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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: California Public Media Education Service

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Public media stations across California have banded together to package a comprehensive set of broadcast and digital resources for teachers, students, and families for at-home learning. Drawing on our most popular offerings to teachers...
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Other

Broadcasting and Cable Online Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting insider's look at the world of Broadcast media. You'll find everything from job opportunities to the latest news about the networks at this well designed site.
Activity
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Reporters, Correspondents, & Broadcast Analysts

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on a group of careers surrounding radio and television broadcasting.
Website
Other

Bea: The Broadcast Education Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Established in 1955, the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) has expanded its scope to include all aspects of telecommunications and electronic media. Their nicely designed home page gives a good overview of covered topics.
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Other

Indiana Public Media: A Moment of Science: Videos, Podcast, and Radio Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Moment of Science, a two-minute public radio broadcast on topics of the day with a science twist, publishes a range of ancillary material that aligns with its daily coverage of science news. Includes an archive of past shows, articles,...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour Student Reporting Labs Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Student Reporting Labs (SRL) creates transformative educational experiences through video journalism that inspire youth to find their voice and engage with their communities. SRL lesson plans, assignment prompts and instruction tools...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Community Helpers Bingo: Grades 1 and 2

For Students K - 1st
A bilingual, weekly "Learn Along" Bingo card (one for PreK-K, one for Grades 1 & 2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventure. Emphasis will be on the PBS KIDS 24/7...
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Other

Nabj: National Association of Black Journalists

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Empire of the Air: Power and Impact of Radio

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will listen to historic news events as broadcast on radio, view current news coverage on television, and compare and contrast how those events were reported on both media by developing an essay which addresses the question "Is...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Learn Along Bingo Packets: Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
These bilingual, weekly Learn Along Bingo packets (one for PreK & K, one for Grades 1 & 2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventures. Emphasis will be on the PBS...
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News Lab: Elements of Great Storytelling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nova: Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The NOVA collection on PBS LearningMedia contains over 1500 resources from NOVA's broadcast and digital productions that educators can use in their lessons to spark and enrich student knowledge of STEM (Science Technology Engineering...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Gratitude Bingo: Grades 1 and 2

For Students K - 1st
A bilingual, weekly "Learn Along" Bingo card (one for PreK-K, one for Grades 1&2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventure. Emphasis will be on the PBS KIDS 24/7...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Community Helpers Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
(Week of April 27th) A bilingual, weekly "Learn Along" Bingo card (one for PreK-K, one for Grades 1 & 2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventure. Emphasis will be on...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Being Kind Bingo: Grades 1 and 2

For Students K - 1st
(Week of October 12th) A bilingual, weekly "Learn Along" Bingo card (one for PreK-K, one for Grades 1 & 2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventure. Emphasis will be...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluate Tone in Various Media for Audiences and Purposes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson features several weather videos, both real and created, to help students understand how information and the tone changes based on the audiences and the purposes for the presentation.
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Other

Ctv Calgary News

For Students 9th - 10th
CFCN is a local area news affiliate for CTV Television in Calgary. Content includes a focus on the latest news and weather, crime and medical features, and more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Nixon Kennedy Debate

For Students 3rd - 8th
Although Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy weren't the first presidential candidates to use the media to reach the public, their debates showed most clearly how television could influence the voting public.
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NBC

Nbc: Breaking News and Top Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
A 24/7 news feed of the most current, real time news by editors monitoring social media.
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Other

San State Francisco University: Newsworx (1001 Words)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
View the media-rich work of teams of student journalists assigned to produce high-interest feature stories using pictures, audio, and words. Learn how to tell a story well by thinking critically about the different choices made by each...
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Writers and Editors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you want a career as a broadcast journalist, you may want to check out this career info. It covers everything you need to know about writing, editing, and reporting.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Collection

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
As teachers, students, and families enter an uncertain school year with new routines, both in-person and virtual, PBS LearningMedia offers this special collection of flexible resources to support learning from anywhere. Find videos,...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Mark Twain, a Special Report

For Students 9th - 10th
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, a daily news broadcast on PBS, offers a special report on Mark Twain and his missing manuscript, "A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage." A timeline of Mark Twain's life is also provided.
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Other

Broadcasting and Cable Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Broadcasting and Cable Online covers the latest news in the broadcasting and cable industries from an "insider" perspective.