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Available courses

• Personal Finance - Saving and Investing

  This is a saving and investing unit designed to be a part of an online personal finance curriculum.

  

• Personal Finance

  This course is a study of your role as an active participant in your personal finances.  Students will develop strategies to maximize earnings potential, create and utilize a budget, invest money to grow their net worth, explore the wise use of credit, make informed consumer decisions when purchasing a home or vehicle, and protect against financial risks.  Students will be introduced to various investment options including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate.

  

• Personality Development & Goal Setting

  In this unit students will explore many activities to help them better understand themselves so they can develop their personal goals and possible future career goals. We explore vocabulary, slef-concept, self-esteem, values, character traits, personality traits, Multiple Intelligences, a Personality Test and SMART goal setting. All these help to clarify who they are and where they are going. Their final project will be a Vision Map.

  

• Manage Projects and Ensure a Safe Workplace

  
  

  THIS IS AN INTERGRATED COURSE FOR THE SUBJECTS:
  1. MANAGE SUBJECTS
  2. ENSURE A SAFE WORKPLACE
  THE SUBJECTS' ASSESSMENT EVENTS AND PORTFOLIO ACTIVITIES ARE BASED ON A WORKPLACE SCENARIO.

  

• Create Your Life List!

  In this unit, students will create a list of places, books, films, events and other items that they would like to see in their life time. In creating this list, students will fine tune their internet research skills and will learn correct MLA citation. Students will also learn various technological skills and tools that will prepare them for post-secondary education.

  

• The Art of Effective Scientific Communication

  

• Career Decisions

  

• Project: I can change the world

  Let's learn about climate change and how our actions can create positive change!

  

• Real Life Reading

  

• A PRIMER ON POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

  

  A PRIMER ON POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

  by By Wallace H. Provost Jr.

  This is formatted with simple essays for homosocratic learning with optional input from Professor Wally available.
  

• Digital Citizenship

  
  Digital Citizenship Moodle Course by Kristina A. Campea and Erin Herberg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

  

• Cybersafety

  Online Internet safety course for students in grades 5-12.

  

• Cybersafety 2010

  Online Internet safety course for students in grades 5-12.

• Computer Technology

  

• IT User

• Beginners IT

  Beginners IT: This course includes the three modules Basic Concepts of IT, About Using a Computer and Internet & Communications.

• Module 1, Concepts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

  This course gives you a general understanding of the basic all-round concepts of computers and everyday software commonly in use, as well as some of the main security issues, health issues and legal issues relating to Information Technology.

  

• Internet Safety, Acceptable Use, Research and Copyright

  This a course under construction which will be provided to the GEOSS project for other teachers to utilize. The course is designed with two goals in mind 1. to provide sample resources about acceptable use and internet safety that could be utilized in the classroom, and 2. to provide additional resources for teachers looking to teach better research practices to their students. For more info just shoot Joe Thibault an email.
  

• Power Publishing Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus

  These three open source graphics and desktop publishing tools are free to use and redistribute. Learn to use them in this self-guided set of tutorials.
  

• Introduction to Spreadsheets

  This 2 week course will focus on creating understanding of computer based spreadsheets. The course will focus on using spreadsheets for business applications and to create efficiencies and better organization by using these simple (and freely available) tools.
  
  
  

• Using Multimedia (cool tips)

  
  

  
  

  

• Presentations that Rock

  This module will teach participants how to build effective presentations using Prezi, the online presentational tool. It will also encompass the basic elements of online design.

  

• iPads for Education

  

• Technology Resources for Science and Social Studies

  Inservice on finding online Science and Social Studies resources specific for your grade level and the standards you teach. Once you take this inservice, you can come back in anytime and check out the resources again.

  If you find a really great resource you want to share with other teachers, please post to the Sharing Database on the OSI Home Page.   

• Web Tools for Courses

  Ed Tech Grant Course: This course is for teachers to select relevant resources to update their existing content/classes.

  

• How to Use Multimedia in Courses

  How to use Technologies in your course.

  Best practices of using the various technologies around and implementing them into your Moodle course.

  Multimedia, Flash, Java, Video, Animation...

  

• iPads for Middle School Teachers

  

• Tech Tools for Teachers

  

• Tech Literacy for Teachers/Staff

  

• Connecting with Students Online

  This six week course introduces teachers to the tools and strategies needed to connect with students online. The course will investigate best practices in communicating with and encouraging students in an online / blended environment, as well as provide practical instruction in some of the most common course tools provided in Moodle. Participants will be provided synchronous and asynchronous experiences to encourage growth of facilitation skills. Teachers will also work with and discuss a variety of methods for creating student engagement in an online setting.

  

• Guided Fitness Study

  Welcome to Guided Fitness Study! Each week students will have the opportunity to participate in fitness using on-line resources as well as participate in an individual fitness plan.

  

• Fitness for Life

  

• Advanced Health

  This is where your course summary or contact information goes.

  

• Dynamic Warm-ups & Fitness Trends

  This unit will be integrated into the Northern Star Online course: Phy Ed A: Skill-Related Fitness

  

• Online Health Resources

• Sports Psychology

  A person's mental state plays an enormous role for athletic success. Sports Psychology 101 will provide an overview of the essential ingredients for athletic excellence. This course will cover the importance of goal setting, relaxation, visualization, establishment of routines, self talk (what to do with your ANTS: automatic negative thoughts), and achieving flow. It will be up to you to integrate and personalize those ingredients during the course for your specific sport.

  

• Digital Photography

  Traditional photography course taught using digital cameras and photo editing software.
  
  OregonPhotoBlog.org
  PhotoK12.org
  Download the GIMP
  

• Image Editing

  A course aimed at Y8 students, investigating a range of image editing techniques and concluding with a single assessed piece of work.
  
  Feel free to download any of the resources provided here, all of which are CC licensed (BY-NC-SA).

  

• Digital Photography 2010

  Traditional photography course taught using digital cameras and photo editing software.
  
  PhotoBlogs.org
  PhotoK12.org
  Download the GIMP

  

• Fine Art Photography (9th-12th)

  Welcome to Fine Art Photography
  You are about to embark on a visual journey that will change the way you see the world...Enjoy!

  

• Enriched English 10

• English 9 (B)

  

• Introduction to Grammar

  This unit will introduce and reinforce grammar concepts.

  

• Reading Test Remediation

  This course provides options for students who need remediation before taking (or re-taking) a high-stakes reading test. By determining students' strengths and weaknesses early on in the course, students will select specific units to complete. In addition, the course focuses on fostering a love (or like) of reading instead of just isolated test preparation.

  

• Chinese for You: Shanghai

  

• Beginner Spanish

  

• Conjugating Regular Verbs in the Present Tense in Spanish

  

• French I: Au café

  
  French instructor
  info

  

• Peggy Teaches Chinese

  Peggy Teaches Chinese Youtube Video Course

• Immigration to the United States 1840-1920

  This unit is an introduction to immigration to the United States from 1840-1920 or so. This time period saw a record number of immigrants come to the US as many were fleeing persecution and poor economic conditions in their home countries.
  
  The unit is designed for fairly capable 5th and 6th grade students. Students will be reading and analyzing primary source documents to discover what the immigrant experience was like. At the end, students will do a project that will allow them to share their learning about the immigrant experience, as well as take a formal assessment on what they learned.
  
  This unit does not cover the more recent waves of immigration from the 1970s to the present day. It is recommended that students get the opportunity to study more recent immigrant groups -- Hmong, Mexicans, Laotians, Vietnamese, Somali, etc. -- with the goal of finding similarities and differences in the experiences of these groups and those that came in the late 19th and early 20th century.
  
  Finally, for reasons of time and space and age level, this is not considered to be an all-encompassing unit. Immigration is a complex and controversial topic, and in our history there were many laws made to both encourage and discourage immigration. These laws and this aspect of our history are not covered here but could be an additional area of learning for students.
  
  Tim Kaari
  Bloomington Public Schools
  Bloomington, MN
  tkaari@bloomington.k12.mn

  

• Global Warming and Climate Change

  Welcome to our course on environmental problems. Your and your childrens' future is at risk if we do not change our habits and take action for a better planet.

  This unit deals with various environmental aspects and you will also meet people who decided to take some action.

  

• Climate Change, Bigger than the Science

  The audience for this course is University level science students with an interest in climate science and climate change. The aim is to give a broader view of the topic of climate change.

  

• Climate for Change

  

• Environment Unit

  

• Climate Change Course

  
  

  Check out this new Moodle course page with lots of fascinating resources and activities to do with climate change and its effects. Great for a tutorial or lesson using the interactive climate map or the animation, followed by the Moodle activities as ideas on your interactive whiteboard.

  • no enrolment key needed
  • for use in Tutorials, Science in Society, Evironmental Science, Geography, Sociology, Citizenship, General Studies, Critical Thinking (assess peer-reviewed script on Wake Up animation), ICT and Entrepreneurship or any other situation.
  • Please feedback at the bottom of the page.

  

• J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit

  This course is a complete unit for teaching The Hobbit.

  

• PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

  PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
  

• Research & The Crucible

  A research unit which uses the book The Crucible.

  

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A Guide to Becoming a United States (U.S.) Citizen

by Nobong Barrientos - Thursday, 31 January 2013, 01:10 PM

 

A Guide to Becoming a United States (U.S.) Citizen

Coming to the USA is exciting -- new people, new places, new opportunities, new customs and new laws! Whether you are considering working for an American employer or pursuing a business investment venture in the United States arena, there are key issues that need to be addressed for your goals to be reached. Unfortunately, all this novelty can seem overwhelming, especially when it comes to immigration law. To ensure that you are afforded all of the rights of residency or citizenship in USA, follow these immigration tips.

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE:

Becoming a U.S. citizen gives you new rights and privileges: it shows your patriotism, allows you to vote, you obtain government benefits, and you are able to able to become a permanent resident of the United States. Being a citizen also carries with it new responsibilities. This guide will inform the reader of how to become a U.S. citizen, and answer some frequently asked questions. This guide is not meant as a substitute for legal advice. Should you have any questions or concerns you should contact legal counsel.

DO I NEED A LAWYER TO BECOME A UNITED STATES CITIZEN?

Want to know more, please go to http://blog.buraga.org/2013/01/free-legal-advice-immigration-usa.html

 

Easy Tips to Maintain Financial Stability and Security

by Nobong Barrientos - Thursday, 31 January 2013, 01:07 PM

 

Financial stability can help you become more successful with time as you can focus more on your work and less time worrying about your finances. In these difficult economic times, more of us are sharing that concern. And while we may not have control over the global economy, we can take steps to take control of our personal finances. Here are 12 common sense tips to financial stability, go to Easy Tips to Maintain Financial Stability and Security

 

EFFECTIVE TIPS TO HELP YOUR CHILD OVERCOME SHYNESS

by Nobong Barrientos - Thursday, 31 January 2013, 01:06 PM

 

Understanding YOUR Shy Child

Most preschoolers are shy at times; it’s a natural part of human development. But, as many teachers have experienced, some children exhibit shy behavior not just occasionally, but consistently. For these children, everyday interactions with peers and adults can seem almost impossible. This level of shyness can create a barrier to a child’s social development and overall enjoyment at school. So when should teachers give that shy child a boost, and how can they do it without creating further anxiety?

Want to now more, please go to EFFECTIVE TIPS TO HELP YOUR CHILD OVERCOME SHYNESS

 

Cellphone Price List Philippines 2013

by Nobong Barrientos - Thursday, 31 January 2013, 01:05 PM

 

Note: Item prices posted are strictly CASH. Prices shown are the average price sourced from physical outlet stores (not online merchants). Prices may subject to change by respective retailers without prior notice. Know more, go to Cellphone Price List Philippines 2013