I really enjoyed the News Literacy Project! I went through their collection of free lessons, taking them as a student, and thought they were very well done. Even the vocabulary and context they presented will be valuable tools to use with students. I always question how prepared I am to teach lessons on fake news, which after doing these lessons I will call misinformation and disinformation, but going through these lessons gave me more confidence in my own understanding and ability to identify valid stories and sources.
Bridget and I are also preparing for our second annual "Coffee Click", a time when we meet with parents to educate them on a timely topic that their students are learning about. Last year we covered eReading, and focused on OverDrive. This year we would like to tackle the topic of Sifting through all of the information out there and being prepared to identify what is real. This is particularly timely right now, in light of the Momo challenge, and school districts jumping to share information that they themselves had not verified. We will use many of the resources explored through this "thing". Both of us have ordered the new book by Jennifer Lagarde, Fact vs. Fiction, and we are considering using that for the foundation of this Coffee Click. I am also considering sending parents to the News Literacy Project for a follow up lesson after we meet.
As the advisor for our student newspaper I also am looking for opportunities to share the resources here with my student reporters. I am hoping to use the Pulitzer Center lessons on "World Press Freedom Day", and inspire my newspaper students to create some school-wide activities. I shared many of the lessons from the Pulitzer Center with individual teachers as well.
I have spent a lot of time working my way through the resources here, and look forward to continuing to implement them integrated into lessons throughout the year. One example that I will use immediately is a quick tool for evaluating websites, which I will be using this week with 7th grade students doing science research. I created this as a Google Form, and will present it as an exit ticket type activity, which will allow us to stimulate good conversation and raise awareness as students search, without creating a labor intensive process.
As the advisor for our student newspaper I also am looking for opportunities to share the resources here with my student reporters. I am hoping to use the Pulitzer Center lessons on "World Press Freedom Day", and inspire my newspaper students to create some school-wide activities. I shared many of the lessons from the Pulitzer Center with individual teachers as well. 