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The moon rises between the "Tribute in Light" illuminated next to One World Trade Center during 911 anniversary, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey

Lesson Plan September 11 2025

Lesson plan: 9/11 — Ways to reflect on the day’s legacy

Generate and discuss questions about the day of 9/11 and its legacy

Lesson Plan April 11 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — how to recognize AI-generated content

Learn how to spot text, images and videos online that may be AI-generated or made to misinform

Lesson Plan April 11 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — ethical considerations of AI usage

Discuss responsible ways to use generative artificial intelligence

Lesson Plan November 05 2024

Lesson plan: Polling pitfalls

What do people need to consider when evaluating public opinion polls?

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Lesson Plan July 13 2023

Lesson plan: Find useful news about the issues you care about most

Learn how to find useful news sources about the issues you find most important

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Lesson Plan May 01 2023

Be MediaWise lesson 6: How social media algorithms create echo chambers

Learn how algorithms work and how they can create echo chambers

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Lesson Plan February 28 2023

Lesson: How to analyze climate change stories online

Learn to evaluate the credibility of climate change claims on social media and analyze search engine results

Lesson Plan January 18 2023

Be MediaWise lesson 3: How to read upstream to bury misinformation that keeps coming back to life

Explore ways to bury misinformation that keeps popping up over and over again

Lesson Plan January 17 2023

Lesson plan: The March on Washington and its impact

Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech and explore themes such as the social conditions in the U.S. that led to the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson Plan December 14 2022

Be MediaWise lesson 12: How to detect deepfakes and avoid disinformation

Students will learn about the different types of “deepfake” techniques and how to identify fake videos created by artificial intelligence

Lesson Plan May 30 2019

Lesson plan: How teens deal with the spread of misinformation

Find out what young people really think about the news and the spread of misinformation using a variety of short videos produced by PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs.

Lesson Plan November 01 2016

Know Your Vote, Know the Issues

Every election year and for years after elections, there are several major issues that persistently trouble Americans. Every election year, politicians pledge that they will address these issues, and nearly every year they fall short of many peoples’ expectations. In this lesson, we examine problems surrounding health care costs, funding higher education and preserving social security. Then, students look at how the current presidential candidates are proposing to address these issues, and formulate a short media presentation.

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