What is the main goal of the Crash Course series on Navigating Digital Information?

• To learn about different cultures

• To teach coding skills

• To explore historical events

• To teach how to assess the accuracy of online information

What does John Green compare the internet to in his introduction?

• A movie theater

• A newspaper

• A fish tank

• A library

What is the purpose of the fish joke told by John Green?

• To make the audience laugh

• To illustrate the concept of being unaware of our surroundings

• To explain a scientific concept

• To introduce a new character

What is MediaWise?

• A video game

• A news website

• A project to teach students how to assess online information

• A social media platform

Who developed the MediaWise curriculum?

• The Poynter Institute

• National Association for Media Literacy Education

• Stanford History Education Group

• Google

How has the production of information changed over time?

• It has become less important

• It is now only available in libraries

• It is now controlled by a smaller group of people

• It is now more accessible to everyone

What is one of the dangers of freely flowing information on the internet?

• Decreased communication

• Spread of misinformation and disinformation

• Increased cost of information

• Limited access to information

What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation?

• Misinformation is intentional, disinformation is not

• Misinformation is unintentional, disinformation is intentional

• Misinformation is always true, disinformation is always false

• Misinformation is spread by news outlets, disinformation is spread by individuals

What does John Green mean by 'quality of information lies on a spectrum'?

• Information can vary in quality and is not simply good or bad

• Only professional information is good

• All information is either good or bad

• All online information is bad

What was a common factor people used to judge a website's credibility in the 2002 study?

• The age of the website

• The content of the website

• The number of ads on the website

• The design of the website