Virtual Classes for Students

Students explore the basics of media literacy and practice using tools to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of a wide range of sources.

Students learn how a newspaper’s front page or website reflects the interests and values of the community, then work in teams to create their own front page or homepage.

Through the lens of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, students explore the unique practical and ethical challenges journalists face when covering breaking news.

Can you navigate the flurry of fake news and strike a balance between being a cynic and a sucker? Get the tools you need to stay ahead of online tricksters and trolls.

Students learn about the groundbreaking 1969 Supreme Court case that protected student speech in public schools.

Are accusations of bias clogging your news feed? Are your students quick to point out that something's unfair — but not as ready to explain why? Tune up your “fairness meter” to assess how objective or biased content really is.

Students watch and discuss a Newseum-produced documentary about the role of the First Amendment freedoms in the civil rights movement and in protests today.

Is it OK to clean up a quote or broadcast unconfirmed information? Students become more critical consumers of news media by examining real-life case studies of journalists striving to be accurate, fair and clear.

Students learn the persuasion techniques used by candidates when running for office, deepening their ability to analyze a variety of media produced by campaigns and to help separate fact from fiction.

Students become more critical consumers of visual information by examining real-life case studies of photojournalists striving to be accurate, fair and clear.

Students learn about restrictions to freedom of speech in public life, then debate court cases that determined when and why those limits apply.

Students debate court cases to learn how far First Amendment protections extend in public schools, and why limits may be necessary.