To order videocassettes or Teacher's Guides of TV Planet, please contact:
- The Teacher's Guide includes the following information:
Gaylen
Whited, GPN
Phone: 800-228-4630
Fax: 800-306-2330
Email: gwhited@unlinfo.unl.edu
- An overview of media literacy and critical viewing skills
- Segment descriptions, discussion topics, and classroom activities
- Glossary of terms
- A list
of print, video, and online resources
- Featured
Program: TV Smarts for Kids segment entitled "Why Do People
Watch TV?" Contact National
Cable Television Association, 1724 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington,
D.C. 20036.
- Reading
Rainbow: The Bionic Bunny. LeVar Burton hosts a lively reading
of a book followed by a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Star
Trek: The Next Generation. Elementary grades. Contact GPN, 800-228-4630.
- In
the Mix: Media Literacy. This engaging program for teens
explores television production through news and music videos, and includes
an interview with news anchor Peter Jennings. High School. Go to In
the Mix.
- Tuning
in to Media. Leading media literacy experts discuss the impact of
the media on society, using real news events and television programs
as examples. Staff development. Contact: Media Literacy Outreach, Babson
College, Wellesley, MA 02157
Media Literacy Web Sites
 PBS
KIDS: Don't
Buy It - Get Media Smart |
Center for Media Literacy
Media Literacy Online Project
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
New Mexico Media Literacy Project & Understanding Media CD-ROM
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