World of Media

100 Years, 100 Events DVDs, 6-12

Advocates of Change DVDs, 6-12

The Love of Money DVDs, 9-12

This new DVD series for loan includes three titles about the recent global economy.

Age of Risk #810255
Back From the Brink #810256
Bank That Bust the World #810254

Cultural Flavors DVD, 6-12

This new DVD series for loan shows a snapshot of life around the dinner table of a different country highlighting the unique characteristics of local food. Includes recipes. Each DVD is 25 minutes. Consider using this series in a joint unit with FACS and social studies.

Cultural Flavors: Afghanistan (#810193)
Cultural Flavors: China (#810198)
Cultural Flavors: France (#810192)
Cultural Flavors: Greece (#810194)
Cultural Flavors: India (#810189)
Cultural Flavors: Italy (#810190)
Cultural Flavors: Japan (#810197)
Cultural Flavors: Korea (#810191)
Cultural Flavors: Lebanon (#810200)
Cultural Flavors: Mexico (#810195)
Cultural Flavors: Nepal (#810196)
Cultural Flavors: Sudan (#810199)
Cultural Flavors: Thailand (#810188)

Share Writing, Connect with Readers, 7-12

http://figment.com/
Figment, a literary Web site for teens, provides an online setting for students to write, read, and share original fiction they create on their computers or mobile phones. A staff writer and a former editor at The New Yorker launched a prototype of the site in June and teamed with libraries, schools, and literary groups to recruit student participants. You might want to create a similar site for just your school or district. The mobile version is at http://m.figment.com/.

Silly Books, K-5

http://www.sillybooks.net/default.htm
Silly Books provides animated and colorful books that include music, sound effects, and voices. It also includes cartoons, music, puzzles, games, and jokes. As students follow along, the words are highlighted as they are read aloud. The Classroom section provides some lesson plans for teachers and other support materials. Writing contests are also available, and the stories are published on the site.

Biography Units, 4-12

http://www.achievement.org/
The Academy of Achievers includes photographs, biographies, profiles, interviews with video and audio of notables such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Henry Kissinger, Rosa Parks, Jonas Saulk, and Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra. Includes standards, student materials, teacher facilitation guides, and other resources.

Students can search for famous people who have the same interests as they do, review a booklist that provided inspiration to these achievers, and explore a list of careers. The Keys to Success area explores the core principles that helped shape the lives of these achievers. The teacher area provides lesson plans for grades 4-12. Lessons are grouped by the five areas of achievement and include standards, student materials, teacher facilitation guides, and other resources.

Lit2Go, K-12

Lit2Go is a collection of classic books, stories, and poems available to download for free on iTunes. Search through the entire database on the web at http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/mysearch.php.

National Writing Project, K-12

http://digitalis.nwp.org/
This web site is a collection of ideas, reflections, and stories about what it means to teach writing in our digital world. Teachers can read, discuss, and share ideas about teaching writing. There are resources for 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, Digital Literacies, Digital Tools, Digital Video Composition, English Language Learners, and more. The site explores the following three key areas:
• What are we learning about the art and craft of digital writing? — Art/Craft
• What are we learning about the teaching and learning of digital writing? – Teach/Learn
• What ideas provoke us to think in new ways about education and culture in the digital age? – Provocations

Mathcasts, 4-12

http://mathcasts.org
Mathcasts.org is an online collection of math tutorials and problem solutions to help students learn and review math skills. Narration is combined with screen writing to demonstrate concepts. Topics include everything from reading and writing whole numbers to calculus. Information on how these may be used in the classroom is available as well as information on how users can create their own mathcasts.

Girls Succeed in Math and Science, 6-12

http://www.braincake.org/default.aspx
Braincake is a program of science-oriented activities, contests, games and experiments from The Girls Math & Science Partnership, which is part of the Carnegie Science Center. The site helps girls be confident, solve problems, and think independently. The activities engage girls in current science, helping them understand its relevance by using science in their everyday lives.

Iowa Core Science and Technology, K-12

http://iowacorescience.pbworks.com/w/page/8866872/Science-Essential-Skills-and-Concepts
Heartland instructional technology consultants created an online resource that connects the Iowa Core concepts and skills with video examples, Web 2.0 tools, web sites, and technology applications.

Innovation Nation DVDs, 6-12

This DVD series for loan describes scientific discoveries shaping our planet and our future. Includes real world demonstrations, lab experiments, and interviews.

Artificial Intelligence #810261
Biofuel #810260
Co2 #810262
Communications #810263
Robots at Work #810264
Wind Power #810265

Biotechnology in the 21st Century, 6-12

This DVD series for loan discusses the controversy that often accompanies breakthroughs in biotechnology. It includes interviews with experts and scientists and 3-D animations.

Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Proteomics: Getting the Big Picture #810150
Biotechnology and Your Health: Pharmaceutical Applications #810151
Biotechnology on the Farm and in the Factory #810152

A Guide to Getting Along, PreK-5

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html
Out On a Limb web site is designed to help students with conflict resolution issues. It poses questions about how to deal with unfriendly remarks from friends, sibling problems, and angry feelings. For each exercise, users are given the option of running away, fighting, or using the "Think and Share" choice. The teachers' guide has lesson plans, worksheets in pdf format, and resource links.

Sexting DVD, 6-12

Me, Myself, My Blog is a new DVD series for loan. Each program features pre-teen bloggers who share stories via flashbacks.

The Dangers of Texting and Sexting: You Can’t Take It Back #810216
Dealing with Bullies #810213
How to Get Along #810214

Academics and the Real World, 4-12

http://needindeed.org/index.php
The Need in Deed: Connecting the Classroom with the Community web site provides activities and resources. Students gain an understanding of the practical applications of schoolwork as they use these skills to make positive, productive responses to challenging issues of concern to them in their schools and communities.

Electrical Systems DVDs, 9-12

This new DVD series is available for loan.

Charging System Service #810217
Ignition System Operation #810218
Ignition System Service #810219
Starting System Operation #810220
Starting System Service #810221
Using a Load Tester #810223

Word Clouds, K-12

http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/33954
Many teachers know about Wordle—a word cloud generator. This article provides a unique way to use the word cloud generator tools. Some clouds help students analyze a group of text using more than just the generated cloud, another allows students to be creative with the cloud shape, and another connects the words in the cloud to web pages.

Connections to 6-8 Technology Literacy Iowa Core Essential Concepts and/or Skills:
• Demonstrate creative thinking in the design and development of innovative technology products and problem solving.
• Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology.
• Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
• Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decision using appropriate technological tools and resources.

Primary Sources and Lesson Plans, K-12

http://www.primaryaccess.org/
PrimaryAccess is a suite of free online tools for using primary sources to make meaningful learning activities with digital movies, storyboards, and rebus stories. It’s a great way to enhance lessons. Students can use MovieMaker to combine text, audio, and images into personal narratives and digital stories. Students can use StoryBoard to create comic strips and slideshows by combining images, thought bubbles, props, and actors. Rebus makes it easy to create a written story that uses pictures as parts of the text.

Connections to 6-8 Technology Literacy Iowa Core Essential Concepts and/or Skills:
• Demonstrate creative thinking in the design and development of innovative technology products and problem solving.
• Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology.
• Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
• Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decision using appropriate technological tools and resources.

100 Ways to Use Social Media, K-12

http://bit.ly/d4hJ3Q
Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc.) can be a powerful tool for teaching and learning. Whether you teach an elementary or high school class, a traditional college class, or online, you will find inspirational ways to incorporate social media in your classroom with this list. Examples:
--use Twitter to teach probability
--follow a famous person via Twitter in the context of a current or global event
--conference with parents
--create a web page (i.e.a day in the life of a student at school)
--have students attend a class remotely via streaming (school across town, university, etc.)

Connections to 9-12 Technology Literacy Iowa Core Essential Concepts and/or Skills:
• Demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
• Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
• Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills using appropriate tools and resources to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions.
• Understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.

National Technology Education Plan, K-12

http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010
The new National Education Technology Plan (NETP) might make for an interesting study group as districts assess how instructional technology can support learning, and the infrastructure that must be in place. The plan calls for applying the technologies we use in our daily personal and professional lives to the entire educational system. It contains five goals with recommendations for states, districts, the federal government, and other stakeholders. Each goal addresses one of the five essential components of learning powered by technology: Learning, Assessment, Teaching, Infrastructure, and Productivity.
The full plan and executive summary are online.

Connections to 6-8 Technology Literacy Iowa Core Essential Concepts and/or Skills:
• Demonstrate creative thinking in the design and development of innovative technology products and problem solving.
• Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology.
• Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
• Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decision using appropriate technological tools and resources.

Iowa Law, 7-12

http://library.booksite.com/7168/nl/?list=CNL10
There are lots of opportunities to today’s news to bring civics education into the classroom. The State of Iowa Law Library has some excellent resources about the Constitution, how to go to small claims court, and other legal topics. Iowans can check out the materials. To search for more legal information, both general and specific to the state of Iowa, go to the online catalog at http://iowa.ipac.dynixasp.com/.

Connections to 9-12 Iowa Core Essential Concepts and/or Skills:
• Understand the rights and responsibilities of each citizen and demonstrate the value of lifelong civic action.
• Understand how the government established by the Constitution embodies the enduring values and principles of democracy and republicanism.
• Understand the purpose and function of each of the three branches of government established by the Constitution.
• Understand the differences among the complex levels of local, state and national government and their inherent, expressed, and implied powers.
• Understand strategies for effective political action that impacts local, state, and national governance.

Posters on Racism & Injustice, 9-12

http://www.sites.si.edu/choosingtoparticipate/
Facing History and Ourselves has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) to develop a special poster set. The 11 full-color posters are designed to encourage dialogue, engagement, respect and participation in the classroom and beyond. The poster sets are available online for free download and highlight the four stories featured in the traveling exhibition currently on national tour. This exhibition examines the impact and history of racism and injustice, and looks at the courageous choices people have made to build strong and inclusive communities. Heartland AEA can print the posters. The production order form is online at http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/print/Graphics.html.

8.5x11 color, regular or heavy paper = $.25 each
14x20 color, poster weight paper = $.30 each
18x24 color, medium weight paper = $3.30

Connections to 9-12 Iowa Core Essential Concepts and/or Skills:
• Understand the rights and responsibilities of each citizen and demonstrate the value of lifelong civic action.
• Understand how the government established by the Constitution embodies the enduring values and principles of democracy and republicanism.
• Understand the purpose and function of each of the three branches of government established by the Constitution.
• Understand the differences among the complex levels of local, state and national government and their inherent, expressed, and implied powers.
• Understand strategies for effective political action that impacts local, state, and national governance.

Iowa Heritage Digital Collections, 5-12

http://www.iowaheritage.org
Photos, postcards, letters, newspaper articles, etc. help Iowa history and culture come alive. The State Library of Iowa has collections on Iowa governors, Drake Relays, Iowa county histories, Civil War letters, and children's diaries. More than 45 different digital collections contain hundreds of thousands of items and include the ability to browse through the images or to search for specific items.

Connections to 9-12 Iowa Core Essential Concepts and/or Skills:
• Understand the rights and responsibilities of each citizen and demonstrate the value of lifelong civic action.
• Understand how the government established by the Constitution embodies the enduring values and principles of democracy and republicanism.
• Understand the purpose and function of each of the three branches of government established by the Constitution.
• Understand the differences among the complex levels of local, state and national government and their inherent, expressed, and implied powers.
• Understand strategies for effective political action that impacts local, state, and national governance.