Media Literacy
Media LiteracyA Position Statement of National Council for the Social Studies© 2009 National Council for the Social Studies. All rights reservedThis position statement was prepared by a task force of...
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In collaboration with NCSS and other content area organizations, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills developed a series of ICT Literacy Maps illustrating the intersection between Information and...
View ArticleWelcome Home Annie: Rethinking Ellis Island and Annie Moore in the Classroom
Social Education May/June 2008The story of Annie Moore, the first immigrant to be processed on Ellis Island, has (until recently) been recounted incorrectly. This article highlights the challenge of...
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Social Education May/June 2007Democracy EducationDocumentary films are widely used in the social studies classroom. This column spotlights three films and explains why their explicit viewpoints can...
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From Viewer to Doer: Addressing Media Literacy Concepts through Media-Making
Fri Nov 17 4:45 pm to 5:45 pmRoom: Moscone West 3018Explore how to integrate media-making projects into the social science classroom to support learning while building essential academic skills....
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#You'reFakeNews
Fri Nov 17 2:15 pm to 2:45 pmRoom: Moscone West 3rd Floor-Alcove BMedia literacy is more important than ever. Discover the history of news journalism and learn fact-checking skills that will allow your...
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Untangling the Web with CRAAP
Fri Nov 17 1:35 pm to 2:05 pmRoom: Moscone West 2nd Floor-Alcove CHow do you integrate Web literacy into inclusive social studies classroom? Learn a differentiated version of the CRAAP test to support...
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Is That News Fake? Teaching Media Literacy through Hands-On Investigation
Sat Nov 18 9:50 am to 10:20 amRoom: Moscone West 2nd Floor-Alcove AWhen cries of fake news! abound, how can students determine what information they can trust? Learn about a unit designed around...
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Propaganda! Mini-Lessons to Decode Fake Media-CANCELED
Sat Nov 18 5:15 pm to 5:45 pmRoom: Moscone West Classroom B-3rd FloorReceive quick tools, electronic and analog, to facilitate students in a quick initial valuation of media, both historical and...
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Media Literacy in a Digital Age
Sun Nov 19 8:30 am to 10:30 amRoom: Moscone West 3024What role does bias play in informational habits? How is social media changing the information landscape? How do we address the issue of fake news?...
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Empowering Students to Navigate Today’s Challenging Media Landscape
Fri Nov 17 1:00 pm to 1:30 pmRoom: Moscone West 2nd Floor-Alcove BEngage your students in civic inquiry by teaching them to examine media (e.g., news, memes, viral rumors) for credibility and purpose...
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Fake News Detectors
Sat Nov 18 9:15 am to 10:15 amRoom: Moscone West 2nd Floor, Table 4Is this real? This last election has all of us trying to figure out what news is the real thing, and what is fake. Valerie Furnas, CBI...
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Expanding Media, Civic, and Economic Literacy through Political Cartoons
Sat Nov 18 10:30 am to 11:30 amRoom: Moscone West 3006Bridge the reading gap and build media literacy with your students through the use of diverse political cartoons. Receive classroom-ready lessons,...
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Separating Fact and #FakeNews
Sat Nov 18 4:40 pm to 5:10 pmRoom: Moscone West 2nd Floor-Alcove BEvaluating sources is more important than ever as we are constantly bombarded with sensational articles spreading misinformation. Learn...
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Identifying and Analyzing Historical Perspective
Sun Nov 19 8:30 am to 9:30 amRoom: Moscone West 2nd Floor-Alcove CReceive classroom-tested strategies for teaching and analyzing historical perspective, an essential skill for understanding the past...
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Economics of Fake News
Fri Nov 17 10:00 am to 11:00 amRoom: Moscone West 3006Two economics teachers, one conservative, one liberal, tackle the fake news phenomenon by discussing the demand and market for fake news, and...
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How to Facilitate Literacy Growth: Text Codes and Primary Sources
Sat Nov 18 2:15 pm to 2:45 pmRoom: Moscone West 3rd Floor-Alcove BExplore the effective implementation of literacy growth skills that raise rigor in the social studies classroom. Ray Kinzie, Chicago...
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Hands On | Minds On
Fri Nov 17 1:00 pm to 2:00 pmRoom: Moscone West 2nd Floor, Table 2Elementary social studies gets lost in the demand for literacy and mathematics teaching, but social studies is the bridge between...
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Journalism Still Matters: The Watchdog Role of a Free Press
Fri Nov 17 1:00 pm to 3:00 pmRoom: Moscone West 3000Learn why a free press requires a news-literate electorate in order to function optimally within a democracy. Peter Adams, The News Literacy Project,...
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Fighting against Fake: Help Students Battle Misinformation and Strengthen...
Sat Nov 18 10:30 am to 11:30 amRoom: Moscone West 2007Learn about the numerous forms that misinformation takes in today's complex information ecosystem and how to enlist students in the fight to...
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