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Students lag on media literacy — but the gap isn’t unbridgeable

Research suggests high school students who receive just six 50-minute lessons in digital literacy are twice as likely to identify questionable websites

May 26th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Media, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

The Importance of Media Literacy

Why learning media literacy is so important for today's students

April 27th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, Media, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

What Is Media Literacy? What Parents Need to Know

April 3rd, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Media, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: education. school|

How to Develop Students’ Science Media Literacy

Lessons on how science-related topics are presented in the media prepare students to make informed judgments about what they read.

August 27th, 2021|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Media, News, School, Science, Science & Technology, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

5 websites to help students build media literacy skills

Teaching students how to identify high-quality news begins with building solid media literacy skills

July 22nd, 2021|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Media, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

We need to formalize counter-disinformation education for children and teens

Children and teenagers are spending more time online thanks to the pandemic and are encountering disinformation/misinformation. How can we help them combat this influence?

May 20th, 2021|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Media, News, School, Social Media, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

A post-pandemic wish: teach every child media literacy skills

The pandemic has pushed children to be online more than ever before. This is one reason why it is critical to teach all kids media literacy skills

May 5th, 2021|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Current Events, Digital Device, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Education, Learning, Media, News, Online, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

How Can Educators Teach Students To Spot Fake News?

The usual methods teachers use for addressing online credibility are mostly unhelpful. Stanford's Sam Wineburg offers a better approach to teaching students how to spot fake news