PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Journalism and News Literacy Curriculum

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

PBS News Hour's Student Reporting Labs connect students with a network of public broadcasting mentors, an innovative journalism curriculum and an online collaborative space to develop digital media, critical thinking, and communication skills while producing original news reports.

Use these journalism and news literacy curriculum resources to help students produce high-quality, relevant stories that connect your community to national and global current events. 

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

DLCS18.8.17

Communicate and publish individually or collaboratively to persuade peers, experts, or community about issues and problems.

UP:DLCS18.8.17

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to research and form an educated position about an issue.
  • how to communicate and publish opinion in an effort to persuade others.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • research and form an educated position about an issue.
  • communicate and publish an educated opinion in an effort to persuade others.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a digital platform provides the ability to publish ideas and reach a greater audience than was once possible.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.5

Design and iteratively develop computational artifacts for practical intent, personal expression, or to address a societal issue by using current events.

UP:DLCS18.HS.5

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to design and develop computational artifacts for practical intent.
  • how to design and develop computational artifacts for personal expression.
  • how to design and develop computational artifacts to address a societal issue by using current events.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • design and develop computational artifacts using an iterative design process.
  • use current events to bring merit to computational artifacts.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • design should be an iterative process whereby the designer seeks feedback to improve upon his/her creation.

CR Resource Type

Informational Material

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom
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