A collage features a vintage newspaper headline about Nellie Bly's investigative work at Blackwell's Island Asylum. Text highlights shocking conditions Bly reported and emphasizes changes like increased funding and improved conditions. Background includes an asylum image with the words "Lunatic Asylum." Tone: historical and informative.

Black-and-white photo of Nellie Bly with short, wavy hair and a serious expression. Text discusses her fame as a muckraker exposing corruption.

A collage featuring an illustration of a globe-trotting game titled "Round the World with Nellie Bly" at the top. Below is a black-and-white photo of Bly in Victorian attire, holding a bag. Text on the left reveals her fame from beating the fictional character Phileas Fogg's travel time from Jules Verne’s novel, completing the journey in 72 days. Mood: Adventurous and triumphant.

Purple background with text "Democracy's Watchdog" and silhouette of a watchdog. Promotes a lesson on journalist Nellie Bly and other investigative reporters in the Checkology virtual classroom.

2/ 🔎 Bly & other journalists' work is featured in our #Checkology lesson, "Democracy's Watchdog."

Dig in: go.newslit.org/DemWatchdog

Webinar announcement for 'Teaching news literacy made easy' by Checkology. Free 30-minute sessions on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Register now.

Have you thought about using #Checkology but aren't sure where to start?

That's why we're offering two FREE webinars TODAY to help educators get rolling on our virtual classroom. Sign up at the links ⤵️

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Checkology® Virtual Classroom - The News Literacy Project Checkology® Virtual Classroom Your one-stop shop for teaching news literacy. Register now Jump to ↓ What is Checkology? Lesson collections Learning outcomes Testimonials Standards alignment Get to kno...

1/ Educators: Do you have a FREE #Checkology account?

Our virtual classroom covers every aspect of #NewsLiteracy. Lesson topics include:
- InfoZones
- The First Amendment
- Misinformation
- Conspiratorial thinking
- Algorithms
+ so much more!

✨ Start exploring: go.newslit.org/TeachWithChe...

In this challenge, you will: List the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment. Connect scenarios with their specific First Amendment protections. Identify sceenarios that do and do not violate the First Amendment. Explain why the actions in the two scenarios are not protected under the First Amendment. Describe how First Amendment freedoms protect and promote civic participation.

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📢 Educators: For an exercise that contains good examples of #FirstAmendment protections working together, check out our "Know Your Rights" activity: go.newslit.org/KnowYourRights

🔎 It's part of #Checkology. If you haven't registered for our FREE virtual classroom, you can today: checkology.org

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#Educators: Do your students know how investigative journalism exposes wrongdoing & holds those in power accountable?

In our "Democracy's Watchdog" #Checkology lesson, students start to see press coverage not just as content they consume, but also as a public service.

🔗 go.newslit.org/DemWatchdog

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And speaking of algorithms, our #Checkology lesson on the topic led by @miasato.bsky.social has never felt more relevant. It's also pretty entertaining, as evidenced by the character "Algo."

Check it out now or bookmark it for 2026: bit.ly/AlgorithmsLe...

📢 Educators: Join us today or tomorrow for a 30-minute info session on how to get rolling with #Checkology! 👇🏾

Introduction to Algorithms | Checkology Dive into the world of algorithms and generative AI as you weigh the civic and social impact of these technologies.

If you're going to be on social media, especially during & after breaking news events, take control of sites' algorithms:
✨ Know why you're being fed certain content
✨ Make available tweaks in settings
✨ Practice click restraint

Learn all about #algorithms with our #Checkology lesson 👇

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✨ Take just 30 minutes & learn how to make #Checkology work for you!

📢 Educators: Join us tomorrow, 8/26, or Wednesday, 8/27, & come away with a plan for integrating news literacy into your classroom.

👉🏾 Sign up: go.newslit.org/CheckWeb

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Back to School Everything you need to kick off a school year full of critical thinking and news literacy skills — all in one place.

This summer’s pop culture moments aren’t just entertainment, they’re ready-made lessons in conspiratorial thinking, critical observation and verifying sources.

🔗 Get more free classroom ideas in our Back-to-School Toolkit + explore our newly improved #Checkology platform: go.newslit.org/Back2School

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🚨 Educators: Today is the LAST DAY to use #Checkology before our July 3-Aug. 4 maintenance period. During this time, you will not be able to access the virtual classroom as we make important updates.

ℹ️ Learn more in the help center: go.newslit.org/HelpCenter

🚨 Reminder: Our Checkology® virtual classroom is going on summer vacation starting this Thursday, July 3!

🔨 After the month-long maintenance period, it will be back with revamped features + more in early August.

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With the National #SpellingBee finals tonight, let's brush up on #NewsLiteracy terms from our Word Wall!

🤔 Most of the words are easy to spell, but do you know what "ad hominem" or "neutrality bias" means?

👉🏾 Login to #Checkology to test yourself + your students: checkology.org/account/teac...

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Educators: Join us TODAY or tomorrow & learn how to use #Checkology!

✨ It's free.
✨ It's only 30 minutes.
✨ It's worthwhile.

May 7, 3:30pm ET: go.newslit.org/May7Checkology
May 8, 6:30pm ET: go.newslit.org/May8Checkology

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A graphic shows a screen that a student is learning on. Text: SPRING SPRINTS Fast-Track News Literacy 30-Minute Webinar: Preview Checkology FREE REGISTER NOW APRIL 16 & 17

📢 Educators: Learn how to use our Checkology virtual classroom in 30 minutes! During Spring Sprints, we're offering 2 FREE sessions next week.

🔗 April 16-17 info / registration: bit.ly/April16and17...

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Today's #NewsLiteracy lesson involves puppy training.

After watching, get started with NLP's Checkology e-learning platform here: get.checkology.org

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Text-heavy graphic:Header: From the Word Wall Official source A representative who provides information to a journalist in an official capacity. This includes spokespeople for the White House, members of Congress or a federal agency, or for the governor, the mayor, a state or city agency, or the local school board. (For example, in a news report about a crime, a police spokesperson is often cited as the official source.)

Text-heavy graphic:Header: From the Word Wall Official source (cont.) It also could include an individual whose job is to speak on behalf of a company or organization, as an employee of the business or of a public relations firm representing it. Journalists should be careful not to simply repeat the information provided by official sources without providing additional details, context or claims by other sources.

Text-heavy graphic next to image of a light bulb. Header: From the Word Wall Expert source Someone who is a specialist in a particular subject. Journalists often seek experts - who are also independent, or are impartial about the other people or organizations involved in a story - to add important details to their reporting that are missing from those provided by official and eyewitness sources.

Text surrounding image of a whistle. Header: From the Word Wall WhistleblowerSomeone who exposes wrongdoing, whether illegal or unethical, within the government or a corporation.

2/ Learn more about the sources reporters rely on by visiting the Word Wall within our Checkology e-learning platform: bit.ly/Getcheckology

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This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore our Checkology® lesson "Harm & Distrust." ℹ️ It explores the history of racial bias in mainstream news coverage and shines a spotlight on how Black-led newspapers lik... TikTok video by News Literacy Project

This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore our Checkology® lesson "Harm & Distrust."

ℹ️ It explores the history of racial bias in mainstream news and shines a spotlight on how Black-led newspapers like The Chicago Defender exposed the injustices of Jim Crow segregation.
#NewsLiteracy #Journalism #Checkology

🚨 Today's our last #Checkology 30-minute webinar. Learn how to use our award-winning e-learning platform that has 20 interactive lessons for students in grades 5-12 + much more!

Join us at 7:30pm ET: bit.ly/Feb13Checkol...

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📢 Educators: This is the week for learning how to use our #Checkology digital learning platform!

We're offering 4️⃣ FREE 30-minute sessions. Register for the one that works for you: bit.ly/JanuaryCheck...

Feb. 11, 3:30pm ET
Feb. 12, 5:30pm ET
Feb. 12, 8:30pm ET
Feb. 13, 7:30pm ET

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Educators: Check out the Practicing Quality Journalism #Checkology lesson, also available in Spanish, here: bit.ly/CheckologyPQJ

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👀 Educators: It's a good time to teach students about editorial cartooning. In our #Checkology lesson, award-winning @laloalcaraz.bsky.social goes through the history of this type of opinion journalism & its role in holding the powerful accountable.

Check it out: bit.ly/EdCartooning...

Explore | Checkology Virtual Classroom | News Literacy Project Can your students tell the difference between fact and fiction? Checkology® virtual classroom's news literacy lessons, exercises and challenges can help!

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➕ Explore #Checkology: get.checkology.org/explore/

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#Checkology is Another Phenomenal resource for navigating #Misinformation and So much more! get.checkology.org

📢 Educators: It's not too late to sign up for one of our 30-minute #Checkology sessions!

ℹ️ We're holding 2 today & 2 tomorrow.

👉🏾 Register for FREE & learn how to get the most out of our digital learning platform: bit.ly/30MinCheckol...

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Purple background with small screenshots from our "Introduction to "Algorithms" lesson throughout including: Host Mia Sato looking confused with icon bubbles surrounding her; character "Algo" looking at a whiteboard; and indiscernible headlines about generative AI

🤔 Why are you seeing what you're seeing online?

📢 Educators: It's never been more important to teach about the role of #algorithms in our social media-dominated landscape.

🔗 Get started with our FREE #Checkology lesson today: bit.ly/AlgorithmsLe...

The fun, interactive lesson peels back all the layers of how algorithms work.

Educators: Start exploring "Introduction to Algorithms" today + other lessons on our FREE digital learning platform!

🔗 bit.ly/Getcheckology

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"Introduction to Algorithms" | Checkology® Sneak Peek Meet Algo! The usually helpful, sometimes creepy character at the center of NLP's rebooted Checkology lesson: "Introduction to Algorithms," available for free starting Aug. 1! Here's a sneak peek of the lesson (perfect for middle and high schoolers), where students learn that a search engine’s goal is to give people what they’re looking for … which isn't always the same thing as giving them the most credible information. The lesson also teaches students that we, the users of search engines, aren't neutral either. In this sneak peek, Algo tries to lure our subject matter expert down a scary conspiracy theory rabbit hole. Find out more at: https://get.checkology.org/ #NewsLiteracy #MediaLiteracy #Algorithms #Checkology

1/ 🫣 Sneak peek: Here's a snippet from our revamped "Introduction to Algorithms" Checkology® lesson coming Aug. 1 ⤵️

The lesson, hosted by @theverge.com journalist Mia Sato & featuring the character "Algo," is perfect for middle & high schoolers.

🔗 bit.ly/CelebClonesNLP

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🚧 Just a reminder: Finish up any #Checkology work over the weekend. Starting Monday, July 1, our digital learning platform will be down for a month of maintenance!