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This is what students think about ‘fake news’ and the media
In an era marked by cries of “fake news,” teaching media literacy skills to young consumers is more important than ever. How do schools teach students consuming and sharing news responsibly? PBS Newshour’s Student Reporting Labs talks to students about…
Her family tragedy was breaking news. Now she makes students into better media consumers.
Each semester, Michelle Ciulla Lipkin struggles with the right time to share a very personal story with her students. She hopes it will help explain her desire for a more media-literate society.
Column: How I use George Washington to make kids care about ‘fake news’
History and journalism teacher David Cutler explains how he helps students discern fact from deception with a lesson from the Revolutionary War.
Real things teachers can do to combat fake news
What can you do to combat "fake news"? And how do we help kids get savvy about what they're reading? You can start by not lumping all dubious content into one category called fake news, says Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, executive…
Recognizing bias in news stories is one form of media literacy. Spotting when the news is totally fabricated is something else entirely. How can teachers help students tell fact from media fiction? Educators and media literacy advocates in Washington state…
Editor’s note: Educators across the country have had to confront the rise in influence of “fake news” or online news hoaxes, particularly in the wake of the election when the phrase became a buzz word. How do we instill in…
In the age of so-called fake news, students would benefit by learning the strategies fact-checkers use to evaluate online information.
