Feed for thought - In this fictional scenario, students are assigned one of two social media news feeds that centre on a controversial issue — the proposed construction of a new solar panel factory adjacent to their school. One feed is dominated by posts favouring the factory, while the other skews heavily toward the side of its opponents.
After reviewing their assigned feeds, students vote on whether the proposed solar development should proceed. A debrief discussion follows about how what they read may have informed the vote, and how the information we consume may affect democratic participation.
Fakeout - To play the game, review each post, and choose ‘thumbs-up’ if you think it’s true, and ‘thumbs down’ if you think it’s false. It’s not always easy to tell the difference.