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- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  June 23
The first typewriter patent was awarded in 1868.
Students take part in an inquiry-based study that compares typewriters to computers. - Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  February 10
The New York Times used the slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print."
After discussing newspapers and their different points of view, students choose a current event, read editorials on the event, and share them with the class to identify the editor's point of view. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 8 | Calendar Activity |  August 1
The prototype for the World Wide Web was created in 1990.
Students look at pictures from the past using the WayBack Machine and brainstorm a few websites to explore to think about how they have changed over the years. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  April 15
The RMS Titanic sank on this day in 1912.
Students use the Internet Workshop model to explore web links about the Titanic disaster. - Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  December 5
Walt Disney was born in 1901.
Students describe female characters in Disney films, discuss their characteristics, and write a thesis statement about them.