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Media Literacy Resources
For Educators
Elementary / Secondary / All Levels
Elementary
Mediawise
Resources for elementary student teachers and families including video game and movie reviews, created by the National Institute on Media and the Family.
ICYouSee
Provides an easy to remember list of simple rules for effective and safe web research.
Secondary
Media Awareness Network
An outstanding resource from Canada, available in both English
and French. Don't miss the 'Teachable Moments' and 'Teaching
Media' links
on the 'For Educators' page.
Mediawise
Resources for elementary student teachers and families including video game and movie reviews, created by the National Institute on Media and the Family.
PBS TeacherSource for Media Literacy
PBS sites and programs related to Media Literacy. Information
is tied to PBS programming.
Media Literacy
Getting Started: Activity Ideas for Language Arts, Social Studies,
Math, Science, and Health.
PBS Media Literacy Quiz
Students receive immediate feedback on their knowledge of media related
issues.
Web English Teacher - Media
Literacy
An extensive collection of links to articles, background and lesson
plans designed to help teachers integrate media literacy into classroom
instruction.
Ten Television Analysis Writing Projects
Address all literacy standards with these media literacy topics.
Teen Health and the Media
Click on the titles at the head of the page to find valuable information
linking media images to teens on the subjects of tobacco, alcohol
and drugs, teen sexuality, violence, and body image.
Advertising Techniques
Lesson plans and activities related to advertising.
Advertising Techniques
This page includes a list of common advertising techniques. It
includes graphics of ads and asks students to identify the techniques
used.
Don't Buy It, Get Media Smart
This site is sponsored by PBS and designed for upper-elementary-level
students. Kids learn about advertising tricks and how to 'buy
smart.' Interdisciplinary,
standards-based activities are available on the Teacher page.
Media Violence and Media Literacy
Some Things You Should Know About
Media Violence and Media Literacy from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Campaigns That Have Made A Difference
Do public service announcements have
an impact? These did. Check campaigns dating back to 1942, including
Smokey the Bear, Iron Eyes Cody ("The Crying Indian"), and the crash test
dummies.
I Read It On The Internet!
Can you trust everything you read on the Internet? Can you trust
anything you read on the Internet? Teach... kids which Web sites to trust!
Includes Lesson Plans.
Medicine and Madison Avenue
"This collection holds about 600 American ads for health-related
products produced from about 1910 to about 1950. Don't miss
the 'suggestions
for classroom use.'"
All Levels
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
BEST 300 books, videos, DVDs, curriculum kits, CD-Roms, posters for teaching media literacy from preK to college.
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
An extensive collection of links to articles, background and lesson
plans designed to help teachers integrate media literacy into
classroom instruction. Easy to navigate.
Understanding the Hype: Media Literacy
An Education World e-Interview With Catherine Gourley, including
five "principles of knowledge" related to media literacy.