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Inoculation Science

This website from the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab brings together research and resources on inoculation theory applied to misinformation. It provides 3 games, explanatory videos and research explaining inoculation theory and how it helps build resistance against manipulation.  Please click on the link below to access the content: Inoculation Science – Home

Analysing Bias

This resource developed by Learning for Justice aims to teach students to identify how writers can reveal their biases through their word choice and tone. Students will be able to identify “charged” words that communicate a point of view and understand how writers communicate an opinion implicitly by writing their own charged news stories. Please

Skillify – understand your level of digital skills

Skillify is a self-assessment tool developed by The Digital Collective (DigiCo) to help people understand their level of digital skills in 21 different topics. It covers the following areas: Information and Data Literacy; Communication and Collaboration; Digital Content Creation; Safety; and Problem Solving. It provides a detailed report on people’s digital skills and some recommendations to

Navigating Digital Information

Navigating Digital Information is a video series with 10 episodes in which John Green, in partnership with MediaWise, the Poynter Institute and the Stanford History Education Group explore best practices in navigating the internet by helping people evaluate the information they read online.  Please click on the link below to access the content: https://youtu.be/L4aNmdL3Hr0?si=KrLsau0tNcg-AQr4

Civic Online Reasoning

The Civic Online Reasoning research-based curriculum was developed by the Stanford History Education Group. It offers lessons and assessments to help students evaluate online information that affects them, their communities, and the world. Please click on the link below to access the content: https://cor.stanford.edu/curriculum/

Checkology – News Literacy Project

Checkology is a free e-learning platform with lessons on media literacy through which learners develop the ability to identify credible information, seek out reliable sources and apply critical thinking skills to separate fact-based content from falsehoods. Predominantly for secondary, some for primary aged students.   Please click on the link below to access the content:

Cyber Academy

Cyber Academy is an internet safety resource for parents and teachers developed by Trend Micro that covers topics related to digital, information and media literacy. Each episode consists of a short animated video, a conversation guide to support parents / teachers, a quiz and activity sheet to reinforce learning and takes about 15 min to complete.

Reports by EU Kids Online Network

EU Kids Online Network is a multinational research network that seeks to enhance knowledge of European children’s online opportunities, risks and safety. It uses multiple methods to map children’s and parents’ experiences of the internet, in dialogue with national and European policy stakeholders. This website lists various reports. By The London School of Economics Department