Open filters Close filters

237 Results

Chatting and Red Flags

Only Sharing Permitted

CC BY-NC-ND

Chatting and Red Flags

Rating

How can you tell when an online relationship is risky? Having conversations online, without nonverbal cues or being able to see people, can be awkward and sometimes even risky -- with drawbacks from simple misunderstandings to manipulation or inappropriate messages. Help students navigate and avoid these situations before they go too far. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify the types of messages that might cause a red flag feeling for someone. Use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to analyze and respond to a situation involving a red flag feeling.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Digital Citizenship; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Technology
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: Common Sense Education
Provider Set:: Digital Citizenship
Date Added:: 04/21/2022

Checkology: Arguments & Evidence

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Arguments & Evidence

Rating

Students experience the information aftermath of a fictional event as it unfolds on social media. They also learn about five common logical fallacies, then evaluate the evidence in several arguments. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Be Health Informed

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Be Health Informed

Rating

Discover how to make sense of the health and wellness information vying for our attention — and avoid being misled. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Be the Editor

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Be the Editor

Rating

Test your news judgment by selecting the most newsworthy stories to feature on the homepage of your news site, then explain your choices. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Branded Content

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Branded Content

Rating

Learn the relationship among advertisers, the news media and the public to understand the rise of branded content and debate the ethical implications of new forms of marketing. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Citizen Watchdogs

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Citizen Watchdogs

Rating

Learn the ways that ordinary people can document and expose wrongdoing, including monitoring news coverage for breaches of journalism standards, by examining a series of case studies. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Conspiratorial Thinking

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Conspiratorial Thinking

Rating

Learn to recognize conspiracy theories and explain what makes people vulnerable to conspiratorial thinking. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Democracy’s Watchdog

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Democracy’s Watchdog

Rating

Learn about the historic watchdog role that a free press has played in the U.S. by exploring a collection of investigative reports spanning more than a century. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Social Studies
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Evaluating Science-Based Claims

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Evaluating Science-Based Claims

Rating

Learn how to recognize science-based claims and assess their credibility; explore why people resist and deny science; and gain the skills to evaluate science journalism. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Harm & Distrust

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Harm & Distrust

Rating

Learn about the historical failure of mainstream news organizations to serve all people equally, the legacies of distrust this has caused among specific groups in America — particularly Black Americans — and recent efforts by news outlets to improve their coverage. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Social Studies
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: InfoZones

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: InfoZones

Rating

Learn to determine the credibility of a piece of information by identifying its primary purpose or “InfoZone”: news, opinion, entertainment, advertising, propaganda and raw information. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Introduction to Algorithms

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Introduction to Algorithms

Rating

Interact with a mock social media site and search engine to understand the information that algorithms gather about you to personalize what you see online. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Technology
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Is It Legit?

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Is It Legit?

Rating

Follow five steps for evaluating news sources for signs of credibility. Learn to recognize red flags that signal a source should be avoided. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 03/04/2024

Checkology: Know Your Rights: What Freedoms Does the First Amendment Protect?

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Know Your Rights: What Freedoms Does the First Amendment Protect?

Rating

List the five freedoms the First Amendment protects. Then connect scenarios with their legal protections and construct your own protected scenario. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Social Studies
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 03/04/2024

Checkology: Making Sense of Data

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Making Sense of Data

Rating

Explore how we create, interact with, and are influenced by data in all aspects of our lives — and learn how to evaluate the accuracy of data-based claims and visualizations. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Mathematics; Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Misinformation

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Misinformation

Rating

Learn to understand different types of misinformation and the ways that misinformation can damage democracy. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Power in Art: The Watchdog Role of Editorial Cartoonists

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Power in Art: The Watchdog Role of Editorial Cartoonists

Rating

Learn about the history of editorial cartooning as a unique and powerful form of opinion journalism and practice analyzing cartoons from the 1700s to the present day. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Arts; Critical Thinking; English Language Arts; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Social Studies
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Practicing Quality Journalism

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Practicing Quality Journalism

Rating

Learn the standards of quality journalism by playing the role of reporter in a game-like simulation of a breaking news event. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: Press Freedoms Around the World

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: Press Freedoms Around the World

Rating

Explore the state of press freedoms in 22 nations. The lesson includes videos of journalists in 10 countries recounting their reporting experiences. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Social Studies
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024

Checkology: The First Amendment

Read the Fine Print

Educational Use

Checkology: The First Amendment

Rating

Learn why the First Amendment’s five rights and freedoms are so vital to American democracy. Through case studies, weigh in on Supreme Court decisions in which these protections were challenged. A free educator account is necessary to assign this Checkology lesson.

Subject:: 21st Century Skills; Critical Thinking; Information, Media and Technological Literacy; Social Studies
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: News Literacy Project
Provider Set:: Checkology
Date Added:: 01/30/2024