FIGHTING FAKE WITH DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP EVALUATING ONLINE NEWS SOURCES CYNTHIA HOUSTON, PH.D. WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PROGRAM IN LIBRARY MEDIA EDUCATION

FIGHTING FAKE AGENDA FOLLOW ALONG! HTTPS://CINDYHOUSTON.COM/FIGHT-FAKE/ Suggest a Resource SCARY FACTS ABOUT NEWS LITERACY ONLINE NEWS, FAKE NEWS AND SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL NETWORKING FAKE NEWS MINEFIELDS HELPING STUDENTS SPOT & FIGHT FAKE NEWS OVERVIEW OF DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, DIGITAL LITERACY, & MEDIA LITERACY RESOURCES, RESOURCES, RESOURCES! LOTS OF BREAKS FOR ACTIVITIES AND SOCIALIZING!

FOCUS OF TODAY – 21ST C LEARNING STANDARD 1. 1 FOCUS OF TODAY – 21ST C LEARNING STANDARD 1.1.5 EVALUATE INFORMATION FOUND IN SELECTED SOURCES USING EVALUATION CRITERIA SCARY FACTS! 63% OF ADULTS GET THEIR NEWS FROM THEIR FACEBOOK & TWITTER FEEDS 23 % OF AMERICANS HAVE SPREAD FAKE NEWS ARTICLES ONLINE                71 % OF TEENS >13 USE FACEBOOK 7.5 MILLION CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13 USE SOCIAL MEDIA! RESOURCES: PEW RESEARCH ON MEDIA & NEWS, CONSUMER REPORTS

MORE SCARY FACTS! TEENS ARE NOT GOOD AT DISTINGUISHING FAKE VS REAL NEWS  UNABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN “SPONSORED CONTENT” AND NEWS UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE POLITICAL BIAS UNABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN OPINION AND NEWS ARTICLES FAIL TO EVALUATE THE SOURCE OF THEIR INFORMATION RESOURCES: STANFORD STUDY,  EDUCATION WEEK

FIGHTING FAKE WITH DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP CHILDREN AND TEENS ARE ACCESSING NEWS ONLINE WITHOUT CRITICAL DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS COMMON SENSE MEDIA NEWS AND AMERICA'S KIDS

WHAT IS DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP? DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IS THE “NORMS OF APPROPRIATE, RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY USE” NINE ELEMENTS INCLUDING DIGITAL LITERACY RESOURCE: DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

WHAT IS DIGITAL LITERACY? DIGITAL LITERACY IS THE “ABILITY TO USE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES TO FIND, EVALUATE, CREATE, AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION, REQUIRING BOTH COGNITIVE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS”  RESOURCES: ALACONNECT

WHAT IS MEDIA LITERACY? “AN INFORMED AND CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF THE MEDIA, THE TECHNIQUES USED BY THEM, AND THE IMPACT OF THESE TECHNIQUES.  ALSO, THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND USE THE MASS MEDIA IN AN ACTIVE, CRITICAL WAY.” RESOURCES MEDIA LITERACY WORKSHOP, CANADA

21ST CENTURY ONLINE NEWS ISSUES AMERICAN’S TRUST IN NEWS IS LOW AND POLARIZED BIAS, OPINION, PERSPECTIVE FAKE NEWS IS DISTRIBUTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA HEADLINES GRAB READERS CONTENT BEFORE SOURCE QUICK NEWS CYCLE CAUSES REPORTING INACCURACIES RESOURCE: PEW, 

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ONLINE NEWS LANDSCAPE NEWS SOURCES - NEWS IS “VETTED” BY EDITORIAL BOARD, NEWS SITE IS SUPPORTED BY ADVERTISING AND “SPONSORED CONTENT” MAINSTREAM NEWS – CNN FOX, NYT, AP, ETC. NEWS OUTLETS OFTEN CONTAIN A CONSERVATIVE OR LIBERAL BIAS OPINION SECTION EXPRESS THE VIEWPOINT POLITICAL/RELIGIOUS NEWS -BRIETBART, NATIONAL REVIEW, POLITICO, ETC. ARTICLES REFLECT A VIEWPOINT NEWS AGGREGATORS – FEEDLY, ETC.  SELECT AND ASSEMBLE NEWS ARTICLES BASED ON TOPIC, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION

MINEFIELDS IN THE LANDSCAPES SATIRE NEWS COMICAL OR SATIRICAL NEWS ARTICLES “CLICK BAIT” NEWS SENSATIONAL NEWS ARTICLES DESIGNED TO SELL ADVERTISING PROPAGANDA  NEWS NEWS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SELL A POLITICAL POINT OF VIEW PERSONALIZED NEWS NEWS IS SENT TO YOU BASED ON YOUR “CLICKING” HABITS HOAX NEWS SENSATIONALIZED NEWS DESIGNED TO SPREAD FEAR CONSPIRACY THEORY NEWS Powerful organizations behind events FAKE NEWS predatory secondary market among online publishers seeking to profitably exploit the large reach of social networks 

WHERE DOES FAKE NEWS COME FROM? FAKE NEWS IS CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS FOR PROFIT WELCOME TO VELES, MACEDONIA, WIRED. MAR2017,

SPOTTING FAKE NEWS FOR STUDENTS   AUTHORITY CHECK THE AUTHOR/PUBLISHER INFORMATION CHECK THE “ABOUT US” TAB  LOOK UP THE WEBSITE ON Fact check sites CREDIBILITY CHECK OTHER NEWS SOURCES  IS IT A REAL STORY?  DOES THE STORY EVOKE EMOTION? DESIGN LOOK AT THE OVERALL DESIGN BAD WEB DESIGN, ERRORS, ALL CAPS DOMAIN LOOK AT THE DOMAIN NAME AVOID “LO” “.COM.CO” RESOURCES: DAILYDOT.COM

FIGHTING FAKE NEWS WITH STUDENTS DEVELOP GOOD NEWS HABITS  DON’T USE FACEBOOK AS YOUR NEWS READER! DON’T CLICK ON SENSATIONAL NEWS DON’T SHARE FAKE NEWS! FIGHT FAKE WITH GOOD NEWS SOURCES  KYVL DATABASES REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, KENTUCKY.COM WHEN IN DOUBT USE FACT CHECKING SITES SNOPES  POLITIFACT  FAKE NEWS WATCH 

DISCUSSION ACTIVITY – FAKE NEWS LESSONS ELEMENTARY HTTPS://NEWSELA.COM/ ARTHUR'S MEDIA LITERACY MIDDLE/SECONDARY NEWS LITERACY PROJECT HIGH FIVE CURRICULUM CHECKOLOGY 10 QUESTIONS FOR NEWS DETECTION CENTER FOR MEDIA LITERACY Spotting Fake Video Take Quiz 2!

MEDIA LITERACY FUNDAMENTALS KEY CONCEPT #1: ALL MEDIA MESSAGES ARE CONSTRUCTIONS  KEY CONCEPT #2: THE MEDIA CONTAIN BELIEF AND VALUE MESSAGES  KEY CONCEPT #3: EACH PERSON INTERPRETS MESSAGES DIFFERENTLY

MEDIA LITERACY FUNDAMENTALS KEY CONCEPT #4: THE MEDIA HAVE SPECIAL INTERESTS  KEY CONCEPT #5: EACH MEDIUM HAS ITS OWN LANGUAGE, STYLE, FORM, TECHNIQUES, CONVENTIONS, AND AESTHETICS 

UNDERSTANDING MEDIA TEXTS MEDIA LITERACY CURRICULUM GRADES 4-6

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