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Digital Media and Communications

Create, connect, and communicate in the digital world. Learners build media literacy skills through podcasting, photography, coding, and digital storytelling. They learn to navigate and contribute to online spaces thoughtfully and creatively.

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Broadcast News (Student Reporting Labs)

History and Society, Digital Media and Communications

Broadcast News (Student Reporting Labs)

PBS

6 - 12

50 Minutes

How does news get from the front lines to your feed? Let’s take a look behind the curtain...

Students will gain an understanding of what constitutes broadcast news and how it’s produced. They will use this knowledge to work backwards, investigating and critically analyzing news stories they’ve recently encountered.

This is activity 6 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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Broadcast News (Student Reporting Labs)

History and Society, Digital Media and Communications

Do Not Sell My Personal Information (Grades 9-12)

History and Society, Digital Media and Communications

Do Not Sell My Personal Information (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students will learn about California’s new data privacy law and create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to educate others about this legislation and how it will affect them. Students will develop key skills in communication, online awareness and safety, and collaboration.

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Do Not Sell My Personal Information (Grades 9-12)

History and Society, Digital Media and Communications

Production (Student Reporting Labs)

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

Production (Student Reporting Labs)

PBS

6 - 12

1 Hour

In this unique set of video tutorials produced by Gil Garcia of Austin High School, students learn about the different roles associated with video production, how to scout a location and set up, best practices for audio gathering, lighting basics, the importance of white-balancing, how to approach interview process, and how to gather different forms of b-roll.

This is activity 14 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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Production (Student Reporting Labs)

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

Who Are You? (Grades 6-8)

STEM, Digital Media and Communications

Who Are You? (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore the idea that anyone can be anyone on the internet. They role-play various online interactions and try to determine which are truthful and which are fraudulent.

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Who Are You? (Grades 6-8)

STEM, Digital Media and Communications

Build Like a Musician

Arts, Digital Media and Communications

Build Like a Musician

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

2 Hours

Students learn the basic elements of rhythm. They arrange and rearrange the basic elements to explore various ways to create movement in music. Students will also layer basic patterns to create complex rhythms, mimicking the sounds of jazz.

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Build Like a Musician

Arts, Digital Media and Communications

The Meaning of Music

Arts, Digital Media and Communications

The Meaning of Music

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Through improvisational games, students identify music's ability to transcend language barriers when conveying emotion and experience. Students use this insight to create Sound Skits - or stories told only through sound.

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The Meaning of Music

Arts, Digital Media and Communications

Building an Interview Set A

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

Building an Interview Set A

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students bring their interviews to life through puppets and miniature sets. They begin by building puppets to represent the interviewer and interviewee. This lesson, the first of three, provides time for students to build the sets designed in Lesson 20.

This is lesson 24 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Building an Interview Set A

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

Word Hunt (Grades K-2)

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

Word Hunt (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this game, children search for words hidden around the schoolyard. When time is up, children work together to combine their words into meaningful sentences. This game builds collaborative learning and literacy skills.

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Word Hunt (Grades K-2)

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

Quote Match (Grades 6-8)

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

Quote Match (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students find quotes from popular middle school literature and then pool their quotes to play and compete in a quote matching game. This activity may inspire students to read new books.

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Quote Match (Grades 6-8)

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

This is Me: Online Profiles

Social and Emotional Awareness, Digital Media and Communications

This is Me: Online Profiles

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students in this age range may just be discovering social media websites, as well as both the benefits and drawbacks of social media. In this activity, done entirely offline, students complete a simple profile for themselves. The group tries to match the profile to its owner.

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This is Me: Online Profiles

Social and Emotional Awareness, Digital Media and Communications

What is that Tone

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

What is that Tone

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Uncover the Power of Vocal Tone! In this engaging lesson, students delve into the fascinating world of vocal communication. They learn to alter their vocal tone to convey a specific meaning.

This is lesson 15 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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What is that Tone

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

Picture Book in Pieces

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

Picture Book in Pieces

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children explore the narrative structure of stories by ordering the pages of a picture book. This entertaining activity introduces children to the general principles of storytelling as well as to concepts that pertain to literature for all ages.

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Picture Book in Pieces

Literacy, Digital Media and Communications

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