KQED | Education Network: Home KQED Education Network promotes media literacy through a variety of programs andservices. KQED Youth media Corps Spark lesson plans. SPARK http://www.kqed.org/ednet/
Extractions: PBS TeacherLine is a national program committed to helping teachers acquire the skills they need to prepare students for a successful future. PBS TeacherLine provides online professional development for K-12 teachers through facilitated courses and exemplary Internet-based resources that meet national and local standardsall within supportive and collaborative learning communities.
Jesuit Communication Project Program listings, lesson plans, and annotated directory of internet The JesuitCommunication Project (JCP) and the media Literacy Online Project http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/JCP/
Media Literacy Resources The AD Factor Education Reference Desk media arts lesson plans AppalachianState University Masters; Community media and Technology UMass Boston http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/mlr/resources/resources.html
Thirteen Ed Online - Original Lesson Plans This lesson examines the recent controversy in the media surrounding charges This lesson uses technology as a communication and research tool to develop http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/
Extractions: In 1883, the young Willa Cather was plucked from her comfortable home in Virginia and dropped into the prairies of Nebraska, a both terrifying and exhilarating experience that became the force behind her extraordinary work. As depicted in the AMERICAN MASTERS show, Cather's novels serve as mirrors into the history and culture of pioneer life in late nineteenth century America. In this unit, students will learn to read literature with an eye toward understanding history and then create their own historical fiction. Immigrant students can also use the opportunity to examine and write about their own pioneering ways as they learn about new customs in a completely foreign culture.
Thirteen Ed Online - Adult Ed - Lesson Plans The lesson plans below were designed by Joy M. BarnesJohnson, This lessonwill utilize VOD technology to access instructional media that addresses http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/adulted/lessons.html
Extractions: The lesson plans below were designed by Joy M. Barnes-Johnson, a ten-year veteran teacher who has taught basic literacy, math, science and technology at all levels from middle school through college. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, NC) and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Teaching from Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ). She has written and presented workshops that address the role of popular media in the science education classroom, arts integrated lesson planning, differentiated instruction, brain-based pedagogy and effective professional development models in schools. All over the globe, peopleyoung and oldgrapple with the concept of a personal identity. It's a challenge that many will face time and time again. For immigrant populations in the United States, this challenge can be particularly daunting because of the overwhelming influence of American culture over much of the world. By looking at the experience of Chinese American immigrants in the PBS series BECOMING AMERICAN this lesson will ask ESL learners to investigate and explore their own identities within a multicultural context.
Census Lesson Plans Some lesson plans in Later Years make reference to the Census web site, Students use a variety of media to symbolically represent their relationship to http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310116.NSF/0/30ea5bd84c87a147ca256a500022943e
Teacher Role Of Library Media Specialist thinking and communication skills for life in a media and information society . Stepby-step directions for writing lesson plans published by the US http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/office/teacher.html
Secondary School Lesson Plan: Ninth - Twelfth Grade Math/Science Submit your lesson plan Email this lesson plan to a friend Back to lesson plans Math Have students develop a budget for their media campaign. http://www.oli.org/for_teachers/oli_cdrom/lessons/9_12_ms_lp.html
Extractions: This unit is ideally taught by collaborating teachers of communications, social studies and health/safety. In this unit, each student works as a member of a creative team to develop a media campaign for the railway safety industry (the client). Each team focuses on a key safety issue and develops a three-part campaign on that issue, using available media (radio, television, billboards, magazines, Internet banners, etc.). Students develop a presentation designed to convince their client (the rest of the class), to choose their media campaign as the one that they accept and use. SUGGESTED TIME ALLOWANCE
Extractions: Online Lessons Bill of Rights in Action Archive Many lessons on U.S. history, world history, and government from Bill of Rights in Action , CRF's quarterly curricular newsletter. We have published this tremendous resource since 1967, and we continually add to the archive. Constitution Day A series of free online lessons, resources from our catalog, and links to help educators observe Constitution Day. Brown v. Board of Education: 50th Anniversary A series of online lessons marking the 50th anniversary of the Brown decision. Second Annual CRF National Teach-In. CRF and CRFC will sponsor the national teach-in in coordination with National Youth Service Day, April 15-17, 2005. Interested classes should complete and submit the national Teach-in Registration Form by December 31, 2004. America Responds to Terrorism War in Iraq , and Reflecting on September 11 Resources designed to help teachers and students understand the tragedy of September 11 and the events unfolding in America, Iraq, the Middle East, and around the world. Election Central Online resources that helps teachers and students explore the electoral process past and present, in the United States and around the world.
Civics Lesson Plans Home Teacher Resource lesson plans Social Studies Civics Explore issuesin your community and write PSAs for local media distribution. http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/history/civics/
Extractions: All Aboard The Campaign Train! - Plan a "whistle stop" campaign train trip across the United States. Create slogans, songs, speeches. Use measurements of time and distance. An Approach to Teaching Religious Tolereance - Students will be able to identify the First Amendment which guarantees Freedom of Religion. Students should be able to define the language of this amendment. Arrest - The purpose of the activity "Arrest" is to give students first hand knowledge about an arrest of a classmate and his/her subsequent trial. Students become active participants in the legal process as they become witnesses, jurors and defendants in a trial simulation. Budget Making - Introduce students to budgetss; learn about government services and basic expenses; and create pie charts representing government spending priorities. Center for Civic Education - Selected curricular materials change monthly.
Classroom Lesson Plans: Helping Teachers Teach History Teachers can access history resources and lesson plans arranged by grade Center for History and New media Since 1994, the Center for History and New http://hnn.us/articles/875.html
Extractions: @import url("/css/style.css"); Search HNN: HNN Articles Hot Topics Books Features ... Log In Below are links to sites specifically designed to help teachers use the Internet in designing courses in history. Please feel free to send us other links we should post. Just drop an email to the editor. Note: Descriptions of the sites are taken from the sites themselves. THE SYLLABUS FINDER The Syllabus Finder : This site, run by George Mason University's Center for History and New Media, features an automated search tool that locates relevant syllabi on any topic. The Syllabus Finder scans the largest database of history syllabiover 11,000 and growing dailyin combination with a powerful Google-based search of thousands of others on the web. You can compare courses at different universities, see how widely assigned a specific book is, or use it to plan your own course. (Authors: You can use it to find out how widely assigned your own book is.) FOR K-12 TEACHERS The New York Times Learning Network: This site is geared towards students in grades 3-12, their teachers and parents. Teachers can access daily lesson plans for grades 6-12, as well as quizzes built around NYT articles. Previous lessons are available in the archive and in thematic lesson plan units. Teachers can also use News Snapshot, aimed for grades 3-5, to explore current events through New York Times photos and related questions. The site also provides them with the latest education news from the newspaper.
History News Network Classroom lesson plans Helping Teachers Teach History The Internet SchoolLibrary media Center A metasite with links to Internet sites organized by http://hnn.us/articles/printfriendly/875.html
Extractions: HNN Articles Hot Topics Books Features ... Log In Below are links to sites specifically designed to help teachers use the Internet in designing courses in history. Please feel free to send us other links we should post. Just drop an email to the editor. Note: Descriptions of the sites are taken from the sites themselves. THE SYLLABUS FINDER The Syllabus Finder : This site, run by George Mason University's Center for History and New Media, features an automated search tool that locates relevant syllabi on any topic. The Syllabus Finder scans the largest database of history syllabiover 11,000 and growing dailyin combination with a powerful Google-based search of thousands of others on the web. You can compare courses at different universities, see how widely assigned a specific book is, or use it to plan your own course. (Authors: You can use it to find out how widely assigned your own book is.) FOR K-12 TEACHERS The New York Times Learning Network: This site is geared towards students in grades 3-12, their teachers and parents. Teachers can access daily lesson plans for grades 6-12, as well as quizzes built around NYT articles. Previous lessons are available in the archive and in thematic lesson plan units. Teachers can also use News Snapshot, aimed for grades 3-5, to explore current events through New York Times photos and related questions. The site also provides them with the latest education news from the newspaper.
Learning To Give - Lesson Plan - Looking At Our Community lesson plans Bibliographies Briefing Papers Nonprofit Career Information Looking at Our Community through the Eyes of the media (Attachment Two) http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit68/lesson2.html
Extractions: var my_width = document.body.clientWidth; var my_column_width = ((my_width-693)/2); document.write (""); var my_width = document.body.clientWidth; var my_column_width = ((my_width-693)/2); document.write (""); Other States LTG -Indiana LTG -Michigan ... Philanthropy at Home and Abroad > Looking at Our Community Two to Three-Fifty Minute Class Periods Key Words/Concepts: ELA: Media Characteristics; Questioning; Research PHIL: Four Economic Sectors; Needs Assessment; Survey SOC: Communities; Environment; Human Characteristics of Place; Location; Movement; Place; Point of View; Populations Standards: Learning to Give lessons incorporate National State and Philanthropy curriculum standards . See the end of each lesson for specific standards.
EDSITEment Lesson - Printer Friendly 1 This lesson plan consists of four learning activities that you can use togetheras a unit or adapt media and communications Newspapers Native Web http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=309
Lesson Plan Search: Technology And Media: Middle School 6-8 Middle School Level Technology media lesson plans. (Over 30 lessons ideas!)Find other great resources for Penguins at The Teachers Corner! http://www.lessonplansearch.com/Technology_and_Media/Middle_School_6-8/
Extractions: Links ... Technology and Media : Middle School 6-8 Categories Links A Scavenger Hunt, for Reference - This scavenger hunt activity takes students through reference software in a most fun way! (Added: Tue Dec 07 1999 Hits: 2664 Rating: 9.00 Votes: 1) Rate It Advertising All Around Us - This unit is intended to help students become more aware of the language and techniques used in print advertising, as well as the impact of advertising on their daily lives. (Added: Sun Feb 27 2000 Hits: 2467 Rating: 7.50 Votes: 2)
WOMEN'S MEDIA, COMMUNICATION, AND NEWS SOURCES Communication Studies Gender Race in media links, compiled by Karla The site s lesson Library of lesson plans includes gender portrayal as a http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/media.htm
Extractions: Aviva Magazine provides monthly news items from around the world. Feminist Majority Foundation Online has feminist news highlights updated daily. International Women's Tribune Centre website includes issues of Women's GlobalNet newsletter. To receive the newsletter by email, send a blank message to iwtc-womensglobalnet-subscribe@igc.topica.com . Women's Enews is a project of the Women, Policy and Media Program of NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund. The goal is to provide a "professional news service to the public and the media, policy makers and opinion shapers, covering the news about issues of importance to women." The article " Women's Media Transformed by Internet ," by Sheila Gibbons, discusses the stop and start of several feminist periodicals in recent years. RoSa Documentation Centre and Archives on Feminism, Equal Opportunity, and Women's Studies women's news contains links to news items in numerous languages. The Centre is in Belgium.
MediaChannel.org - WHY MEDIA LITERACY MATTERS can actively and successfully communicate with society and the world. media Literacy Classroom MENU. Teachers Toolkit lesson plans activities http://www.mediachannel.org/classroom/
Extractions: Emerging technologies, the global economy and the Internet are changing what it means to be literate. The digital age is transforming the quantity, range and speed of information and communication in our lives. The mass media affect how we perceive and understand the world and people around us, from what we wear, eat and buy to how we relate to ourselves and others. In the 21 st century, the ability to interpret and create media is a form of literacy as basic as reading and writing.
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Extractions: Home Art Lessons Resources Listgroup ... Awards ART LESSON PLANS - ART GAMES Incredible @rt Dept Art Games Lesson Plans Architecture ... Professional Development These links lead off of our website. Use them at your own risk. We are only accepting new links for Art Media Tutorials at this time. The purpose of Incredible Art Department is to promote art education. If you find a link that goes to an inappropriate site, please notify Judy Decker (email address on home page). Online Art Activities for Kids A. Pintura: Art Detective . Learn art history while playing detective
