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Links to Helpful Education Resources

As students have a range of technologies available to them in school and at home, it is important to help them gauge the relevancy of information, learn how to find reliable sources, and be discerning consumers of media and information. The sites below provide lesson plans and ideas for teachers and parents.

Just Think Media Literacy Lessons
justthink.org/lessons/lessons.html
This “lesson bank” has curriculum-related projects developed by teachers to allow students to explore concepts of media and information literacy. Categories include Developing Minds in Media Arts, Technology, and Communication Classes; Developing Minds in English, Language Arts, and Social Studies Classes; and Developing Minds in Science and Environmental Studies Classes.

Parenting Web Smart Kids
www.websmartkids.org/activities.htm
This site has many tips for parents to guide their children through the Web and teach them how to evaluate and gather information from sites they visit. Many useful links to other organizations and sites for increasing media literacy are also available.

National Educational Technology Standards Project
cnets.iste.org
Created by the International Society of Technology in Education, the standards project site has links to the National Educational Technology Standards guide as well as several online resources and lesson plans. The lesson plans can be searched by grade level and subject and provide blueprints for technology integration into the classroom. The lessons are rich in ways to educate students not only about the technology tools they are using but also how to integrate and choose the technology and information they use.