Resources

• CURRICULUM & LESSON PLAN RESOURCES
• YOUTH MEDIA
• TIP SHEETS
• RUBRICS & EVALUATION
• MEDIA LITERACY MATERIALS & ARTICLES

CURRICULUM & LESSON PLAN RESOURCES

• State Standards and Media Literacy
  Find out where media literacy fits into your state's education standards
  

• Media Literacy Clearinghouse
  Curriculum, Lesson Plans and much more in a site edited by media lit experts.
  
  
• Marco Polo
  When you search for lesson plans by subject here, Marco Polo pulls quality content from all over the web. Try searching for media literacy!
  
  
• Adobe Instructional Resources
  Tips, lessons, project ideas and more offered by the creators of media production products such as Photoshop and Premiere.
  
  
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  Music-related lesson plans created by educators during past Summer Teacher Institutes at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  
  
• KQED Education network
  Public Television station KQED’s Education Network offers a library of lesson plans, educator guides and student activities inspired by programming from KQED television, radio and interactive.

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YOUTH MEDIA

• Just Think
  This media literacy education organization is a partner in the DOE Media Arts project. Their site highlights youth media projects produced by students from a wide range of backgrounds.
  
  
• Apple Learning Interchange
  Apple Computer’s education site features online digital media showcases of student work, along with several resources for educators.
  
  
• Listen Up!
  Listen Up! is a media network for young video producers. The site contains hundreds of youth-produced videos.
  
  
• Youthspace
  A collection of  video, audio, photography and websites produced by youth.
  

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TIP SHEETS

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RUBRICS & EVALUATION

• Rubistar
  Easily create rubrics for your project-based learning activities

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MEDIA LITERACY MATERIALS & ARTICLES

• Article: 12 Basic Principles for Incorporating Media Literacy and Critical Thinking into Any Curriculum
  
  
• Center for Media Literacy
  This nonprofit educational organization has an extensive resource catalog and an online reading room.
  
  
• Edutopia
  Hundreds of articles and video clips showcasing successful project-based learning, produced by the George Lucas Education Foundation
  
  
• Cable in the Classroom
  The the cable industry's education foundation provides research, media literacy resources, publications and online tools for teaching and learning.
  
  
• The Media Education Foundation
  This organization produces and distributes video documentaries and print materials to encourage critical thinking about the media.

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