Can your students tell the difference between fact and fiction?

The Checkology® virtual classroom can help.

What is the Checkology virtual classroom?

It’s where students learn how to navigate the challenging information landscape by mastering the skills of news literacy. The virtual classroom’s lessons help educators equip their students with the tools to evaluate and interpret the news and learn how to determine what news and other information to trust, share and act on.

Leading journalists, along with First Amendment and digital media experts, guide students through the platform’s interactive multimedia lessons. These e-learning experiences use real-world examples of news and information that test students’ emerging skills and lead them to mastery.

Your students will learn to:

Categorize information
Make and critique news judgments
Explore how the press and citizens can each act as watchdogs
Detect and categorize misinformation
Interpret and apply the First Amendment
Compare the ways that different countries protect or restrict press freedom
Identify logical fallacies and evaluate arguments
Investigate the impact of personalization algorithms
Evaluate bias and learn about confirmation bias

See what the Checkology virtual classroom has to offer:

20 engaging lessons with a variety of assessments*
20 engaging lessons with a variety of assessments*
20 engaging lessons with a variety of assessments*
20 engaging lessons with a variety of assessments*
*Premium access only
20 engaging lessons with a variety of assessments*
*Premium access only
20 engaging lessons with a variety of assessments*
*Premium access only

Our Impact

Students who have used Checkology report significant changes in the ways they think about, share and respond to news and information.

88% are more confident in spotting misinformation
79% are more likely to correct misinformation they see online
76% are more confident in their ability to explain the role of the First Amendment in American democracy
80% are more likely to vote when old enough to do so.

This is a dream come true for teachers.

Judith Dahill
Librarian, High School of Fashion Industries, New York City
The News Literacy Project has emerged as one of the most important educational tools for our time. … The courses created by the News Literacy Project should become a fundamental building block of our students’ education.

Mark Sullivan and Tim Bajarin
Fast Company
The most effective classroom resource I’m aware of to make certain that our students are media-savvy for the challenges that await them in the 21st century.

Eric Nadelstern
Former chief schools officer, New York City Department of Education; professor, Columbia University Teachers College
I’ve appreciated the ease with which I can monitor student progress and learning. The site and its content are fantastic.

Patricia Hunt
Social studies teacher, Wakefield High School, Arlington, Va.