Webinar: Get started with Checkology®️ and discover what’s new for 2024-25

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
5:00 PM ET


This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project, explores and introduces educators to the Checkology virtual classroom and lessons that are ideal for the back-to-school season.

Webinar: Get started with Checkology and discover what’s new for 2024-25

Thursday, August 15, 2024
5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT

In this free, 30-minute webinar designed for educators, learn all you need to know about using the Checkology virtual classroom, the News Literacy Project’s award-winning, free e-learning platform. The News Literacy Project’s Brittney Smith and Erin Olson will lead this discussion, which will include insights and recommendations for educators new to Checkology as well as those who’ve used it in the past.

Attendees will: 

  • Receive a primer on how to set up your account and assign lessons.
  • Explore some of the best lessons for beginning to develop news literacy skills.
  • Get one of the first looks at our rebooted lesson on algorithms and generative AI.

Add this short webinar to your back-to-school prep, and gain time-saving tips and tools to help you ease into a new school year!

This webinar will be of interest to middle and high school teachers, librarians, and school and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity – reserve your spot today!

(Can’t make it at this time but still interested? Register anyway, and we’ll email you the recording.)

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