MisinfoDay Library
MisinfoDay Library for Educators & Librarians
The MisinfoDay Library offers a wide range of free virtual content and resources — from workshop recordings from previous MisinfoDay events to gamified learning activities– for educators to bring MisinfoDay to their classrooms and campus! Additionally, a newly developed MisinfoDay toolkit makes the implementation process even easier.
Classroom-Ready Lessons & Recommended Resources
The resources below — from MisinfoDay and other people and organizations doing media literacy work — will expose your students to concepts and skills crucial to navigating our complex information environment. The materials are ready to be adapted to your context or implemented as is.
Understanding Today’s Information Landscape
Types of Misinformation
- MisinfoDay 2023
- 50 minutes
- Slides
TikTok: Rumors, Misinformation and Conspiracies Theories on Your #FYP
- MisinfoDay 2023
- 50 minutes
- Slides
My Media Environment
- Teachers for an Informed Public
- 50 minutes
- Slides
Social Media Rhetorical Analysis
- Co-Designing for Trust
- 1–2 hours
- Slides | Lesson Plan
Save Our Sasquatch: Media & Emotions
- Co-Designing for Trust
- 4-8 hours
- Slides | Unit Overview
Why We’re All Vulnerable to Misinformation
Why We Fall for Misinformation
- MisinfoDay 2022
- 50 minutes
- Slides
Exploring Confirmation Bias
- MisinfoDay 2019
- 50 minutes
- Slides
Why You Think You’re Right Even If You’re Wrong
- Julia Galef, TEDxPSU
- 11-minute video
Social Media Algorithms
TikTok: Rumors, Misinformation and Conspiracies Theories on Your #FYP
- MisinfoDay 2023
- 50 minutes
- Slides
Exploring the YouTube Algorithm
- Teachers for an Informed Public
- 50 minutes
- Slides
Feed for Thought
- CIVIX Canada
- 50 minutes
- Activity Link
Investigating Unfamiliar Claims & Sources
TikTok Activity: Fact Checking Your #FYP
- MisinfoDay 2024
- 50 minutes
- Slides
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How to Tell if What You Saw Online is True: Sourcing Quotes
- MisinfoDay 2022
- 50 minutes
- Slides
Ctrl-F Verification Skills
- CIVIX Canada
- 4 Lessons
Civic Online Reasoning Curriculum
- Digital Inquiry Group
- Multiple Lessons
Resources for Elementary Students
Digital Citizenship Curriculum
- Common Sense Media
- Multiple Lessons, Grade K-5
NewsWise
- The Guardian Foundation
- 15 Lessons, Grade 2-5
Ctrl-F Online Search Skills
- CIVIX Canada
- 5 Lessons, Grade 4-8
Resources for Science Teachers
Science Resource Library
- Media Literacy Now
- Multiple Lessons, Grade K-12
Civic Online Reasoning for the Science Classroom
- Digital Inquiry Group
- 6 lessons
Ways to Utilize the Resources
Our MisinfoDay team is here to support as you incorporate MisinfoDay virtual content and resources in your lessons and/or host a MisinfoDay Jr event on your campus! Let us know about your plans or any questions you might have by emailing us at misinfoday@uw.edu.
Option A: Plug-and-play to support learning objectives
Educators can simply plug MisinfoDay content and activities into their lessons to support existing learning objectives.
Option B: Customize curriculum
Educators can adapt MisinfoDay-curated modules and resources to teach students about the landscape of misinformation and how to evaluate online information.
Option C: Participate in a Media Mentorship Event or Project (Project-based approach)
Extending MisinfoDay Jr outside of the classroom, educators and their students can host a MsinfoDay Jr or MisinfoNight event on campus so that they can become teachers and share their knowledge with their friends and family! With request, CIP-affiliated experts can speak at the event with advance notice. Learn more about hosting a MisinfoDay/Night event in our catalog and how MisinfoNight can be run on your campus by reading Ballard High School’s success story!
Option D: Host a MisinfoDay @ My Community Event
Take the learning beyond your classroom by hosting a grade-, subject-, or school-wide event to build excitement around learning to be expert navigators of our complex information environment in your school community. See the organizer guide here and register to host to receive training, planning support, and event logos from the CIP.
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