Identifying Credible Information with Checkology
October 31, 2022
I am super excited to chat about Checkology, this week! This site is designed to support educators with lessons on media literacy. They have all kinds of topics from journalism to arguments and evidence. They also have additional resources that you and your students can use in the classroom!
Checkology
Checkology allows you to create a class and then choose a from a variety of age appropriate lessons for your students. The lessons include videos, interactive questions and discussion. Students are able work through at their own pace or you can lead as an educator. The information is relevant and very informative. Checkology “empowers learners to identify credible information and understand the importance of a free press.” And of course we love it because it because it is free!
Checkology has been created by the News Literacy Project so beyond lessons it also has great additional resources! It has the “Check Center” that allows you to upload images and video to check if the content is accurate. It walks you through the steps of how to look for accuracy and teaches you what to look for. They also have a section to get to know journalists better. It is a neat way to learn more about journalism and read what the journalists have written in real – life. The resources section has a ton of additional support for educators and Kahoot! games to support the media literacy lessons!
In addition to Checkology the News Literacy Project has a site called www.rumorguard.org that Fuzz mentioned on this episode.
These resources are such an awesome way to teach Media Literacy to your students no matter what age! Go CHECK it out! 😄
Take care everyone!
TECH MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Related Episodes: