The internet and social media give us tools to find out what’s happening almost instantly – sometimes even in real time. But how much can we trust the breaking news we see online? In this video, hear from two experts on the topic…
Common Sense Education provides schools with a free, research-based Digital Citizenship Curriculum for grades K–12. Listen to educators describe how the curriculum has positively affected their students and transformed their scho…
El poder del internet permite a los jóvenes conocer y ver lugares que no pueden visitar en persona. Pero, igual como viajar en la vida real, es importante que los jóvenes se mantengan seguros cuando “viajen” por las redes. En est…
Los estudiantes aprenderán que toda la información que publican en línea deja una huella digital. Estas “huellas” pueden ser grandes o pequeñas, y pueden ser beneficiosas o perjudicantes, dependiendo de cómo las manejen.
¡La seguridad en línea es muy similar a la seguridad en nuestro vecindario! En este video, los estudiantes se aprenderán el poema “Semáforo de internet” para saber qué hacer cuando llegan a un sitio web no apropiado para ellos.
The best films move us to think and feel in ways we’ve never imagined. They can make us both laugh and cry, and they help us learn more about ourselves and how we relate to others. Of course, many popular movies deal with social …
PhET is a classic, beloved website among science teachers, especially in physics classrooms. But is it gonna work for your students? This short video showcases the site's famed interactive simulations as well as some pros and co…
MobyMax is a huge, popular K-8 website. It's so big in fact that it can be a bit tough to wrap your head around. To help, we've put together this super quick overview that goes over the site's key features, including its teacher …
With more than 7 billion videos on YouTube, it can be challenging to curate what's best for your classroom. But amid all of the frivolous, silly, or even obnoxious content, there are gems to be found. On top of this, some truly u…
A great way to get students excited about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), is to show them the ways that popular media uses -- and misuses -- the concepts you teach daily. Used as part of a lesson, clips from mo…
Check out this simple formative assessment tip designed to make the most of Kahoot. Go beyond quiz games and explore how Kahoot's polling and surveying features can get students reflecting, self-assessing, and figuring out next s…
