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Inspiring Ideas for Integrating 21st Century Themes and Skills

21st Century Information, Media and Technology Skills ICT Literacy Get Wise to the Spyware Guise Don’t let spyware sneak onto your computer to give others a chance a peak at the information you enter online. Get wise to the spyware guise by taking this online quiz. Then click here for more ways to check your students’—and your—ICT literacy!

Web Wednesday Archive

Intelligent Approaches for Going Green

Treasured Places Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming, an online anthology from the Union of Concerned Scientists, brings together established writers and fresh voices to inspire us with personal stories and reflections on global warming. The 67 pieces of writing and art included in the anthology are drawn from nearly a thousand submissions about beloved places, animals, plants, people and activities at risk from a changing climate, and the personal efforts people are making to save what they love. A foreword on global warming from author Barbara Kingsolver helps to set the context. Click here for some “Going Green” ideas to integrate into your classroom activities.

EarThursday Archive