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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 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

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Lesson Plan October 24 2022

Be MediaWise lesson 10: Recognizing satire before sharing it as misinformation

Equip your students with the tools to distinguish satirical news sources from legitimate news sources

FILE PHOTO: Infowars founder Alex Jones speaks after appearing at his Sandy Hook defamation trial in Waterbury

Daily News Lesson October 13 2022

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion — and other news for October 13, 2022

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Lesson Plan October 05 2022

Media literacy lesson: How to understand statistics and data in the news

Make sense of statistics presented on social media

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Daily News Lesson September 28 2022

Student Reporting Labs: How a young mother came to reject conspiracy theories

Hear from one woman what it took to get her to stop believing conspiracy theories

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Lesson Plan September 21 2022

Media literacy lesson: How to fact-check partisan social media posts

Sort through the noise surrounding the most consequential legislation passed by Congress this year

The Wider Image: For children who lost a parent, the pandemic pain will never end

Daily News Lesson July 26 2022

How new technologies accelerate spread of conspiracy theories

Learn about how the new era of technology, as known as Web 3, can lead to the increase in conspiracy theories and misinformation.

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Educator Voices July 17 2022

Educator voice: How digital citizenship helps keep youth safe and productive online

Diana Graber discusses her book 'Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship With Technology'

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