This set of slides can be used to lead early elementary students in a conversation about how we communicate with others.

Students will be shown a YouTube Video about different types of electronic communication. There will then be a whole class discussion about 3 specific types (e-mail, social media, and text messages). They will then be given individual LCD tablets and asked to either write A (Email), B (Social Media), or C (Text Messages) for what they would use to send information in certain scenarios that the teacher gives. The teacher will have 3 cards made with A and a picture of email on it, B and a picture of social media platforms on it, and C with a picture of a cell phone on it to help guide students and remind them what to write on their panels. They will hold these up when they are done and a discussion will be done of each scenario.

Technology has not just changed over time.  It has changed the way citizens live their lives and perform their jobs.  This lesson will discuss how communication has changed over time in the local community.

Students will construct an information network for a new town using train tracks. This will provide an opportunity for students to learn what a network is through a visual representation using a train and train tracks.

These slides contain the vocabulary from the Virginia Department of Education for this strand

Students will explore old and new ways to communicate information across long distances.  This lesson includes information on the Virtual Education Programs available through the National Park system.

Do you want to learn about community helpers?  Would you like to discuss how community helpers can communicate electronically?  If you would like to learn about and discuss community helpers and how they use technology to communicate then this is the lesson for you!