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Community Learning Network

Cln: Instructional Materials in Media Literacy Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
CLN "Theme Pages," focus on specific topics within Media Literacy/Studies. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information....
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Media Line: Interactive Resource for Television Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a multimedia information center for journalists working (or hoping to work) in television. Great visuals and reader-friendly copy.
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University of California

Knight Digital Media Center: Photoshop

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn Photoshop editing in this tutorial designed by graduate students from Cal State Berkeley.
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Media Smarts

Media Awareness Network: What's in a Word? Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Help 5th through 7th graders explore the power of words and their capacity to influence our thinking with this instructional activity from the Media Awareness Network. An easy-to-print .pdf version is linked from the top of the page.
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Media History Digital Library: Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of original magazines that document the evolution of the American broadcasting industry from 1896 to 1964, covering radio, television, and motion pictures.
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Glaad: Media Reference: Transgender Glossary of Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
This reference guide provides information about using the proper terms when discussing and writing about transgender individuals.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Radio Transmission

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity from A Science Odyssey tracks the journey of a sound wave from the moment a musician sings into a microphone until his voice reaches the vibrating speakers of an AM Radio.
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Columbia University

Leaks Necessary to News Reporting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Anonymous sources are a troubling fact of life for journalists and news consumers, according to this article that quotes some of the profession's heavy hitters.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Broadcast and Sound Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about careers for broadcast and sound technicians. Includes information about the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
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Ohio University: Woub Digital

For Students 9th - 10th
WOUB Digital provides programming information for WOUB, a public broadcasting service of Ohio University.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: War Feels Like War: Journalism in War Time (Teacher Resources)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Assess a lesson plan that revolves around the role of journalists in a democracy, especially considering the challenges and ethics of reporting from a war zone. Should broaden student understanding of Thomas Jefferson's ideal of an...
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Mother Jones Interview: John Hockenberry

For Students 9th - 10th
Journalist John Hockenberry is asked the tough questions in this interview. Covers many aspects of his personal life and his reporting style.

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