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American Memory Project Learning Page

Use the American Memory web site to teach about United States history and culture with these tips and tricks, frameworks, activities, and lessons that provide context for their use. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Library of Congress

American Photography: A Century of Images

Explores the the role of the camera and the images of the 20th century. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: PBS and Twin Cities Public Television

An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera

This site provides a unique view of American history using items such as posters, business cards, flyers, catalogs, advertisements and leaflets. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

Apple Learning Interchange

High quality teaching practices, digital learning events, and opportunities for professional growth. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Apple Computer, Inc.

Association for Educational Communications and Technology

Professional resources providing leadership in educational communications and educational technology and its application to the learning process. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Association for Educational Communications and Technology

BlogPulse

Search blogs or use tools to determine trends in blog use and track discussion topics. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Intelliseek

BoardReader

Search multiple message boards simultaneously and connect with others who share your interests though this search engine. (Learn more)

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Bound by Law

This online comic book makes learning about copyright law entertaining. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Duke University Law School Center for the Study of the Public Domain

Cable in the Classroom

Portal to free commercial-free, educational cable content and new technologies for public and private K-12 schools. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Cable in the Classroom

Cartoon America

This exhibition of the cartoon collection of J. Arthur Wood Jr. spans three centuries and includes illustrations, caricatures, political cartoons, comic strips, single panel cartoons, and animations. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

Children's and YA Author Cynthia Leitich Smith

This site, created by award-winning YA author Cynthia Leitich Smith, provides information for teachers on her work, along with a wealth of resources on children's and YA literature in general. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Citation Maker

Use this tool to create an easy and accurate MLA format bibliography. Also find answers to your questions about when to cite, how to quote, and just what plagiarism is all about. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Oregon School Library Information System

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

Looking for information about fair use and copyright? This site provides a code of best practices for educators to understand their rights in using copyrighted materials in the classroom. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American University Center for Social Media

Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoon Teacher's Guide

Lesson plans and discussion questions for political cartoons on today's current events. (Learn more)

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Don't Buy It

A media literacy website targeted at youths ages 9 to 11 that encourages evaluating media messages with critical thinking and incorporates a variety of activities, games, and quizzes designed to help kids become ascertaining consumers. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: PBS

FactCheckED.org

This site helps high school students learn how to “see through the spin” and find out the true facts from the misinformation that they hear in messages every day. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Annenberg Public Policy Center

Freedom Forum

A nonpartisan, international approach to educating people about the free press and free speech through evaluations of the mass media and the Newseum's online exhibits including War Stories, Holocaust, the Untold Story and Stories of the Century. Find news,... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Freedom Forum

From Now On; the educational technology journal

A collection of education technology articles and publications. Includes information on workshops related to curriculum, No Child Left Behind, technology planning, and staff development. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources

Evaluate websites for accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency and coverage using this checklist from New Mexico State University Library. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: New Mexico State University Information and Communication Technologies

The Great Debate and Beyond: History of Televised Presidential Debates

In 1960, Kennedy and Nixon faced off in the nation's first televised presidential debate and politics have never been the same. Find out how TV has influenced politics through video interviews, essays, news clips, documents, and more. Curriculum resources... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: The Museum of Broadcast Communications