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1. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning
   This book helps educators unlock Internet and digital media resources to classrooms while respecting the rights of copyright holders.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Copyright Law: From Digital Reprints to Downloads
   Students investigate how and why copyright law has changed over time, and apply this information to recent copyright issues, creating persuasive arguments based on the perspective of a particular group.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Lights, Camera, Action: Interviewing a Book Character
   Students get the inside scoop on a story when they create interview questions and answers for characters in the books they read.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Media Literacy: Examining the World of Television Teens
   Pop culture and the classroom collide in this lesson when students go behind the scenes to analyze a television series for characterization to use in an original television show proposal.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 27
   On this day in 1907, Rachel Carson was born.
   Students learn about Rachel Carson, explore different environmental websites, and write a Diamante Poem about a particular habitat.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 26
   Sally Ride, first American woman in space, was born in 1951.
   After exploring information about Sally Ride on the StarKids Who's Who site, students write a letter using the Letter Generator to Dr. Ride's foundation, Sally Ride Science.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 16
   The first Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929.
   Students make lists of their favorite and least favorite movies and brainstorm qualities that make a film good or bad. Next, students write a movie review for a film they have seen.