Notes on our first webinar - stay tuned for more!!

Hi everyone,

We had great participation and ideas flowing at our first webinar yesterday, Feb. 15 - thanks to everyone who joined in! Here are some links we discussed, if you'd like to explore them further and leave more feedback:

PBS NewsHour: www.pbs.org/newshour - reach us by clicking "teacher resources"
 
NewsHour Extra: www.pbs.org/newshour/extra

Student Reporting Labs: www.studentreportinglabs.com

Teacher Center: www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teacher - sign up for our mailing list here!

Chat about unrest in Egypt, Feb. 2011:www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/egypt

Examples of student voices:

Reaction to news: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/world/jan-june11/egypt_02-11.html

Human interest/young person’s achievement: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/world/july-dec11/nyoul_12-01.html

Multimedia:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/us/july-dec11/occupy_10-21.html

Blogging:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/us/jan-june12/iowa.html

Lesson plan included:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/world/july-dec11/givingglobe_12-14.html
 

The recording of the webinar is available here, and please keep the discussion going on this page! We'd love to hear your thoughts about how to improve our website, which pieces of content you find most useful in the classroom, what you'd like to see more of, etc.

Thanks!

- Veronica and Leah, PBS NewsHour team