Be Comfortable | |
| Description | In this CyberSmart! Curriculum lesson plan students consider some online scenarios and examine their personal comfort levels. They learn to recognize such feelings and responsibly manage their actions in cyberspace. The CyberSmart! Curriculum is the first-of-its-kind K-8 curriculum for students' safe, responsible and effective use of technology. Non-sequential for flexible implementation; the curriculum is organized into five S-M-A-R-T units -- Safety, Manners, Advertising, Research and Technology -- each teaching an important facet of Internet and technology use. Original standards-based lessons and activity sheets provide the skills necessary for children to become safe, mindful and effective cybercitizens. |
| Medium | application/pdf, text/HTML |
| Type | Activity, Lesson plan, Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 4, 5 |
Letter Writing | |
| Description | This site is a collection of links related to letter writing and includes resources for writing effective cover letters, proper business letter format, and netiquette for writing e-mail letters. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Collection |
| Grade Level | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, kindergarten |
Home Page for Smogsite.com | |
| Description | Smogsite.com provides information for automotive instructors, technicians taking the California Smog Check Technician License Exam and technicians researching emissions diagnosis. The site covers: exhaust gas analysis, scan tool diagnosis, emission control devices, feedback carburetors, rules & regulations, dynomometer testing and OBDII. The site was written by Steven McAfee, an automotive instructor at Skyline Junior College in San Bruno, CA. He is certified by the state Bureau of Automotive Repair as an Advanced Clean Air Car Course Instructor. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Collection |
| Grade Level | adult/continuing education, community college |
Paraeducator Self-Study Program: Roles and Responsibilities of Paraeducators (Unit 1). Paraeducator Job Descriptions (Lesson 2) | |
| Description | This lesson consists of a sample paraeducator job description for a K-12 public school. Also included is background information on developing such job descriptions. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Lesson plan |
| Grade Level | adult/continuing education, higher education, vocational education |
Paraeducator Self-Study Program: Legal and Ethical Issues for Paraeducators (Unit 2). Confidentiality (Lesson 3) | |
| Description | This lesson discusses rules and regulations governing the handling and disclosure of confidential information about students and their families. It describes the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and Nebraska Rule 51, which both deal with the issue. Includes a true/false exercise and quiz. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Lesson plan |
| Grade Level | adult/continuing education, higher education, vocational education |
Citizens of CyberSpace | |
| Description | In this CyberSmart! Curriculum lesson plan students learn that Internet users are citizens of a global community with the power to share ideas with people around the world. The CyberSmart! Curriculum is the first-of-its-kind K-8 curriculum for students' safe, responsible and effective use of technology. Non-sequential for flexible implementation; the curriculum is organized into five S-M-A-R-T units -- Safety, Manners, Advertising, Research and Technology -- each teaching an important facet of Internet and technology use. Original standards-based lessons and activity sheets provide the skills necessary for children to become safe, mindful and effective cybercitizens. |
| Medium | application/pdf, text/HTML |
| Type | Activity, Lesson plan, Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 4, 5 |
How Well Do You Know Canada? | |
| Description | A 42 question quiz, encourages intermediate and senior students to practice their reading and research skills. Designed to encourage an active exploration of the 1999 Canada Year Book, students use various parts of a book (ie. glossary, appendix, illustration lists) to answer questions or confirm their guesses. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Lesson plan |
| Grade Level | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The CyberSmart! Curriculum: Lesson Plans and Activity Sheets (Table of Contents) | |
| Description | This is the Table of contents for The CyberSmart! Curriculum. The CyberSmart! Curriculum is the first-of-its-kind K-8 curriculum for students' safe, responsible and effective use of technology. Non-sequential for flexible implementation; the curriculum is organized into five S-M-A-R-T units -- Safety, Manners, Advertising, Research and Technology -- each teaching an important facet of Internet and technology use. Original standards-based lessons and activity sheets provide the skills necessary for children to become safe, mindful and effective cybercitizens. |
| Medium | application/pdf, text/HTML |
| Type | Activity, Lesson plan, Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, kindergarten |
Good Sites | |
| Description | In this CyberSmart! Curriculum lesson plan children explore and evaluate a children's Web site, concluding that people's opinions about the quality and usefulness of a site will vary. The CyberSmart! Curriculum is the first-of-its-kind K-8 curriculum for students' safe, responsible and effective use of technology. Non-sequential for flexible implementation; the curriculum is organized into five S-M-A-R-T units -- Safety, Manners, Advertising, Research and Technology -- each teaching an important facet of Internet and technology use. Original standards-based lessons and activity sheets provide the skills necessary for children to become safe, mindful and effective cybercitizens. |
| Medium | application/pdf, text/HTML |
| Type | Activity, Lesson plan, Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 1, kindergarten |
Whose Property Is This? | |
| Description | In this CyberSmart! Curriculum lesson plan students extend their understanding of "property" to include not only computer equipment but also the work of others, and then discuss rules for respecting such property. The CyberSmart! Curriculum is the first-of-its-kind K-8 curriculum for students' safe, responsible and effective use of technology. Non-sequential for flexible implementation; the curriculum is organized into five S-M-A-R-T units -- Safety, Manners, Advertising, Research and Technology -- each teaching an important facet of Internet and technology use. Original standards-based lessons and activity sheets provide the skills necessary for children to become safe, mindful and effective cybercitizens. |
| Medium | application/pdf, text/HTML |
| Type | Activity, Lesson plan, Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 2, 3 |





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