General Info

The Middle School Net provides information and tools for parents and teachers to help them understand the functioning of the media world. Its teachers section offers more than 100 lesson plans and professional development resources for librarians and teachers. The company s lesson plans are searchable and browsable by grade level and subject area. Additionally, its lesson plan, Jo Cool or Jo Fool features classroom activities about online issues, such as marketing, privacy, safety, responsible Internet use and authenticating information. The Middle School Net also provides section that provides information, tips and practical tools for managing media to the parents. Additionally, there is a database of articles, research, reports and other reference materials that examine media issues from a variety of perspectives. It is located in Phillipsburg, N.J.