Students listen in on American historical events. In this colonial America instructional activity, students participate in an activity that requires them to watch video segments that feature Revolutionary War battles and the...

Students select a common object or a face, and draw or paint it on a flat surface making it larger than real life. They choose a common object or simple scene and repeat it horizontally or vertically as defined rows. They create a flat,...

Students identify examples of government intervention during crisis. In this New Deal lesson, students play a game to place descriptions and names to abbreviations of New Deal Agencies. Students interview a person who lived through the...

Students examine journalism in extreme conditions. In this war-zone journalism instructional activity, students research media coverage of Vietnam, Grenada, the Gulf War, and military actions in Somalia and Kosovo. Students compare...

Students interpret the synoptic code. They construct a thermoscreen with an anemometer. Students identify different types of clouds and understand and read barometric pressure. Students predict weather pattern as they apply to fronts.

High schoolers view a documentary on the treatment of the buffalo. In groups, they create a website using ideas and solutions they developed. They must include graphics or animation and a multi-level webpage. They share their pages...

Students construct a thermoscreen for the experiment. In this earth science lesson, students make observations and interpret them using synoptic codes. They predict the weather based on gathered information.

Pupils write epic poems, songs, or ballads to describe adventures of their own. They discover that storytellers often told stories as epic poems, songs, or ballads. They share and discuss some of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad.

In this music and media learning exercise, students read a brief description of theme music and music for film and then complete a graphic organizer and respond to a short answer question.

Young scholars explore the role of the media in war reporting. In this information age lesson, students discuss how to find and disseminate factual information. Young scholars consider the source, motive, authority of information.

Students recognize patterns in a numerical sequence, create new patterns and predict outcomes to established sequences.

Students explore how to draw in 3-D. In this visual arts lesson, students use newsprint and a yard stick to construct three dimensional drawings of objects.

This archive from Vanderbilt University contains an "extensive and complete" collection of television news broadcasts. "The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national...

How to spice up the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of your newscast. SchoolTV gives an in depth look at ways to give the Pledge more meaning visually.

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

ITN is your United Kingdom news source. This site features links to ITV news stations, British news, world news, money, sports, weather, and entertaiment.

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 resource provides information on a group of careers surrounding radio and television broadcasting.

Learn how to make your school newscast more professional by adding several pieces of production equipment.

"Tips for Creating Great Graphics" is an informative article on how to easily generate graphics into the newscast.

A straightforward biography of David Brinkley. Includes a detailed list of all his news shows and publications.

Learn the importance of white balance, camera level and microphones in TV production.

This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.

Learn about significant women in the early days of radio and television. This library exhibition features performers, writers, and executives who pioneered in the broadcasting industry. Included in the exhibit are photographs, news...