Links+and+Resources+for+Teachers

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Official page for //Modern Family// []

[] - This site includes a short synopsis of the show; it lists characters and creators.

[] - A fansite for the TV show Modern Family on ABC. It "aims to bring the latest news and information on the TV show 'Modern Family'".

[] - Internet Movie Database page for the show. Includes character list, plot keywords, episodes list and the tagline: "One big (straight, gay, multi-cultural, traditional) happy family".

http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/ -This site is a media literacy website with activities geared towards getting users to think critically about media. It has multiple activities for students to engage in.

http://www.medialiteracy.com/ A site with resources for teaching media literacy.

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/media.html A site with links to resources for teaching media literacy.

@http://mediateacher.squarespace.com/ - This web site, put together by our own Dr. Pace, has a plethora of resources for teaching media literacy, using film and television in the classroom, using web 2.0 tools, and much more.

@http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/film/clips/4527/ - This link is to an archived radio broadcast with Norman Jewison from October 1965. Jewison discusses the differences he has experienced between working in television and film. This might be an interesting clip to use as a class discussion on the differences between TV and film or to compare those mediums between 1965 and present day.

@http://www.tv.com/ - This web site offers an archive of current TV shows. Here you can find video spotlights, summaries, episode overviews, and full-length episodes.

@http://www.archive.org/details/classic_tv - This web site offers an archive of classic TV shows and advertisements.

@http://www.savevid.com/ - This web site is one of many that enabling you to download and save YouTube videos. This is very helpful when you are trying to use YouTube for educational purposes, but the school has firewalls set up.