1/ “It’s so important that people have a healthy skepticism. We don’t want people to shut down; we don’t want people to trust everything. We want people to look at something & say, you know what, I have the skills to verify this." - NLP's Elliott Goodman #NewsLiteracy

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🤣 Just like April Fools' Day jokes, fun rumors or fibs shared in text chats & with friends can be entertaining. 🤔 When spread on the internet, though? They can get stripped of context & circulated as real. The next thing you know, #misinformation spreads. ⚠️ Be careful out there! #NewsLiteracy

Learn about NLP's 5 standards for news literacy from @[email protected] on this NYU webinar ⤵️ 🚨 Pam also touches on our recent teen survey, which underscores how critical the need for our work is. ➕ And she walks through examples of misinfo & how to spot them. #NewsLiteracy #EdTech

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“What do you think is happening? What is this about?” 👆🏾 Questions Central Islip, NY, educator Alex Luciano asks about images to build #NewsLiteracy skills. Luciano teaches adult ESL & 2nd grade bilingual classes. Learn more about how he builds critical thinking skills across subjects ⤵️

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"Babe, they're AI." #Zendaya spoke out on @[email protected] after people in her life were fooled by #AI images showing the actress & fellow actor Tom Holland in wedding attire. The fakes look convincing, but #NewsLiteracy skills can help you avoid being duped ⤵️

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🤯 Minnesota #educators: Are you unsure of how to help students navigate today's overwhelming info landscape? 💡 Learn how to bring #NewsLiteracy to your classroom & how to use our e-learning platform Checkology® by joining us for a FREE webinar on March 18. 🔗 Register: go.newslit.org/March18MN