Media Literacy At Century Jr. High 2 Curriculum - Literature Appreciation, Amy Hamernick, Library Skills, Media Specialist Research Based Learning Students - Visit Media Center bi-weekly for book checkout and a lesson. Additional visits scheduled with teacher based on need. ● Information Literacy Lessons ● Fake News Units 4 Critical thinking Media Classroom to judge Center reliability and Curriculum credibility. Curriculum Personal Interests 5 Website/Source Evaluation ○ Who is the source? Was it created by a well-known source? ○ How does it compare to what you already know? Does the information make sense? Do you understand it? ○ Can the information be triangulated? ○ Who is the author? Are they credible? ○ Current information? Copyright? “ 6 Quick-look evaluation tips: ○ Learn how to read the URL and domain names ○ “About Us” ○ Question the quoted text - who said it, who are they? ○ Check comments ○ Reverse image search 7 ○ Confirmation Bias - we believe it because it goes along with our personal beliefs. Big Ideas ○ Circular Reporting - misinformation is spread through speed and mass coverage. ○ User-Generated Content - “everyone’s a journalist”, wiki, etc. ○ Diversity of Viewpoint vs. Accuracy of Information 8 8th Grade Fake News Unit 1. TEDed - How to Choose Your News 2. News Outlets Analysis 3. Headline Spin 4. #alternativefacts - Meet the Press 9 7th Grade Fake News Unit 1. Satire, Clickbait, Fake & Credible 2. TEDed - How False News Spreads 3. Fake News or Rumors (Tellestrations) 10 on nprED NEW 11 Be a fact checker! 12 Truth, truthiness, triangulation: A news literacy toolkit for a “post-truth” world, Joyce Valenza. 13 Thanks! Any questions? You can email me at [email protected] This presentation is posted on the Media Center page of Century Jr. High’s website. 14 Special thanks to all the people who Credits made and released these awesome resources for free: ○ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival ○ Photographs by Unsplash.