Three most useful resources for Family and Consumer Sciences teachers
It is very hard as a FACS teacher to find sites with lesson plans because the class is not a core course and not every state teaches the class. However, the sites below are beneficial to FACS teachers:
Google Bookmarks of sites I found throughout the Participate module.
It is very hard as a FACS teacher to find sites with lesson plans because the class is not a core course and not every state teaches the class. However, the sites below are beneficial to FACS teachers:
- Georgia Department of Education This site is provides standards for each course available under FACS, program resources, and an explanation of why each career pathway is important to a student's education.
- Internet 4 Classrooms This site provides lessons plans for FACS. Also, the site lists the date it was recently updated keeping it current.
- Teachers First Another site with lesson plans designed for FACS. Each lesson is credited to the source it came from making it credible to use.
- Edmodo Any teacher, even elective teachers, can use Edmodo to connect with students. Edmodo also provides resources for teachers who need help with a lesson plan.
Google Bookmarks of sites I found throughout the Participate module.
Teaching students to safely collect tools and resources when using the Internet
The computer skills teacher for third to fifth grade spent two weeks teaching the children the importance of safety when using the Internet. Students need to be taught at a young age so they have a healthy relationship with the Internet so as they get older they keep a good reputation, stay respectful, and responsibly credit sources.
Students need to learn the following domains to understand who or what organization is providing the information on the site.
An easy tool to use is showing a video such as Safe Web Surfing. The video highlights that the four most important rules for using the Internet are:
Another tool to use is the checklist provided by University of Maryland. The site provides a checklist.
The computer skills teacher for third to fifth grade spent two weeks teaching the children the importance of safety when using the Internet. Students need to be taught at a young age so they have a healthy relationship with the Internet so as they get older they keep a good reputation, stay respectful, and responsibly credit sources.
Students need to learn the following domains to understand who or what organization is providing the information on the site.
- Commercial Company = .com
- Academic Institution = .edu
- Government Agency = .gov
- Nonprofit Organization = .org
- Network of Computers = .net
- Military Site = .mil
- Country Specific = .de
An easy tool to use is showing a video such as Safe Web Surfing. The video highlights that the four most important rules for using the Internet are:
- The Internet is forever
- Don't put personal information online
- Phone safety
- Handle hacking intelligently
Another tool to use is the checklist provided by University of Maryland. The site provides a checklist.