Data Nuggets have FREE classroom activities that bring research and authentic data into the classroom. Each “nugget” contains “messy data” at different levels. The student follows the scientific process as they go through the nugget of research. The nugget includes information about the scientist. Students can also create their own nuggets.

The Day of the Dead helps Mexican families celebrate their dead loved ones. The Day of the Dead combines the ancient Aztec custom of celebrating ancestors with All Souls' Day. It is celebrated in Mexico and many Latin American countries on November 1 and 2. Students will learn about the history of this day by researching the topic and then writing a short paragraph that includes copyright free images to share with their teacher.

Decomposition one of the four parts of Computational Thinking breaks down problems into smaller parts so that it is easier to understand and solve them.

Seesaw is a web-based and application platform where students can post pictures from the classroom, annotate, speak their mind, and create electronic portfolios that connect school and home. Parents are able to see student work as soon as it is posted.
In this activity, students will take a common problem and use the design process to come up with a solution.

According to Eastern Michigan University, composing at a computer is a unique activity that many students will need time to master. Students have played games and may know some of the keys on the keyboard. Before students actually begin composing, they need to learn about the different keys on the keyboard without focusing on their writing skills and typing. Students need to learn how to create spaces between their words, type capital and lower case letters, delete text, save and print a document.

A Google Slide Deck introduction to the MITECS competency Digital Citizen - Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.

Example: Eleventh graders in a Careers Course created LinkedIn accounts and entered a resume of their work and volunteer experiences. After careful research on topics about the kind of work they thought would be interesting to do, they composed short articles, which after a peer review and teacher review, they revised, before publishing the results on their LinkedIn account. During the composition time, the teacher taught about respectful commenting through an author study of comments on articles online. The students analyzed the comments in a fishbowl structure and explored what made comments constructive and positive versus disrespectful or toxic. After some practice dialoguing in a private discussion board on a wiki, students posted live comments on each other’s LinkedIn articles.

Questions for Reflection:
- How do the MITECS complement core content?
- How might you and your colleagues develop cross-curricular experiences to support the MITECS?
- Which of the competencies are you most familiar with?
- Which competency is an area of growth for you, as an educator?

Provides learning resources, reflection questions and skill development tasks for 5 elements of Digital Citizenship: Digital Citizenship: Foundational Understandings, Digital Footprint & Reputation, Digital Footprint & Reputation, News Media & Literacy and Privacy & Security.

Resources for educator use in developing both an understanding of digital citizenship and ideas for implementing into classroom curriculum. It is built to help educators coach students to become skillful and mindful digital users. It can be used across all grade levels and content areas.

This 15 min video covers all sections of the Digital Citizenship Toolkit. Get a splash and dash of what each section is about and how it can be used to support instructional experiences for all learners.

The series of 2-3 minute videos explores each section of the toolkit and how to use them for instructional planning and learning experiences.

Students will be learning what a digital footprint is, how it is created from activity on the web, and ways to be online and create a positive footprint.

Students will design an avatar for use online while learning about the importance of managing digital identities, online safety, and fair use of images.

Students have fun creating, sharing and reading their own digital fractions math book created on storyjumper.

Students have fun creating, sharing and reading their own digital animal informational book created on StoryJumper.

e-Learning for Kids is an educational website for kids grades K-5. Lessons are organized by grade level as well as skill topics. Students can easily sort the lessons and then select the lesson they want to work on.

Students have fun creating, sharing and reading their own digital storybook created on StoryJumper.

One of the series of slidedecks created for the REMC Dive Into OER Project workshop.

This slidedeck includes methods for finding OER, including using Google Advanced Search, Search Creative Commons, and the #GoOpen Michigan site.

One of the series of slidedecks created for the REMC Dive Into OER Project workshop.

This slidedeck includes the introductory information used in the workshop.

One of the series of slidedecks created for the REMC Dive Into OER Project workshop.

This slidedeck includes an overview of OER, including the 5 Rs, understanding Creative Commons, why OER, and examples of OER in the classroom.

One of the series of slidedecks created for the REMC Dive Into OER Project workshop.

This slidedeck includes examples and practice in remixing and revising OER.