Welcome to UnMuted The mic is on. You in? 🎤✨ Three days. Less adult noise, more youth-driven solutions. We’re kicking off U.S. Media Literacy Week by bringing together the bold young leaders rewriting the script on digital wellbeing. The future is being shaped right now, and we’re turning the volume all the way up. We’re […]
Spot the technique: a free, self-paced daily challenge for Media Literacy Week. Each day from October 26 to 30, two real 2026 political ads go up on semblen.com, one from each side, built around the same persuasion technique (name calling, glittering generalities, exaggeration, appeal to fear, loaded language). Readers pick the techniques they see, then […]
Andrew Jack, global education editor at the Financial Times, will lead a discussion on using high quality media to inform media literacy, and showcase its free access programme www.ft.com/schoolsarefree.
Looking for new ways to bring media literacy into your classroom? Join us during U.S. Media Literacy Week 2026 for a fast-paced virtual Resource Rodeo where six leading education organizations each share one of their favorite classroom-ready resources for grades 6-12. You'll explore lessons and activities across subject areas—including civics, ELA, and history—that integrate media […]
Cyberlite, with support from Microsoft, is introducing the newly expanded AI Classroom Toolkit: Unlocking Generative AI Safely and Responsibly. Whether educators are AI experts or just getting started, the toolkit offers a practical way to bring important conversations about AI safety and critical thinking into the classroom. The webinar will introduce new classroom-ready resources focused […]
Journalism is what happens before you see the content: reporting, verification, editing, legal review, and corrections. Anyone can post, but journalism makes sure that what you see is accurate, credible, and fair. In this Media Literacy Week program, 7th and 8th graders learn to distinguish journalism from content that feels like “news” by hearing from […]
What are boys and young men finding online when they search for advice about masculinity, relationships, and fitness — or even just scroll through their “for you” feed? Algorithms and persuasive influencers can quickly guide young men into the “manosphere” — a network of online communities where healthy self-improvement tips often mix with rigid, exaggerated, […]
How do platforms, media, pressures, and possibilities in young people’s digital lives shape their well-being? Join the Collaborative for Advancing Healthy Experiences in Out-of-School Time (CAHE-OST) for a free virtual training during U.S. Media Literacy Week. Together, we will explore youth-centered approaches to digital wellness and try a digital mapping activity that you can adapt […]
How much of your online world is actually shaped by you? And how much is being shaped for you? During U.S. Media Literacy Week, NAMLE’s Youth Advisory Council will lead a high school class through The Feed Effect: How Your Online World Is Built for You, an interactive exploration of how our online behavior, data, […]