Curated OER
Is TV Stronger Than Ever, or Becoming Obsolete?
The New York Times offers of two articles and two summaries for learners to consider. They read each article and then post a blog response to each of the seven related questions. The topic of the articles asks the question; Is TV...
Curated OER
TV on Cell phones? Funny but Profitable
Students explore the concept of technology. In this technology lesson, students read an article about television on a cell phone. Students discuss why MobiTV was successful. Students discuss a technology and possible innovations to...
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T. V. Programs Puzzle
In this television programs words crossword puzzle, students use the 11 sentence clues to correctly complete the word puzzle that pertains to television programs.
Curated OER
The TV- How Does It Work?
Students explain how a TV work. In this technology lesson, students discuss the positive and negative impact of TV in society. They assess the role it plays in our lives.
Curated OER
"Fast and Slow"
Young scholars find a partner, they think about their favorite TV sport that they might like to perform in an unusual dance. They practice their chosen sport and students see if they can make a litter repeating pattern of three or four...
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ISLA for Theater, TV and Film
Students examine the use of the Information System for Los Angeles to research a period of theater, TV or film. They research either a wardrobe period or a set/scene design and present their findings to the class.
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TV TELLS IT ALL
Pupils identify the influence of television on gender roles and talk about how they are changing.
Other
6 Play: M6: Programmes
M6's online schedule contains pictures and links to each of their programs. All in French.
Princeton Review
The Princeton Review: Career Television Reporter
An overview of the career of a television reporter, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and the future outlook for jobs. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
Princeton Review
The Princeton Review: Career Television Producer
An overview of the career of a television producer, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and future job outlook. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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.
BBC
Bbc News: Mundo
BBC World's Spanish portal. Read the latest news from one of the world's most respected broadcasting channels. Also contains downloadable audio files from BBC radio. Links to BBC World in multiple world languages.
Media Smarts
Media Smarts: Teaching Tv: Enjoying Television Lesson
MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. In this lesson plan, young students will become reflect about television programs they enjoy and analyze why they enjoy them.
Other
Media Line: Interactive Resource for Television Industry
This is a multimedia information center for journalists working (or hoping to work) in television. Great visuals and reader-friendly copy.
National Institutes of Health
Paediatrics & Child Health: Impact of Media Use on Children and Youth
This article from Paediatrics & Child Health provides research about how television, radio, music, video games and the Internet impact media on children and youth.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Temperature and Absolute Zero
A thorough, multipage discussion of color and color television sets that explains how an image is formed on the television using red, green, and blue light. Understandable discussion, excellent graphics, and many interactive Java applets.
PBS
Pbs: Picture Power
An overview of early television and its impact on American society. Also, two interviews with people who remember watching their first TV!
Other
France 3
This is the home to France 3. You can find the latest weather, news (national and international), TV shows, TV schedules, regional news, and much more.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Philo Farnsworth
Crack open a present day television today and it may not be as apparent, but every television designer is aware of the name Philo Farnsworth. Find out about the man behind the first all electric television among the 299 other patents...
Read Works
Read Works: A History of Tv
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how televisions have changed throughout the years. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
NASA
Nasa: Electromagnetic Spectrum: Radio Waves
Radio waves have the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. This NASA article discusses AM, FM, TV, cell phone, as well as radio astronomy, which all use this technology.
University of California
Uc Berkeley: Radio Spectrum
From a course titled "Structure and Interpretation of Signals and Systems." A discussion of the entire radio spectrum, listing wavelength and frequency values for its various parts. The uses of each region of the radio spectrum is...
Meadowbrook Press
Giggle Poetry: "Out of Control" Poetry Theater
In "Out of Control," students will participate in a poem in eleven voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in If Pigs Could Fly, And Other Deep Thoughts, students will dramatize a poem about a remote that mysteriously flips through...