Digital Citizenship STAR Project 2018-2019 Laura Jacob Rita Van Dyke-Kao June 10, 2019 Retrieved from: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/social-social-media-communication-3064515/

From The Guardian June 7, 2019

How are English learners and newcomers especially vulnerable when reading unreliable information and fake news on the internet? Do our learners know how to tell the difference between what is trustworthy and what is not trustworthy online?

Literature Review

Retrieved from: http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/nine-elements.html

Digital Citizenship “Being a good digital citizen is more than knowing your way around the web. It’s about empowering your students with skills to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly online, allowing them to connect and collaborate in meaningful ways.” ~ Common Sense Media Retrieved from: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship

“For internet, I’m new, I used to believe all the information from the website, up to I heard fake news from my class. There are various reasons for fake information: propoganda is one, bias is another. They use headlines to attract people…” “The informations which are not trustworthy are very dangerous for people who didn’t know the news are fake.” Level 6 students, 5/20/19

Research Question Do digital and media literacy activities develop ESL students’ ability to be active and critical readers and interpreters of online materials and media artifacts?

Methodology Pre-survey Introductory material: Vocabulary, listening activities, discussions Digital literacy activities Critical media literacy assessment Interview video project Reflective journal writing Post-survey

TED Talk

Eight Categories of “Fake News” Vocabulary Learning Eight Categories of “Fake News” Propaganda Clickbait Disinformation Satire Conspiracy Theory Misleading Statistics Bias/Prejudice Altered Images/Videos

Digital Literacy Activities https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

Level 5 Student Reflection “The fake news literacy activities we did in class help me a lot. I used to trust almost everything online, especially when they are posted in a serious way. The teacher gave us an article from internet. It was about “octopus tree.” It looked like a science article written by scientist. You can even find a website about the “octopus tree.” When I took the first sight on the picture, I thought it’s an amazing new thing that I never heard of. But the teacher told us it’s a fake news! I was shocked when I realized I was cheated by the article. ‘How come I was fooled like this?’ I asked myself.”

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The ART of Reading Laterally: Lesson Plan For full lesson plan, use QR code: Lesson by @GailDesler and Kathleen Watt (graphics also)

Critical Media Literacy Assessment

Interview Video Project Example

Pre- and Post-Surveys

Level 5 Student Reflection “Before I take the class, I just read the news for fun and didn’t think them if they are trusted. Therefore I didn’t know there are so many fake news on internet. I’m shocked by these fake news. So we have to be careful. The fake news might mislead you. So keep your critical thinking when you watch the news. When I showed 5 news to my husband who often watches all kinds of news on internet, he just got 60% use his experiences although I think he is expert on internet…”

Recommendations What went well? Media literacy activities Interview video projects Reflective journal writing What could be improved? Give a practice quiz Teach interview skills Address critical thinking skills from day one Recommendations

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