NETS•S
National Educational Technology Standards

1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes
using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.

2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance,
to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments
and media.

3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and
media.
c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
d. process data and report results.

 

4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, andDecision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make
informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

 

US Census Bureau:
http://www.census.gov/schools/
Area for teachers, kids, and teens

Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/census/

Lesson plans, worksheets, ideas, & more

US Census 2010 Printable Worksheets
http://www.schoolfamily.com/print-and-use-tools/category/148-us-census-2010-printable-worksheets

Variety of levels, provided by School Family, all are PDF format

Discovery Education
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

5 minute video on the past and present history of US Census taking.
Video Name:

 

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