Resources
The following are a few helpful online resources that might be of use to media educators. If you know of an online resource that may be of value to those who visit this site, email the site administrator with the address and a brief description of the site's contents and why you feel it should be listed here.
Founded in 1985 to support the film industry of the United Kingdom, the UK Film Education website offers free educational resources designed by film educators in public elementary and secondary schools. They have resources available for a wide variety of subject materials, ranging from English, Media Studies, Film, History, Geography, P.S.E., Business Studies, Design & Technology, and Art.
ASCD SmartBrief is a free daily news briefing delivered directly through e-mail. The editors of SmartBrief compile links to the latest news articles concerning education throughout the world. This service will help you break through the information overload and provide quick, easy-to-read summaries of top news in education. Follow this link to read a sample SmartBrief and sign up for this service, free of all charges.
This site provides a wealth of comprehensive information about 260,000 film and television productions which have been made since 1892. The site catalogs information on who made them, who appeared in them, where they were filmed, awards they received, trivia, quotes and many other categories. The site also has information on close to a half-million actors and actresses, almost 50,000 directors, and much more. All of this is quickly accessible by searching the database. This is a great resource for any media educator.