Health Smart Virginia
Mental and Emotional Health
Middle schoolers learn about stressors, effective stress management techniques, and the role of resilience and tolerance in handling stress. Individuals then create a personal mind map that includes their own mental/emotional management...
NASA
International Space Station: Overview
This is NASA's press release on the International Space Station
Arizona State University
Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Censorship
In this Wide Angle video, the people behind Kalam Nawaem, or "Sweet Talk," a popular Arab television, discuss how they must carefully choose their topics and tone to not only increase audience interest, but to keep their program on the air.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Media and Communication Occupations
This resource provides information about media and communication occupations.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing
Students can choose from a series of informational video games related to the content of the PBS Kids' Series, Plum Landing. Students can compare the content of the series ' episodes with the information shared on the video games in this...
US Department of State
America.gov: Edward R. Murrow [Pdf]
Highlights the life and career of broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. Examines his "This is London" reports during World War 11, the Senator McCarthy anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s, his critical treatment of migrant workers, and...
Other
Museum of Web Art
A fascinating site devoted to art and graphics used on the world wide web. Explore the best in buttons, banners, counters, and more.
Other
Power Reporting Resources and Training for Journalists
This is a mega search site. With five ways to search and byte-bots constantly scanning the Web, if it is out there, you should be able to find it here.
Other
Scott london.com: How the Media Frames Political Issues
Using published materials in the essay, the author describes the methods used by various media to manipulate the politics of the country through their ability to "manage" the news.
Other
Nabj: National Association of Black Journalists
From the largest media organization for people of color, this imaginative site is graphically clever with content to support it. Interesting reading for all journalists, as well as a great teaching tool for anyone interested in effective...
Arizona State University
Arizona State: A Journalist's Guide to the Internet
This site provides a comprehensive collection of links, lists, and records for working journalists of all ages. Click on one of the many links for a detailed look at content.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: To Report or Not to Report
What kind of principles do reporters adhere to when deciding what to report? This lesson takes a closer look at a piece written to the New York Times regarding the atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein's Regime in Iraq.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Parent Blog
A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Parent Blog
A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.
Other
The American Journalism Review
This is an excellent newsletter-style site for the American Journalism Review. Aside from a ton of articles and pertinent information, it offers essential resources, first rate tools, and a huge database for journalists.
Other
The Working Reporter: A Resource for Journalists
A great all-in-one news site, the Working Reporter provides national and international news, updated constantly with a running ticker so you can add to your own Web page for free.
New York Times
New York Times: Evaluating Sources in a 'Post Truth' World: Fake News
[Free Registration/Login Required] Need help determining fake news from real news? This seems to be a problem today. Find practical activities and questions to help navigate a media landscape in which it is increasingly difficult to tell...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Tonight's Homework Watch Cartoons
Students will make observations about different types of advertisements. Students will watch distinguish the types of advertisements shown during commercial breaks associated with their cartoons and the news.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Politics and Media 4: Message War
Through a variety of resources and external links, students gain an understanding of the language of political ads.
Education Development Center
Education Development Center, Inc.: Tv411: Reading the Fine Print
An interactive three-part lesson on how fine print is used in advertising. In part one students read three advertisements and determine which details from the ads are important and which are not. In part two students read six...
Other
History News Network: Why Is News So Negative These Days?
This is actually the third installment in a five-part series of articles that looks at the question - "Where Have All the Voters Gone?." This particular article takes a look at the negativity in the news, but you may want to take a look...
Media Smarts
Media Smarts: Looking at Food Advertising Lesson
MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. In this lesson, young students will learn about the importance of spokescharacters for companies. Then students will create own jingles and spokescharacters for foods...
