Evaluating Evidence & the Authority of Sources
Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) and Dr. Sam Wineburg creates this hub of lessons plans. All lessons are categorized under the three questions they argue students should ask of all information/sources they come across online (Who's being the information? What's the evidence? What do other sources say?). Most lessons come with slides, a teacher guide, and assessments with rubrics. All lessons are free and offer lots of hands on practice evaluating information online.
11 high interest Youtube videos exploring different topics under the umbrella of digital information and information evaluation including: lateral reading, click restraint, evaluating evidence (particularly video and photo evidence), how infographics can be misleading and how to use Wikipedia effectively. Videos are less than that 15 minutes and could be integrated into any research or argument unit.
This PBS lesson plan helps students and teachers develop ways to examine various media sources.
A blog post put out by Google that explains five new tools that allow readers to verify search info and limit misinformation.
The website collects written articles from across political spectrums. It can be used for current events issues to get multiple perspectives and to examine the media bias ratings.