Students are introduced to the genre of multimedia presentations through a review and analysis of online presentations. They then apply what they have learned to create their own multimedia presentations.

Explore the history of U.S. voting rights, from its early influences to constitutional amendments and landmark Supreme Court cases using an interactive timeline and associated resources.

Google’s digital safety curriculum is focused on teaching students to be smart, alert, strong, kind, and brave online. (Spanish version)

One of the most difficult aspects of writing is keeping audience in mind throughout the writing process. Developing lessons that support this strategy for writing is essential in the elementary classroom. This lesson supports first-grade students in learning about audience. Through interactive writing, students work together to create a genuine invitation letter for a group of their peers. In addition to the interactive writing experience, students work independently to create invitation letters for their families. Extension activities include conducting additional interactive writing experiences, reading books with samples of letters, and creating invitations at a learning center.

This curriculum is designed to help teachers of grades 9-12 teach students about laws related to digital rights and responsibilities.

For this project, Students will be asked to instruct, inform, or teach others about a topic by making an instructional video.   

Students tell their life stories in this lesson about autobiographies based on family photographs.

Students use both analytical and creative skills to adapt passages from a novel with significant internal dialogue and conflict, such as Toni Morrison's "Beloved", into a ten-minute play.

In a split decision, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that Johnson’s actions were symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. This resource includes teacher materials, guides, and activities for teaching about this Supreme Court case.

Students have the right to have fun in this lesson in which they create a PowerPoint presentation about civil rights and the Supreme Court.

Students examine story elements through teacher read-alouds and independent reading and then use reader-response journals and graphic organizers to prepare for the creation of their own scary stories.

The Supreme Court decided that the students had the right to wear the armbands because they did not disrupt the educational mission of the school. Justice Abe Fortas stated that no one expects students to “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” This resource includes teacher materials, guides, and activities for teaching about this Supreme Court case.

This unit covers the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. It includes activities that can be done during and after the reading and a test for the end ot the unit. 

Everyone knows that "Star Wars" character Darth Vader is a villain. This lesson asks students to explore how they know such things about heroes and villains they encounter in texts. After examining how moviemakers communicate the villainy of Darth Vader, students examine a passage from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone that describes the villain Voldemort, noting how Rowling communicates details about the character. Students then read novels in small groups, with each group member tracking a character in a reading log. When they finish their novels, students design posters and present details on their novels to the class. After the presentations, students make observations on how authors develop character and write journal entries reflecting on what they learned.

Students learn how to walk a mile in someone else's shoes by reading historical fiction about the Underground Railroad.

Students develop their reading, writing, research, and technology skills using graphic novels. As a final activity, students create their own graphic novels using comic software.

Lesson plan that introduces students to 16 types of media bias and how to spot them.

Image citation: “How to Spot 16 Types of Media Bias.” AllSides, www.allsides.com/media-bias/how-to-spot-types-of-media-bias. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.

This is a lesson plan in partnership with a US History teacher and a school librarian. It asks students to reseach an innovation of the Second Industrial Revolution. Students research the topic using Utah's Online Library databases and organize their research using Scrible. Students will then take their knowledge and create either a Keynote presentation or an iMovie.Citation InformationAuthor: ulleoPublication date: January 22, 2017Source: Pixabay, accessed October 15, 2023 

This learning hub was created for kindergarten students to learn about six national symbols of the United States of America including the US flag, bald eagle, US Capitol, White House, Liberty Bell, and the Statue of Liberty. This learning hub uses technology as students explore videos, websites, maps, hyper docs, and interactive Google Slides to find out information about each national symbol.

In this unit plan, students will learn about the different types of throwing, including throwing and rolling overhand/underhand.