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Copyright Law: From Digital Reprints to Downloads
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Copyright Law: From Digital Reprints to Downloads
Students investigate how and why copyright law has changed over time, and apply this information to recent copyright issues, creating persuasive arguments based on the perspective of a particular group.
Twenty-First Century Informational Literacy: Integrating Research Techniques and Technology
Grades
6 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Twenty-First Century Informational Literacy: Integrating Research Techniques and Technology

Students develop their reading, writing, research, and technology skills using graphic novels. As a final activity, students create their own graphic novels using comic software.

Creating a Persuasive Podcast
Grades
6 - 10
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Creating a Persuasive Podcast
Students learn how to get their voice out on the web when they research issues important to them and compose a persuasive podcast to post online.
Thoughtful Threads: Sparking Rich Online Discussions
Grades
5 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Thoughtful Threads: Sparking Rich Online Discussions
Today's students love chatting online with friends. This lesson combines that love with literature. Students form literature circles and have meaningful online discussions about a literary work.
Exploring Careers Using the Internet
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Exploring Careers Using the Internet
Doctors, astrophysicists, and daycare providers are only some of the careers that will be explored in this lesson in which students research careers and publish occupational summaries about them.
Critical Literacy in Action: Multimodal Texts on Global Warming
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Critical Literacy in Action: Multimodal Texts on Global Warming
Students will really warm up to this lesson about global warming as they study multimedia materials and use a variety of comprehension strategies.
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Tell and Show: Writing With Words and Video
Writers and film buffs alike will sharpen their skills in this multimedia unit as they work together to author and design a digital video.
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
I've Got It Covered! Creating Magazine Covers to Summarize Texts
Start the presses! Catchy titles, eye-popping graphics, and attractive fonts are all on students' agendas in this lesson as they create magazine covers to summarize a topic.
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Recurring Lesson
Get the GIST: A Summarizing Strategy for Any Content Area
GIST is a summarizing technique that can be used in any content area. Students will learn and apply the strategy while doing online research and writing activities on news stories.
Astronomy Poetry: Combining Poetry With the Content Areas
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Astronomy Poetry: Combining Poetry With the Content Areas
Students' responses to this lesson will be out of this world after they've researched astronomy to write poetry and compile a poetry book.
Timelines and Texts: Motivating Students to Read Nonfiction
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Timelines and Texts: Motivating Students to Read Nonfiction
In an effort to help motivate students to read nonfiction, students are challenged to use a timeline to help them name the year when certain products were invented.
Create a Great Future: STEM Career Research Using Close Reading
Grades
6 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
Create a Great Future: STEM Career Research Using Close Reading
What if students could see the relevance of their school curriculum to real-world, interesting, STEM-related careers? Let's help them create a great future!
Beyond History Books: Researching With Twin Texts and Technology
Grades
4 - 8
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Lesson Plan
Beyond History Books: Researching With Twin Texts and Technology
Students in grades 4–8 activate prior knowledge and research information about a historic event through fiction and nonfiction literature and exploration of relevant websites.
Digital Word Detectives: Building Vocabulary With e-Book Readers
Grades
2 - 6
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
Digital Word Detectives: Building Vocabulary With e-Book Readers
Students in grades 2-6 use digital dictionaries and other e-book tools to learn new vocabulary as they read e-books on digital reading devices.
Making Memories: An End-of-Year Digital Scrapbook
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Making Memories: An End-of-Year Digital Scrapbook
Students reflect on their school year, creating a digital scrapbook consisting of images and text to present to their school community.
3-2-1 Vocabulary: Learning Filmmaking Vocabulary by Making Films
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
3-2-1 Vocabulary: Learning Filmmaking Vocabulary by Making Films
Bring the vocabulary of film to life through the processes of filmmaking. Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video.
e-Book Reading and Response: Innovative Ways to Engage with Texts
Grades
5 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
e-Book Reading and Response: Innovative Ways to Engage with Texts
Students in grades 5 through 12 read and respond to electronic books by using e-book tools and features, including digital note-taking capabilities.
When I Was Young In...A Literature to Language Experience
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
When I Was Young In...A Literature to Language Experience
Past meets present in this lesson in which students practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.
Traveling the Road to Freedom Through Research and Historical Fiction
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Traveling the Road to Freedom Through Research and Historical Fiction
Students learn how to walk a mile in someone else's shoes by reading historical fiction about the Underground Railroad.
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Collaborating, Writing, Linking: Using Wikis to Tell Stories Online
Students become online authors in this lesson in which they write and post a short story using wiki technology.

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