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ABC Education Resources

Free media literacy resources for students (years 5–12), developed by Australia’s national broadcaster. The collection includes interactive modules for students, classroom materials and lesson plans for teachers, and explainers on topics such as news production and media bias. The site also features BTN High, a curriculum-linked news program for upper-primary and secondary students, and “Real, LOLZ, Oops or Fake”, an online game through which players evaluate news sources and assess the headlines, content and imagery of stories to develop their critical thinking skills.

ABC’s Fact Check Essentials

A series of curriculum-aligned interactive lessons to introduce basic fact-checking and verification concepts, developed by RMIT ABC Fact Check and ABC Education. Covering topics such spotting fake videos, identifying misinformation and using verification tools, the lessons build media literacy, critical thinking and fact-checking skills in an engaging way.

Be Internet Awesome

A US-based digital citizenship program that uses interactive slides and a Roblox gamified experience to help parents and primary school educators (years 2–6) teach online safety and media literacy. Designed by Google and covering topics such as digital habits, misinformation, scams, safety and respectful online behaviour, the program encourages critical thinking, ethical behaviour and confident digital participation.

Break the Fake

A Canadian digital literacy campaign offering explainers for parents, lesson plans for teachers (years F–12) and quizzes to build critical thinking skills using real-world examples. Designed to help audiences spot and fact check suspicious content, the collection was developed by the nonprofit organisation MediaSmarts.

Internet Matters

Internet Matters is a UK-based nonprofit that helps parents and teachers to keep children safe online by fostering critical media awareness. Its resources include Find the Fake, an interactive quiz to build children’s understanding of misinformation, along with lesson plans and other classroom resources for pre-school, primary and secondary educators.

MoAD’s Media Literacy Resources

A catalogue of media literacy resources for students (years F–12). Developed by the Museum of Australian Democracy, these resources include videos, explainers and classroom activities on topics such as digital citizenship, media production and bias, and the role of news in Australian democracy.

The Digital Child’s Resources for Educators, Parents and Kids

The Digital Child is a national research centre committed to creating positive digital childhoods for all Australian children. Among its collection of free resources are lesson plans and professional learning modules for educators, digital safety fact sheets for parents and downloadable storybooks for children.

The PM’s Daughter

A 10-part fictional drama series exploring the life of a teenager whose mum is the Australian prime minister. Created by the ABC in collaboration with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, the show is accompanied by teaching toolkits (years 5–10) that explore themes such as civic responsibility, media influence, friendship and activism, offering a springboard for class discussions on digital citizenship, leadership and personal values.

Young and eSafe – Critical thinking (for students)

This video produced by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner offers guidance to help young people evaluate online content. By developing their critical thinking skills to separate what’s real from what’s fake, it encourages learners to verify information before acting on it.

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