Students learn about pop-up advertising to catch you for a scam, malware, or other nefarious activity. Students create their own using free photos and photo editing tools.
Introduction to Thing 1 Basics, an introduction and basic skills for technology proficiency for middle school students.
Learn to navigate the 21things4students web site using menus, drop-down menus, file downloads and content blocks on the page. Learn about the student check-lists, Roadmap, and Index.
Learn to take a screenshot with a computing device.
Learn to use different computing device keyboard shortcuts.
Learn to use various browser shortcuts and manipulate the sceen size.
Free resources to test and then build typing skills, preview for weebly.com for portfolios.
Learn about AUP, usernames and passwords, and tips to keep mobile devices safe and secure.
Learn about the vocabulary of email and what it is.
Learn about email attachments, forwarding, flaming, too quick to respond, and positive email etiquette.
Students learn good collaboration skills for listening to others and communicating effectively and respectfully with others
Students collaborate with others to create a research-based presentation.
Students learn good collaboration skills for listening to others and communicating effectively and respectfully with others
Students learn skills to engage, communicate with, and respect those from other countries and cultures, including non-verbal and gestures.
Students look at inventing, innovating, and campaigning around one of the United Nations Sustainable Goals.
Students apply global collaboration skills through a virtual or live video conference, experiencing synchronous and asynchronous communications.
Students learn to create animations using Scratch.
Students learn about the Hour of Code and that Code.org lets them design, create, test, and express theirselves while solving problems and having fun.
Students learn through tutorials and video about GameStar Mechanic, a program where they can design, create, test, and publish their own games.
Introduction to other and more higer level coding program sites.