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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 1
   Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is in May!
   Students consider the portrayal of Asians in popular culture by exploring images from classic and contemporary films and comparing them to historical and cultural reference materials.
2. 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.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating Better Presentation Slides through Glance Media and Billboard Design
   This lesson introduces the concept of "glance media" through an analysis of billboards. Students apply design concepts by creating a slide presentation to accompany an existing historical speech.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Judging a Book by its Cover: The Art and Imagery of The Great Gatsby
   Students explore The Great Gatsby's allusion to art and its use of visual imagery and conclude their study by designing their own cover for the novel.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 22
   Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premiered in 1967.
   After thinking about TV shows, books, and movies from their childhood, students write about what they remember and revisit how they feel about it at an older age.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Music and Me: Visual Representations of Lyrics to Popular Music
   Students will whistle while they work on this lesson, creating a photomontage movie of their interpretation of a favorite song's lyrics that will end everyone's day on a high note.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   MyTube: Changing the World With Video Public Service Announcements
   This assignment will go viral with students as they think about the meanings of words and images in public service announcements from YouTube before creating a PSA of their own.
   
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Naming in a Digital World: Creating a Safe Persona on the Internet
   Students explore naming conventions in digital and non-digital settings then choose and explain specific names and profiles to represent themselves online.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 3
   National Public Radio began broadcasting in 1971.
   Students make predictions about the content of some of NPR's programs, then listen to the programs and report on the contents and discuss with the class.
10. 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.

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