Fifth graders in Donna Migdol's class work collaboratively to create a roller coaster with the longest ride so that a marble can get to end of the roller coaster without falling off. The class begins by "chiming," talking about their design ideas and building off of each other's thoughts. After discussing their plans, students construct individual sketches of their roller coasters. The groups then come together to discuss their ideas, construct group sketches, and make computer simulations of their roller coasters. After coming up with solid plans for their roller coasters, the groups construct their roller coasters using a variety of materials, testing and redesigning as necessary.

Business Applications and Digital Literacy course FREE teacher resources and trial access to online course solution as well as a correlation to WI state BIT standards for business applications. Resources mapped to MOS certification.

Video ExplainationGoogle Doc- ProjectGoogle Doc- Rubric This final project will go through the major aspects of sports and entertainment marketing.  I use this as a semester project and introduce it in week 2 or week 3 and revisit it after each unit to do some work on it.  Students then present their project at the end of the class of their final project.  Studetns use Google Sites to create their projects to enhance digital literacy.

Article from ISTE provides research and strategies for helping students identify reliable information.

The first video in series 5 Telecommunications. This introduction to telecommunications covers the foundations we need to know.

We look at the basics of electricity, as well as analog and digital signals.

Links from video:
-http://youtu.be/zYS9kdS56l8
-http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

In this video we take a look at how devices connect to each other. We take a quick look at the Open System Interconnect Reference Model (OSI), Coaxial cable, Twisted Pair Cable, and Fiber-optic Cable.

There are several types of wireless technologies that students and consumer need to know about In this video we look at:
-Bluetooth
-Cellular
-Wi-Fi

We take a look at types of computer networks. In part 1 we look at network topologies: bus, ring, star, and mesh.

We conclude out look at telecommunications and computer networks. We also give our list of additional resources to check out.

Links from Video:
-Wifi Analyzer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer
-Cisco Networking Academy https://www.netacad.com/
-Monoprice http://www.monoprice.com

High school teacher Peter McIntosh has his students use Khan Academy to practice math concepts. While the students work on computers, Peter circulates around the room and gives extra help to the students who need it. By using Khan Academy, students are motivated to practice math independently. This independent practice is possible because students are able to access hints and get extra help while working on their own. By using "coach mode" of Khan Academy, Peter is able to assess his students' learning through a variety of measures. Peter explains how using Khan Academy has increased student engagement and achievement.

Learn the basics of using a Mac (Apple) computer with the OS X Operating System.

In this lesson plan, students will work evaluate information using Wikipedia and compare that information to information from Britannica School (available through BadgerLink http://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/ ).

This program was designed to give individuals the digital literacy skills needed in today's workplace. Covered in this program are the topics tested on the internationally recognized IC3 exam - Computer Fundamentals (Computer Basics, hardware/software, networks); Key Applications (MS Office Suite); and Living Online (using the Internet effectively for research and communication).