Resources that help students
make informed choices based on understanding the information ecosystem

E = includes or is entirely resources for elementary grade levels 

Consider potential consequences of spreading different types of information

CTRL-F:

• "CIVIX Explains: Information Pollution" video E

• "CIVIX Explains: Forms of misinformation" video E

• "CIVIX Explains: Disinformation" video E

• "Lesson 1: Why Verify" component of series

Facing History:

• "The power of propaganda" lesson

• "Analyzing Nazi propaganda" lesson

Take on Fake:

• "Why is Spanish-Language Misinformation a Growing Threat?" video

• "How Does Misinformation Affect Renewable Energy?" video

• "How Four Decades of Disinformation Helped Fuel a Plastic Crisis" video

Other resources:

• Killer Underwear Invasion! How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories book for middle grade readers by Elise Gravel E

• News Literacy Project's "Misinformation" self-paced Checkology lesson 

• NewseumED's "Weed Out Propaganda" lesson

• Mike Caulfield's "Check Please: Introduction to SIFT" lesson 

• Lesley James's "Why Media Literacy Matters" activity 

• "Get Bad News" game

• "Go Viral" game 

• "Harmony Square" game

Understand how the media landscape has changed over time

Lesley James:

• "What's the "Media" in Media Literacy?" Bingo activity

• "Types of Media Messages" activities 

Other resources:

• Ted Ed's "How to choose your news" video

• Crash Course's "Media Literacy" video series, which is long and came out in 2018, but can still be useful when exploring the history of "The Media" in the U.S.

Describe the roles played by algorithms 

CTRL-F:

• "CIVIX Explains: Algorithms" video E

• "Feed for Thought" lesson

Above the Noise:

• "How Much Do Social Media Algorithms Control You?" video

• "YouTube algorithms: How to avoid the rabbit hole" video

Other resources:

• "The Most Likely Machine" game E

• News Literacy Project's "Introduction to Algorithms" self-paced Checkology lesson 

• Project Look Sharp's "YouTube Recommendations: Who’s Steering Your View?" lesson

• Common Sense Education's "Filter Bubble Trouble" lesson

• PBS Learning Media's "How Social Media Algorithms Create Echo Chambers" video + teaching materials

• Take on Fake's "Bursting the Filter Bubble" video

• Ted Ed/Ted Talk's "Beware online filter bubbles" video

• Party Over Here's "Preach to the choir" video is a fun example of filter bubbles

• Saturday Night Live's "The Bubble" video is a fun example of filter bubbles

• BuzzFeed's "This Conservative Mom And Liberal Daughter Were Surprised By How Different Their Facebook Feeds Are" article

Describe the roles played by other technological innovations

Crash Course Navigating Digital Information:

• "Introduction" video

• "Preview" video

• • "Social media" video

Take on Fake:

• "How Coordinated Bot Campaigns Target Your Social Media Feeds" video

• "Disinformation, War, and Tik Tok" video

• "How Memes Fuel Misinformation" video

Other resources:

• Common Sense Education's "Clicks for Cash" lesson

• NewseumED's "The Making of Fake News: A Case Study" lesson

• Ted Ed/Ted Talk's "Can you outsmart a troll by thinking like one?" video

• DW's "Manipulative social bots" video

• CTRL-F's "Evaluating social media" video

• "Spot the Troll" online activity