Reshaping Learning with SchoolDay Equip Students to Critically Analyze Media Messages and Sources
Library Media Specialist, Sara Webb, shares how the Media Bias Chart and other resources from Ad Fontes Media, have equipped her students to think critically about the messages coming from all different media branches and platforms. Ad Fontes teaches students to read laterally and measure reliability and bias in the news stories they are reading for content studies as well as social media.
Resources:
Find the Interactive Media Bias Chart
ad fontes' SUMMA Essential News Literacy Curriculum
ad fontes media --Tell them the EdCuration podcast sent you!
Where Can I Find Resources for Media Literacy Lesson Planning? Blog post by Sara
National Association of Media Literacy Educators --Membership is free and they have a great journal.
The Stanford History Education Group
An article reporting the SHEG study findings that students are unable to judge the credibility of online information.
EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees
Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations
EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action
EdCuration's upcoming Online Events