DOGO News

AHS Media Specialists (Laura Holland and Carla Shinn) and Tech Facilitator (Tina Webster) shared a resource for using current events in the classroom. DOGOnews.com is a site filled with interesting news article postings from around the world. There are thousands of articles and new original content (some written by young people) in their library, and many more are added every day. The maps features is an interactive way for students to read news headlines geotagged on a world map.

There are also a couple of spin-off sites connected with DOGOnews.com:

• DOGObooks.com is a place where kids can share their reactions, thoughts, and opinions about books. 
• DOGOmovies.com is a new launch where students can rate and express opinions on movies (rated G, PG, or PG-13) in the DOGO library.  All reviews are moderated prior to being published online.

DOGOnews looks to be primarily geared for students K-8, but the text complexity can still be appropriate in high school based on the reader and task. I really like how most of the articles have lots of photographs and a quick video to accompany them along with a vocabulary bank, comprehension questions, and a critical thinking challenge.  

~Chandra

CNN Student News

CNN Student News is a ten-minute, commercial-free, daily news program designed for middle and high school classes.  The show, along with its curriculum found on the companion website, offer an easy way to address Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards for secondary students.  Transcripts are also available, which can be used to promote reading comprehension.

The "Daily Curriculum" includes:
Key Concepts--highlight topics that students will hear in each day's news
Fast Facts Questions--assess what facts students have gathered and how well they were listening or reading
Discussion Questions--designed to promote critical thinking and written
Media Literacy Question of the Day--help student examine media messages and their delivery

Below is an image of today's (March 10, 2014) Daily Curriculum .  <--Click the link to get to live site.

Teachers can sign up for their free Daily Email, which offers information on the major stories CNN Student News will cover that day.  Remember that CNN Student News is a news program that presents current events and issues in the world.  It is strongly advised that you preview each program before showing students, as you are the best judge of the appropriateness of its news content for your specific class.

~Chandra