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Sound Learning Monthly Feature: Logging on and Losing Out

Thanks to the glamorous presentation of championship poker on television and the proliferation of online gambling sites, poker is now becoming more than just a friendly game for high school and college kids. For January, Sound Learning explores the sudden rise in gambling addiction among adolescents and young adults with the American RadioWorks documentary "Logging on and Losing Out" — available as streamed audio or in a convenient, downloadable podcast.

This month's Web site includes an annotated transcript to help you use the documentary in a class discussion about Internet poker and the rise in gambling addiction among adolescents and young adults. Also included on this month's Web site are lesson templates and resources to practice reading comprehension or research gambling addiction. Both activities correlate with the Minnesota Graduation Standards in reading comprehension or media literacy and are adjustable to fit within your schedule.

Use these lesson templates to quickly develop lessons to use the "Logging on and Losing Out" documentary in your language arts or social studies curriculum.
Document Sample lesson for using the "Logging on and Losing Out" documentary in a classroom discussion. (Word format)
Document Lesson template for using the "Logging on and Losing Out" documentary for reading comprehension instruction. (Word format)
Selected Resources
Document"Logging On and Losing Out" program page

DocumentDownload "Logging On and Losing Out" from the American RadioWorks podcast page

Resources for Teachers:

DocumentBackground information from the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors

DocumentMany of the statistics quoted in the program are from the Annenberg Adolescent Risk Communication Institute

Resources for Students:

Document"Just for Youth" from the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors

DocumentAnonymous Online Chat for Teen Gamblers


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