Navigating Digital Information #2

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Complete this quote from the video:  “How can I make the Internet a more ​

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force in my life, and the lives of others?"

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Discuss with a partner for 1 minute:

How can YOU make the internet a better place?

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Complete this quote from the video: "Better ​

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leads to better decision making, which leads to a better world.

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Professional fact checkers work with news organizations to verify facts. That means they...

• Make sure the information is accurate.

• Add information to the article.

• Tell the journalists what to write.

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"Many of the professors and students thought ACP’s site was more credible." What do you think credible means?

• interesting

• believable

• unimportant

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In the study, which group did the best at determining whether the AAP or ACP site was more credible?

• Professors

• Students

• Fact-Checkers

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Why did many professors and students think the ACP site was more credible than the AAP site, even though the AAP is a more trustworthy group?

• It had better information.

• The site looked more official.

• They agreed with the ACP organization.

Ask yourself 3 questions while evaluating sites:

1. Who is behind this information?

2. What is the evidence for their claims?

3. What do other sources say about the organization and its claims?

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Why is it important to ask who is sharing the information and why they're sharing it?

• Different people may have their own reasons for presenting information in a particular way.

• You should only trust information from people you already agree with and not listen to anyone else.

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I like the senator.

I enjoy reading fiction more than non-fiction.

I prefer summer over winter.

I believe that exercise is essential for a healthy lifestyle.

I think that technology has improved our lives significantly.

The Earth revolves around the Sun.

Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.

The capital of France is Paris.

Humans have 46 chromosomes.

56% of people voted "yes" on the new policy.

Organize these options into the right categories

Opinion Statement

Fact Claim

Discuss with a partner for 1 minute:

Who do you think would be more believable/credible in their review of a new Taylor Swift album: A Taylor Swift fan or a Taylor Swift hater? Why?

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Why is it important to know the evidence for the claims you see online?

• To judge whether or not you agree with the claim.

• So you know if it's from a reliable source.

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Personal Blog

Peer Reviewed Article

Newspaper Article

Academic Journal

Government Report

Textbook

Documentary

Social Media Post

Clickbait Article

Online Forum Discussion

Sponsored Content

Organize these options into the right categories

Reliable Source

Unreliable Source

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The absence of evidence, on the other hand, is reason to be ​

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of its veracity until you can verify it.

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Whenever you’re checking on the truth, you can and should check ​

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sources to see what other information is out there.

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Check a ​ search engine or a website known to be an ​

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on the topic to see what others have published about it.

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If you can’t find evidence for that claim or you find evidence to the contrary, then you can be fairly certain it’s...

• verifiable

• not true

• credible

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 it’s important to seek multiple trustworthy ​

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when fact-checking.

Discuss with a partner for 1 minute:

"Better information makes for better decisions ." Do you think this is true? Why or why not?

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"Interrogating the information we come across online is just so important."

What do you think interrogating means?

• Believing

• Questioning

• Ignoring

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You should distrust everything you read.

• True

• False

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There’s a very fine line between being skeptical -- or, not easily convinced -- and being ​

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, or generally distrustful of everyone else’s motives.

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How do we avoid ONLY questioning information when it disagrees with our pre-existing worldview?

• Quickly checking out whatever we find interesting or shareable or that makes us emotional.

• Question everything all the time, because trusting any information we come across is a problem.