Can your students tell the difference between fact and fiction?
The Checkology® virtual classroom can help.
Register nowWhat is the Checkology virtual classroom?
It’s where students learn how to navigate the challenging information landscape by mastering the skills of news literacy. The virtual classroom’s lessons help educators equip their students with the tools to evaluate and interpret the news and learn how to determine what news and other information to trust, share and act on.
Leading journalists, along with First Amendment and digital media experts, guide students through the platform’s interactive multimedia lessons. These e-learning experiences use real-world examples of news and information that test students’ emerging skills and lead them to mastery.
Your students will learn to:
- Categorize information
- Make and critique news judgments
- Explore how the press and citizens can each act as watchdogs
- Detect and categorize misinformation
- Interpret and apply the First Amendment
- Compare the ways that different countries protect or restrict press freedom
- Identify logical fallacies and evaluate arguments
- Investigate the impact of personalization algorithms
- Evaluate bias and learn about confirmation bias
See what the Checkology virtual classroom has to offer:
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A dozen engaging lessons with a variety of assessments*
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Subject matter experts as virtual guides and teachers
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Integration of real-world examples of news and information
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Access to live online lessons and conversations with journalists*
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Teacher evaluation, feedback and messaging*
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Points and skills badges as incentives for students*
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Our Impact
Students who have used Checkology report significant changes in the ways they think about, share and respond to news and information.
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88% are more confident in spotting misinformation
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79% are more likely to correct misinformation they see online
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76% are more confident in their ability to explain the role of the First Amendment in American democracy
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80% are more likely to vote when old enough to do so.
