Lesson Plan on Identify Theft January 10, 2012
Posted by Wendy Wolfe in Games & Simulations, On Teaching, Webbased tools.Tags: Identity theft, Lesson Plan
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My first post of the new year is actually a lesson plan I customized from the free curriculum on Online Identify Theft: Information is Power from Common Sense Media. Our technology office teaches what I would describe as a survey course in technology and digital citizenship and safety landed in my corner for the upcoming semester. While the customized lesson uses a lot of the Common Sense Media lesson ideas and resources, I found a few more resources and was a bit more specific on the use of a webtool. As of this writing, I am glad to see that it looks like “ID Theft Faceoff” the “game” designed by several federal government agencies to explore identify theft is back online (it wasn’t looking so good about two weeks ago).
Too often teens think identity theft is only something adults need to be concerned about. I hope we are able to bring this issue to light with our students next semester.
A New Look at the War of 1812 December 1, 2011
Posted by Wendy Wolfe in US History, Web resources.add a comment
The USS Constitution Museum published a new website which has an interactive experience for K-12 students focusing on 19th 
century naval life and the War of 1812. From an interactive exploration of Old Ironsides to a role-playing game which puts the player in the position of a sailor, to an exploration of those who served on board the USS Constitution, this is a fun and engaging web-resource. Lesson plans, ideas for classroom integration, and activities for families are also offered on the site.
Web 2.0 for Advent November 30, 2011
Posted by Wendy Wolfe in Web 2.0, Web resources.Tags: Web 2.0
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Christmas is coming, but I do love Advent so much. My buddy Ben shared this “Web 2.0 Advent” calendar with me last night. It looks 
like it was originally created for the 2010 Advent, but I’m guessing it will still be fun to explore the tools each day! Thanks to iLearn Technology for creating the calendar.
Getting Ready for Election 2012 September 7, 2011
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It seems like we just went through a presidential election cycle, but we’re gearing up again. For the 2012 election, C-SPAN has produced a new Electoral College map which is available at no cost to
anyone with a C-SPAN Education Membership. The membership can be great for many disciplines as there is public speaking, public policy relating to all content areas, and, of course, government content. The account also allows for access to more content than an unregistered visitor and when logged in, the videos can be edited within C-SPAN’s video library to allow only clips to be seen which saves a great amount of time.
To become a member, visit the C-SPAN Classroom site and register. For the Electoral College poster, visit the special offers page.
