Fake News Resources for Teachers
TweetResources to Help You Get Started: Super fun to have everyone jumping on the “fake news” bandwagon – we media…
Tag: media literacy
7 Ways Media Literacy Can Help You Survive Political News
TweetMy name is Julie and I am here to help you survive the rest of the campaign season. If you’re…
We Need to Talk About Leslie Jones
TweetWhy we Need to Talk About Leslie Jones in Class By now you’ve probably heard about SNL’s Leslie Jones, who’s…
Four Ways Video Editing Can Affect Us (“The Shining” as a romantic comedy?)
TweetWhen we analyze production values in class, we talk about the obvious ones: music, lighting, use of color, etc. But…
Bonafide or Bogus? Investigating a Photo Fake
TweetWith all the stuff flying around social media, it’s important to activate our internal bullshit detectors. My friend John sent…
Even my Dad needs Media Literacy…
TweetSo I was showing my precious 89-year-old dad this website. He got to this photo. “That looks like Michelle Obama.”…
How Can Media Literacy Save our Democracy?
TweetCan media literacy save our democracy? You bet. Democracy depends on a well-informed electorate. And the more time I spend…
How to Critically Evaluate “News” on Social Media
TweetIs social media a valid source of information? It can be. But for us to sift through and evaluate the tremendous…
Niagara Falls Turns Purple for Prince! Or does it?
Tweet In Daniel Kahnamen’s book, “Thinking Fast and Slow”, he writes that “A reliable way of making people believe in falsehoods…
Bias Can be Subtle
Tweet Here’s a screen shot from CNN’s website a few moments ago. Bernie Sanders won the Michigan primary last night,…