Resources for School Librarians - Index

Young People and the Digital World

Who are The Media?

• The Federal Communications Commission - Government agency which regulates broadcasting in the US.
• TVB - "TVB is the not-for-profit trade association of America’s commercial broadcast television industry".
• Television and Children - Information from the University of Michigan Health System.
• Media in the Lives of 8 - 18 Year Olds - An extensive study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, January, 2010. This is a pdf file.
• Children Now - Studies of the content and effect of children's television programming.
• Study Links TV and Depression - Feb. 3, 2009. A study links the amount of time adolescents spend watching TV with increased risk of depression when they are adults. This report is from the Los Angeles Times.
• Children and TV Violence - By the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. March, 2011.
• TV and Children Under Age 3 - This is by PBS. Recent studies say that children under age 2 should not watch TV at all.
• The Merchants of Cool - Web site for the PBS Frontline show on the effect of popular culture on teenagers.

Teaching Media Literacy

• Media Smarts - Lesson plans from Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy.
• Media Studies Lesson Plans - From the New York Times.
• PBS Teacher Source - Media studies lesson plans.
• Media Literacy - Links to lesson plans. This site is by WebEnglish Teacher.
• I Read it on the Internet - Teaching About Web Literacy - From Education World.
• Ontario Media Literacy Homepage - Lesson plans for media literacy by an Ontario media literacy teacher.
• Ten Ways Schools are Teaching Internet Safety - From eSchool News, Nov. 11, 2011.

Youth, the Internet and Digital Media

• Web Site Evaluation
  • Critical Evaluation of Information - This site has evaluation forms, and articles on web site evaluation. It is by Kathy Schrock.
  • Evaluating Web Sites - A lesson plan from McDougall Littell.
  • Evaluating Website Content - A well presented list of evaluation criteria.
  • Website Evaluation - This is an online activity from Kids Computer Lab.
  • Fake and Spoof Websites - a nice collection.
• Internet Problems
  • Stop Cyberbullying Now - Information for parents and educators from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Stop Cyberbullying - This site has helpful information. It is by WiredKids.
  • Kidsafe Search Sites - Information about safe sites and about child safety on the internet.
  • Growing Up Online - a Front Line show on youth and the internet which may be watched online.
  • BBC Technology News - a good site to keep up with what is going on in the fight against spam and media piracy.
• Filtering of Web Sites
  • ALA's Web Site on the Children's Internet Protection Act

Copyright Issues

• The U.S. Copyright Office
• Fair Use - From the Center for Social Media.
• The Copyright Alliance Education Foundation - This site has a free educator's guide to copyright, and there is a copyright curriculum.
• Copyright Kids - This site is designed to teach young people about copyright. By the Copyright Society of the USA.
• Copyright and Fair Use - Links to primary sources and web sites. From the Stanford University Library.
• An Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use - From Education World
• Legal Controversy Over Lesson Plans - If you have ever thought of selling your lesson plans on the internet to make a little extra cash, you might want to read this article from the NEA on the legality of this.
• Software Information Industry Association - Check out the anti-piracy section for information on software copyright.
• Teaching Copyright - an extensive curriculum from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
• A Copyright Lesson Plan - For 8th graders by Laura Kaemming.
• Seven Resources for Detecting and Preventing Plagerism - From Free Technology for Teachers.

Intellectual Freedom in America Today

• The American Civil Liberties Union
• ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom
• The Center for Democracy and Technology - Information about the government and technology.
• The Electronic Frontier Foundation - Group protecting digital rights.

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