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October is National Computer Learning Month

Computer Learning Month was established to encourage people to learn more about computers. In this section, you will find many ways you and your students can celebrate, professional resources to help you learn about various tech tools, and online courses for your students.

Grades 10-12

Alison

Alison is a free learning platform that offers courses for education and skills training from the world's leading experts. Use the dropdown boxes at the top of the site to explore diplomas and certificates and discover careers.

Grades 1-12

OK2Ask: Google Drawings in the Classroom

View this on-demand workshop to learn about Google Drawings and ways you can use it to refresh your classroom activities. Learn to design interactive images, labeling activities, and timelines that engage students and deepen content-area knowledge.

Grades 6-12

CS Intro

Explore this series of three semester-length coding lessons designed to teach future developers how to code. Lessons begin with the basics of creating games using block and script programming functions and continue to learning java and more.

Grades 2-12

OK2Ask: Blended and Remote Learning with Microsoft Forms

This on-demand OK2Ask session is about Microsoft Forms, a tool often overlooked when discussing free blended and remote instruction tools. View this workshop to learn to use Forms to personalize instruction and accommodate learner differences.

Grades 8-12

Microsoft Learn

Find free online training about various skills and products delivered by experts in the field on Microsoft Learn. The activities include learning paths for students and educators for many topics and tools like Immersive Reader and Sway.

Grades 3-12

OK2Ask: Google Keep in the Classroom

Take organizing, note-taking, and collaborating to new heights with Google Keep—a simple, powerful, and free tool. This workshop teaches how to incorporate text, images, audio, and drawings in color-coded virtual sticky notes and checklists.

Grades 6-12

Open Learning Initiative

Explore information about high-quality online courses in various subjects, including topics covered, estimated completion time, and required software. Classes are free for independent learning. You can also set up and teach your own course.

Grades 2-12

Education for the Real World

EVERFI provides free digital curricula about real-world skills through interactive, game-based lessons. Topics include financial education, STEM and career readiness, social and emotional learning, remote learning, summer learning, and much more.

Grades K-12

Twitter for Teachers

Learn the basics of Twitter and how it can help you engage in personalized, immediate professional development and collaboration with other teachers in other schools. There are four quick tutorials and you can earn a professional learning certificate.

Media Literacy Week

Media Literacy Week, hosted by the National Association of Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), takes place October 24–28. The event draws attention to the critical role that education plays in helping students understand media literacy. This section features several resources to deepen your students' knowledge about media literacy. 

Grades K-12

Media Literacy Resources

Media literacy is a set of skills that help people analyze, evaluate, and create messages in various media modes, genres, and formats. This curated list shares lesson ideas, activities, and resources for teaching media literacy skills.

Grades K-12

Resources related to Source Reliability/Checking Sources

As educators, we must teach our students how to ensure the resources they use are reliable. This collection includes information and resources related to checking sources and determining when a source is trustworthy and credible.

Grades 1-12

OK2Ask: Fostering Accountability - Media Literacy in the Classroom

As digital media increasingly replaces traditional media, students must have the skills to think critically about these new types of texts. This on-demand workshop will help you understand the importance of teaching media literacy in the classroom.

Grades 3-5

My Media Choices

Try out the activities in this lesson that guide students in learning about a "What? When? How Much?" framework for use in evaluating media sources. Resources include a slide presentation, video, student handouts, and other resources to share.

This Week at TeachersFirst

We invite you to join us this Tuesday (10/18) for our next OK2Ask® virtual workshop and this Thursday (10/20) for our next bimonthly Twitter chat. Don't miss the collection of blog posts about media literacy, and don’t forget to give your input in our weekly poll.