media literacy Archives

5 ways PBIS boosts morale and increases learning opportunities

February 26, 2025 by The South Park Middle School PBIS Team

Collaboration, creativity, and data-informed practices all contribute to a successful PBIS program for students in this middle school.

There are a lot of preconceived notions centering around the middle school experience, but here’s a truth for you: Positively engaged students perform better, while uplifting those around…

Durable Skills

This district champions media literacy to combat “brain rot”

February 10, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Teaching critical thinking skills helps to ensure students are active and engaged--and that they aren't falling victim to brain rot.

It’s critical that students know how to use digital content, but as students have more access to information, it’s also critical that they know how to evaluate that…

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Hot Topic—AI and Media Literacy

January 16, 2025 by Kevin Hogan

As the lines further blur between media and journalism, between real and fake, and sources become more obscure, there may ... Read more

Durable Skills

Enhancing media literacy skills in the age of AI

November 8, 2024 by Sam Bowman, eSN Contributing Writer

Students can develop media literacy skills with edtech tools and engage in the digital and AI-infused world.

Media literacy has emerged as a critical skillset in today's digital landscape. As individuals increasingly consume content from many platforms, understanding how to discern credible information from misinformation…

Durable Skills

Most teens want media literacy education, but aren’t getting it

November 7, 2024November 5, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

A new study shows that American teens are awash in conspiracy theories and are cynical about the media--and want media literacy education.

An overwhelming majority of teens (94 percent) want their schools to teach media literacy, although just 39 percent reported having had any such instruction during the 2023-24 school year.

American teens awash in conspiracy theories, cynical about news media

October 31, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

The News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit, released a study last week that shows the alarming frequency with which American teenagers ... Read more

Newsline

The Social Institute Expands Curriculum to Educate and Empower Third-Grade Students

July 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Durham, N.C.– The Social Institute announced that it has expanded its pioneering peer-to-peer learning technology to meet the needs of ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

5 websites to help students build media literacy skills

July 22, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Teaching students how to identify high-quality news begins with building solid media literacy skills

Students must understand how to recognize reputable information and how to identify credible, high-quality journalism. Bias is everywhere, and it's necessary for young people today to identify it…

Newsline

Nova Launches National Youth Science Communication Initiative: Nova Science Studio

February 17, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Today, the award-winning science series NOVA, produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio, a new ... Read more

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Fun facts from Britannica: Do cats cause schizophrenia?

May 17, 2019 by Kate Lohnes

a little boy with a questioning look and the words "Fake or Real?"

Schizophrenia affects only 1 percent of the population. Although many people are predisposed to it, most folks are never exposed to enough stress to exhibit any of its…

eClassroom News

5 questions students should ask about media

March 3, 2021December 17, 2018 by Kelly Mendoza

Do your students love to take and edit photos to post on Instagram? Are they obsessed with watching (or maybe even becoming!) YouTube celebs? Do you want to…

eClassroom News

3 ways to navigate American politics in the classroom

November 20, 2018November 13, 2018 by Toni Rivera Ramos

In our current social climate, it can be tricky for anyone, especially a teenager, to talk about politics and the role of government. But as educators, it’s our…

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How to fight fake news

November 6, 2018 by Stacey Pusey

Twenty years ago, it was easier to identify fake news. There were the tabloid papers in the grocery store checkout line and the sensationalized “news” programs that promised…

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5 resources to help students with information literacy

May 11, 2020July 4, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Information literacy skills top many lists of must-have abilities, especially in the age of fake news. Not all results in a Google search are legitimate--but how many of…

21st Century Skills

How to teach media literacy

February 26, 2018 by Julia Ottesen

Media literacy is more important today than ever. It is a critical skill for students of all ages, especially because teenagers spend an average of nine hours a…

District Management

How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 by Alan November

The fact that 80 percent of middle school students in a recent study could not distinguish between fake news and authentic news on the web shows that we,…

District Management

Ten steps for better media literacy skills

November 11, 2010November 10, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

A new white paper from Temple University's Media Education Lab gives policy makers and education leaders a detailed plan to boost media literacy skills in their communities.

District Management

Online safety report discourages scare tactics

June 22, 2010June 7, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Although internet safety education is essential, scare tactics do little to influence the behavior of children and teenagers, who spend a large part of their lives on social…

District Management

Editorial: Media illiteracy

October 29, 2010June 1, 2010 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor

President Obama caused quite a stir among the technorati with his commencement address at Hampton University last month.

District Management

Author: ‘iGeneration’ requires a different approach to instruction

April 25, 2011April 12, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

Today’s middle and high school students learn much differently from students just a few years older—and that's mainly because they’ve never known a world without the internet or…

5 ways PBIS boosts morale and increases learning opportunities

This district champions media literacy to combat “brain rot”

Hot Topic—AI and Media Literacy

Enhancing media literacy skills in the age of AI

Most teens want media literacy education, but aren’t getting it

The Social Institute Expands Curriculum to Educate and Empower Third-Grade Students

5 websites to help students build media literacy skills

Nova Launches National Youth Science Communication Initiative: Nova Science Studio

Fun facts from Britannica: Do cats cause schizophrenia?

5 questions students should ask about media

How to fight fake news

5 resources to help students with information literacy

How to teach media literacy

How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy

Ten steps for better media literacy skills

Editorial: Media illiteracy

Author: ‘iGeneration’ requires a different approach to instruction

North Carolina District Wins ISTE 2025 Distinguished Award for AI Leadership and Parent Engagement Innovation

10 (and counting…) Google goodies for your classroom

ISTE Takeaways—What It Takes To Win the Impact Award

Look Who’s Talking—Bringing STEM Up To Speed

5 strategies to get your students talking

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

First AI-Powered Special Education Management Platform Helps Districts Reach 100% IEP Compliance

Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Outperformed Their Peers On the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment

Otus Awarded Practitioner-Informed Design Product Certification from Digital Promise

Counslr Launches in Texas to Increase Access to Mental Health Support for Staff and Students

Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

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