The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

The home on the web for arts-related content that airs on PBS stations. You can link to the program sites of long-running arts broadcasts, sample special exhibitions, and investigate what the network is airing or has recently aired on...

Broadcast journalist, Leslie Dodson, presents research that focuses on the intersection of micro-enterprise and digital technologies in developing communities in Africa. Dodson discusses how hard it is to be a journalist and the special...

Visit the online home of Ovation TV, a cable television network that airs art-focused educational and general interest programming. At Ovation TV find access to a rotating menu of highlights from the network's offerings, including video...

This is an extremely useful place for the improving listening skills of English language learners. Contains numerous listening exercises, such as dialogues, games, interviews, songs, news broadcasts, and more. Each activity has a number...

A short biography of Edward R. Murrow with details on his contentious relationship with Senator Joseph McCarthy.

The Jewish Virtual Library offers a moving account of Murrow's visit to the Nazi concentration camp. Brief, but powerful.

Biography of journalist Edward R. Murrow. Extensive look at his life, focusing specifically on his career.

Detailed analysis of the election of 1983 in which Margaret Thatcher was decisively re-elected. Includes audio clips from BBC broadcasts.

British Broadcasting Corporation gives a detailed analysis of the election of 1979 which swept Margaret Thatcher into office.

In this interactive you will discover the history of ancient reptiles. Click your mouse on the dinosaur you wish to explore and learn all about its history. Learn about Pterosaurs, Nanatius, the Sauropod, Minmi paravertebral and many...

A 100-million year old fossil was found in China. It was thought to have been a bird similar to a loon. Read more about this fantastic find.

Discover something new about this unique animal! Site highlights the birth of some emerging emu chicks.

Absolutely fascinating site on an interesting cloud phenomenon called the Morning Glory! Discover something new as you learn all about this massive backwards-rolling cloud formation.

An animated guide to volcanoes. Learn how they are formed, where they are found and the different types with this interactive slideshow.

Thanksgiving football dates to at least 1876, when Yale defeated Princeton, 2-0, on a cold, bleak afternoon in Hoboken, New Jersey. By the 1890s, many college and high school teams played on the holiday. But the tradition didn't become a...

Read the latest of Walter Cronkite's oral essays for NPR, in which he comments on events in recent history such as the Vietnam War, the U-2 crisis, and so on.

This is a multimedia information center for journalists working (or hoping to work) in television. Great visuals and reader-friendly copy.

An overview of the career of a television reporter, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and the future outlook for jobs. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.

This lesson features several weather videos, both real and created, to help students understand how information and the tone changes based on the audiences and the purposes for the presentation.

This site provides links to Al Jazeera watch or listen to live TV, TV schedules, and some archived materials.

From the largest media organization for people of color, this imaginative site is graphically clever with content to support it. Interesting reading for all journalists, as well as a great teaching tool for anyone interested in effective...

This Web site allows you to listen to radio broadcasts of various documentaries about the conflict in Jerusalem. Photographs, maps, articles, and news are also available detailing the history of the Holy City.

This page is the companion website to the PBS television special, Triumph of the Nerds. Coverage includes a history of the computer, a who's who, and a television transcript.