Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Teaching Tv: Enjoying Television Lesson

For Students 1st - 6th
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.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Impact of Television on News Media

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the impact of television on news media.
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Other

Geo Television Network

For Students 9th - 10th
Television network in Pakistan that entertains Pakistanis, provides national and international news, and more. Audio and video news in urdu are available.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Understanding Television

For Students 9th - 10th
A course from MIT on the cultural history of television. Includes readings, assignments, exams, and videos of lectures.
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Other

History tv.net

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an archive of original photographs of important events and broadcasts in the early history of experimental television. Concentrates on the archive of photographs from Vladimir Kosma Zworykin.
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Land of Television

For Students 5th - 8th
The advent of increased television programming helped create a national popular culture. Read about the many kinds of television programs offered in the 1950s.
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National Academy of Engineering

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century: Radio and Television

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners explore radio and television in the 20th century. Some topics investigated are cathode-ray tubes, radio broadcasting, and high-definition televisions. The resource consists of historical information, a timeline, and a personal...
Website
Other

Who Is the Inventor of Television?

For Students 9th - 10th
Evidently, this is not an easy question to answer! The television seems to be the international product of a series of discoveries and inventions. Here is an interesting summary of inventors and events leading up to the actual television...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: The Effects of Tv

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the effects of TV and media and the importance of researching both sides of an issue. It features links to the articles Buzzle: "Negative Effects of Television" and Slate: "The Benefits of Bozo." It also asks...
Handout
Other

School Tv: Tv Terminology

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete glossary of TV production terminology.
Article
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Eurek Alert: Hostile Political Tv Leads to Negative Attitudes

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article written about a study done at Ohio State University that discovered that hostile political television leads to negative attitudes about politics.
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Other

Al Jazeera: Live Tv and Archived Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to Al Jazeera watch or listen to live TV, TV schedules, and some archived materials.
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

British Columbia Ministry of Ed: Drama 11 and 12: Film and Television [Pdf]

For Teachers 11th - 12th
An outline for how to teach this BC drama course. In Film and Television 11 and 12, students gain practical experience in some of the major areas of the industry, including acting, scriptwriting, and production.
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Other

School Tv: Character Generators: Features and Connections

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore into the world of TV production Character Generators. SchoolTV discusses what to look for when adding a generator to your control room.
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Kentucky Educational Television

Kentucky Educational Television: Ellis Wilson: So Much to Paint

For Students 9th - 10th
Created as a supplement to a television documentary on the African-American artist, Ellis Wilson, site content includes extensive biographical information, a timeline of his life, and examples of many of his paintings.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950 1970

For Students 9th - 10th
View contemporary coverage of the Civil Rights Movement from two Roanoke, VA television stations including 230 video clips that feature both national events, such as the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy, as well as...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Can Television Be Considered Literature in English Classes?"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Movie days in the classroom are infrequent and far between, but what if teachers used television as a means of teaching? Shelby Ostergaard discusses whether or not television can be considered a form of literature and the benefits and...
PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Television Performance Techniques Module 6

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow based on Herbert Zettl's "Television Production Handbook" that explains techniques that one needs to be aware of when performing in front of a television camera. Discusses questions to ask the director regarding how the...
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Other

Television Production Handbook: The Camera

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the basic controls of a modern television lens.
Handout
Media College

Media College: The Tv Technical Director

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what the Technical Director's responsibilities are in the tv studio.
Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Inside a Television Station | Kids Work!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students will connect schoolwork with real work as they explore a virtual representation of a television station with specific work areas labeled and defined. Hover your mouse over room to take a look inside a television station.
Handout
Media College

Media College: The Tv Camera Operator

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the many responsibilities of the TV camera operator. Studio, OB, and field operators are discussed.
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Other

Ovation Tv (Arts Focused Cable Television Network)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Academy of Radio & Television Broadcasting

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interestes in a career in radio or television broacasting? The site has the training programs available at the Academy of Radio and Television Broadcasting.

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