Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: Understanding Media: The Inside Story
This unit highlights the integral role that the media plays in American politics to communicate between the leaders and the public. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.
Education Development Center
Digital Media Arts: Introduction to Visual Arts and Digital Media
Digital media curriculum for teaching high school students how to communicate through media. Students learn the fundamentals of art and design and the technical skills to prepare them for careers in the arts, media, and entertainment...
Media Smarts
Media Awareness Network
The Media Awareness Network (MNet) "promotes media and Internet education by producing online programs and resources". MNet provide resources pertaining to blog & news, media issues, research, educational games, and special initiatives.
Media Smarts
Media Awareness Network: Allies and Aliens: A Mission in Critical Thinking
This interactive module for Grades 7 and 8 is designed to increase students' ability to recognize bias, prejudice, and hate propaganda on the Internet and in other media. Includes an extensive teacher's guide.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Communications Manager
This Career Clip features, Gene Nichols, Communications Manager at Good Shepherd. He is responsible for dealing with the media, especially newspapers and television programs. His best advice is to develop multiple skills and never...
Other
Ideas to Images: Sight Sound Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics, 7th Edition [Pdf]
Chapter 1 of the seventh edition of "Sight Sound Motion" by Herbert Zettl. It includes the table of contents, author information, the preface, and a brief prologue. The topic of this chapter is Applied Media Aesthetics. He talks about...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Virus Information and Prevention
What are viruses and how do they spread? Find resources for students of all ages that explore the nature of viruses, how they are transmitted, and the healthy habits we can all engage in to prevent their spread. From the common cold to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Expanding Narratives Using Media: A Digital Notebook
The resources, tips, and professional development opportunities shared throughout this digital notebook are rooted in skills supporting critical media literacy. Media literacy education emphasizes skills of inquiry and expression and...
BBC
Bbc News: Niger Country Profile
Niger is a country on the edge of the Sahara desert. This BBC profile includes an overview of the country's history, demographic and economic facts, information on its leaders and a listing of its communications media.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Jack & the Giants: Jack Spends His Pay
For this lesson, students will create and solve word problems involving money (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals), and develop a script for a short scene and perform it using the elements of performance....
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Technology and Resources: Lesson 2
This video discusses technology resources to use for creating your lecture media and the importance of injecting yourself into your lesson. This lesson is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Technology and resources."
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...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Disease Lab
Manipulate characteristics of fictional diseases and see how the changes effect a population. Simulator includes a data table available for download for student records.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hedy Lamarr: Engineering and Invention
Discover Hedy Lamarr's contributions as a woman in STEM in this video from the American Masters film, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. Lamarr has received belated acknowledgement for inventing frequency hopping, the basis of secure...
United Nations
Unesco: Information and Communication Technologies in Schools
This UNESCO handbook for teachers delves into information and communication technologies in schools. Scroll down through the pdf document to pages 5 through 8 for a list of specific topics included in this extensive resource.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Hedy Lamarr
Major support for Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This is a collection of four video lessons about Hedy Lamarr including her acting career and her inventions. Teaching materials are included.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Contrast Media's Message With Traditional Text English I Reading
Compare and contrast how visual and non-visual texts communicate information.
PBS
Pbs: Hedy Lamarr: Securing Wireless Communications Through Frequency Changes
Discover Hedy Lamarr's contributions as a woman in STEM in this two video media gallery from the American Masters film Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. Learn how Lamarr invented frequency hopping, the basis of secure wireless...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Technology and Resources: Lesson 3
This video discusses technology resources to use for creating your lecture media and the importance of injecting yourself into your lesson. This lesson is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Technology and resources."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Technology and Resources: Lesson 1
This video discusses technology resources to use for creating your lecture media and the importance of injecting yourself into your lesson. This lesson is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Technology and resources."
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Singapore
BBC News provides a general overview of the prosperous south-east Asian country of Singapore. Focus is on history, country facts, leaders, and media. Provides links to a timeline of key events and recent news articles.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms: Waves: Light Collection
Observe the appearance of objects under different conditions to find that objects are only visible when illuminated by light, explore how light interacts with different materials, and develop a code that uses light to communicate across...
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Laos
BBC News offers a general overview of the communist south-east Asian country of Laos. Focus is on history, country facts, leaders, and media. Provides links to a timeline of key events and recent news articles.
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Malaysia
BBC News features a general overview of the prosperous south-east Asian country of Malaysia. Focus is on history, country facts, leaders, and media. Provides links to a timeline of key events and recent news articles.