Digital Literacy Launch Lesson

Digital Literacy Launch Lesson

Where Do We Get Information That We Trust?

Definition:

Digital Literacy

Ability to find, evaluate, and create information online.

Open Ended

What is the first thing you should pay attention to when you are trying to decide if something is reliable online?

Answer

CONFIRMATION BIAS

(Your Own Existing Ideas)

Video

How to Beat Confirmation Bias

https://youtu.be/xwZj_72Mawk

Multiple Choice

True or False: The search results at the top of a Google search are more reliable than the things at the bottom.

• True

• False

Answer

FALSE!

Google Algorithms

Search Engine Optimization

Multiple Choice

What percentage of articles are shared on social media before the person actually reads the article?

• 19%

• 29%

• 39%

• 49%

• 59%

Answer

59%

Think about what this means!

How often might we be spreading false information?!

Poll

How often do you check the source when you find facts online?

• Less than 25%

• 25-50%

• 51-75%

• More than 75%

Video

How Fake News Becomes Real News

https://youtu.be/qcRWkkSvfj0

Open Ended

What is something you learned from the video that you can apply in your own life?

The three important questions to ask.

Who's behind the information?

Who is writing it, why are they writing it, and what do we know about the person or organization?

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to find information about the decline of orca whales in the Puget Sound, which source should you trust MOST?

• A fisherman who makes his money catching salmon in the Puget Sound

• A conservation group who's goal is to protect the orca whales at all cost

• A professor from a local university who teaches courses on marine biology and studies the Puget Sound

What's the Evidence?

Where did they get their information from?

Multiple Choice

True or False: If someone cites their evidence, you should trust it.

• True

• False

Answer

False!

What if I just cited something else I wrote?

What if I cited a lie?

What do other sources say?

Can you find the same thing somewhere else? If you find something different, can you find another source to help you determine what's true?

Multiple Choice

True or False: You can get the whole truth from one source of information?

• True

• False

Answer

False!

Everyone has biases. Every source picks and chooses information.

You should ALWAYS look at more than one source.

Multiple Choice

Final Question: Who is most responsible for stopping the spread of misinformation online?

• The government

• The media companies

• Yourself

• No one