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1. Common Sense Media
Grade Level:
Common Sense Media is about making
good choices about the media you watch and use. Find out how old kids
should be to see this summer's hottest movies. Click on your age to find
good movies for your age group. You can also get reviews on recent
video games, apps, websites, books, and TV shows. Mobile devices have
made it possible for kids to use media for about 8 hours a day. Kids
need to learn how to think critically about media and the news. Learn
about media multitasking.
Topic:
Media literacy, Technological literacy
Language: English
Lexile: 750
URL:
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Source: Standards
2. Impact of Media Use on Children and Youth Grade Level: Because media has a tremendous impact on children and adolescents the promotion of healthy use of media is important. This article examines the benefits and harmful effects of media on mental and physical health and identifies how professionals can become helpful resources for families and communities. The article discusses the use of television and its impacts. It provides research findings including facts and statistics. It focuses on the role of television in learning and the influences... Topic: Mass media and society Language: English, French Lexile: 1330 URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792691/ Source: Standards
3. Information for Teens: The Media and Your Life Grade Level: People from all parts of the world interact with media every day. There are many benefits to media, but there are also many aspects of the media that can be harmful as well. This article discusses the harmful effects of the media on different aspects of your life. You will discover how the media can have an impact on school, your weight, your sexual behavior, and your view of violent behavior. You will also learn about the stereotypes that are learned through the media and you will find tips... Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1150 URL: http://www.pamf.org/teen/life/bodyimage/media.html Source: Standards
4. Mass Media Influence on Society Grade Level: As technology has advanced so has the influence of mass media. The various types of mass media are listed in the beginning of this online lesson and followed by information on society's dependence on mass media. You will learn how you are influenced by the media, who controls the messages, and why audience ratings are so important. Media's influence on public opinion is also discussed and you will learn how ads are influential tools. Examples of ads are provided as well. Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1590 URL: http://www.uncp.edu/home/acurtis/Courses/ResourcesForCourses/Media&Society/MassMediaInfluenceOnSociety.html Source: Standards
5. Media Pressure Grade Level: There are many forms of media that you experience in your everyday life, but there is also something called media pressure that you cannot avoid. Because media pressure exists it is important that you know what it is, how media pressure affects you, and what you can do to reduce the harmful effects. Information on particular types of media is provided and includes the pressures found in each. Information on the media and your health is provided as well. Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1020 URL: http://www.cyh.com/healthtopics/healthtopicdetails.aspx?p=240&np=300&id=2059 Source: Standards
6. Media Usage and Influence Grade Level: Studies have shown that adolescents are exposed to a great amount of media that influence their behavior. This article discusses the research results of studies on the effects of media on adolescents. You will find facts and statistics related to the amount of time spent watching television and the use of media in typical households. You will find out how media affects adolescents' body image, self esteem, and involvement in sexual activities. Information on media and violence is also... Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1670 URL: http://heartofleadership.com/media-influence/ Source: Standards
7. Self Image/Media Influences Grade Level: The media has more such an impact on a girl's self image that most are more concerned with their physical appearance than they are their health. This article examines the reasons for this negative influence and the serious impact the media can have. The distortion of self image is discussed and you will learn about the media's influence. Information on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is provided along with facts and statistics related to this information. Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1160 URL: http://justsayyes.org/topics/self-imagemedia-influences/ Source: Standards
8. Social Media: A Trove of Clues and Confessions Grade Level: Electronic media has been a windfall for law enforcement gathering evidence of crimes committed, empowering criminal investigators with new types of evidence, and sometimes admissions of guilt texted or posted. Eighty percent of 500 law enforcement agencies use social media in criminal investigations. In a Nevada case, police found potential witnesses to a fatal shooting after tweets were posted about it. A robbery victim in Texas identified the crooks through Facebook photos. But electronic... Topic: Electronic evidence, Social media Language: English Lexile: 1530 URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/sunday-review/social-media-a-trove-of-clues-and-confessions.html Source: Standards
9. Social Media’s Small, Positive Role in Human Relationships Grade Level: Social media can increase connecting with other people in this post-television and suburban sprawl world. This article shows the positive side of social media in ways people are communicating with others. The author admits he is uncomfortable with the idea of people living virtual lives through avatars—bots, which are being developed to interact with autistic children. He says there are plenty of commentaries creating panic about social media substituting real relationships with virtual... Topic: Social media Language: English URL: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/print/2012/04/social-medias-small-positive-role-in-human-relationships/256346/ Source: Standards
10. Teens Are Spending More Time Consuming Media, on Mobile Devices Grade Level: Teens spend an average of 7.5 hours a day on media: watching TV shows, surfing the Web, listening to music, playing videos games, and much of it on their cellphones. ‘Digital natives’ is the term for the first U.S. generation to be so connected with technology. More than 75% of all teens have a cellphone. Technology time and off time used to be delineated, but now they’re not separated. Unstructured play, or just playing outdoors, has seen a huge decline, except for the area of organized... Topic: Digital media, Play, Cell phones--Social aspects Language: English Lexile: 1310 URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/postlive/teens-are-spending-more-time-consuming-media-on-mobile-devices/2013/03/12/309bb242-8689-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html Source: Standards
11. The Impact if Digital Tools on Student Writing and How Writing Is Taught in Schools Grade Level: Almost 2,500 Advanced Placement (AP) and National Writing Project (NWP) teachers were surveyed for their observations on how digital technologies are shaping student writing and how they use these tools for teaching writing to middle and high school students. Overall, they saw digital technologies benefiting student writing when it came to sharing their work, allowing greater collaboration, and encouraging creativity and personal expression. Their concerns included the digital practice of... Topic: Writing, Cell phones and teenagers, Technology in education Language: English Lexile: 1500 URL: http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/07/16/the-impact-of-digital-tools-on-student-writing-and-how-writing-is-taught-in-schools/ Source: Standards
12. Too Many Texts? Excessive Use of Texting, Social Media Linked to Risky Behavior in Teens. Grade Level: Research has shown that the excessive use of texting and social media is linked to risky behavior in teens and this article reports on the research. It presents you with statistics related to cell phone and social media usage and also risky behaviors. It also provides you with information on the presentation of the findings, direct quotes from researchers, facts pertaining to the research subjects, and further results. An analysis of the findings concludes the article. Topic: Text messages, Social media Language: English Lexile: 1800 URL: http://www.case.edu/think/breakingnews/hypertexting.html Source: Standards
13. Understanding Users of Social Networks Grade Level: A Harvard Business School professor studied online social network users and developed interesting findings. These findings address the needs that social networking fulfills, the differences in how men and women use these tools, and how Twitter is different from all the rest. He also used these findings to help companies develop new strategies. The findings from the professor's studies are discussed in this article and issues related to addressing network failures and empirical evidence are... Topic: Social networking, Online social networks, Social media Language: English Lexile: 1160 URL: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6156.html Source: Standards
14. Why Digital Preservation is Important for You Grade Level: Old photographs, videos, and letters have personal value. While photographs and letters used to be stored in shoeboxes, digital preservation is quickly replacing the space-consuming personal archives. Newer communications and photographs are taken, sent, and shared without ever being printed on paper. Digital files are encoded and require programs to translate into words and images. Explore preservation strategies. Start by identifying what you want to save, what is most important, and how... Topic: Digital media Language: English Lexile: 1390 URL: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/multimedia/videos/personalarchiving.html Source: Standards
15. Younger Workers Create Career Opportunities Through Social Media Grade Level: There has been a trend in reverse mentoring since younger workers have been giving social media lessons to executives and CEOs. This article examines the tendency of younger workers to have the advantage when it come to social media knowledge and how reverse mentoring affects both the younger and the more seasoned worker. The findings from related studies are also provided in the article along with a discussion on a social media career and social media resumes. Topic: Social media Language: English Lexile: 1270 URL: http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/business/2009/oct/Younger-Workers-Create-Career-Opportunities-Through-Social-Media.html
2. Impact of Media Use on Children and Youth Grade Level: Because media has a tremendous impact on children and adolescents the promotion of healthy use of media is important. This article examines the benefits and harmful effects of media on mental and physical health and identifies how professionals can become helpful resources for families and communities. The article discusses the use of television and its impacts. It provides research findings including facts and statistics. It focuses on the role of television in learning and the influences... Topic: Mass media and society Language: English, French Lexile: 1330 URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792691/ Source: Standards
3. Information for Teens: The Media and Your Life Grade Level: People from all parts of the world interact with media every day. There are many benefits to media, but there are also many aspects of the media that can be harmful as well. This article discusses the harmful effects of the media on different aspects of your life. You will discover how the media can have an impact on school, your weight, your sexual behavior, and your view of violent behavior. You will also learn about the stereotypes that are learned through the media and you will find tips... Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1150 URL: http://www.pamf.org/teen/life/bodyimage/media.html Source: Standards
4. Mass Media Influence on Society Grade Level: As technology has advanced so has the influence of mass media. The various types of mass media are listed in the beginning of this online lesson and followed by information on society's dependence on mass media. You will learn how you are influenced by the media, who controls the messages, and why audience ratings are so important. Media's influence on public opinion is also discussed and you will learn how ads are influential tools. Examples of ads are provided as well. Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1590 URL: http://www.uncp.edu/home/acurtis/Courses/ResourcesForCourses/Media&Society/MassMediaInfluenceOnSociety.html Source: Standards
5. Media Pressure Grade Level: There are many forms of media that you experience in your everyday life, but there is also something called media pressure that you cannot avoid. Because media pressure exists it is important that you know what it is, how media pressure affects you, and what you can do to reduce the harmful effects. Information on particular types of media is provided and includes the pressures found in each. Information on the media and your health is provided as well. Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1020 URL: http://www.cyh.com/healthtopics/healthtopicdetails.aspx?p=240&np=300&id=2059 Source: Standards
6. Media Usage and Influence Grade Level: Studies have shown that adolescents are exposed to a great amount of media that influence their behavior. This article discusses the research results of studies on the effects of media on adolescents. You will find facts and statistics related to the amount of time spent watching television and the use of media in typical households. You will find out how media affects adolescents' body image, self esteem, and involvement in sexual activities. Information on media and violence is also... Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1670 URL: http://heartofleadership.com/media-influence/ Source: Standards
7. Self Image/Media Influences Grade Level: The media has more such an impact on a girl's self image that most are more concerned with their physical appearance than they are their health. This article examines the reasons for this negative influence and the serious impact the media can have. The distortion of self image is discussed and you will learn about the media's influence. Information on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is provided along with facts and statistics related to this information. Topic: Mass media and society Language: English Lexile: 1160 URL: http://justsayyes.org/topics/self-imagemedia-influences/ Source: Standards
8. Social Media: A Trove of Clues and Confessions Grade Level: Electronic media has been a windfall for law enforcement gathering evidence of crimes committed, empowering criminal investigators with new types of evidence, and sometimes admissions of guilt texted or posted. Eighty percent of 500 law enforcement agencies use social media in criminal investigations. In a Nevada case, police found potential witnesses to a fatal shooting after tweets were posted about it. A robbery victim in Texas identified the crooks through Facebook photos. But electronic... Topic: Electronic evidence, Social media Language: English Lexile: 1530 URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/sunday-review/social-media-a-trove-of-clues-and-confessions.html Source: Standards
9. Social Media’s Small, Positive Role in Human Relationships Grade Level: Social media can increase connecting with other people in this post-television and suburban sprawl world. This article shows the positive side of social media in ways people are communicating with others. The author admits he is uncomfortable with the idea of people living virtual lives through avatars—bots, which are being developed to interact with autistic children. He says there are plenty of commentaries creating panic about social media substituting real relationships with virtual... Topic: Social media Language: English URL: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/print/2012/04/social-medias-small-positive-role-in-human-relationships/256346/ Source: Standards
10. Teens Are Spending More Time Consuming Media, on Mobile Devices Grade Level: Teens spend an average of 7.5 hours a day on media: watching TV shows, surfing the Web, listening to music, playing videos games, and much of it on their cellphones. ‘Digital natives’ is the term for the first U.S. generation to be so connected with technology. More than 75% of all teens have a cellphone. Technology time and off time used to be delineated, but now they’re not separated. Unstructured play, or just playing outdoors, has seen a huge decline, except for the area of organized... Topic: Digital media, Play, Cell phones--Social aspects Language: English Lexile: 1310 URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/postlive/teens-are-spending-more-time-consuming-media-on-mobile-devices/2013/03/12/309bb242-8689-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html Source: Standards
11. The Impact if Digital Tools on Student Writing and How Writing Is Taught in Schools Grade Level: Almost 2,500 Advanced Placement (AP) and National Writing Project (NWP) teachers were surveyed for their observations on how digital technologies are shaping student writing and how they use these tools for teaching writing to middle and high school students. Overall, they saw digital technologies benefiting student writing when it came to sharing their work, allowing greater collaboration, and encouraging creativity and personal expression. Their concerns included the digital practice of... Topic: Writing, Cell phones and teenagers, Technology in education Language: English Lexile: 1500 URL: http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/07/16/the-impact-of-digital-tools-on-student-writing-and-how-writing-is-taught-in-schools/ Source: Standards
12. Too Many Texts? Excessive Use of Texting, Social Media Linked to Risky Behavior in Teens. Grade Level: Research has shown that the excessive use of texting and social media is linked to risky behavior in teens and this article reports on the research. It presents you with statistics related to cell phone and social media usage and also risky behaviors. It also provides you with information on the presentation of the findings, direct quotes from researchers, facts pertaining to the research subjects, and further results. An analysis of the findings concludes the article. Topic: Text messages, Social media Language: English Lexile: 1800 URL: http://www.case.edu/think/breakingnews/hypertexting.html Source: Standards
13. Understanding Users of Social Networks Grade Level: A Harvard Business School professor studied online social network users and developed interesting findings. These findings address the needs that social networking fulfills, the differences in how men and women use these tools, and how Twitter is different from all the rest. He also used these findings to help companies develop new strategies. The findings from the professor's studies are discussed in this article and issues related to addressing network failures and empirical evidence are... Topic: Social networking, Online social networks, Social media Language: English Lexile: 1160 URL: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6156.html Source: Standards
14. Why Digital Preservation is Important for You Grade Level: Old photographs, videos, and letters have personal value. While photographs and letters used to be stored in shoeboxes, digital preservation is quickly replacing the space-consuming personal archives. Newer communications and photographs are taken, sent, and shared without ever being printed on paper. Digital files are encoded and require programs to translate into words and images. Explore preservation strategies. Start by identifying what you want to save, what is most important, and how... Topic: Digital media Language: English Lexile: 1390 URL: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/multimedia/videos/personalarchiving.html Source: Standards
15. Younger Workers Create Career Opportunities Through Social Media Grade Level: There has been a trend in reverse mentoring since younger workers have been giving social media lessons to executives and CEOs. This article examines the tendency of younger workers to have the advantage when it come to social media knowledge and how reverse mentoring affects both the younger and the more seasoned worker. The findings from related studies are also provided in the article along with a discussion on a social media career and social media resumes. Topic: Social media Language: English Lexile: 1270 URL: http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/business/2009/oct/Younger-Workers-Create-Career-Opportunities-Through-Social-Media.html