Fighting Fake News! Teaching Critical Thinking and Media Literacy in a Digital Age Grades 4-6

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Synopsis

Educators have long struggled to teach students to be critical consumers of the information that they encounter. This struggle is exacerbated by the amount of information available thanks to the Internet and mobile devices. Students must learn how to determine whether or not the information they are accessing is reputable. Fighting Fake News! focuses on applying critical thinking skills in digital environments while also helping students and teachers to avoid information overload. According to a 2017 Pew Research report, we are now living in a world where 67% of people report that they get their “news” from social media. With the lessons and activities in this book, students will be challenged to look at the media they encounter daily to learn to deepen and extend their media literacy and critical thinking skills. Now more than ever, teachers need the instruction in Fighting Fake News! to teach students how to locate, evaluate, synthesize, and communicate information.Grades 4-6

Book details

Author:
Brian Housand
ISBN:
9781000492972
Related ISBNs:
9781032142371, 9781618217288, 9781003235200
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
154
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2023-12-14
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2018
Copyright by:
Taylor & Francis Group 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Education, Language Arts, Nonfiction