Students will begin to learn how to do basic research using Michigan eLibrary's World Book's Early World of Learning. This basic encyclopedia is meant for non-readers as the text is very basic and the site will read everything aloud for those who cannot read yet or prefer to listen. Students will learn about creepy crawlies and where they live, eat and other interesting facts about them.

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First graders whether at home or school will be online using the Internet and need to know the basic rules of staying safe. ABYCA has a very good age appropriate video to share with young students on five rules to stay safe. There is even a quiz at the end to test their knowledge after viewing the video.

In 5th grade, students can begin researching and interviewing others on topics for a weekly or monthly newsletter for the school. The students will learn interviewing techniques as well as become better writers.

Dance Mat Typing teaches kids to touch-type using the home-row method. This is a free online game that is a great introduction to keyboarding with high engagement.

Coding with Dash is so much fun! Using the Blockly app, students will be able to utilize block coding to plan, create, and execute a dance for Dash. This task card can be used with grades 3-5.

Students will use knowledge of coding to code through various holiday programs from Code.org and Google.

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.

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.