Foundation for a Better Life: Pass It on Television Spots

Public service announcements put a different twist on the commercial advertising messages typically analyzed in classes about media literacy. Find over three dozen PSAs at this site, where you can view segments on caring for the less fortunate, being a good neighbor, or taking the time to teach a skill. An excellent resource for teaching media literacy to twenty-first century learners. Possible applications: examining how messages are constructed; thinking critically about the values being promulgated; as a starting-off place for developing student-created PSAs.