What is Checkology?
Build news literacy skills
Checkology is a free e-learning platform with engaging, authoritative lessons on subjects like news media bias, misinformation, conspiratorial thinking and more.
Students develop the ability to identify credible information, seek out reliable sources and apply critical thinking skills to separate fact-based content from falsehoods.
Experts lead the way
Top journalists and experts guide students through Checkology’s interactive lessons.
Featuring real-world examples from social media and news sites, these engaging e-learning experiences resonate with students of all ages.
Checkology features
- Evaluation
Educators can see and access all work that a student submits through our lightweight learning management system (LMS). - Word Wall
The Word Wall offers students quick access to a glossary of news literacy terms. - Co-teachers
Educators can assign a co-teacher to each section of students, enabling that teacher to also access and evaluate students’ work. - Discuss Wall
On this optional classroom discussion wall, students can respond to prompts created by their educator. - Messaging
Educators can send three types of messages to students within the platform: announcements, text-response and multiple choice.
Checkology features
What’s included
- Unlimited classes and student accounts.
- Numerous interactive, expert-led lessons.
- Dozens of practice, extension and fact-checking activities to supplement the core lessons in a course.
- Preset courses to make it easy to get started.
- In-platform student supports (hints and definitions).
- The Check Center, an opportunity to learn and practice digital verification skills.
- A comprehensive Word Wall, offering quick access to a glossary of news literacy terms.
- Class and assignment settings for flexibility in your learning environment.
- Educator ability to assign co-teachers to each section of students, enabling that teacher to also access and evaluate student work.
- Evaluation tools allow educators to see and access all work that a student submits through our lightweight learning management system (LMS).
- A Help Center and support team.
“I love the ability to choose the topics and sequence that best align with the standards I am teaching. The quality of the content is top-notch.”
Kim Gugino, teacher-librarian, Durham, North Carolina
