by Sayo Akao | Jun 25, 2018 | Education
Building news savvy: Best practices ▸Education Being a journalist WHAT IS IT? In late 2017 the Washington Post launched a video series called “How to be a journalist.” The series uses notable news stories to explain the reporting process, helping people understand the...
by Sayo Akao | Jun 19, 2018 | Education
Building news savvy: Best practices ▸Education Free Speech Lesson WHAT IS IT? In Nieuws in de Klas, which translates to “News in the Classroom,” students pretend to be dictators and pick newspaper articles to censor. That and other “Roadshow” activities help students...
by Sayo Akao | Jun 4, 2018 | Education
Building news savvy: Best practices ▸Education Edit Wikipedia WHAT IS IT? Wiki Education offers free online assignment tools, print resources and staff support to college educators who weave Wikipedia assignments into their courses. Students then create or edit...
by Chris Rosenthal | Apr 11, 2018 | Education
Building news savvy: Best practices ▸Education Learning to Discern WHAT IS IT? Learn to Discern is a media literacy education program developed in Ukraine amid a flood of fear-mongering Russian propaganda. The lessons (including a game) seek “to equip Ukrainian...
by Chris Rosenthal | Mar 25, 2018 | Education
Building news savvy: Best practices ▸Education Becoming Digital Citizens WHAT IS IT? Common Sense’s award-winning Digital Citizenship Curriculum offers grade-specific lesson plans and teaching materials to help kids learn how to excel in the digital age. The...
by Chris Rosenthal | Mar 4, 2018 | Education
Building news savvy: Best practices ▸Education Making Sense of the News WHAT IS IT? Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens is a periodic six-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that helps participants develop critical thinking skills...
