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Facts Are Facts...Aren’t They?

July 27, 2021 ♦ 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET

Moderators: Darshell Silva, Gretchen Sting, and Kevin Bower

Session Description: Can your students tell facts from fiction? Do your digital natives suffer from "digital naivety"? They may be fluent enough with technology to create and post their own work, but may not be aware that not everyone who posts online is credible. Teaching students to sift through multiple sets of information allows them to learn the difference between propaganda, advertising, and factual reporting. This is a skill that students need in order to be truly digitally literate. Join us to learn strategies to help your students determine if information is reliable. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.

As a result of this session teachers will:

  1. Explore tools and strategies for teaching media literacy;

  2. Learn strategies that promote critical examination of online resources; and

  3. Plan a learning activity that fosters digital literacy.

Applicable ISTE Standards for Educators (2017)*: 1A; 1B; 2C; 3B; 5B

* The text of these standards is copyrighted. Please read the full text at the ISTE Standards page.

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Certificates: The certificates for this session were emailed on 8/19/21 at 3:43 PM to registrants that actively participated in all required tasks throughout the session and completed the session evaluation survey within 1 week.