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How2Internet: Produce a fact-check video
Lesson Plan March 05 2024

How2Internet: How to produce a fact-check video

Learn to produce a fact-check video using media literacy skills
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Lesson Plan March 22 2023

Media literacy lesson: Three types of manipulated video used to spread misinformation

Learn three ways video is manipulated to spread misinformation and how to fact-check videos before sharing
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Lesson Plan January 10 2023

Media literacy lesson: Corporate "greenwashing" — how not to be fooled by big business's claims of climate-friendly practices

Learn how businesses that promote themselves as environmentally friendly may not be doing all they claim
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Lesson Plan December 16 2022

Media literacy lesson: Tactics for talking with conspiracy theorists at holiday gatherings

Learn why people believe in conspiracy theories and how to talk to family and friends about them
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Lesson Plan December 06 2022

Lesson plan: How to check online images for accuracy

Learn how to look beyond images to understand context and avoid spreading misinformation
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Lesson Plan November 17 2022

Lesson plan: How to spot fake screenshots on social media

Learn how screenshots can be manipulated and why manipulated screenshots often show up on social media
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Lesson Plan November 07 2022

Lesson plan: How to spot manipulated media, from 'cheap fakes' to misleading photos

Discuss best ways to identify manipulated media such as image and video content altered for political ads
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Lesson Plan June 29 2022

Lesson plan: What's in the frame? How media literacy helps students watch and dissect the news

Learn how editorial choices about what goes in the camera frame influence our understanding of news and media
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Lesson Plan April 05 2022

Lesson plan: An experiment in misinformation

Discuss how conspiracy theories get started in this experiment in misinformation
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Lesson Plan December 11 2021

Lesson plan: Decoding media bias

Examine current news stories and how they’re covered by the news media
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Lesson Plan December 13 2016

How to teach your students about fake news
Fake news is making news, and it's a problem. This lesson gives students media literacy skills they need to navigate the media, including how to spot fake news.
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Lesson Plan September 10 2013

"Connecting Syria’s allies and enemies" infographic
by Katie Gould, Teacher Resource Producer for NewsHour Extra This lesson features the infograph…
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