Students live in a world that is immersed in media, and they haven't been alive long enough to know that it hasn't always been like it is now. One of the challenges in my teaching career will be to keep up with the new technologies and incorporate them successfully into the classroom. One type of media that I think fits nicely into a classroom is a blog. The blog tool gives students the opportunity to write for an audience larger than just one teacher, perhaps even large enough to include their peers. It also gives them an opportunity to post images and links to websites that relate to their topic.
A resource for teachers that I really like is the New York Times Learning Network. Each weekday they publish a lesson plan related to a current news story. Friday is Language Arts/Fine Arts day. The lesson plans are creative and well-written, and I see them as a great way to give students an opportunity not only to learn about something that is happening now in the world but also to take some action on it. Today's lesson is related to the Notable Children's Books of 2007.
Here's a video from YouTube that promotes using popular culture in the classroom:
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