Students Should Know
STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW: Short Media Literacy Videos for Educators
Created by media educator Frank Baker.
NOTE: New design– topics now arranged alphabetically
Click the image below the caption to view each video.
ADVERTISING
| HOW ADVERTISING PERSUADES | HOW TO DECONSTRUCT A POLITICAL AD |
HOW ADS WORK TO PERSUADE/INFLUENCE |
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| THE TRUTH BEHIND WEIGHT LOSS ADS |
HOW FOOD ADS ARE MADE (Food Tricks) | WHAT ARE POLITICAL AD TRICKS? |
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| HOW POLITICAL ADS, ON SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE & PERSUADE | WHAT DO KNOW ABOUT POLITICAL ADS? | HOW TARGETED ADVERTISING WORKS |
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| WHAT IS ETHOS IN ADVERTISING? |
HOW IS LOGOS USED IN ADVERTISING? | |
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AGENDA SETTING
| WHAT IS AGENDA SETTING IN MEDIA? |
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ALGORITHMS
| HOW ALGORITHMS WORK SHAPE THE NEWS & INFO IN SOCIAL MEDIA | HOW MUCH DO SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHMS INFLUENCE YOU? | WHAT ARE SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHMS? |
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| WHAT IS AN ALGORITHM? | INTRODUCION TO ALGORITHMS |
HOW YOUTUBE’S ALGORITHMS CAN FOOL YOU |
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| ALGORITHMS EXPLAINED | ||
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ARTIFCIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
| CHATGPT HOW TO SEPARATE FACT FROM FICTION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM ‘AI IAN’ ON YOUTUBE? | HOW TO SPOT FAKE AI-GENERATED NEWS OUTLETS |
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| HOW TO SPOT AI FAKES | HOW TO SPOT DEEPFAKES & AI GENERATED IMAGES |
REAL OR FAKE: HOW TO SPOT AI GENERATED IMAGES |
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| HOW TO SPOT AI AND MISINFORMATION ONLINE |
AI UNLOCKED USING AI RESPONSIBLY |
AI UNLOCKED PUSH THE LIMITS, IMAGINE MORE |
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| AI UNLOCKED RECOGNIZING AI-GENERATED CONTENT |
AI UNLOCKED WHAT IS GENERATIVE AI? |
AI UNLOCKED FINDING FACTS WITH GENERATIVE AI SEARCH |
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| CAN AN AI CHATBOT REALLY BE YOUR FRIEND? | HOW AI TOOLS LIKE CHATGPT ARE CHANGING HOMEWORK |
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THAT IMAGE YOU SHARED IS REAL? |
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BIAS
| IS ALL MEDIA BIASED? | HOW TO CHECK YOUR BIASES AND SPOT MISINFORMATION | |
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CLICKBAIT
| HOW TO AVOID CLICKBAIT FEATURE HEADLINES |
WHAT IS CLICKBAIT? | HOW DOES CLICKBAIT WORK? |
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CONFIRMATION BIAS
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WHAT IS CONFIRMATION BIAS? |
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CONSPIRACY THEORY
| HOW DO CONSPIRACY THEORIES WORK? |
THE SECRET ECONOMY OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES | |
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DEEPFAKES
| HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DEEPFAKE | THINK YOU CAN SPOT A DEEPFAKE? | IS THIS KEANU ACCOUNT ACTUALLY A DEEPFAKE? |
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DISINFORMATION
| HOW TO SPOT MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION AND MALINFORMATION | HOW TO IDENTIFY DISINFORMATION | HOW DOES DISINFORMATION CREATE NEWS SLANT? |
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FACT VS OPINION
| HOW TO DISTINGUISH FACT FROM OPINION | SORT FACT FROM FICTION USING LATERAL READING | THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FACT AND OPINION |
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FACT CHECKING
| HOW TO VERIFY (BASIC VERIFICATION SKILLS) |
HOW TO EVALUATE SO CALLED FACT PAGES ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
FACT VS FAKE A QUICK LESSON ON MEDIA LITERACY |
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| HELP STUDENTS FACT CHECK THE WEB |
HOW FACT CHECKING WORKS | |
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FAKES (INCLUDING NEWS)
| HOW TO RECOGNIZE FAKE NEWS | HOW TO SPOT FAKE SCREENSHOTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
CAN YOU TELL WHEN A VIDEO IS FAKE? |
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FALSE EQUIVALENCE
| FALSE EQUVILANCE WHY IT’S SO DANGEROUS |
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FILM/MOVIES
| HOW MOVIES ARE MADE |
HOW TO READ A FILM |
WHAT ARE CODES AND CONVENTIONS IN FILM? |
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| WHO DECIDES HOW THE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE SELECTED? | ||
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LATERAL READING
| HOW TO READ LATERALLY |
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MEDIA LITERACY
| HOW TO DECONSTRUCT MEDIA MESSAGES | MEDIA HAVE SOCIAL & POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS (MEDIA MINUTE) |
MEDIA CONSTRUCTIONS DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL REACT DIFFERENTLY (MEDIA MINUTE) |
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| WHAT IS MEDIA ANYWAY? (MEDIA MINUTE) |
CAN MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS COMBAT ONLINE SCAMS? |
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEDIA LITERACY & ONLINE PRIVACY? |
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| WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL LITERACY AND MEDIA LITERACY? | ARE THERE ONLINE SOURCES FOR LEARNING MEDIA LITERACY? | WHAT CAREERS BENEFIT FROM MEDIA LITERACY? |
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MISINFORMATION
| HOW TO SPOT COVID-19 MISINFORMATION | HOW MEMES ARE USED TO SPREAD MISINFORMATION | HOW TO DEBUNK WAR MISINFORMATION |
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| HOW EVEN CREDIBLE SOURCES CAN SPREAD MISINFORMATION | HOW SENSATIONAL CLAIMS CAN SPREAD MISINFORMATION | 3 TIPS TO SPOT MISINFORMATION |
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| HOW TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION |
GOOGLE’S AI OVERVIEW HAS A MISINFORMATION PROBLEM | WHAT NEW MISINFORMATION TECHNIQUES DOES AI CREATE? |
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NEWS
| HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR NEWS ECHO CHAMBER? | WHO DECIDES THE NEWS? | HOW TO READ SCIENCE NEWS |
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| WHAT IS A NEWS INFLUENCER? |
HOW TO SPOT BAD SCIENCE REPORTING |
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PROPAGANDA
| WHAT IS PROPAGANDA? | WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY PROPAGANDA? |
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| UNDERSTANDING PROPAGANDA: A GUIDE TO CRITICAL THINKING |
WHAT IS PROPAGANDA AND HOW YOU CAN SPOT IT? |
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SOURCE EVALUATION
| HOW TO QUESTION A SOURCE | HOW TO EVALUATE SOURCES FOR RELIABILITY | HOW TO EVALUATE SOURCES WITH SIFT |
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| CAN YOU IDENTIFY RELIABLE MEDIA SOURCES? | HOW TO TELL IF A SOURCE IS CREDIBLE |
HOW TO EVALUATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLAIMS |
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VISUAL LITERACY
| HOW TO VERIFY IMAGES/VIDEOS |
HOW TO READ A PHOTOGRAPH | HOW MEANING IS MADE IN VISUAL TEXTS |
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| WHAT MAKES A PHOTO ICONIC? |
HOW TO SPOT MANIPULATED IMAGES |
HOW TO SPOT WHAT ISN’T REAL ON TIKTOK |
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HOW TO DETECT WHEN A PHOTO HAS BEEN PHOTOSHOPPED? |
WHAT DOES HOLOCAUST PHOTOGRAPHY REVEAL? |
HOW TO SPOT A MISLEADING GRAPH? |
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DID THE CAMERA |
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MISCELLANEOUS
| HOW FACEBOOK MAKES MONEY |
HOW TV RATINGS WORK | HOW TO BEST SEARCH THE WEB |
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| CAN YOU SPOT WHAT ISN’T REAL? THREE WAYS TIKTOK CONTENT MAY BE FOOLING YOU |
HOW DARK MONEY WORKS | |
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| HOW TO USE RHETORIC TO GET WHAT YOU WANT |
HOW TO DETECT BOTS & TROLLS | WHAT’S IN THE FRAME? |
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| HOW DO SOCIAL MEDIA APPS MAKE MONEY? | WHAT EXACTLY IS A MEME? |
WHAT IS ONLINE TRACKING? |
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WHAT IS PREBUNKING? |
HOW TO FIND MISSING CONTEXT |
CONFIRMATION BIAS: WHY DO OUR BRAINS LIKE FAKE NEWS? |
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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 | HOW DO TECH COMPANIES USE DESIGN TRICKS TO KEEP YOU HOOKED? |
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| UNDERSTANDING MEDIA REPRESENTATION |
HOW THE MEDIA SHAPES OUR MINDS |
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