Media Literacy

Find and share resources to help students learn to analyze, evaluate, and communicate in a world with countless media sources and constant access to powerful computers.

Real-World Learning for Student Journalists
Figuring out what makes a good story and how to tell it helps young reporters boost their critical thinking skills—and that’s especially true at this historic moment.
Suzie Boss
Preparing Social Studies Students to Think Critically in the Modern World
Vetting primary resources isn’t easy—but doing it well is crucial for fostering engagement and deeper learning in a rapidly changing world.
Sarah Gonser
An Engaging Word Game Helps Students Grasp Implicit Bias
A simple fill-in-the-blank exercise helped students understand the power of words and the way they might convey unspoken beliefs.
Laura Lee
What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship
Ideas on how to guide students to the knowledge and experience they need to act responsibly online.
Vicki Davis
5 Apps for Making Movies on Mobile Devices
Every year at Hollywood award shows, we see fantastic movies celebrated for their rich storytelling and dynamic performances. Your students can become moviemakers, too, thanks to some powerful apps for mobile devices. With these tools, your children can take videos and edit their work to make professional quality movies using iOS devices (iPads and iPhones) and Android tablets.
Monica Burns
7 Apps for Teaching Children Coding Skills
If you're concerned that a) elementary school students don't have the ability to code, b) there's no room in the curriculum, and c) you don't possess coding chops to teach programming skills, throw out those worries. Explore these free, or almost free, tools, sites and apps that require no coding background or expertise.
Anna Adam and Helen Mowers
Teaching Adolescents How to Evaluate the Quality of Online Information
Use these strategies to help middle and high school students identify relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability in the content they read.
Julie Coiro
Teaching Students How to Use Wikipedia Wisely
Understanding how the online encyclopedia functions helps students learn how to conduct research and distinguish fact from fiction.
Benjamin Barbour
Digital Citizenship: Resource Roundup
A collection of articles, videos, and other resources on internet safety, cyberbullying, digital responsibility, and media and digital literacy.
Overcoming Obstacles to Critical Thinking
The ability to think critically will benefit students throughout their lives. Here are a few tips on how to get started teaching it.
G. Randy Kasten
Digital Citizenship Week: 6 Resources for Educators
Digital Citizenship Week is October 16-22, and it's the perfect time to talk about online responsibility and safety. Explore some of the best resources to bring digital citizenship into the classroom.
Matt Davis
Turning Your Students Into Web Detectives
Five vetted resources students can use to separate truth from fiction online.
Jeff Knutson
8 Tips to Power-Up Your Classroom Presentations
Guest blogger Jason Cranford Teague, author, communicator and trusted designer, shares eight slide show tips to power-up your classroom presentations.
Jason Cranford Teague
Project: Every Kid Has a Story to Tell
A video project helps students hone their multimedia storytelling skills, while developing greater self-awareness and empathy for their peers.
Billy Corcoran, Mindy Ahrens
The Epic BYOD Toolbox
We’ve collected dozens of apps and tools for your bring-your-own-device classroom, with options for student writing, presentations, screencasting, assessment, and more.
Vicki Davis

Media Literacy

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Real-World Learning for Student Journalists

7 Apps for Teaching Children Coding Skills