STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW:Â Short Media Literacy Videos for Educators
Created by media educator Frank Baker.
NOTE: Newest videos posted last.
See also videos from KQED Education and MediaWise
For more information about these topics, be sure to visit the Media Literacy Clearinghouse.
| HOW TO VERIFY IMAGES/VIDEOS |
HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DEEPFAKE |
 HOW TO RECOGNIZE FAKE NEWS |
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| HOW TO READ LATERALLY |
HOW TO READ A PHOTOGRAPH |
HOW TO DECONSTRUCT MEDIA MESSAGES |
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| HOW TO QUESTION A SOURCE |
HOW TO EVALUATE SOURCES FOR RELIABILITY |
 HOW TO BEST SEARCH THE WEB |
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| HOW TO EVALUATE SOURCES WITH SIFT | HOW ADVERTISING PERSUADES | HOW TV RATINGS WORK |
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| HOW TO SPOT MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION AND MALINFORMATION | HOW FACEBOOK MAKES MONEY | HOW DARK MONEY WORKS |
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| HOW ALGORITHMS WORK SHAPE THE NEWS & INFO IN SOCIAL MEDIA | HOW MOVIES ARE MADE | WHO DECIDES THE NEWS? |
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| HOW TO DECONSTRUCT A POLITICAL AD | HOW DOES CLICKBAIT WORK? | HOW TO USE RHETORIC TO GET WHAT YOU WANT |
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| HOW TO READ A FILM | HOW MEANING IS MADE IN VISUAL TEXTS |
HOW ADS WORK TO PERSUADE/INFLUENCE |
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| WHAT MAKES A PHOTO ICONIC? |
WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY PROPAGANDA? |
WHAT IS AGENDA SETTING? |
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| HOW TO IDENTIFY DISINFORMATION |
HOW TO SPOT COVID-19 MISINFORMATION | THE TRUTH BEHIND WEIGHT LOSS ADS |
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HOW TO READ SCIENCE NEWS |
HOW TO SPOT A MISLEADING GRAPH |
WHAT THIS CHART ACTUALLY MEANS (COVID-19) |
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HOW FOOD ADS ARE MADE |
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA APPS MAKE MONEY |
HOW FACT-CHECKING WORKS |
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| WHAT ARE CODES & CONVENTIONS IN FILM? | WHAT ARE SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHMS? | WHAT ARE POLITICAL AD TRICKS? |
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HOW MEMES ARE USED TO SPREAD MISINFORMATION |
HOW MOVIES ARE MADE | HOW POLITICAL ADS, ON SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE & PERSUADE |
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WHAT IS ONLINE TRACKING? |
HOW TO DISTINGUISH FACT FROM OPINION | HOW TO LOOK UP CLAIMS & WEBSITE OWNERS |
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HOW TO DETECT BOTS & TROLLS |
HOW TO VERIFY (BASIC VERIFICATION SKILLS) |
WHAT IS DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP? |
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WHAT’S IN THE FRAME? |
  WHAT DO KNOW ABOUT POLITICAL ADS? |   HOW TARGETED ADVERTISING WORKS |
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HOW TO SPOT FAKE SCREENSHOTS |
HOW TO FIND MISSING CONTEXT |
CONFIRMATION BIAS: WHY DO OUR BRAINS LIKE FAKE NEWS? |
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HOW TO EVALUATE SO CALLED |
WHO DECIDES HOW THE |
WHAT IS MEDIA ANYWAY? |
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MEDIA ARE CONSTRUCTIONS |
MEDIA HAVE SOCIAL & POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS (MEDIA MINUTE) | MEDIA CONSTRUCTIONS DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL REACT DIFFERENTLY (MEDIA MINUTE)Â |
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| HOW TO DEBUNK WAR MISINFORMATION |
HOW TO DETECT DOCTORED OR OUT-OF-CONTEXT VIDEOSÂ | HOW TO ANALYZE CLIMATE CHANGE CLAIMS |
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HOW EVEN CREDIBLE SOURCES CAN SPREAD MISINFORMATION |
HOW SENSATIONAL CLAIMS CAN SPREAD MISINFORMATION | CHATGPTÂ Â HOW TO SEPARATE FACT FROM FICTION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |
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HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR NEWS ECHO CHAMBER |
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM ‘AI IAN’ ON YOUTUBE?  | WHAT IS PREBUNKING? |
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| HOW TO SPOT MANIPULATED IMAGES | HOW MUCH DO SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHMS INFLUENCE YOU? |
CAN YOU SPOT WHAT ISN’T REAL ON TIKTOK? |
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DID 60% OF GEN Z SAY THEY’D GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO VOTE TO KEEP TIKTOK? |
DEBUNKING CLAIMS OF “CRISIS ACTORS” IN GAZA | WHAT IS AN ALGORITHM? |
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HOW TO DETECT IF A PHOTO HAS BEEN PHOTOSHOPPED? |
HOW DO TECH COMPANIES USE DESIGN TRICKS TO KEEP YOU HOOKED? | HOW MUCH DO SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHIMS AFFECT YOUR WORLD VIEW? |
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THE SECRET ECONOMY OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES |
HOW TO SPOT FAKE AI-GENERATEDÂ NEWS OUTLETS | Â Â HOW TO SPOT AI FAKES |
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3 TIPS TO SPOT MISINFORMATIONÂ |
HOW TO SPOT DEEPFAKES &Â AI GENERATED IMAGES |
CAN YOU IDENTIFY RELIABLEÂ MEDIA SOURCES? |
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IS ALL MEDIA BIASED? |
INTRO TO ALGORITHMS | FACT VS FAKE A QUICK LESSON ON MEDIA LITERACY |
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FALSE EQUIVALENCE: |
REAL OR FAKE: |
WHAT IS A NEWS INFLUENCER? |
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| WHAT EXACTLY IS A MEME? |
WHAT DOES HOLOCAUST PHOTOGRAPHY REVEAL? |
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HOW TO SPOT AI AND |
WHAT ARE ALGORITHMS? | AI UNLOCKED USING AI RESPONSIBILY |
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AI UNLOCKED |
AI UNLOCKED |
AIÂ UNLOCKED WHAT IS GENERATIVE AI? |
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AI UNLOCKED |
HOW TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION |
HELP STUDENTS FACT CHECK THE WEB |
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WHAT IS PROPAGANDA? |
THINK YOU CAN SPOT A DEEPFAKE? | CAN YOU SPOT WHAT ISN’T REAL? THREE WAYS TIKTOK CONTENT MAY BE FOOLING YOU |
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CAN AN AI CHATBOT REALLY BE YOUR FRIEND? |
HOW AI TOOLS LIKE CHATGPT ARE CHANGING HOMEWORK |
HOW CAN I TELL IF AN IMAGE IS FAKE ONLINE? |
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| DID THE CAMERA EVER TELL THE TRUTH? |
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THAT IMAGE YOU SHARED IS REAL? |
GOOGLE’s AI OVERVIEWÂ HAS A MISINFORMATION PROBLEM |
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| CAN MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS COMBAT ONLINE SCAMS? |
HOW TO TELL IF A SOURCE IS CREDIBLE |
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| HOW DO CONSPIRACY THEORIES WORK? |
HOW TO CHECK YOUR BIASES AND SPOT MISINFORMATION | WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL LITERACY AND MEDIA LITERACY? |
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| IS THIS KEANU ACCOUNT ACTUALLY A DEEPFAKE? |
ARE THERE ONLINE SOURCES FOR LEARNING MEDIA LITERACY? | WHAT CAREERS BENEFIT FROM MEDIA LITERACY? |
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| HOW TO EVALUATE SOURCES FOR CREDIBLITY |
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