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by: Jeff Dahm, Teacher

Media Lesson Plan sites
Media Basics Lesson Plans
Understanding TV
A good project oriented lesson for Non-Video Teachers who are doing units on Media, Drama, etc.
Radio and TV lesson
General media lesson in a social science context.
Media Credibility Lesson Plans
Rivsys
This is not a lesson plan per se, but this site claims to be a source for unfiltered news. Explore this site and try to find balanced reporting. Have a class discussion about whether this is journalism or editorialism.
Moon Hoax
A lesson plan site and link to another site: A point by point rebuttal of the Fox Special Conspiracy Theory: Did we land on the Moon? Good start to a a discussion on Entertainment vs. News and the blurry line that can exist.
 
Media Education Sites
Single Topic Website
The 30 Second Candidate:
A great interactive website from PBS that traces the history and process of TV commercials in politics. Great for History teachers too.
Web Resources
Teachers of TV and Radio
Group of teachers who organized links and information exchange about education in this field.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

General Education Sites
Education Based
About.com-Education Homepage
Lots of  links and lesson plans to search in specific areas. Good place to begin looking.
Education Planet
Great resource for educators in general and lots of Media related items and links. Must sign up for free membership for lesson plans.
Mark Sheehan's Page
A site with his own lesson plans and numerous links to other education sources he has already checked out.
Ron MacKinnon's page
More educational links and lesson plans. Lots of diverse resources.
WNET school
A small but diverse collection of resources that seems to be growing.
Media Based Partnerships with Educators
New York Times Learning Network
Many Many Lesson Plans and links, all free and no memberships.
Discovery Channel
Media based resources for students and teachers tied into programming.
History Channel
Another resource for program tie ins to many subjects.
PBS Teachersource
How can Big Bird lead you astray?
C-SPAN
More resources for teachers linked to programming.

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