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Hi all, I just received this announcement from the FTC for some great curriculum resources on advertising. The FTC is doing excellent work in the creation of educational material. I hope you have also looked at their NetCeteria guide for parents on Internet safety. <http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx> Also for high school students, this OnGuardOnline site will provide excellent instructional resources. > We thought you might be interested in the Federal Trade Commission’s > newest program for educators, students, and parents: *Admongo*. > > Advertising to American kids is nothing new. But the Internet and > other technologies have taken kids’ exposure to it to new levels: ads > are virtually everywhere. That’s why the FTC created Admongo, a new > campaign to raise advertising literacy among the nation’s tweens. > Admongo is designed to equip kids ages 8 to 12 with critical thinking > skills they can use to understand advertising messages. Watch the > video <http://ftc.gov/multimedia/video/advertising/admongo-intro.shtm> > or read the announcement <http://ftc.gov/opa/2010/04/admongo1.shtm> > from the FTC for more information. > > Teachers can use *Admongo.gov <http://www.admongo.gov/>* – a > game-based website – as well as a free curriculum > <http://www.admongo.gov/curriculum.aspx> for 5^th and 6^th grade to > help their students recognize, analyze, and understand advertising. > (The curriculum, developed with Scholastic, meets national standards > for language arts and social studies.) Other free resources include > sample ads <http://www.admongo.gov/ad-library.aspx> to use in the > classroom and several family activities > <http://www.admongo.gov/parents.aspx>. > > We hope you’ll check out Admongo.gov <http://www.admongo.gov/> and > share the game and other free resources with colleagues, students (or > any tween in your life), and parents. Admongo is in the public domain: > You can link to it, grab graphics for your website, and use the > information in a blog post or newsletter. > Nancy -- Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D. Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use http://csriu.org nwillard@csriu.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * To contact an LM_NET Moderator: LM_NET-request@listserv.syr.edu * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------