Using text, photographs, quotations, and film footage, The Helen Keller Kids Museum presents a wealth of online information about the life and legacy of Helen Keller, a deafblind woman who changed the perception of what it means to be blind.
Information Literacy
Accessing and evaluating information; using and managing information.
In the present day, students have constant access to information; they can access it on phones, TVs, radios, and computers, as well as in printed content and, in the case of advertising, in the street. The evolution of technology has democratized expression, making it much easier for different people (including young people) and viewpoints to get a platform.
Conspiracy theories are spreading on an unprecedented scale across the internet and social media, including outlandish stories about alien abductions, government assassination plots, and politicians who can “geoengineer” the weather. More and more, these stories are weaponized for political purposes, leading many experts to conclude they are a real threat to democracy. But now there may be hope.
Science News Explores is an award-winning online publication that provides topical stories on current events in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for children aged 9 and up, their parents, and educators.
With a rise in misinformation, AI-generated content, and cynicism toward the press, the nonpartisan, nonprofit News Literacy Project aims to equip youth with the ability to critically examine the information available, especially online. Organizing National News Literacy Week, February 3–7, is among the nonprofit’s many methods to achieve its mission.
SITE is a society of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). The organization promotes the development and dissemination of theoretical knowledge, conceptual research, and professional practice knowledge through conferences, books, projects, and the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE).
Pedagogue is a social media network where educators can share advice, strategies, tools, hacks, resources, and more, and work together to improve their teaching skills and the academic performance of the students in their charge.
TweetMeets are monthly conversations on Twitter about education-related topics. At event times, anyone can join and respond to five discussion questions.
I am completely unmoved by the debate over the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools. I fully understand that CRT is an esoteric theory that’s used in law school and doctoral programs as one of many frameworks of analyzing historic and present policies and phenomena. But I understand what people really mean when they argue that CRT should not be present in schools: schools should not talk about things that make children feel uncomfortable, like antiracism. Schools should not indoctrinate children or make them feel bad about what they learn in school, especially if school is teaching them to feel guilty about being the big, bad, evil, privileged white oppressor.
The nonpartisan, nonprofit News Literacy Project (NLP) has launched a tool for teachers to help them fight disinformation and strengthen news literacy. The tool is aimed in part at highlighting the importance of the First Amendment and value of the free press.