News and Media Literacy

When a picture or news story is CREDIBLE online it means:

• We can trust it.

• It is from a source that is trustworthy.

• It's a shady source.

• We cannot trust it- it's probably fake.

If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers printed a story about Tom Brady retiring they would be considered a BIASED source because:

• Brady played football for Tampa Bay.

• It probably wouldn't be biased.

• Because Tampa Bay is not a fan of Brady.

What does it mean to EVALUATE a source?

• To look at a source and decide if it's VALUABLE.

• To determine if the article or post is CREDIBLE.

• Making sure the SOURCE of the post is someone we can trust.

Finding another SOURCE that says the same thing is called:

• corroboration

• evaluation

• bias

• fake news

Spreading information- ON PURPOSE- that is meant to be fake and spread lies.

• misinformation

• disinformation

• bias

• evaluate

When we spread fake information- and we don't mean to mislead others.

• misinformation

• disinformation

• evaluate

• accurate

Examples of ADDICTIVE design:

• notifications

• autoplay

• ads to earn more lives

• refresh

HUMANE design examples:

• greyscale

• turning off notifications

• tracking your daily tech use

• adding app time limits

Fake News is...

• usually unbelievable

• not from a credible source

• the article/ photo is biased

• all of these are true about fake news

What is an example of active use on technology:

• scrolling on Instagram from 2 hours

• listening to music on Spotify

• gaming with friends

• watching TikTok for hours