A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpCkV3hFVvkNCq5wgjHPu506Fn8H5_i69wQD8Lkz2H5vrmufvu1NIZVJs0fiwCtv03TUS9CVGvlhjy87HZgJHnQFHBJzxH_iL3ycbmovJyE701VzqdZBa95_sHEHRvetYz8yyfU27KMc/s1600/media+specialist+guide+to+internet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpCkV3hFVvkNCq5wgjHPu506Fn8H5_i69wQD8Lkz2H5vrmufvu1NIZVJs0fiwCtv03TUS9CVGvlhjy87HZgJHnQFHBJzxH_iL3ycbmovJyE701VzqdZBa95_sHEHRvetYz8yyfU27KMc/s320/media+specialist+guide+to+internet.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <a href="http://www.jgreller.net/Teachers/">A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet</a> is an amazing resource I recently found out about.<br /><br />The site has a huge number of resources and web links for teachers, sorted by school age group - elementary, middle and high school.<br /><br />In addition, the main page of the site is a blog and the author posts news and new resources in this space.<br /><br />This is a great place to start when looking for internet resources for your class.

A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet

  A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet is an amazing resource I recently found out about. The site has a huge number of resources...

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Media reviews

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouBShPzu9PriR5548bokyV2D1K1pv9LnwaekyxpXQAZjyWxAU9D01iJ5WPyQK2FKGgbG3vmAiqkVND6RNrN6gLT4yKpZdAwkyOocXAWGjbQa2M33qBTEkaPwYZ8lTJBcIhvx57zMkNso/s1600-h/commonsense+logo.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337557651658577282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouBShPzu9PriR5548bokyV2D1K1pv9LnwaekyxpXQAZjyWxAU9D01iJ5WPyQK2FKGgbG3vmAiqkVND6RNrN6gLT4yKpZdAwkyOocXAWGjbQa2M33qBTEkaPwYZ8lTJBcIhvx57zMkNso/s320/commonsense+logo.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 50px;" /></a><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/">Common Sense Media</a> is a great web site that has honest reviews of media, such as movies. The reviews are not critic reviews, they are reviews about the content of the media and it's appropriateness for children.  It does give you a rating about the movie's quality and it also lets you know what age group it is appropriate for.<div><br /></div><div>For instance, "Paul Blart, Mall Cop", is listed as 3/5 stars for how good it is, and appropriate for age 12 and up. The reviews include details about violence, sex, language, consumerism, drinking, drugs, smoking, messages and role models.<br /><div><br /></div><div>There is a section for parents and one for <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators">educators</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The site also has a lot of information on how to educate children about media and the internet to help keep them safe. The <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators">educator's section</a> has information and resources about cyber bullying, cell phones, sexting, and internet predators. </div><div><br /></div><div>The site is a great resource for parents and teachers.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>

Media reviews

Common Sense Media  is a great web site that has honest reviews of media, such as movies. The reviews are not critic reviews, they are revie...

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