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40 years of seatbelts campaign  
URL:http://www.tacsafety.com.au/jsp/content/NavigationController.do?areaID=13&tierID=2&navID=168F73777F000001002624555EE07497&navLink=null&pageID=1963
Category:Mass Media 

The Victorian Transport Accident Commission highlights 40 years of seatbelts advetising campaigns. In 1970, when the legislation was introduced, Victoria was the first jurisdiction in the world, to mandate seatbelt wearing. The legislation was brought in following decades of campaigning by the community and media, amid concern about the high road toll.

ABC - A place to think  
URL:http://www.abc.net.au/aplacetothink/#home
Category:Australian Studies  Mass Media 

A moving history of Australia, including snapshots of 60 years from Film Australia. Starting from Australia's graphic history through the 1940's to the new millenium.

Admongo: live the adventure  
URL:http://www.admongo.gov/
Category:Mass Media  English teaching units  Reading & Viewing 

The Federal Trade Commission (consumer protection agency for the United States) aims to teach kids about advertising and develop critical thinking skills via this game-based website, with html text version available. Lesson plans, worksheets, sample ads and teacher training videos are provided for teachers as well as related activities for the family. A glossary of advertising terms is also included on the site.

Behind the News  
URL:http://www.abc.net.au/btn/
Category:Global Education News Services  Australian Studies  Mass Media  Media Studies  General cross curriculum resources 

Offered by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Behind the News (BTN) is a media resource (television program and interactive website) aimed at upper primary and lower secondary students. The site provides scripts for the latest BTN news and current affairs, online teacher resources, classroom activities and more.

CBBCNEWS  
URL:http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/
Category:Supporting Learning in the Home  Global Education News Services  Mass Media  Investigation, Communication & Participation 

A magazine style site from the BBC that focuses on news for children and young people. News topics are UK news, world news, sport, music, nd television/film. There are lesson plans for teachers and guides that provide facts and explanations in a student-friendly format.

Don't Buy It: Get Media Smart  
URL:http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/
Category:Mass Media  Media Studies 

The Don't Buy It Web site encourages young people, especially those 9-11 years old, to think critically about media; television, radio, magazines, the Web, advertising, and more. It looks at advertising tricks, smart buying and contains an interactive activity that helps learners pick the advertising strategies that are used by big companies.

Fine Line Study Guide  
URL:http://enhancetv.com.au/shop/product.php?productid=12654064&cat=0&page=1
Category:Ethical behaviour  Mass Media 

A study guide created by ATOM to accompany a television series of the same title. Fine Line is a documentary series by journalist Ellen Fanning about the ethics of journalism. This series reveals the secret life of some of Australia's best known journalists - the anguished ethical judgements they make, the power they wield and the fine line they walk between privacy, decency and the public right to know. By focusing on particular case studies students will be able to use specific examples to explore the ideas about the presentation of news and current affairs in the series. Requires registration.

From Wireless to Web: A Selective History of Broadcast Media in Australia  
URL:http://www.fromwirelesstoweb.com.au/
Category:Entertainment  Australian Studies  Media Studies  Mass Media 

From Wireless to Web is a history of broadcasting in Australia from Film Australia told with video clips and photos. It is arranged by decade and looks at radio, newsreels, and television. The Fifth Estate is a history of the Internet, while Changing Images presents how new broadcast technologies shape the national self-image. The site includes teachers notes with ideas for students in middle to senior secondary History, Media Studies and English classes. Broadband and dialup versions available.

Hot off the press  
URL:http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/surfsup/hot-off-the-press.pdf
Category:Mass Media  Safety 

In this activity students create a newspaper article including key safety messages. They design a possible news scenario about an accident or problem that involves people at the beach. Students decide how the situation might be affected by neglecting or applying three key safety messages. They use real newspaper reports as models for their writing.

NIE - Newspapers in Education - Key to Your Knowledge  
URL:http://www.thewest.com.au/nie/
Category:Mass Media  Australian history 

Section of The West Online website for teachers and students. Includes teacher professional development workshops, thematic kits, facts and figures, competitions and tours, worksheets and Ed Magazine.