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Teach news literacy with the CheckologyⓇ virtual classroom by @NewsLitProject

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The final webinar in our free May series, "Understanding bias: A nuanced approach to a vital news literacy topic," is Thursday at 2pm ET. Claim your spot: bit.ly/MayNLPWebinars #NewsLiteracy #UnderstandingBias
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Want to learn how to empower students to fact check viral rumors like a pro? Join me Thursday at 2 p.m. ET for a free webinar from @NewsLitProject. It's the third session in a four-part series this month. #edchat #sschat #hsgovchat #medialiteracy newslit.org/updates/introduc…

Introducing NLP’s May news literacy webinar series - The News Literacy Project

We recently asked educators what they most wanted us to feature in upcoming professional development webinars. Using that feedback, the News Literacy Project is holding a series of four free webina...

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Peter Adams@PeterD_Adams4 May 2020
#Teachers: You can use this false tweet that went viral last week (apparently as a joke, though it tricked lots of people) to challenge your students' digital verification skills. How? Lemme show you.
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The @Checkology and @NewsLitProject team is excited to announce that everything in our virtual classroom will be available at no charge for the 2020-21 school year and beyond.
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You'll be able to create as many student accounts as you want and access Checkology's entire suite of news literacy lessons and enrichments, developing courses that fit your students' needs. This affirms our belief that news literacy is a right — and is more important than ever.
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Today is #TeacherAppreciationDay & #GivingTuesdayNow. We're incredibly thankful for teachers like @MrMurphyWGHS, who bring news literacy to students worldwide. Our program & impact wouldn't be possible without them. Donate: newslit.org/donate/ Story: bit.ly/NewsLitLessons

Donate - The News Literacy Project

This season, your generosity goes beyond your initial gift! Thanks to NLP’s philanthropic leaders Melanie and Richard Lundquist, all gifts made by Dec. 31 will be matched, multiplying your impact for...

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Happy late birthday to yours truly!
The News Literacy Project@NewsLitProject2 May 2020
1/ Happy 4th anniversary to our @Checkology virtual classroom. We're proud to say that educators in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., four U.S. territories & 112 other countries have now registered to use it! #Checkology
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IT’S HERE! The new Verification Handbook for Disinformation and Media Manipulation is online and avialable for free. Let some of the world’s best experts teach you to investigate our chaotic information environment. Link and thread: datajournalism.com/read/hand… #OSINT #journalism
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Love Checkology? Love it so much you want to work with it full time? Come join us! We're hiring for our Educator Outreach and Success team, including: newslit.org/about/careers/po…
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Check out how @WinkelBrian uses #checkology! newslit.org/updates/iowa-tea…

Now more than ever, Iowa teacher wants students to be savvy online - The News Literacy Project

Cedar Falls High teacher wants students to be media savvy. He teache 21st Century Literacy using Checkology and content from The Sift.

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Former exchange student’s news literacy skills bridge continents, by @carolmcc13 newslit.org/updates/news-lit…

Former exchange student’s news literacy skills bridge continents - The News Literacy Project

From the U.S., to the United Kingdom to Romania: Student Catalin Vilae’s experience proves that news literacy skills bridge continents.

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Educators, if you and your students are working with the #misinformation lesson on #checkology, this would be a great supplementary activity. Join lesson host Claire Wardle for a Q&A.
First Draft@firstdraftnews16 Apr 2020
Join @cward1e at 4pm BST/11am EST tomorrow for a live Twitter Q&A on #coronavirus, information disorder, and credible coverage. Whether you're a #journalist, researcher or concerned citizen, Claire can help you to make sense of the information chaos
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Calling all educators who have used #checkology or are readers of The Sift® newsletter! We're looking for brief examples of how you're using these tools for distance teaching. Please reply to this tweet or send us a DM. We appreciate the help! #educators #edchat #teacherchat
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Checkology users, if you could rename the "Checkology Experience" (customizable Learning Sequence & Open Learning Area), what would you call it?
3/ Missed today's #NewsLiteracy webinar with @MrSilva? Not to worry — you can watch it at your leisure. Check it out here: vimeo.com/405142207/4259a701…

What Does It Mean to Be ‘News-Literate’?

This webinar helps teachers explore resources and skills students must learn to sort fact from fiction and be reliably informed.

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1/ Sanitize before you share! >> Browse the images for a 4-step guide to avoiding #coronavirus misinformation and responding to falsehoods you notice posted by others. #NewsLiteracy #COVIDー19
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What does it mean to be news-literate? Join us on Tuesday, April 7! eventbrite.com/e/what-does-i…
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The team! While we’ve always, as an organization with staff spread out geographically, used Zoom for all-staff calls, today’s edition felt a little more special (& needed). It's important to stay connected during these especially critical times for everyone, & for our work.
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Like many other companies across the nation, @Checkology is being offered for free by @NewsLitProject during this period of social distancing and remote learning. I love this product so much I set up a classroom for my family and friends (including my mother)!
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