# Research - Media Literacy ![](/files/UIYFuPIhSkY6jlgkqHoA) ### KEY πŸ“½ Video πŸ“œ Worksheet πŸ€” Activity/ Thinking Routine πŸ”— Website / Link ### Locate, organize, analyse, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media (including digital, social media and online networks) [Get students to create Infographics to present data in a visually appealing way](http://piktochart.com/) πŸ”— [Media Skills: Crash Course Media Literacy #11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be-A-sCIMpg) πŸ“½ [Video Explores What Fake News Is and Isn’t (Newseum)](https://newseumed.org/artifact/video-explores-what-fake-news-is-and-isnt/) πŸ“½πŸ”— [From the Front Page to the History Books (Newseum)](https://newseumed.org/activity/from-the-front-page-to-the-history-books/) πŸ”—πŸ€” [Social Media: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5YKW6fhlss\&t=1s) πŸ“½ [Evaluating Evidence: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxhbOvR2TGk\&t=1s) πŸ“½ [Who Can You Trust? Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o93pM-b97HI\&t=1s) πŸ“½ [The Facts about Fact Checking: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZsaA0w_0z0) πŸ“½ ### Demonstrate awareness of media interpretations of events and ideas (including digital social media) [Political Persuasion: It’s All About Image](https://newseumed.org/activity/political-persuasion-its-all-about-image-mlbp/) πŸ€”πŸ”— ["How light or dark is Barack Obama's skin? Depends on your political stance…" This great article shows how different media sources portray people's race differently and why](https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-light-or-dark-is-barack-obamas-skin-depends-on-your-political-stance) πŸ€”πŸ”— [How beauty ideals change around the world](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3198325/How-beauty-ideals-change-world-Designers-asked-create-perfect-woman-Photoshopping-photo-different-results.html) πŸ”— [Who Can You Trust? Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o93pM-b97HI\&t=1s) πŸ“½ [Reporters Notebook - facts and feelings ](https://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Reporters%20Notebook_0.pdf) πŸ“œπŸ€” ### Make informed choices about personal viewing experiences [A great article for older students "How The MPAA Really Works And How to Get The Rating You Want"](http://www.indiewire.com/article/how-the-mpaa-really-works-and-how-to-get-the-rating-you-want-20140702) πŸ”—πŸ€” [idebate - This house believes reality television does more harm than good](https://idebate.org/debatabase/culture-culture-general-media-modern-culture-television/house-believes-reality-television) πŸ€” [Legit-o-meter Poster](https://d1e2bohyu2u2w9.cloudfront.net/education/sites/default/files/tlr-asset/hs-legitposter_8.5x11.pdf) πŸ”—πŸ“œ [Video Explores What Fake News Is and Isn’t (Newseum)](https://newseumed.org/artifact/video-explores-what-fake-news-is-and-isnt/) πŸ”—πŸ“½ [Cooking Up Clickbait - Activity (Newseum)](https://newseumed.org/activity/cooking-up-clickbait-mlbp-aca/) πŸ€”πŸ”— ### Understand the impact of media representations and modes of presentation [TED ED Lesson - How to choose your news](http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-choose-your-news-damon-brown) πŸ€”πŸ”—πŸ“½ [YouTube - How to Identify Fact vs. Opinion in Writing & Research (Imagine Easy Solutions)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTZjqOU_6Vc) πŸ”—πŸ“½πŸ€” [Weed Out Propaganda - Poster and Activity (Newseum)](https://newseumed.org/activity/weed-out-propaganda-mlbp/) πŸ”—πŸ€” [Evidence: Do the facts hold up - activity which has students check accuracy in a news article (Newseum)](https://newseumed.org/activity/evidence-do-the-facts-hold-up-mlbp/) πŸ”—πŸ€” [Video Explores What Fake News Is and Isn’t (Newseum)](https://newseumed.org/artifact/video-explores-what-fake-news-is-and-isnt/) πŸ€”πŸ”—πŸ“½ [Political Persuasion: It’s All About Image](https://newseumed.org/activity/political-persuasion-its-all-about-image-mlbp/) πŸ”—πŸ€” [How the Medium Shapes the Message (Activity)](https://newseumed.org/activity/medium-shapes-the-message-mlbp/) πŸ”—πŸ€” [What Would You Do? Media Ethics Scenarios (Activity)](https://newseumed.org/activity/media-ethics-scenarios-mlbp/) πŸ”—πŸ€” [Evaluating Photos & Videos: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7uvqb8fcdA) πŸ“½ ### Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources [Thinking Routines - Circle of View Points: exploring perspectives](https://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Circle%20of%20Viewpoints_0.pdf) πŸ”—πŸ€”πŸ“œ [Question Ladder - I want to collect input from others by getting to the heart of what motivates people](https://drive.google.com/a/aischool.org/file/d/0B3ZX4a8gtxF4U0kxVFBoUmg3TXc/view?usp=sharing) πŸ“œ [Who Can You Trust? Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o93pM-b97HI\&t=1s) πŸ“½ [Reporters Notebook - facts and feelings ](https://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Reporters%20Notebook_0.pdf) πŸ“œπŸ€”πŸ”— ### **Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats** [Have students self select the presentation tool they would like to use to present their information and reflect on the choices they have made](https://docs.google.com/a/aischool.org/presentation/d/1UaaInd7-fh0cVh4rFhXL7j3hxoeFx-Po5voE_A0GL3k/edit?usp=sharing) πŸ€”πŸ”— [How the Medium Shapes the Message (Activity)](https://newseumed.org/activity/medium-shapes-the-message-mlbp/) πŸ€”πŸ”— πŸ“œ [How to Podcast](http://blog.listenwise.com/2017/05/podcast-class-podcasting-class-part-1/) πŸ”—πŸ€” [Creating Killer Facts and Graphics](https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/253013/ml-guideline-creating-killer-facts-graphics-221112-en.pdf?sequence=17) πŸ€”πŸ”—πŸ“œ [Planning Research for Influencing](https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/620756/rg-planning-research-influencing-diagram-colour-en.pdf?sequence=3) πŸ€”πŸ”— ### Compare, contrast and draw connections among (multi)media resources [From the Front Page to the History Books (Newseum)](https://newseumed.org/activity/from-the-front-page-to-the-history-books/) πŸ€”πŸ”— [Evaluating Photos & Videos: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7uvqb8fcdA) πŸ“½ [Evaluating Evidence: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxhbOvR2TGk\&t=1s) πŸ“½ {% hint style="success" %} Got a brilliant resource to share? 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