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Exploring Media Literacy

October 24–31 is Global Media and Information Literacy Week, an annual event promoting critical thinking skills that will help students navigate our increasingly media-saturated world. We've compiled a comprehensive collection of on-demand workshops, lesson plans, interactive activities, simulations, and other resources to help you enhance media literacy skills across all age groups.


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Grades 1-12

OK2Ask On Demand: Misinformation & Fact Checking

This on-demand workshop will equip you with engaging strategies that will help students develop critical thinking skills and empower them to become discerning digital detectives. Identify common techniques used to spread misinformation online.

Grades 1-12

OK2Ask On Demand: Engage & Inspire with Fake Websites

Misinformation is rampant online. As educators, how can we prepare students to navigate this landscape? This on-demand workshop explores techniques for using fake websites to build essential media literacy skills.

Grades K-8

The Big Fib Podcast

The Big Fib Podcast encourages kids to separate accurate information from falsehood by listening to an interview with two participants—one expert and one liar—in a gameshow format. Recent podcasts include many kid-friendly topics!

Grades 6-12

NewsFeed Defenders

Learn to spot and handle misinformation in this news/media literacy game. Pick a topic, start your mission, and build integrity by finding facts and falsehoods in stories. Teachers can create a free login to access lesson plans and extension packs.

Grades 6-12

News and Media Literacy Resource Center

This collection provides activities and lessons about current news and social discussion topics. Scroll further down the page to find curated collections and practice activities for news and literacy, media literacy, and social and cultural literacy.

Grades 4-12

Fake News: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation

This page provides information that will help students understand how to verify news sources for research purposes. This resource includes tips and suggestions on how to stay alert and recognize fake news. Don't miss the Real News About Fake News!

Grades 9-12

iThrive Sim: Follow the Facts

In this digital role-playing simulation game from iThrive Sim, students play as journalists reporting on a breaking story. To get the truth, they must find credible sources, collaborate with peers, and accurately report the story.

Grades 6-12

Be MediaWise - Lessons to Teach Media Literacy

This series of media literacy lessons from PBS is designed to teach students to fact-check information found online. The collection consists of engaging videos where teens evaluate various online sources.

Grades 3-5

My Media Choices

This forty-five-minute lesson plan provides activities that help fourth-grade students learn how to use the "What? When? How Much?" framework to evaluate media sources. Additional resources include a slide presentation, video, and student handouts.

Grades 6-12

RumorGuard

RumorGuard is a fact-checking website that teaches you how to identify online misinformation based on up to five factors: source, evidence, context, reasoning, and authenticity. The home page shares recent fact checks with a summary of the rumors.

This Week at TeachersFirst

We’re excited to share information about Globetracker, our geographical choose-your-own-adventure story that’s taking off this week! We also invite you to join us this Tuesday for our next OK2Ask virtual workshop, check out our blog posts related to media literacy, and view a unique collection about source reliability and checking sources.


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Globetracker's Mission - Grades 2-6

Take your students on a virtual, choose-your-own-adventure geography journey around the world's continents! Engage your students in stories about main characters Meri and Geo and learn geography terms, see landmarks, and practice map skills.

Join the mission to find Dewey, the truth-sniffing dog »


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Tuesday, 10/15, 7 PM ET

OK2Ask: Transforming Assessments: Google Forms for Immediate Feedback

In this hands-on workshop, educators will learn how to leverage Google Forms to create dynamic, "no-fail" quizzes that provide immediate feedback and built-in remediation. Explore powerful features of Google Forms, like automated feedback. 

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Blog Posts Related to Media Literacy

Our blog includes many recent posts related to media literacy. Check out "Teaching Students About Deepfakes & Modified Images," “Misinformation, Disinformation, and AI – What Students Need to Know,” and many more!

View all of the posts that are tagged for media literacy »


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TeachersFirst's Resources related to Source Reliability/Checking Sources

This collection includes information and resources that will help students in all grades check their sources and determine if a source is reliable and credible. Share these resources with your students during your next lesson about media literacy.

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