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Understanding Bias
In this lesson, students develop a nuanced understanding of news media bias by learning about five types of bias…
Tutorial: Internet archives
Learn about internet archives, including how to see what a web page looked like at a particular time and…
Harm & Distrust
In this lesson, students learn about the historical failure of mainstream news organizations to serve all people equally and…
Dig Deeper Guide: 2021-22 school year
A list of classroom-ready supplements to The Sift newsletter from the 2021-22 school year, offering activities to help students…
Dig Deeper Guide: 2022-23 school year
A list of classroom-ready supplements to The Sift newsletter from the 2022-23 school year, offering activities to help students…
InfoZones
In this lesson, students learn to categorize information into one of six zones: news, opinion, entertainment, advertising, propaganda or…
For Elementary: Search and Suggest Algorithms
In this lesson, students interact with a mock social media site and search engine to understand the information that…
Misinformation
In this lesson, students learn to understand different types of misinformation and the ways that misinformation can damage democracy.
Dig Deeper: How can AI be exploited to create disinformation?
Examine how AI tools are being used to create and spread disinformation in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to…
Practicing Quality Journalism
In this lesson, students learn the standards of quality journalism by playing the role of reporter in a gamelike…



