Wondering how to integrate the Web with electronic
and print media?
Check out the links you have
this week!!
A&E Classroom - http://www.aetv.com/class/
For Middle and High School: free teacher materials,
resources, study guides, schedule, viewers' guide, and a free magazine
you can access and print out ideas from online. Too cool.
Across America - http://www.msnbc.com/news/112039.asp
MSNBC News produces this site which offers
live camera shots of cities around the country complete with stories to
complement them - there's even an El Nino Cam in LA!
Bill Nye's Labs Online - http://nyelabs.kcts.org/
Online demonstrations, episode guides, sounds
and clips, links, news and listings all to continue the great job this
guy does in hooking in children so they can have the chance to be hooked
on Science.
Cable in the Classroom - http://www.ciconline.com/home.htm
Listings, bulletin boards, technology initiatives,
links to cablecasters and broadcasters; a one stop shot that can help you
make the most out of the high quality Cable in the Classroom programming
offered by some of the top cable networks in the country; free subscription
to their hardcopy version of Cable in the Classroom Magazine too.
CNN Newsroom Daily Classroom Guide - http://learning.turner.com/newsroom/index.html
An instructional guide for teachers wishing
to incorporate television news into their curriculum; the weekly schedule
(Monday through Friday) follows these topics: Environment, International,
Business, Science and the Editor - airs 4:30-5:00 AM daily for easy taping.
C-SPAN Online - http://www.c-span.org/
From the folks who bring Congress into our
homes as a public service: live online programming in RealVideo and RealAudio,
schedule and program information, clips from Washington Journal, and the
Booknotes Cyber Companion.
Discovery Online - http://www.discovery.com/
Listings for Discovery Channel, the Learning
Channel and Animal Planet, along with animal cams, games, expeditions,
eye catching features, and a free weekly listserv, this site keys on some
of the finest quality programming for students today.
History Channel Classroom - http://www.historychannel.com/onair/class/
Television programs that middle and high school
teachers can videotape and keep for up to a year along with support materials
to help with lesson plans and class activities: calendar, tips, free teaching
materials, study guides, teacher to teacher ideas and other educational
resources.
Integrated Learning with an AM Radio - http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0093.html
An AskERIC lesson, this activity can be done
in two class periods or up to a week, requiring students to listen to AM
radio in the evening, search the band, and record the location of stations
around the country as they are tuned in. Great for Geography, Math, Science
and Language Arts.
International Children's Day of Broadcasting
- http://www.unicef.org/icdb/
On December 13th the United Nations Children's
Fund will sponsor its annual celebration of 'Tuning into Kids'. Broadcasters
around the world provide programming that day to allow children to share
information and exchange views with their peers in other parts of the world;
classes and schools can participate through their local cable companies.
Check out this worthy initiative.
Life on the Internet - http://web-cr02.pbs.org/internet/index.html
PBS presents this program and the online companion
which covers the history of the Internet, its impact on our lives, and
a trivia game.
Media Awareness Network Kids' Corner - http://www.screen.com/mnet/eng/med/kids/kindex.htm
Billed as being for ages 9-13, this site shows
how television, film and video games are produced and marketed; it goes
a long way towards addressing making children consumer conscious as they
interact with the commercial media
Museum of Television and Radio - http://www.mtr.org/index.htm
The Internet presence of the famed storehouse
for the numerous shows and productions which have become legendary with
the advent of the commercial media this century. A goldmine of information
on all things to do with our popular culture as it has been shaped by T.V.
and radio.
National Public Radio - http://www.npr.org/
Non-commercial radio coverage of hard news,
current events, popular trends, and Americana, all presented in a well-rounded,
responsible style suitable for use with High School classes. Searchable
database for when you know exactly what you're looking for.
Newsweek Education Program - http://school.newsweek.com/
A weekly teacher's guide which helps make
connections to current news and events, High School curriculum materials,
a cross-cucrriculum manual and a schedule of education conferences Newsweek
will be attending are all available through this site.
NOVA Online for Teachers - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/
A teacher's guide, lesson ideas, weekly updates,
online activities, archives, "this week", and a wonderful collection of
NOVA programs at your fingertips for incorporation into the classroom.
Online Schoolyard - http://www.onlineschoolyard.com/default.asp
Commcast Communication's site for quality
programming; set up by education content areas this site is extremely easy
to use and handy to have. This week's feature was The Face of Russia on
PBS with online activities What Happened to Anastasia (an interactive game)
and the opportunity to practice speaking Russian!
PBS Kids - http://www.pbs.org/kids/
Thousands of pages to explore, including Fun
& Games, Babble On, links on kids' favorite PBS TV shows and
a Pre-school section to find activities for younger kids; just revamped
and back up for use by teachers and kids alike.
PBS Teacher Connex - http://www.pbs.org/learn/tconnex/
Information about PBS general-audience and
children's programming with extended videotaping rights for classroom use
in the U.S., including program descriptions, grade level appropriateness,
cross-curricular applications, teacher resources and links to relevant
World Wide Web sites.
SchoolHouse Rock - http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/
Yup. They're all here. And if you have any
use for them (aside from embarrassing nostalgic flashbacks) they're downloadable
(you'll need RealPlayer) and they cover all the old standards: Math, Science,
Social Studies and Language Arts......err......English! =D
Teachers.Nick.com - http://teachers.nick.com/
Easy to use curriculum based classroom materials
for all Nick's educational shows and initiatives: teacher feature, calendar,
programming, lesson plan index, bulletin board and email updates - designed
for teachers from Preschool to Middle School.
TIME for Kids - http://www.pathfinder.com/@@NbZlbwUAGxw6Zi6M/TFK/
Upper Elementary/Middle School-aged online
version of the weekly newsmagazine; geared down for younger readers, many
of the articles focus on subjects of particular interest to kids - contains
a complete archive and a futuristic multimedia section
Videoconferencing for Learning - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/vidconf/
Supports effective use of videoconferencing
technology by providing basic information about videoconferencing technology
and instructional applications as well as resources to help you link with
other videoconferencing teachers, librarians, and content providers; real
time multimedia!
Weather Channel Education Index - http://www.weather.com/education/index.html
From Kindergarten through High School, this
site boasts lessons for everyone; includes The Weather Classroom, Look
Up!, Weather Focus, On The SafeSide and The Teachers' Lounge.
ZOOM! - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/zoom/home3.html
OK, OK, if you remember SchoolHouse Rock then
you probably remember ZOOM!, a PBS original which encouraged kids
to send in their own work to be shared on the show - and they're bringing
it back! Remember Fanny Dooly? I'm dating myself.......again..........great
site!
Next week's topic: "Outstanding Science Sites"
Please send in URL's of high
quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to mrmck@...!
Also, I'm always looking for new
topic ideas and input!
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