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\nI Heard It 'Round the Internet: Sexual Health Education and Authenticating Online Information\n

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\nLearners evaluate websites regarding sexual health information. In this media awareness lesson, students discuss facts and myths regarding sex as they determine how to find reputable online and print resources.\n
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\nRisk Communication: Media Presentation Exercise\n

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\nStudents work in groups to prepare a brief broadcast or print news report from one of five possible viewpoints about an environmental contamination scenario. Students are given basic information about a chemical spill in a small town and...\n
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\nThe Medium Shapes the Message\n

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\nWhere do you get your news? Have learners examine four different publications and decide which one they would choose to read on their own time. The resource includes a list of publication types to supply and a worksheet for groups...\n
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\nMedia Literacy Final Project\n

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\nStudents meet as a class to discuss a variety of media literacy topics before breaking into groups to conduct research on one aspect of the topic. In order to gather information, they watch episodes of the Simpson's television show and...\n
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\nStonewall and Beyond: Gay and Lesbian Issues\n

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\nHelp learners understand their own biases and how their perspectives may have been influenced by biased media sources. They keep a journal while viewing videos, exploring websites, and engaging in class discussions related to gay and...\n
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\nMedia Literacy and Health: Grades 6-8\n

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\nInternet suffers could drown in the volume of information available on line. Here's an activity that can be a lifeline and buoy confidence in middle schoolers' ability to find reliable information and credible sources. After reading...\n
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\nHigh Five: Go to Press\n

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\nHigh school scholars learn valuable information about how to run a newspaper in the third and final installment of a media literacy series. The unit scaffolds learners to success with background information before they plan for...\n
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\nOversharing: Think Before You Post\n

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\nCould your learners use a little more discretion when they post online? Take a look at these ten rules of posting etiquette, which prompts them to be smart about what photos and information they share on the Internet.\n
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\nCovering a Catastrophe: Evaluating Disaster News\n

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\nYoung journalists investigate the various ways to share news about a disaster and evaluate the pros and cons of each of these types of news. Individuals then select two different forms of media reports of a recent disaster. Using the...\n
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\nInformation Shuffle\n

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\nGather some information, print it onto sentence strips, and then have your class physically shuffle the cards to better understand the importance of organizational patterns in writing. Middle school learners examine information for a...\n
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\nListen Up! PSA for Change\n

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\nChallenge scholars to speak up about a topic by creating a public service announcement or social media blitz about an issue they feel passionate about. Have them research their issues, then decide the best way to take their messages to...\n
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\nFourth graders engage in a activity constructed in order to dissect the parts of a story used by the news media in order to communicate to the public. They use the media in order to help obtain information. Students create their own...\n
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\nEvolution of Mass Media after 1920\n

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\nEleventh graders study the importance of media through American History.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders develop teamwork skills discovering information regarding an assigned time period.  Students predict and...\n
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\nThe Media and You\n

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\nSeventh graders discuss the main purposes of media. Using various advertisements, they identify the method used by the advertisers in each example. They use these methods to create and sell their own product to the class. They use the...\n
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\nMedia Literacy Unit - Part 4\n

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\nSeventh graders study how advertisers use techniques to sell their products. In this persuasive media lesson, 7th graders analyze media messages to find the advertiser's purpose. They examine different advertising techniques and their...\n
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\nWhat Is Newsworthy?\n

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\nWhat is news? What is newsworthy? Who decides and what criteria do they use? Introduce young journalists to the basics of reporting with this media literacy lesson.\n
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\nIntelligence of Authentic Character - News Coverage and John Brown's Raid\n

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\nThe resource, a standalone, shows how news coverage of John Brown's Raid began when the event happened and how that reporting shaped perception in West Virginia history. The resource includes interesting anticipatory discussion...\n
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\nSavvy Surfers: Website Evaluation and Media Literacy\n

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\nSixth graders strengthen their understanding of what a high quality website is composed of. Learners evaluate three websites for accuracy, credibility, and reliability by completing a chart.\n
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\nToday's Front Pages\n

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\nTake a close look at a number of newspapers with collection of lessons and activities. Using a poster (which can be found under the materials tab), learners examine the hard copy of a local newspaper. This leads into an exploration of...\n
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\nWhat is Messenger Kids?\n

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\nTime for some kid-friendly social media! Is Messenger Kids really a fool-proof app? Young techies learn the ins and outs of a popular app using a video. Part of a large digital citizenship series, the resource highlights the features of...\n
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\nStudent News And Weather Channel\n

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\nFabulous! Your 5th graders should love this project. As an ongoing lesson throughout the year students use temperature probes to record outside temperature and then document their data using spreadsheets. They use their weather data and...\n
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\nICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking\n

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\nStress the importance of authenticating online resources and understanding the sources of websites' information with this activity. Using a Web-based activity, the lesson prompts young learners to think critically about determining the...\n
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\nIf everyone is on Facebook, should the school's news publication be as well? Scholars study a social media giant in the 11th lesson from The Social Media Toolbox's 16-part series. The activity combines individual study and collaboration...\n
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\nWhat Does the Public Know About You? --Does it Matter?\n

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\nYoung people today have to be very careful with how they present themselves online. Show them the possible impact of their online activity and what employers might see when performing a basic search. The lesson provides a video clip...\n
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