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Session description

We are dealing with the most challenging information landscape in human history. Find ways to integrate news and media literacy in your classroom teaching with the News Literacy Project's Checkology® lessons, such as understanding algorithms, identifying credible sources and more. All lessons and resources are FREE!

Outline

*Allotted time will depend on the session type
I. 2-3 minutes Introduction to NLP
A. What is news literacy
B . Group discussion/share: why does news literacy matter
II. 3-5 minutes Show: Resource Library
A. Group participation: News lit quiz
B. Show/share infographics
III. 3-5 minutes Show: Sift
A. Group participation: Daily Do Nows
B. Time to explore archives, discuss the role of current events as it relates to news literacy and civic engagement
IV. 3-5 minutes Show: Checkology
A. Overview
B. Lesson preview
V. 5-10 minutes Play: Time to explore resources
VI. 5-10 minutes Plan: Time to make connections to teacher goals and taught concepts

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Supporting research

News Literacy in America: A survey of teen information attitudes, habits and skills (2024):
https://newslit.org/news-literacy-in-america/

Using psychology to understand and fight health misinformation: An APA consensus statement: https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/health-misinformation

Psychological Inoculation for Credibility Assessment, Sharing Intention, and Discernment of Misinformation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e49255

Online searches to evaluate misinformation can increase its perceived veracity: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06883-y

Civic Online Reasoning Across the Curriculum: Developing and Testing the Efficacy of Digital Literacy Lessons: https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584231176451

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Presenters

Erin Olson

State Partnerships

News Literacy Project

Session specifications

Topic:

Digital Citizenship

Grade level:

6-12

Audience:

Teacher, Curriculum Designer/Director, Librarian

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: PC, Chromebook, Mac
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

Resource doc: https://rebrand.ly/ISTE25

Can register for an account prior, but not required: https://get.checkology.org/

Check out the home page: www.newslit.org

Subject area:

Language Arts, Social Studies or History

ISTE Standards:

For Students:
Empowered Learner

Use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

Knowledge Constructor

Evaluate the accuracy, validity, bias, origin, and relevance of digital content.
Build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions.

TLPs:

Connect learning to learner, Develop Expertise

Influencer Disclosure:

This session includes a presenter that indicated a “material connection” to a brand that includes a personal, family or employment relationship, or a financial relationship. See individual speaker menu for disclosure information.

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