Step 1: Set up your checkology account
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Go to www.checkology.org
1. Click on REGISTER NOW 2. Click on REGISTER WITH CLASS CODE 3. Click on SIGN UP WITH GOOGLE Follow the prompts to enter your WPS Google info. 4. Enter the CLASS CODE OVBZA-DKG5O-3H1You will be prompted to take a tour - you can skip this if you want.
You will be prompted to write down your username. You should be logging in with your Google credentials in the future, so don't worry about this. |
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STEP 2: COMPLETE PRACTICING QUALITY JOURNALISM MODULE
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Use the arrows at the bottom of the screen to move to Module 2: Practicing Quality Journalism
In the module, you must watch all the videos, click all the buttons, and complete all the tasks before it will allow you to move to the next screen. |
Vocabulary for the Module
Bias: A tendency to believe that some things are better than others and let that belief affect your view and behavior.
Journalism: the activity or job of collecting, writing, and editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio Timely: happening at the correct or most useful time; having to do with what’s going on right now Unique: very special or unusual Verify: The process of checking, confirming, and supporting information and facts. |