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Accessibility, Usability and Visual Design - Carolina Online Teacher Program
An introduction to basic web design, accessibility, and usability principles. You will learn how much the placement of materials, the use of graphics, and even color and font styles can affect students' success in your online course.
Take this course: Begins March 10.

From the education reference

T chart
Graphic organizer, shaped like a "T," used to separate information into two categories. A T chart can be used to compare and contrast two things, to list advantages and disadvantages, to separate facts from opinions, etc.
KWL chart
Strategy in which students manage their learning by mapping out what they Know, Want to know, and Learned. KWL charts help students access prior knowledge and help teachers assess where students are in their learning.
Venn diagram
Visual tool composed of two or more overlapping circles used to show relationships between items.

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Archaeological soils
In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.11
Students will determine components of a soil sample and evaluate how archaeologists use soils to interpret sites.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Intrigue of the Past
Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.
Format: book (multiple pages)