives parents, teachers, and students the tools they need to be critical thinkers, viewers, and readers. There are several topics you can click on to better familarize yourself with medial and technology skills. Carly Polder

[] Junior Computer Curriculum/Elementary Computer Lesson Plans <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">This website has a set of technology projects designed for elementary students. These projects teach students how to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Movie Maker, and the Internet in a fun way. Students will learn how to create movies, reports, and presentations. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Tina Bennington []

Not sure where to start with technology plans? Here is a site for a quick start to planning technology in your classroom. There is something here to get everyone on the right technology track from the novice to the techy! Stephanie Groscost

**[|www.carly]**svoice.com

This website was created by the family of a girl with autism (Carly). She does still not speak aloud and only through the grace of technology she shares her unique perspective on life. Doctors urged the family to have their child institutionalized. Until she was a young teenager, Carly could not interact on any level with other people, even her own parents. When her family enabled the function on their home computer to provide speech (for what you type in,) Carly began communicating her needs to her family using the computer. Now she writes "Carly's Voice" and uses technology to communicate on a global level. This is not a website to learn HOW TO use technology, but rather a website to awe, the potential of technology on a personal level to effect the lives of this generation. Without media literacy this child will still have no voice. Now because of technology, she is teaching us all how to understand people of different perspectives. Enjoy!!

Amy Damavandi

This year I have used multiple web sites to teach science. What I am going to do is put the link up and put what I used it for.

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For 6th and 8th grade we did cell division and the cell cycles. Seemed that the 6th grade liked it more.

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I used these with 5th and 6th grades when it came to food webs and food chains (Went over very well).

I have used some more and will continue to use these more and more. Youtube has some excellent resources especially when dealing with animals because my students have actually gotten to see the animals in action. It causes excitiment and a buzz to want to learn about those animals. Currently my fifth graders are doing vertebrates and are going to make power point presentations. I am interested to see how that will work on Tuesday.

Steve Voegele

I mentioned this one before- but this might be a better place to talk about it. It is a relatively short video made back in 2007 (so it is already out of date) that just boggled my mind when I saw it. It is all about how fast our world is changing in regards to technology, media, and what we are exposed to: the quantity, the rate at which it changes, and how it has changed exponentially over the years. I have watched it more than once and each time I just shake my head and say "wow." @http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=118&title=Did_You_Know___by_Karl_Fisch BethAnn Harrison

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I thought that this was a great way to incorporate some fun into learning. These are organized scavenger on the website. It has various hunts for holidays to various themes. It is an easy way to incorporate activities in the classroom that are already organized and still the students will be quite excited. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Trena Foringer

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I love this website! This link is a great way for kids to explore their world, the one that is outside of their tiny bubbles! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Kimberly McGee

[] Here is a website for a first grade Media literacy Unit. Great to use as PjBL! Brittany Petz

[] This is a website with math worksheets and activities for younger students. The first couple activities at the top of the page are interactive for students to do on the computer. My kids have had the chance to use this site and enjoyed interacting with the computer. Johanna Coppock

The following website has lots of lessons on how to teach information skills to students. The lessons are aimed at school librarians, but can easily be used in the regular classroom. There are plans for all grade levels, and they have value as they teach students how to analyze the information they find as opposed to just accepting as fact everything they find on the web. This is important in the world today, as it can often be difficult to determine the author of information found on the web. []

The following website has a ton of resources to incorporate information literacy in the class room. I personally like the lesson that it has right on the homepage about "Simply Smart Searches" which would be really useful for many students (and teachers for that matter). Meg Story []

[] This website gives international ideas on what schools are doing to integrate technology and tips. This is important because we need to know what everyone is doing, even other countries. I found it very neat.

Christina Clason

[] Although this is the same site as posted above, I found it very interesting and didn' realize it was already posted until after I had looked through it. It has a lot of interesting articles and stories regarding technology in various areas. Gillian Roth

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I found this website that seemed to really be helpful. I love the part about digital storytelling and the idea about school tube. The idea that the school could place videos for everyone to see at their school. I found this website to be very helpful! Take a look! Christle Busch

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at400.htm

I thought this website would be very useful for a lot of our students. It talks about using technology to enhance learning for at risk students. There were a lot of really good tips! Richelle Short

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">[] <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">This article hits on the topic of Overcoming information overload. Specifically, giving ideas for managing the plethora of information we are bombarded with each and every day. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Kevin Fancher

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a website that I often use for cross curricular ideas on music. It's not a "tip" webpage, but I thought I should post something that isn't core or tip based, but arts based. It's very technology and NOW relevant. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jenny Kane

Talks about project-based learning

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___ [] This website is The Association for Media Literacy. The AML is a voluntary, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting media education as a means of understanding the influence of the media, and the impact of rapidly evolving technology, on our culture. Emily Volk

[] This website has many articles on how to incorporate the use of technology such as blogs, wikis, and podcasts into your lesson plans. It is specially geared toward upper elementary grades. I had never seen so many articles on how to use technology in one place before. Jill Davis

[] I found this website very informative. Also, there are links for students and teachers under many subject areas to implement information, media and technology skills in the classroom.... Jessica Vale-Stanford