Digital Citizenship: Media Literacy
October 17, 2024
Elementary
News & Media Literacy
How can I know if something I hear or see online is true?
The web is full of photos, and even videos, that are digitally altered. And it's often hard to tell the difference between what's real and what's fake. Help your students ask critical questions about why someone might alter a photo or video in the first place. Learn more about this topic and meet Head, who introduces the topic of news and media literacy (in a kid-friendly way), and why it's important to be curious and ask questions, so that we can know what's true and what's unbelievable.
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Middle & High School
News & Media Literacy
With the elections just weeks away, students need to think critically about the information they see online. The web is full of questionable stuff, from rumors and inaccurate information to outright lies and so-called fake news. So how do we help our students weed out the bad and find what's credible?