Advertising

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[|Ad Decoder]
lets students see ads in a virtual magazine and points out the misleading techniques used in them.

[|Admongo]
exploring advertising online game begun from the U.S. government to help students understand the hidden messages of advertising. The New York Times: //seeks to educate children in grades four through six — tweens, in the parlance of marketing — about how advertising works so they can make better, more informed choices when they shop or when they ask parents to shop on their behalf.//

may take some time to download

[|AdText –]
[|An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Advertising in Society, Culture and History]

CoCo Adversmarts
Interactive with audio learn about food marketing by creating their own online ad. It’s from the Media Awareness Network.

[|Don’t Buy It!]
PBS accessible interactives.

[|See How You Get Hooked Into Buying Now!]
accessible student-created website.

[|Understanding The Media links].
Textbook publisher McDougal Littell

[|You Are Here]
designed specifically to help young people develop a more sophisticated understanding of advertising.