Humanities Links
Media Literacy
ABC: Dog and Cat News
http://www.abc.net.au/dogandcatnews/mainpage.html
Explore the secrets of the TV studio.
Behind The News
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/btn/
Download tips for using this Tv program in the classroom.
Dash
http://abc.net.au/rollercoaster/dash/default.htm
Sports news for kids.
Media Smart
http://www.mediasmart.org.uk/kids/index.html
My name is Sammy Smart and I\'m here to help you understand how TV advertising works. Hit the Brand Me! button and design your very own brand.
Don't Buy It
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/
Learn about the secrets of creating a magazine cover model and design your own ads.
Jo Cool or Jo Fool
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/jocool_jofool/kids.cfm
Think you know about the Web? Here\'s your chance to prove it! Take a CyberTour with Josie and Joseph Cool, as they visit their twelve favorite Web sites, and decide whether or not they\'re making smart choices.
TV By Girls
http://www.tvbygirls.tv/the_site/home.htm
We believe the best way to combat destructive media images is to create work that explores diverse ideas inspired by girls experiences.
Media Zone
http://www.ehrw.com/eolang/mediazon/
Explore the Zone to become a smarter viewer and to learn how to get your own media messages across.
ICYouSee
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
A guide to critical thinking about what you see on the web.
Lessons
Scholastic: Class Newspaper
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3265
Children will learn about the different parts of a newspaper, types of information found in a newspaper, and how writing is developed for a newspaper. They will work together to create their own class newspaper.
Creating a Classroom Newspaper
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=249
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to write authentic newspaper stories.
Bright Ideas Lesson Plans
http://www.nieworld.com/teachers/brightideas/default.htm
Lesson plans related to newspapers.
Stop press! Newspaper headlines
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/download/lesspln/englisup.htm
A unit of work in this area helps students to understand that news and documentaries are never completely objective because, like all other visual messages, they are the result of a process of selection and organisation.
Media Awareness Unit
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2406/
This mini curriculum unit introduces students to the concept of images presented through the media, primarily advertising through print and on television.
Media Literacy
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Lessons/1623.htm
Media literacy is an important skill in reading different types of advertisements. Help your students learn how to read magazine ads and know what they are really saying.
Sampler: Propaganda and Media Literacy
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/sammedialims.html
The purpose of this Web page is to give you a sampling of some of the aspects of Media Literacy.
Teacher Reference
CML Medialit Kit
http://www.medialit.org/bp_mlk.html
Like a map for a journey, the CML MediaLit KitT provides a vision and directions for successfully introducing media literacy in classrooms and community groups from preK to college.
Media Awareness Network
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/teachers/index.cfm
Articles about Media Education from Canada.
Just Think
http://www.justthink.org/
Just Think teaches young people to lead healthy, responsible, independent lives in a culture highly impacted by media.
Media Channel
http://www.mediachannel.org/atissue/
Key themes and lightning-rod issues for educators.
About Face
http://www.about-face.org/
About-Face aims to combat negative and distorted images of women.
The Merchants of Cool
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/
They are the merchants of cool: creators and sellers of popular culture who have made teenagers the hottest consumer demographic in America.
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