Media Literacy

Media Literacy Resource Library

Resources and tools from Media Literacy now to help you advocate for media literacy education.

Learn to teach news literacy

Educators learn to teach news literacy with NewsLit’s free, on-demand, and self-paced lessons on quality journalism, the misinformation landscape, and more.

A Parent’s Guide to Media Literacy

A guide for parents to help start media literacy conversations at home created by The National Association for Media Literacy Education and its partner Trend Micro. This guide includes real-life examples of conversations families may have.

Teenagers and Misinformation: Some Starting Points for Teaching Media Literacy

Five ideas to help students understand misinformation, learn basic skills, share their experiences and have a say in how media literacy is taught.

Media Literacy Toolkit

From the NYC Department of Education, a collection of resources designed to inspire students to think critically about the complex messages we receive constantly, through various media. Most resources are for middle and high school students.

NewseumED

Free media literacy resources from NewseumED for educators including, activities, lessons, and case studies.

News and Media Literacy Resource Center

Collection of Common Sense’s free news & media literacy lessons, videos, and classroom activities for educators.

What Is Media Literacy and How Can Simple Shifts Center It

Resource from PBS Teachers Lounge on what media literacy is and how small changes can help teachers infuse media literacy learning skills into lesson plans.

A Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation

A set of tools from the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General for you to understand, identify, and stop health-related misinformation, and help others do the same.

Evaluating Health Information

Collection of resources to help you learn how to find reliable health information that is up to date and trustworthy.

Crash Course Media Literacy

Video series exploring the pervasiveness of media, its impact on our lives daily, and how we can develop skills to help navigate the media landscape.

Is that a fact? News Literacy Project podcast

News Literacy Project’s podcast Is that a fact? informs listeners about news literacy issues affecting daily life through informative conversations with journalists and other experts from a wide range of disciplines.

Rumor Guard from News Literacy Project

The News Literacy Project’s Rumor Guard will help you learn about five factors you should consider when evaluating the credibility of a claim. Then use the techniques associated with each factor to apply your knowledge!