Civic Literacy & Fake News
Can you define the following words?
Can you define the following words?
Bias
Bias
Clickbait
Clickbait
Partisan
Partisan
Traditional News
Traditional News
Blogs
Blogs
Credible
Credible
Discern
Discern
Prolific
Prolific
Echo Chamber
Echo Chamber
Viral
Viral
Source: Breaking News Consumer Handbook: Fake News Edition (WNYC/WNYC)
What can parents do to help children thrive in the 21st century?
What can parents do to help children thrive in the 21st century?
Why Students Can't Google Their Way to the Truth - Education Week Article
Why Students Can't Google Their Way to the Truth - Education Week Article
Tips from the article:
Tips from the article:
Read websites laterally rather than vertically. Leave the original page and open up a new tab to research more about the site, the authors, the organization.
Read websites laterally rather than vertically. Leave the original page and open up a new tab to research more about the site, the authors, the organization.
Don't evaluate a site simply based on its "about" page
Don't evaluate a site simply based on its "about" page
Don't just click on the first search results; mine through the choices more thoroughly
Don't just click on the first search results; mine through the choices more thoroughly
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