About Face
This website alerts women and girls to the harmful media messages out there about females. Among the features of this site are their galleries of offenders as well as its gallery of winners.
www.about-face.org
Action Coalition for Media Education
Action Coalition for Media Education is a national organization with a three part mission: teaching media education knowledge and skills; supporting media reform; democratizing our media system through education and activism. ACME makes available free teaching resources and offers many updates through its listserv.
www.acmecoalition.org
Ask the Mediatrician
Dr. Michael Rich, the Mediatrician, is also the Director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School as well as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He has developed his Ask the Mediatrician site to address a variety of media-related issues that concern not only pediatricians but also those who live and work with our nation’s children.
www.cmch.typepad.com/mediatrician/
Center for Media Literacy
In addition to a resource catalog, this site contains a reading room, complete with an extensive collection of articles on how to teach media literacy.
www.medialit.org
Columbia Journalism Review
This site is a guide to what firms/organizations major media companies own and also provides a list of articles about media ownership.
www.cjr.org/tools/owners
Gateway Media Literacy Partners
Gateway Media Literacy Partners is a St. Louis-based organization whose intent is to bring together individuals, organizations and institutions that are committed to promoting media literacy education in their region.
www.gmlpstl.org
Media Education Foundation
The Media Education Foundation is an excellent resource for educational programs on media literacy and social issues. Topics include health and body image, gender and race, and commercialism and politics.
www.mediaed.org
Media Education Lab
The Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island is the home of My Pop Studio, an online game for media literacy. Also check out the section on copyright clarity and other resources the Media Education Lab makes available.
www.mediaeducationlab.com
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
The Media Literacy Clearinghouse has been developed by media literacy consultant Frank
Baker. This site is filled with a vast array of resources from lesson plans and tips for educators
to news articles and streaming video.
http://www.frankwbaker.com
Media Literacy Project
The Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island is the home of My Pop Studio, an online game for media literacy. Also check out the section on copyright clarity and other resources the Media Education Lab makes available.
www.mediaeducationlab.com
Media Smarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy
This comprehensive site offers many resources for both teachers and parents interested in digital and media literacy. Formerly known as the Media Awareness Network, Media Smarts offer a wealth of lesson plans, tip sheets, and other resources addressing various media topics searchable by grade and subject.
www.mediasmarts.ca
Merchants of Cool
This Frontline program offers a “report on the creators and marketers of popular culture for teenagers.” Presented by PBS, the 53-minute program has been divided into segments that can be viewed online.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view
National Association for Media Literacy Education
The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) is a national membership organization dedicated to advancing media literacy education in the United States. NAMLE’s site features its set of Core Principles of Media Literacy Education as well as a marketplace listing of resources currently available for purchase. NAMLE also publishes the online Journal of Media Literacy Education.
www.namle.net
National Telemedia Council
The oldest media literacy education organization in the country, the National Telemedia was founded in 1953. This membership organization is best known for its Journal of Media Literacy which is available by contacting the Council at: National Telemedia Council, Inc, 1922 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53726. To reach the Council call (608) 218-1182 or write NTELEMEDIA@aol.com
New York Times Learning Network
A lesson plan archive that provides lessons on media studies for grades 6-12. Topics include computer games, funding online teen gossip, using celebrities in teen-targeted marketing campaigns, and exploring bias in the news.
www.nytimes.com/learning
Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media
The Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media, dedicated to promoting media literacy, is based at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. The Northwest Alliance is a regional Center for Excellence, a partnership between Gonzaga University and the NW Center for Excellence in Media Literacy at the University of Washington.
www.nwresponsiblemedia.org
PopCultures.com
For more advanced media literacy educators, this site offers an extensive archive of articles on mass media and its cultural impact.
www.popcultures.com
Project Look Sharp
Project Look Sharp is a media literacy initiative based at Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. Project Look Sharp makes available among its several offerings a variety of lesson plans which can be searched by content area, media type and grade level. This initiative also makes training and other services available as part of its offerings.
www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/