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Lucia uses Instagram to connect with her friends. Recently her friend group started tagging each other to participate in "digital dares." Doing the dares was fun at first, but after a while they started to become a distraction from other things. What would you recommend Lucia do to balance her media use?

• Quit social media because it is always distracting.

• Mute her app notifications so she can focus when she needs to.

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  ​​​​​​​Tell her friends they should never post on social media. 

• Block her friends on Instagram.

Which is an example of online tracking?

• An app that includes links a user can click to see different types of content.

  
  

• An app that tracks which links a user clicks on and that uses this to predict what to show them in the future.

  
  

• Any website that has advertisements.

  
  

A tech company has just released a new smart speaker, and your family has been wanting to get one for the house. What advice would you give your parents to protect everyone's privacy?

• Get it before the stores run out of stock!

  
  

• Don't get it. All smart devices break easily.

  
  

• Wait until a better device comes out.

  
  

• Understand which private information the device collects.

  
  

Which of the following statements is true about your online reputation?

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• Only you can control your online reputation.

  
  

• Your online reputation can never change.

  
  

• ​​​​​​​Only information from your social media accounts is part of your online reputation.

  
  

• ​​​​​​​What others post about you can affect your online reputation.

  
  

The intention of the creator behind the "Pig Rescues Baby Goat" viral video is an example of:

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• Credibility

  
  

• Disinformation

  
  

• Corroboration

• Misinformation

  
  

Xavier is helping his younger sister do a report for health class. She found an article about the negative effects of eating fish. The website looks reliable, and his sister wants to quote some information from the article. What advice should Xavier give his sister?

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• Make sure to include the website's URL in the report.

  
  

• ​​​​​​Ask a friend if they think the information on the website is real.

  
  

• Share the website on social media so others can see what you are working on.

  
  

• Research the information from the website to make sure it is credible.

  
  

Susan believes that global warming is not real. When she browses her social media feed, which news story would she be more likely to believe because of confirmation bias?

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• "​​​​​​​Is Global Warming Real? Hear from Both Sides"

  
  

• "Scientists Declare Climate Change a Hoax"

  
  

• "Climate Changes Predict the Worst"

  
  

• "Hottest Summer on Record Shows Dangers of Global Warming"

  
  

Amber gets her news from social media. Recently she has noticed that most of the people on her timeline share the same or similar types of articles. She mostly agrees with the news her friends share. What should Amber do to challenge her confirmation bias?

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• ​​​​​​​Research other sources.

  
  

• Look beyond the posts her friends share or like. 

  
  

• Look for articles that support different views on an issue. 
  

• All of the above.

  
  

The series of information is?

• Digital footprint

• Digital literacy

What is bias in the media?

• Showing two sides of the argument

• News reported in a partial/prejudiced manner

• Only providing facts