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101 for Educators: Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Instructional Resources Greatest Hits
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Includes two slide decks that provide overviews of some of the most useful collections of instructional resources, one for grades K-5, the other for grades 6-12. There are many more resource collections out there: these are just the "greatest hits"! Also includes collections of questions that can be used to engage students in Media Literacy.

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Educational Technology
Information Science
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Lesson Plan
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Lesley James
Lesley James
Date Added:
08/05/2024
101 for Educators: Research, Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Suggested Learning Objectives
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These two slide decks provide suggested learning objectives, one for grades K-5, the other for grades 6-12. Each slide covers an area of Research, Media Literacy, or Digital Citizenship. The K-5 slides indicate skills for which elementary activities are building a foundation. 

Subject:
Educational Technology
Information Science
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Lesley James
Lesley James
Date Added:
08/05/2024
101 for Educators: What are Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship?
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This slide deck provides a brief introduction to the subject areas of Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship, as well as links to organizations it's good to know about.

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Educational Technology
Information Science
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Lesley James
Lesley James
Date Added:
08/05/2024
Adding Media Literacy Flavor
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This slide deck is a collection of activities that can be integrated into middle school or high school English Language Arts or Social Studies units as a way of "adding Media Literacy flavor" to what you're already doing.

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Information Science
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Lesson Plan
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Lesley James
Lesley James
Date Added:
08/05/2024
Analyzing  The Roots & Effects of New Imperialism Though Historical Documents of Different Perspectives
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Description: The attached unit has incorporated Media Literacy for Social Studies by scaffolding a variety of primary source document activities of varying perspectives on New Imperialism (1850-1914) which allow the studnt to identify possible bias or misinformation. The guided questions which accompany the primary sources ask the student to explain differing responses and to think critically about why those responses may be different depending on the context. 

Subject:
World History
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Unit of Study
Author:
Emily Wilson
Date Added:
06/29/2020
Artifact Analysis Worksheet - Intermediate
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The following artifact analysis worksheet was designed and developed by the Education Staff of the National Archives and Records Administration. You may find this worksheet useful as you introduce students to artifacts and primary sources of material culture, society and history.

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Arts and Humanities
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Activity/Lab
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Teaching With Documents
Date Added:
01/25/2023
Artifact Analysis Worksheet - Novice
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The following artifact analysis worksheet was designed and developed by the Education Staff of the National Archives and Records Administration. You may find this worksheet useful as you introduce students to artifacts and primary sources of material culture, society and history.

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Arts and Humanities
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Date Added:
01/22/2014
BETRAYED: POWER OF THE PRESS
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Students will examine how news outlets and government propaganda shaped war hysteria and racism against Japanese Americans during WWII. In the short film, "Power of the Press," students will learn about the pre-war racism against Asian Americans and how community allyship can have a profound effect in combating propaganda.  

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
History
U.S. History
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Activity/Lab
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Author:
Robyn Achilles
Date Added:
07/26/2024
Black History Represented in Popular Movies
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In his book, Reclaiming the Black Past, author and professor Pero Dagbovie explains how black history is taught in schools and used in popular culture including movies like Green Book. He discussed criticism of the way history is shown and the points of views that are highlighted.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
C-SPAN
Author:
C-SPAN
Date Added:
01/25/2023
A CRAAPy Lesson
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This lesson gives students a strategy for evaluating sources.  This lesson is part of a media unit curated at our Digital Citizenship website, "Who Am I Online?".

Subject:
Information Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
John Sadzewicz
Beth Clothier
Dana John
Angela Anderson
Date Added:
05/13/2020
Carbon Emission Reduction Strategies
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SYNOPSIS: In this lesson, students think critically about carbon emission reduction strategies proposed by companies.

SCIENTIST NOTES: This lesson challenges students to analyze "green" claims and provides context to "net zero" greenhouse gas emission goals. Students are tasked with evaluating a company’s sustainability plan and then presenting their findings to classmates. The included video resources are well-sourced and highlight how greenwashing can mislead consumers and how "net zero" emission goals are often just a way for corporations to procrastinate on taking meaningful steps to mitigate climate change. This lesson is recommended for teaching.

POSITIVES:
-Students will be assessing the validity of sustainability plans within companies which helps with critical thinking skills.
-Students become more informed consumers.

ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES:
-Teachers should try to find their school or Board of Education’s sustainability policy prior to class.
-Teachers should be familiar with what a sustainability plan looks like.

DIFFERENTIATION:
-Students may need help with research techniques. Teacher could give five options for students to choose from, and the students pick a company from those five options.
-Students may need help picking a company to research. Students can focus on companies where they spend money, either online or in their neighborhood.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
SubjectToClimate
Author:
Christa Delaney
Date Added:
07/05/2023
Cartoon Analysis Worksheet - Intermediate
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The cartoon analysis worksheet was designed and developed by the Education Staff of the National Archives and Records Administration. This worksheet will be useful when introducing students to cartoons as sources of historical, social and cultural information.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Primary Source
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Provider:
National Archives and Records Administration
Provider Set:
Teaching With Documents
Date Added:
01/25/2023
Cartoon Analysis Worksheet - Novice
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The cartoon analysis worksheet was designed and developed by the Education Staff of the National Archives and Records Administration. This worksheet will be useful when introducing students to cartoons as sources of historical, social and cultural information.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Primary Source
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
National Archives and Records Administration
Provider Set:
Teaching With Documents
Date Added:
01/22/2014
Causes of the American Revolution
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This kit provides teachers and other educators with the materials and guidance to help fourth grade students understand the reasons that the British colonists elected to declare their independence from King George III between the years 1763-1776. As a part of these lessons students will be encouraged to consider the intent and impact of media documents from a variety of points of view including those of the colonists, King George, patriots, loyalists, slaves and Native Americans.

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Arts and Humanities
History
Languages
U.S. History
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Provider:
Ithaca College
Provider Set:
Project Look Sharp
Author:
Amy Eckley
Andrea Volckmar
Chris Sperry
Karen Griffin
Lynn VanDeWeert
Rachel Coates
Sox Sperry
Whitney Bong
Date Added:
05/08/2013
Challenging Fake News
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What is fake news? Why does it matter? How do we challenge it?
This resource is as much about learning about fake news as it is about taking a step back to pause and reflect.

After a warm up "Real or fake" test to engage students in the topic, we get into the crux of the matter, looking at where fake news comes from, it's often political nature and financial incentive, and who is targeted by it.

If fake news is nothing new in human history, recent inventions have massively increased the range and speed at which information spreads. Smartphones and social media means we have never, potentially, been more exposed to fake news and this has negative consequences, including stigmatization of people, reinforcement of stereotypes, the closing rather than opening of discussion and debate. It can even lead to violence.

Thankfully, we can challenge fake news thanks to our critical thinking. An extensive range of tips and steps we can take are taken from the Navigating the News (Part II) resource and linked in the resource before it finishes off with a "fake news" game into order to practice and stimulate thinking more.

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This resource is part of the information science collection.

Subject:
Applied Science
Information Science
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Jonathan Ketchell
Date Added:
07/07/2023
Checking Sources Found by Students
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This slide deck contains tips for educators who want to follow this recommendation: If you can only do one Media Literacy thing...Check the information sources students are finding for research projects. It is mainly geared towards middle school and high school. 

Subject:
Information Science
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Lesley James
Lesley James
Date Added:
08/05/2024
Chemicals in the Environment
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This kit is a historical overview of American representations of chemicals from the three sisters to the Love Canal. It compares conflicting constructions about nuclear reactor safety, depleted uranium, Rachel Carson and DDT. Through analyzing diverse historic and contemporary media messages, students understand changing public knowledge, impressions and attitudes about chemicals in the environment.

Subject:
Applied Science
Biology
Chemistry
Ecology
Environmental Science
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
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Case Study
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Full Course
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Provider:
Ithaca College
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Project Look Sharp
Author:
Sox Sperry
Date Added:
02/22/2013
Civic Online Reasoning
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From June 2018 to May 2019, we administered an assessment to 3,446 students, a national sample that matches the demographic profile of high school students in the United States. The six exercises in our assessment gauged students’ ability to evaluate digital sources on the open internet. The results—if they can be summarized in a word—are troubling: •Fifty-two percent of students believed a grainy video claiming to show ballot stuffing in the 2016 Democratic primaries (the video was actually shot in Russia) constituted “strong evidence” of voter fraud in the U.S. Among more than 3,000 responses, only three students tracked down the source of the video, even though a quick search turns up a variety of articles exposing the ruse. Two-thirds of students couldn’t tell the difference between news stories and ads (set off by the words “Sponsored Content”) on Slate’s homepage.Ninety-six percent of students did not consider why ties between a climate change website and the fossil fuel industry might lessen that website’s credibility. Instead of investigating who was behind the site, students focused on superficial markers of credibility: the site’s aesthetics, its top-level domain, or how it portrayed itself on the About page.

Subject:
Political Science
U.S. History
World History
Material Type:
Reading
Author:
Amit
Date Added:
06/29/2021
Civic Online Reasoning Website Guidance
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This guide walks you through the Civic Online Reasoning curriculum from the Digital Inquiry Group (formerly Stanford History Education Group). Their extensive suite of lessons and assessments helps students acquire skills for thinking critically about the information they find online. The target audience is high school but some lessons are relevant for middle school. 

Subject:
Communication
Electronic Technology
Information Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Unit of Study
Author:
Lesley James
Date Added:
11/18/2021
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability (CIA) Triad
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This lesson begins with a look at data storage in the cloud. Cloud computing provides convenience, but there are tradeoffs in security. Our digital lives are stored in data centers around the world. Securing that data leads us to a model for information security known as the CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) Triad.

Subject:
Computer Science
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Author:
Sabrina Smiley
Date Added:
08/29/2022