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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1532: Typewriters

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of the lowly typewriter in this article, which is a transcript of a radio broadcast.
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Stanford University

Riverwalk Jazz: Speakeasies, Flappers, and Red Hot Jazz: Music of Prohibition

For Students 9th - 10th
Script of a radio broadcast about Prohibition and Jazz Age America comments on black market bootlegging, jazz music, speakeasies, flappers, and women`s suffrage.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 383: Wooden Clocks

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the impact of the humble wooden clock on life for a frontier farming family in this article, which is a transcript of a radio broadcast.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 43: Amerigo Vespucci

For Students 9th - 10th
Why aren't we called Columbians instead of Americans? Here's an easy-to-read explanation of how America got its name from the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.
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Other

Federal Communications Commission: Organizational Charts of the Fcc

For Students 9th - 10th
Federal Communications Commission provides a chart to show how the FCC is organized.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Edward R. Murrow

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Edward R. Murrow with details on his contentious relationship with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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Other

Federal Communications Commission: Media Bureau

For Students 9th - 10th
The Federal Communications Commission provides an in-depth look at what the Mass Media Bureau is responsible for.
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Edward R. Murrow

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of journalist Edward R. Murrow. Extensive look at his life, focusing specifically on his career.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Edward R. Murrow's Report From Buchenwald

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a moving account of Murrow's visit to the Nazi concentration camp. Brief, but powerful.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Podcasting

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the Internet broadcasting method. Also contains the origin of podcasting, how the term came to be coined, and other uses of podcasting.
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Other

Glossary: Marketing, Advertising, and Promotional Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough glossary of marketing and advertising terms and associations (including legal and business) for all media: print, television, radio, display, and Internet. Includes concept, production, process, and philosophy terms as well.
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Other

Voice of America: Special English Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
Special English is a Voice of America broadcast devoted to helping English language learners learn English. You'll find scripts of previous broadcasts, with audio files so that you can read along with programs as you listen. A revolving...
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Curated OER

The Engines of Our Ingenuity: Count Rumford

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcript, from a syndicated radio broadcast, that discusses the life and scientific accomplishments of Count Rumford. An anecdotal account of Rumford's contribution to our understanding of heat. Contains a good deal of biographical...
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Curated OER

University of Houston: Rudolf Diesel

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting account of Rudolf Diesel and his invention of the diesel engine. The text is the actual transcropt of a syndicated radio broadcast called "Engines of Ingenuity." Outstanding information on Diesel and his engine invention.
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Curated OER

Sir Edward Elgar

For Students 9th - 10th
Commencement music directors! Looking for a fresh approach to a tired "Pomp and Circumstance?" Use this National Public Radio broadcast story of British composer Edward Elgar's famous ceremonial music.
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Curated OER

Dr. Brewster Higley

For Students 9th - 10th
From a series of radio broadcasts called "Present at the Creation," this website details the history of the famous song, "Home on the Range" that became very popular in American culture. It includes information on the dispute regarding...
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Curated OER

Dr. Brewster Higley's Cabin

For Students 9th - 10th
From a series of radio broadcasts called "Present at the Creation," this website details the history of the famous song, "Home on the Range" that became very popular in American culture. It includes information on the dispute regarding...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Comparing Satellite and Broadcast Radio Landscapes (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson in which students research the development of satellite technology and how it has evolved over the last 50 years. Students will examine the impact of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and discuss the role of a diverse, free...
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Other

Nabj: National Association of Black Journalists

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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BBC

Bbc Four: Audio Interview: Harold Pinter

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from an interview with Pinter broadcast on the BBC radio network BBC Four.
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Crash of the Hindenburg

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource explores the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937. Listen to radio reporter Herbert Morrison's riveting broadcast as he discusses the explosion of the giant airship.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Haitian Creole

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry on the Haitian Creole language. Includes information about the African and European origins of the language and sample words and phrases. Additional links to a passable online dictionary, Radio France...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1880 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison duke it out over the best way to transmit electricity and Heinrich Hertz is the first person (unbeknownst to him) to broadcast and receive radio waves.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Nevil Shute

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this transcript or listen to the broadcast of a radio program about the books and characters created by Nevil Shute, who called himself "an engineer who wrote books."

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