Newspaper in Education Week is a time to emphasize using newspapers, but newspapers can be used all year long. As a teaching team begins work on a new unit, the daily newspaper, as well as newspapers from the past should not be overlooked as a great source of information. Teaching students to use the newspaper can help students develop good habits that can follow them the rest of their lives. Reading the newspaper and using the information that is available in the paper can help students become well-informed citizens in the future. The newspaper can provide more information on a news story than can be given on television news.
Students can also compare stories written from different points of view.
These activities serve to provide timely and interesting information. The teaching team also should take advantage of the technology that is availble to the students and teachers at the school. Videotapes, computer programs, overhead transparencies, movie cameras, and other materials can be very helpful. Student presentations using technology can add significantly to what students learn. A team of teachers may choose to use social studies as the content base for the development of a unit of study.