PBS LearningMedia Videos

PBS LearningMedia has a plethora of videos (many listed below) available to educators to use when teaching all aspects of media literacy. To access these videos, and many more, go to your local PBS station’s website and look for the link, typically listed in education resources. [NOTE: more titles will be added to this site as they become available. See also my previous compilation of suggested videos for teaching media literacy.]

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ARTS		 SOCIAL STUDIES HEALTH ARTS OTHER
-FACT VS FICTION IN THE MEDIA

-BUILDING VIDEO LITERACY: STORYBOARDING

-BUILDING VIDEO LITERACY:
TYPES OF SHOTS

-SHAKESPEARE ON FILM

-HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT DETECTING BIAS

-CONSTRUCTING MEDIA MESSAGES

-WHAT ARE ADVERTISERS SELLING?

-INTERPRETING DATA, FACTS & IDEAS from INFORMATIONAL TEXTS

-FACTS OR OPINIONS

-CREATING NARRATIVE THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY

-ANALYZING INFORMATION

-IDENTIFYING  HIGH QUALITY SITES

-EVALUATING THE VALIDITY OF INFO

-WHEN THE BOOK IS BETTER THAN THE MOVIE

 -HOW DOES SOCIAL MEDIA SHAPE POLITICAL OPINIONS? (MEDIAOCRACY)

-THE POWER OF PROPAGANDA IN WWII

-SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISING IN THE 2012 ELECTION

-DARK MONEY

-VOTE DEMOCRACY LESSON 7

-THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

-DIGITAL MEDIA AS A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TOOL

-FOUNDING PRINCIPLES: THE MEDIA

-FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

-PRESIDENTIAL IMAGE MAKING

-LIGHTS, CAMERA, POLITICS

-INTERPRETING DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY

-ANALYZING PRIMARY SOURCE MEDIA

-ANALYZING POLITICAL CARTOONS

-THE POWER OF WAR IMAGES

– USING PRIMARY SOURCES TO CONNECT PAST & PRESENT

-BIRTH OF NATION: FILM AS PROPAGANDA

 TOBACCO ADVERTISING: CANCER-THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES

TOBACCO, ADVERTISING AND CANCER

MEDIA ARTS: CRITICAL VIEWING: TOBACCO ADS

HEALTHY SNACKS vs JUNK FOOD

 -VISUAL LITERACY: QUESTIONING THE IMAGE

-MEDIA ARTS TOOLKIT

-GRAPHIC DESIGN ADVICE

-ANIMATION PROCESS

-USE YOUR IMAGINATION: THEATRE PRODUCTION

-ART, ADVERTISING & PROPAGANDA

-ICONIC IMAGES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION

-STOP MOTION ANIMATIONS

-DESIGNING A POSTER TO COMMUNICATE INFO

-GREEN SCREEN TIPS

-SCI-GIRLS STOP AND ANIMATE

-THEATRE: LIGHTING STUDIO

 -NEWS LITERACY

-IDENTIFYING FAKE NEWS

-4 TIPS TO SPOT BAD SCIENCE REPORTING

-STEREOTYPES: IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS

-REPRESENTATION OF UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH

-READING DATA

-RACISM IN THE MEDIA

-DEEPFAKES: CAN YOU SPOT A PHONY VIDEO

-FACT CHECKING THE WEB

-TECHNIQUES OF PERSUASION PRESENTATIONS

-WRITING AND REPORTING

-UNDERSTANDING COPYRIGHT & FAIR USE