See SIFT Evaluation tab above.
See News Literacy Project Checkology virtual classroom tab above.
Crash Course Media Literacy on YouTube
Common Sense Media resources
Share My Lesson: A Media Literacy Guide for Educators
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Test your skills!
Is it Fact or Opinion? (quiz from PEW Research Center)
Fact vs Ficiton Quiz (sau email)
News Literacy card game available from the Library
Fact checking sites like Snopes and Fact Check
Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart v.9
Use Muck Rack
Why is this important?
Are some URL extensions better than others?
Are some sources "good" and others "bad"?
What does it mean when I hear that a publication "skews left" or that an idea is "right wing"?
Is there ever a time when an opinion article is valid for research?
Is everything from a database approved for research?
There are many examples of media evaluation tools - just use one!
Start your research with
Watch this video from Credo Source for more help with evaluating sources for objectivity.
Find more library databases here.
See your teacher or the librarians for the username and password.
Not all Google searches are created equal! Use the links below for academic search engines which filter some of the results for you.