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Please share with other teachers - here is a great opportunity from the Detroit Institute of Art!  In addition to the virtual field trip, there are lesson plans, activities and badges that you can use with your students. From the site: GRADES 6-12 Learn the science of art conservation.  Go behind-the-scenes at the  Detroit Institute of Arts  with  Detroit Public TV Virtual Field Trip  and go where no one has ever gone before!  What lies behind the surface of a 400-year-old sculpture? Is what you see on a painting real, or did the artist mean to draw something totally different? And, what about Infrared Reflectography—what does that exactly do? Detroit Public Television  teamed up with the  Detroit Institute of Arts  for a  Virtual Field Trip  to take students and teachers behind the scenes into the restricted area at the DIA to help them explore new ideas and dig deep under the surface of art and science. It...

Are you looking to implement some digital literacy into your curriculum?  If you teach middle and/or high school students, you may want to check out the Applied Digital Skills site (formerly or part of CS First).  They have free curriculum lessons for teachers focused on a variety of different skills. Some examples:

The second of three Library 2017 mini-conferences: "Digital Literacy & Fake News," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 1st , from 3:00 - 6:00 pm EDT . This event is being organized in partnership with futurist Bryan Alexander, who will serve as moderator for the opening panel and as the closing keynote speaker. Invited panelists and presenters will look deeply at the foundational relationship of libraries and librarians to media, information, and digital literacy. All library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to provide input and participate this event. To read more about the event and register for free visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ library-2017-digital-literacy- fake-news-registration- 33684268554?mc_eid=98c3c6561d& mc_cid=045b575b46 The School of Information at San José State University is the founding conference sponsor, and this event is being held in collaboration with...

From "Big Deal Media" - Just as motorists take driver’s education to learn how to recognize and react to road situations, digital-age students need a course in how to navigate precarious situations online, such as cyberbullying and copyright infringement. That’s what led ISTE to develop the Digital Driver’s License (DDL) project , a free and easy-to-navigate resource that schools or individuals can use to teach and measure digital citizenship proficiency .  DDL is both a platform and curriculum ... From ISTE DDL Site -  The idea of being a good digital citizen becomes more important as schools start to adopt 1:1 initiatives, get more comfortable with students bringing in their own technology and use various technology as a part of the learning process. Where does this get taught? Who teaches it? How do we keep track of all of this? How do we know what areas need addressing and/or follow up? The DDL project allows learners (wether they be students or teac...

From Discovery Education:   We are pleased to announce Discovery Education’s cyber safety certification program, the  Intel ®  Security Digital Safety Program: Think Before You Link . Intel Security and Discovery Education have partnered to present a series of  free, interactive tools  that educators, students, and parents can use to gain critical information on  cyber safety, cybersecurity and cyber ethics . Each self-paced, interactive student module is about 10-15 minutes long and concludes with a  certificate of completion , endorsed by Intel Security, Discovery Education and the  National Cyber Security Alliance.   The accompanying  educator guides  prompt in-class activities to extend learning beyond the online interaction. To facilitate parental engagement, the program also provides  parent-facing modules  that give caretakers tips on how to promote positive online behavior in the home. PROGRAM...

Common Sense Media has been around for awhile.  Many people don't know that they provide many resources to help address Digital Literacy.  They have resources in the form of: iBooks Textbooks Apps iTunes U Courses Not only are they excellent resources, but they are FREE .  I would highly recommend checking them out at:  https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMultiRoom?fcId=806514490&v0=itunes.com%2Fcommonsensemedia