For more information or to order or download the instructor resources, please visit the online catalog at bedfordstmartins.com/mediaculture/catalog.

Instructor’s Resource Manual

Bettina Fabos, University of Northern Iowa; Christopher R. Martin, University of Northern Iowa; and Marilda Oviedo, University of Iowa

This downloadable manual improves on what has always been the best and most comprehensive instructor teaching tool available for introduction to mass communication courses. This extensive resource provides a range of teaching approaches, tips for facilitating in-class discussions, writing assignments, outlines, lecture topics, lecture spin-offs, critical-process exercises, classroom media resources, and an annotated list of more than two hundred video resources.

Test Bank

Christopher R. Martin, University of Northern Iowa; Bettina Fabos, University of Northern Iowa; and Marilda Oviedo, University of Iowa

Available both in print and as software formatted for Windows and Macintosh, the Test Bank includes multiple choice, true/false, matching, fill-in-the-blank, and short and long essay questions for every chapter in Media and Culture.

PowerPoint Slides

PowerPoint presentations to help guide your lecture are available for downloading for each chapter in Media and Culture.

The Online Image Library for Media and Culture

This free instructor resource provides access to hundreds of dynamic images from the pages of Media and Culture. These images can be easily incorporated into lectures or used to spark in-class discussion.

VideoCentral: Mass Communication DVD

The instructor DVD for VideoCentral: Mass Communication gives you another convenient way to access the collection of over forty short video clips from leading media professionals. The DVD is available upon adoption of VideoCentral: Mass Communication; please contact your local sales representative.

About the Media: Video Clips DVD to Accompany Media and Culture

This free instructor resource includes over fifty media-related clips, keyed to every chapter in Media and Culture. Designed to be used as a discussion starter in the classroom or to illustrate examples from the textbook, this DVD provides the widest array of clips available for introduction to mass communication courses in a single resource. Selections include historical footage of the radio, television, and advertising industries; film from the Media Education Foundation; and other private and public domain materials. The DVD is available upon adoption of Media and Culture; please contact your local sales representative.

Questions for Classroom Response Systems

Questions for every chapter in Media and Culture help integrate the latest classroom response systems (such as i>clicker) into your lecture to get instant feedback on students’ understanding of course concepts as well as their opinions and perspectives.

Content for Course Management Systems

Instructors can access content specifically designed for Media and Culture like quizzing and activities for course management systems such as WebCT and Blackboard. Visit bedfordstmartins.com/coursepacks for more information.

The Bedford/St. Martin’s Video Resource Library

Qualified instructors are eligible to receive videos from the resource library upon adoption of the text. The resource library includes full-length films; documentaries from Michael Moore, Bill Moyers, and Ken Burns; and news-show episodes from Frontline and Now. Please contact your local publisher’s representative for more information.