In which John Green previews the new Crash Course on Navigating Digital Information! We've partnered with MediaWise, The Poynter Institute, and The Stanford History Education Group to teach a course in hands-on skills to evaluate the...

Today, in our series finale, we're going to talk about the great white whale of navigating online information: your social media feed. Social media shapes both our online and offline behaviors from how we engage in communities and...

Today, we're going to discuss how numbers, like statistics, and visual representations like charts and infographics can be used to help us better understand the world or profoundly deceive. Data is a really powerful form of evidence...

The architecture of the social internet itself tells us not to be patient - to load more tweets, to hit refresh for new posts, and to click the top search results. But just because information is new, or algorithmically determined to be...

With the amount of fake and doctored photos and videos out there, how can we know what to trust? Most of us are used to thinking that "seeing is believing" but as technology makes it easier and easier to spread unreliable content online...

Look to your left. Look to your right. Look at this video. Today, John Green is going to teach you how to read laterally, using multiple tabs in your browser to look stuff up and fact check as you read. Real-time fact-checking an help...

Let's talk about Wikipedia. Wikipedia is often maligned by teachers and twitter trolls alike as an unreliable source. And yes, it does sometimes have major errors and omissions, but Wikipedia is also the Internet's largest general...

Today we’re going to focus on how to tell good evidence from bad evidence and maybe importantly, how to identify “Fine, but that doesn’t actually prove your point” evidence - the stuff that the Internet is built on.

We're off to fact-checking school. This time, John Green is teaching you how to fact-check like the pros. We're going to walk through the steps that professionals follow, including figuring out who is behind the information we read, why...

Today we’re going to discuss the World Wide Web - not to be confused with the Internet, which is the underlying plumbing for the web as well as other networks. The World Wide Web is built on the foundation of simply linking pages to...

In which John Green teaches you how to assess the sources of information you find on the internet. The growing suspicion of expertise is a growing problem on the internet, and it can be very difficult to figure out which sources are...

We love the internet! It's a wealth of information where we can learn about just about anything, but it's also kind of a pit of information that can be false or misleading. So, we're partnering with Mediawise and the Stanford History...

Don’t get lost in the web! Join Jon from SkillSprints as he uncovers the best tips and tricks to refine your web searches and find the most relevant information quickly and efficiently.



In this video, David explores the...

Pupil outcome: I can describe how information is sent between networked devices. Key learning points: - Data can travel through different routes to get to a destination. - Different services are provided through the internet. - The World...

Pupil outcome: I can explain who uses the internet and why it’s difficult to tell who people are online. Key learning points: - Billions of people around the world are online. - People can use the internet anywhere in the world. - People...

Pupil outcome: I can describe how to search the Internet safely and effectively. Key learning points: - We can type things into search bars to find information online. - What we type is very important. - We need to spell words correctly...

This video explores the phenomenon of animals sensing earthquakes before they happen and the causes of earthquakes. It also highlights the importance of understanding and engineering our buildings and cities to withstand earthquakes. The...

In this video, the concept of bomb cyclones is explored, highlighting their connection to climate change. The term "bomb" refers to the rapid formation of these storms rather than their intensity. Bomb cyclones share similarities with...

This video discusses the challenges of predicting and forecasting weather, particularly in the context of rapidly changing weather conditions due to global warming. It highlights the shift from traditional weather forecasting methods to...

This video provides an informative overview of the life cycle and significance of butterflies. It explores the four stages of metamorphosis, from egg to butterfly, highlighting their beauty and delicate wings. The importance of...

This video provides a brief overview of our fascination with Mars, from early misconceptions about Martian canals to current scientific missions searching for signs of microbial life. It highlights the challenging conditions on Mars,...

This video provides a fascinating glimpse into the Sahara Desert, highlighting its vast size, diverse landscapes, and unique adaptations of its plant and animal life. It also debunks common misconceptions about quicksand, explaining its...

In this video, we learn about the significance of sunlight in sustaining life on Earth and how solar eclipses occur. The video explains the ancient beliefs surrounding eclipses and provides scientific explanations for the phenomenon. It...

Antarctica, the highest, driest, coldest, and windiest continent on Earth, is a land of extremes. With 99.6% of its surface covered in ice, it offers unique conditions for climate research. International scientists and researchers...