Developing digital detectives : essential lessons for discerning fact from fiction in the 'fake news' era

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Jennifer LaGarde, Darren Hudgins
Edition
First edition
Publication
Portland, OR : International Society for Technology in Education, [2021]
Copyright notice
©2021
Physical description
xxii, 226 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

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Creators/Contributors

Author/Creator
LaGarde, Jennifer, author.
Contributor
Hudgins, Darren, author.

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Publisher's summary
From the authors of the bestselling Fact vs. Fiction, this book offers easy-to-implement lessons to engage students in becoming media literacy "digital detectives, " looking for clues, questioning motives, uncovering patterns, developing theories and, ultimately, delivering a verdict. The current news landscape is driven by clicks, with every social media influencer, trained and citizen journalists chasing the same goal: a viral story. In this environment, where the race to be first on the scene with the most sensational story often overshadows the need for accuracy, traditional strategies for determining information credibility are no longer enough. Rather than simply helping students become savvy information consumers, today's educators must provide learners with the skills to be digital detectives - information interrogators who are armed with a variety of tools for dissecting news stories and determining what's real and what isn't in our "post-truth world." This book: Shares meaningful lessons that move beyond existing "fake news" protocols for determining information credibility. Includes examples for presenting information to students so the strategies can be applied both in and outside of school. Provides a sample scope and sequence, outlining the key skills needed by all students as they navigate today's news landscape. Unpacks the connection between social-emotional learning and information literacy. Offers ideas for integrating technology to create learning opportunities for students that are relevant, meaningful and rich with real-world applications.
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Publication date
2021
Copyright date
2021
ISBN
9781564849052 paperback
1564849058 paperback
9781564849021 electronic publication
9781564849045 electronic book

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