Organizing and hosting events focused on media and information literacy topics can bring together teens and the larger community. In this session, staff from the Center for an Informed Public (CIP) and a librarian from Hoboken Public Library (NJ) will provide a brief overview of two programmatic models, A Day for an Informed Public and Media Mentorship, that libraries and their partners can use in their own communities. Hear about how you can engage with a mix of different formats such as games, small group activities, and intergenerational learning.

Presented by:

• Liz Crouse, Education & Engagement Manager, Center for an Informed Public, University of Washington
• Valerie Coughlin, School Outreach Librarian, Hoboken Public Library (NJ)

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Related resources and links

• Center for an Informed Public’s educational resources: https://www.cip.uw.edu/education/
• Loki's Loop site (games for navigating complex information environments): https://lokisloop.org
• MisInfoDay in Monterey, CA: https://ischool.uw.edu/news/2024/05/media-literacy-coalition-brings-misinfoday-california
• MisInfoDay in DesMoines: https://www.cip.uw.edu/2024/12/04/misinfoday-des-moines-university-iowa/
• Media mentorship: https://www.mediamentorship.com/
• Ballard High School Media Mentorship Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j73SeRR1Bqo

From attendees:

• Hank Green's channel looking at misinformation: https://www.youtube.com/@hankschannel 
• Common Sense's digital citizenship lesson plans: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship
• Wonder Media Library and Common Sense Education activities: https://www.wondermedialibrary.org/
• Checkology and other Information Literacy Project resources: https://newslit.org/checkology-resources 
• Ad fontes media bias chart: https://adfontesmedia.com/gallery/
• Snopes for researching urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation: https://www.snopes.com/
• Check yourself with lateral reading - Crash course by John Green: https://thecrashcourse.com/courses/check-yourself-with-lateral-reading-crash-course-navigating-digital-information-3/ 
• Citation page on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:When_to_cite 
• Interland online game for grades 4-6 that puts the key lessons of digital citizenship and safety into hands-on practice: https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/