Prepare Students to Critically Analyze the Digital World

By teaching students to be mindful of what they read on the internet, recognize fake news, and practice good digital citizenship, we can help establish a healthy, productive relationship with media that will serve them throughout their education, careers, and entire lives. There’s no question media literacy is an essential skill set for all students in the digital age, but for many teachers, this is a gap in the curriculum.

Designed to support the digital literacy learning process over time, Gale resources develop the skills students need to access, evaluate, and analyze messages from a variety of diverse sources. Educators and students will find primary and secondary sources, opinion articles, photos, infographics, videos, and more relevant digital content. Explore how educators can use Gale resources to teach media and digital literacy skills across all grade levels and subjects to create consistent learning experiences in your school community.

 

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"Gale In Context: For Educators helps teachers connect with their standards, plan lessons . . . and better prepare students with 21st century skills." 

— Tech Integration Specialist

Provide Cross-Curricular, Real-World Content

Gale In Context resources allow students to practice essential digital literacy skills with inquiry-based lessons that drive critical thinking during everyday learning. Teaching students to ask questions helps them develop a habit of assessing the credibility of all the information they read. Where did it come from? Is it current? Is it biased?

Help students understand, evaluate, and navigate digital media by using Gale In Context resources for classroom instruction.

  • Show students how to scan, evaluate sources quickly, and determine key concepts with authentic texts from the real world.
  • Teach students to use lateral reading to verify the credibility of a publisher or author and check what else they have written.
  • Encourage students to think critically about claims using nuanced viewpoint articles.
  • Increase student engagement with relevant, current content. 
  • Make it easier for educators to integrate media literacy activities into the existing curriculum by offering customizable lesson plans and built-in critical thinking questions.
  • Provide teachers with tailored digital literacy lessons about judging media bias, fake news, propaganda, social media, cyberbullying, and more. 

Discover more ways Gale supports digital literacy skill development with high-quality instructional materials.

Help Students Understand the Big Picture

New content is added daily so students can put current events into context and make meaningful connections to learning.

How can you help teachers equip learners as they navigate today's virtual world and understand the media’s role in democracy? Equip educators to teach media literacy across various subjects with trustworthy, current digital media content in a student-friendly platform. With Gale In Context, teachers have resources to help students grasp the big picture, understand the context of what they’re reading online, and consume information responsibly.

Here's how teachers drive student understanding with Gale In Context:

  • Introduce students to topic pages to quickly find an overview of popular subjects and browse additional related resources.
  • Encourage them to read organized background information and explore related content to strengthen their understanding of a topic. 
  • Show students how to access varied source types, including primary and secondary sources.

"Its inclusion of diverse viewpoints encourages students to engage critically with the material, fostering analytical skills essential for deeper understanding."

— CODiE Awards Judge

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