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The Death of Kobe Bryant: How Viral Media Spreads Misinformation

In this media literacy activity students analyze screen grabs from a YouTube page, a Facebook post, a network news video page and online headlines, photos and captions for messages about credibility of Internet news reporting.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Print, Photograph, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Twitter and Lies: How They Snowball

In this media literacy activity students analyze an excerpt from a research study published in a scientific journal and a news article about the study in an online magazine for messages about the spread of lies on Twitter and the differences in writing for different target audiences.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Magazine, Social Media
Subject Areas
Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Understanding Teen Media Use: Different Research Techniques

In this media literacy activity students analyze three articles about different approaches to social science research through polling data analysis, a longitudinal study and a literature review. Students explore the techniques used for data gathering and discuss the impacts of social media use on adolescents.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Vaccinations – What Role Does Social Media Play in Informing the Public?

In this media literacy activity students analyze an article from an anti-vaccination Facebook page, a public radio podcast and an international newspaper for messages about the role of social media in promoting public health as regards vaccines and immunization.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

What to Believe? Media Misrepresentations of the War in Ukraine

Students analyze social media and news videos for messages analyzing misinformation and bias in reports on Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Television Program, Web Video, News - Video, Web Video, News - Video
Subject Areas
Journalism, Global Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Who’s Selling Me on this Sport?: Identifying Target Audience

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 social media posts for messages about different types of sports in Panama.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Blog Post, Photograph, Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

YouTube Recommendations: What Do I Do?

In this media literacy activity students analyze results from a YouTube recommendations list for messages about how to select videos based on the likelihood of their offering credible information.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Journalism, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

YouTube Recommendations: Who’s Steering Your View?

In this media literacy activity students analyze three online articles for messages about the impact of YouTube recommendations on viewers.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, Magazine, Social Media
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

“The Truth About Coronavirus” - Google Searching For COVID-19

In this media literacy activity students analyze results from two Google searches, one for “coronavirus” and one for “the real truth about coronavirus,” to reflect on the impact of search terms on the sources that Google recommends.  

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

2016 Media Making the Candidate?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding articles about the role of the media in creating Donald Trump's candidacy for the impact of media, bias and interpretation.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Subject Areas
Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts