Curated OER
Middle-class teenagers in India
Students read and discuss an extract about teenagers in India and complete related activities.
INTERNET Red 2000
All About Spain: Travel and Tourism
An extensive index of information about Spain and Spanish culture. It contains photo tours, city guides, a traveler's yellow pages, and a country and culture section filled with useful information.
BBC
Bbc News: Arabic Language Version
World news headlines in English with Arabic introductions and target vocabulary words, with vocabulary help in Arabic. Students can also listen to an English language broadcast of the story. Very handy site for upper level...
Other
Museum of Web Art
A fascinating site devoted to art and graphics used on the world wide web. Explore the best in buttons, banners, counters, and more.
University of North Carolina
Univ of North Carollina: The Twilight Zone (Rod Serling)
This site discusses several aspects of the show, The Twilight Zone, and its creator, Rod Serling. Sections include Rod Serling Career, Concept, and Production, as well as details of the show like Backdrop, Plot, and Audience.
Smithsonian Institution
Tween Tribune: Week of 6 13 16: Muhammad Ali, and Why He Mattered
The Beatles' first visit to the United States was in 1964. Clever publicity agents arranged a meeting for the band with Cassius Clay. He was training for the bout that would make him heavyweight boxing champion. The result was a...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Life Story of Al Jolson
Contains a biography about the life of the late entertainer, Al Jolson (1886-1950.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 8: El Entretenimiento
In this eighth unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about how Spanish-speaking peoples entertain themselves and they investigate a dance style. Includes modeling of oral Spanish pronunciation and conversation, games,...
Media Smarts
Media Smarts: Teaching Tv: Enjoying Television Lesson
MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. In this lesson, young students will become reflect about television programs they enjoy and analyze why they enjoy them.
Other
Madison Square Garden
The official site for the Madison Square Gardens, the world's most famous arena!
Other
Media Line: Interactive Resource for Television Industry
This is a multimedia information center for journalists working (or hoping to work) in television. Great visuals and reader-friendly copy.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Leisure and Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Having Fun: Leisure and Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Other
Scotland.com
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
Other
Music From China
Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Arts & Entertainment
Description of the entertainment that occurred during the Middle Ages. Types of instruments and involvement in religious life discussed.
Library of Congress
Loc: Home Sweet Home Life in 19th Century Ohio
This site uses historically significant documents to paint a picture of family life in 19th century Ohio. Music plays a large role in this picture.
Other
Nildram: Plots of Twilight Zone Episodes
Season Three of the twilight zone, thirty-seven episodes at this site--with a summary of each.
Other
Springfield Public School District: Elizabethan England
Springfield Public School District provides comprehensive information on England during the Elizabethan time period. Includes historical figures and events, everyday life, arts and architecture, Shakespeare, and it offers links to other...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Entertainment in the Middle Ages
History Questions: Entertainment in the Middle Ages Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Other
Gamedev: Gaming Resources for Beginners
This is an informative resource for beginning game programmers, in which they can learn what it takes to become a professional programmer.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Imitations
Impressions were a common form of entertainment and a great source of comic material for many comedians. Explore this short site and see if you can identify the sounds.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations: Rod Serling
This site from Creative Quotations contains quotes from Rod Sterling. This site also includes a very brief biographical sketch of Sterling. An interesting site to check out.
Other
Sports Central
Sports Central is an online sports source providing top stories, scores, analysis, and commentary in the world of sports.