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Decoding Data Centers - Media Messages and Bias

Students analyze a video advertisement, a local news story, a TikTok video and an infographic for messages about data centers, sourcing and bias.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Video, Social Media, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Clickbaiting Our Emotions: AI Deepfakes

Students analyze a social media post and a TV news report for messages about A.I. deepfakes and assessing credibility of media messages.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Video, Social Media
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Video Games & Climate: Analyzing Constructions of the Future

Students analyze video game trailers for messages about climate change and possible futures, about storytelling and marketing techniques and about whether video games can impact social change.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

Deepfakes: What Do We Believe? What Do We Share?

Students evaluate Internet images and videos as fake or true and reflect on how confirmation bias impacts our judgments.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Photograph, Poster, Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

Where's the Media? How Can You Tell?

Students analyze an array of images of potential new and old media forms for messages about what constitutes media and the purposes of media through the ages.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Blog Post, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Music/song, Photograph, Social Media, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

A.I. – Pros, Cons, Credibility and Bias

Students analyze short videos for messages about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, the bias and credibility of each source, and our own thinking about the issue.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, News - Video, Television Program
Subject Areas
Psychology, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

Mediated AI: Artificial Intelligence in Feature Film

Students analyze film excerpts from the 1950s to the 2020s for messages about the impacts of artificial intelligence on society.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Feature Film, Animated Film, Feature Film
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

Hate Culture, the Internet, and What Can We Do?

Students analyze videos for messages about how digital platforms, especially social media, accelerate hate ideology and about actions people can take to challenge hate speech.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, Documentary Film, News - Video, Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

2016 Balancing Facebook Viewpoints

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Blue Feed/Red Feed posts about the outcome of the 2016 election for sources, bias and interpretation.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Clickbait – Can You Spot It?

This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze webpages to identify clickbait strategies.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Confirmation Bias, Coronavirus and the 2020 Presidential Campaign

Students analyze a political ad, a tweet and a fact-checking article for confirmation bias and credibility of sources.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Web Video, Informational Text, Social Media, Television Commercial, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Cyberbullying: How It Hurts & How to Help

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos made for students for messages about the effects and remedies for cyber-bullying.

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Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Web Video, Animated Film, Social Media, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Student Media Production, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Fact or Fiction? A Snopes.com and Urban Legends Activity

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing students to data collection through surveys and reflecting on why so many people believe in urban legends.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text
Subject Areas
Psychology, Visual Arts, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

Google Image Searches – Do They Promote or Counter Stereotypes?

In this media literacy activity students analyze image search screen shots for messages about how gender stereotypes are promoted or countered in Google searches.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Photograph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

How False Statistics Spread in the Digital World

In this media literacy activity students analyze a newspaper headline and photo, a tweet, an academic journal and a university survey for messages about the spread of false information via different media sources.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Magazine, News - Print, Photograph, Social Media
Subject Areas
Journalism, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Misinformation About COVID-19: How to Figure It out

In this media literacy activity students analyze videos for messages about what to do about misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, News - Video, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Online Scams– Will You Fall for It?

This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze web notices to identify different types of online scams.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Blog Post, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Regulating Social Media: How About It?

Students analyze five short video clips for different messages about the regulation of social media.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media

Seeing Body Image Through Instagram Filters

in this media literacy activity students analyze a residential treatment center blog post, an opinion piece in college newspaper and an international newspaper story for messages about the impact of Instagram filters on social media users.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, News - Print, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Social Media Goes Viral: Fact Checking Messages About COVID-19

In this media literacy activity students analyze a text message, a Facebook post, a webpage from a fact checking organization and a tweet from the World Health Organization for messages about credibility of Internet information about precautionary health measures for COVID-19.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Blog Post, Informational Text, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Consumer Education, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media