130: Exploring Media Bias
My guest is Randi Smith from Peanut Butter Fish Lessons, who talks to us about Exploring Media Bias.
The resources she mentions are:
- All Sides Media Bias Chart
- Scholastic Decoding the News
- Daily Lessons in Media Bias (Randi’s product)
- Instagram accounts:
@sharonsayso
@allsidesnow
@groundsnews
@smarthernews
You can find Randi at
Peanut Butter Fish Lessons
Instagram @peanutbutterfishlessons
Facebook @peanutbutterfishlessons
Show sponsor FundaFunda Academy includes some lessons in media literacy in their online Computer Applications Class
————————————————————————————————
Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More
Good tips, thanks! You might also want to check out NewsFeed Defenders at iCivics (https://www.icivics.org/node/2563177/resource). It’s an interactive that gives kids practice identifying bias in news sources as well as other social media issues.
Oh yes! I actually use that in the Computer Applications class I teach and I think it is one we discussed in “Digital Games That Teach Problem Solving”. It’s great