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Online Resources

Many media sites have links to educational resources. PBS is an excellent example of a media Website which has links useful to educators. In this Weekly Website I have extracted some educational links from PBS and WHYY-TV12 Philadelphia's Web pages. In addition I have included some other media links including: television, radio, newspaper and magazine and journal links. See the Film: An Engaging Learning Tool Weekly Website for links connecting the classroom and course content to media resources!

PBS is an excellent resource for connecting media and instruction. One of the great ways they use the web is to link additional resources -- transcripts of interviews, resources guides, communication forums and artifacts -- from their television programs to their website. For instance, when you are watching one of their programs, such as Nova, the website address will appear on the screen when a particular topic is mentioned or an additional resource is available on-line.

The site contains useful sites for teachers and fun educational sites for kids. In fact, PBS is currently designing a site just for K-12 teachers, so keep checking online! Here are a few links I pulled from the PBS site which you may find especially helpful in your classroom, school, or cluster.

  • PBS Teacher Connex: Each month, Teacher Connex provides teachers with timely information about PBS general-audience and children's programming and information regarding extended videotaping rights for classroom use in the U.S. The site includes program descriptions, grade level appropriateness, cross-curricular applications, teacher resources and links to relevant World Wide Web sites. Also, there are opportunities for teachers to interact by email!
  • History's Best on PBS: Explore a range of topics in American and World History and learn about programming that can that be useful in your classroom!
  • Online Teacher's Guide: PBS Online's many educational resources are classroom guides developed specifically for teachers. Link to the following curriculum areas.
  • PBS Kids: This colorful, kid-friendly site links kids to their favorite PBS shows and characters and links kids to games, riddles, and other fun activities!

WHYY-TV12 is Philadelphia's local PBS station. Below are more educational resources, some of which are specifically available to Philadelphia area students and educators.

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