Students Should Know
STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW: Short Videos for Educators to Use
This resource was created by media educator Frank Baker. See also these resources from the Center for An Informed Public. 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) |
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| HOW TO DEBUNK WAR MISINFORMATION |
HOW TO DETECT DOCTORED OR OUT-OF-CONTEXT VIDEOS | HOW TO ANALYZE CLIMATE CHANGE CLAIMS |
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HOW EVEN CREDIBLE SOURCES CAN SPREAD MISINFORMATION |
HOW SENSATIONAL CLAIMS CAN SPREAD MISINFORMATION | CHATGPT 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-GENERATED NEWS OUTLETS | HOW TO SPOT AI FAKES |
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3 TIPS TO SPOT MISINFORMATION |
HOW TO SPOT DEEPFAKES & AI GENERATED IMAGES |
CAN YOU IDENTIFY RELIABLE 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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