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Cover Story in this week's NY Times Magazine. Can teachers be taught to be better teachers?

Cover Story in this week's NY Times Magazine. Can teachers be taught to be better teachers?

Although no longer published, you'll find archived PDFs of the Fandangle Magazine for kids here.

so much for my blog

Advice from Wired Magazine: Shut down your blog; you can't compete. Take refuse in Twitter, Flickr & YouTube.

feedly weaves your favorite content into a magazine-like start page.

Free open source CMS geared toward magazines, newspapers, etc. Might be good for school publications! Definitely the right price!

MyAlltop enables you to create a "personal, online magazine rack" of your favorite websites and blogs. You can create a personal collection from over 32,000 information sources-if you're interested in something, we probably have it covered. We provide a custom URL so that you can share your masterpiece with others. The starting point is this tutorial that steps you through the process of creating your MyAlltop page. Everything is point-and-click, so you'll be up and running in a few minutes.

magazine articles from the past

TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom news magazine that motivates kids to read! Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics kids love to learn about - and it's the best nonfiction text you'll find! A powerful teaching tool, TIME For Kids builds reading and writing skills and is easily integrated across your curriculum, including social studies, science and math. Includes example articles, worksheets, printable quizzes, graphic organizers, photos, etc.

"As colorful as old covers of "True Stories" magazine, this presentation shares moving, personal stories that would not have been previously possible, enabled by open licensed materials and personal networks."

"A Brief History Of Intolerance In America" is a good slideshow from TIME Magazine. It's connected to controversy around the mosque near Ground Zero.

The Challenge of Memorializing 9/11 is a slideshow from TIME Magazine.

New York Magazine has a Photo Gallery of events on 9/11.

TIME Magazine has a remarkable series of features on the day.

Plus is an internet magazine which aims to introduce readers to the beauty and the practical applications of mathematics.

INTRODUCTION Using the news in the K-12 classroom is an excellent way to engage young people. Reading, writing and creating projects related to the news is part of most state's teaching standards. Students should be exposed to news via print (newspapers and magazines), and non-print (radio, Television, the Internet.) Both mainstream and non-mainstream sources should be included. To incorporate media literacy into your existing teaching, I recommend you download the core concepts of media literacy and the critical thinking questions handouts as a way of getting started.

GREAT LIST OF SITES FOR ANALYZING BIAS IN MEDIA "Bias is manifest in texts when authors present particular values as if they were universal. For example, bias can be conveyed in the media through the selection of stories, sequence, and slant in newscasts; the placement or omission of stories in newspapers; who is interviewed and left out in radio or television talk shows and news programs; the advertisements on webpages, television, magazines, radio shows targeted at specific audiences; the lyrics of commercial jingles and popular music, and the images displayed with them in broadcast commercials and music videos; the goals, procedures, and the rules of video games."

A colorful and diverse collection of links to information on the society, travel, image maps, and wildlife. Links to online magazines and book lists are provided.

Life magazine on the web

Free online-only issue of Educational Leadership magazine on Revisiting Social Responsibility.