Fake News and Media Literacy: Resources for Educators

As a teacher and teacher-librarian, we often collaborate with others on the effective use of media in the classroom, how we can help our students be media savvy, and understanding the positives and negatives of being online. As we work with others, particularly the Teaching with Primary Sources team from the Western Region of the Library of Congress,  we continue to find amazing resources to share and are listing them here as reference. Take a look and share them with your students and hep them understand fake news! 

Resources for Understanding a Digital Footprint:

Digital Citizenship from Common Sense Media

Teaching Students How to Evaluate Websites:

RADCAB

CRAPP TEST

Infographics on Fake News:

Easy Bib

Harvard

Images: An Internet Minute 2018

Presentation on Media Literacy - In cooperation with the Library of Congress Western Region of the Teaching With Primary Sources team: 

Media Literacy

Reference Articles and Presentations:

Library of Congress: Fake News

The Media Myth and Fake News from the Library of Congress

Lesson Plans: 

PBS News Hour

Teaching Strategies to Detect Fake News

University of Wyoming Lib Guides

New York Times Lesson Update from 2015

BBC Academy

PBS Learning Media

National Geographic: Fake News and Photos

Compilation of Resources: University of Calgary