How can people learn to spot viral deception? Players do just that with the NewsFeed Defenders media literacy game. Scholars choose avatars and the focus of their news feeds: student life, health and wellness, or sports and entertainment. Their mission is to maintain a credible news site. They learn how to spot fake news, identify bias, and uphold the journalistic standards of accuracy, transparency, trustworthiness, impartiality, and focus. 

Concepts

Media Literacy, information literacy, news media, journalism ethics

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Break the class into small groups and have each one design a poster to explain one of the rules of journalistic integrity

Classroom Considerations

• Register for a free account to save progress
• Actual time required may vary 

Pros

• Students can activate helpful tips as they play
• Teaches critical 21st-century skills in a fun, interactive way 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1