LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will understand important issues of a technology-based society and will exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computer and other technologies.

Objective 1.02

Identify issues surrounding complex technology environments.

Resources aligned to this objective

“Picturing” America at the turn of the twentieth century
Students link together the literature and the history of the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. Questions guide students as they study visual documents. Students also read the teacher's choice of two widely anthologized short stories and an excerpt from a best-selling novel of the period. Two exercises will raise student awareness of the impact that visual images have on their lives: one that is based on internet advertising and a second that results in a student-produced scrapbook.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Scott Culclasure.

Lesson plans on the web

Communications technologies
The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to give students an understanding of communication technologies and an appreciation of the opportunities and problems that come with these technologies. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Computer Technology Skills and Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Online mayhem I: Metallica versus Napster
In this EconEdLink lesson, students learn about property rights by examining the controversy between Metallica and Napster (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Computer Technology Skills and Social Studies)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education
Paying attention to technology: Writing technology autobiographies
Students brainstorm lists of their interactions with technology, map these interactions graphically, and then compose narratives of their most significant interactions with technology. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills)
Provider: IRA/NCTE