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Mirudulaa was introduced to Information & News Literacy education and learned how to discern credible information from rumor, conspiracy theories and manipulated content. (NLP)
High school teacher Liz Ramos says news literacy is vital if students are to become active and engaged participants in civic life. (NLP)
Framework for Teaching News Literacy
Developed by the News Literacy Project and led by journalists and digital media experts, Checkology is an Internet-based virtual classroom offering interactive multimedia lessons addressing information literacy skills and topics.
NLP Resources: Material for Teachers
CLASSROOM ACTIVITY: Think like a reporter
LESSON TRANSCRIPT: Algorithms
LESSON CHART: How to know what to trust
LESSON IN BRIEF: Misinformation
NLP Resources: Posters and Infographics
Misinformation
Conspiratorial Thinking
Infozones
The First Amendment
Quality Journalism
Understanding Bias
Polarizing Times
Google Like a Pro
Common Sense Education
Nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of young people and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice .
News literacy is abo ut identifying credible sources. It's about recognizing different perspectives and cultural contexts. And it's about being curious and practicing empathy. The collection of lessons, videos, and more will help you get started teaching these complex ideas in the classroom.
www.commonsense.org/education/articles/news-literacy-resources-for-classrooms
Common Sense Lesson Slides
Common Sense Lesson Plans, Handouts, Articles, Activities and Videos
Lesson Plan
Article
PLS is a nonprofit, mission-driven outreach program of Ithaca College. Its mission is to help K-16 educators enhance students’ critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.
PLS Resources: Diagrams, Posters and Informative texts
Key Concepts in Media Literacy
Developing Habits of Inquiry
Tips for Decoding Media Documents
Sample Questions for Media Decoding
Videos and Webinars
NewseumED.org offers free resources to cultivate the First Amendment and media literacy skills essential to civic life. Learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources and put current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes and programs.
Posters & Infographics
ESCAPE Junk News
Deep Dive Search
Share Worthy?
Getting to the Source
Lesson Plans, Activities and Exercises
Unit: Media Ethics
Media Ethics Exercise
Unit: Photo Ethics
Photo Ethics Vocabulary Activity
Videos