The book edited by our own Mary T. Christel and Scott Sullivan and with chapters by many commission members is released.
Title: Lesson Plans for Creating Media-Rich Classrooms
Projected Publication Date: 0708
Thursday, August 30, 2007
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Rich content with links to lots of great material.
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Spin Thicket
Rich content with links to lots of great material.
http://www.spinthicket.com/
Mending a Bruised Image
Mending a bruised image
Concerned by growing uneasiness among fans and marketers about athletes gone wild, the National Football League is embarking on an effort to burnish its brand image by accentuating the positive aspects of the on- and off-field lives of its players.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/business/media/30adco.html?pagewanted=1&ref=sports
Concerned by growing uneasiness among fans and marketers about athletes gone wild, the National Football League is embarking on an effort to burnish its brand image by accentuating the positive aspects of the on- and off-field lives of its players.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/business/media/30adco.html?pagewanted=1&ref=sports
Monitoring kids' tech time
Monitoring kids' tech-time
"You probably have to be more hands-on in the fall," says Cathy Wing, the acting executive director of the Ottawa-based Media Awareness Network, There is a huge transition as kids' social lives pick up again after summers apart from their friends. A flurry of activity is occurring this week as kids document their summers, post photos and update contact lists before school.
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/251124
"You probably have to be more hands-on in the fall," says Cathy Wing, the acting executive director of the Ottawa-based Media Awareness Network, There is a huge transition as kids' social lives pick up again after summers apart from their friends. A flurry of activity is occurring this week as kids document their summers, post photos and update contact lists before school.
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/251124
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Media News
Study: Fears over kids' online safety overblown
A new study from the National School Boards Association (US) suggests that online fears are misplaced and that the majority of kids have never had an unknown adult ask them for personal information.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070808-study-fears-over-kids-online-safety-overblown.html
Terrorism eclipses hate as Internet concern: watchdog
In its latest report, the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies says that the promotion of terrorism has eclipsed hate-mongering as a trouble area on the Internet.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070810.wdigitalterror0810/EmailBNStory/National/home
Web users reading more, saying less, study says
Internet users are spending more time looking at content and less time communicating with others, according to an index of Nielsen/Net Rating statistics released by the Online Publishers Association (OPA).
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9758946-7.html
Ex-Terminator takes on video games
Gov. Schwarzenegger -- no stranger to making money from violent media -- is appealing a court decision allowing minors to purchase graphic games.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-video13aug13,1,656765.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
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A new study from the National School Boards Association (US) suggests that online fears are misplaced and that the majority of kids have never had an unknown adult ask them for personal information.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070808-study-fears-over-kids-online-safety-overblown.html
Terrorism eclipses hate as Internet concern: watchdog
In its latest report, the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies says that the promotion of terrorism has eclipsed hate-mongering as a trouble area on the Internet.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070810.wdigitalterror0810/EmailBNStory/National/home
Web users reading more, saying less, study says
Internet users are spending more time looking at content and less time communicating with others, according to an index of Nielsen/Net Rating statistics released by the Online Publishers Association (OPA).
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9758946-7.html
Ex-Terminator takes on video games
Gov. Schwarzenegger -- no stranger to making money from violent media -- is appealing a court decision allowing minors to purchase graphic games.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-video13aug13,1,656765.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
(free registration required)
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