1. Engagement in Information Literacy outside the classroom
Marissa L. Sherman Deziel, MLIS

2. What would you do if?
Let’s say this tweet pops up on your Twitter feed:
“a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation”. Or
“it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another,”
Who is tweeting this? Why are they tweeting it? What is there end game?
You tell me…
Here's what the internet had to say.

3. Why does information literacy matter?
In a world of Wikipedia, Alternative Facts, and Internet Trolls we need to make certain that our users are not only able to find credible information, but that they’re also able to use it properly.

4. Information literacy outside the classroom. Why it matters.
We all know why information literacy is important in the classroom, but with the explosion of mass media information sources it is important for our students to be able to judge information in their daily lives.
It’s one thing to teach our students the importance of information literacy within the confines of academia but what happens when they leave us each day?
What they are doing and posting on their social media pages can have a huge impact on their ability to obtain future jobs.
I believe it’s our job as librarians to prepare them for how to use information in a real world setting.

5. Social Media Literacy
Social media literacy is defined by Karen Tillman, as having the proficiency to communicate appropriately, responsibly, and to evaluate conversations critically within the realm of socially-based technologies.
How we use Social Media:
To stay connected to friends and family members.
To Network for our career.
To learn about news and events both locally and globally.
To interact to public figures.
To share our ideas and opinions with the world and create unique content.

6. We’re all guilty of misuse
Just the other day I had a friend post about a new article that took place here in Asheville on here facebook page. This person ranted and raved about the video clip from the news story. It was fine for this person to have a personal opinion on what happened, but it’s not okay to not share all the facts.
The link and video clip below came from a third party news outlet and failed to tell the whole story. It left out the fact that the woman attempted to catch the thief on foot and that she was charged with a felony for her actions.
Pregnant woman runs over purse snatching suspect.

7. Clickbait…social media’s BFF
What is Clickbait
Examples
As defined by Merriam-Webster:
:  something (such as a headline) designed to make readers want to click on a hyperlink especially when the link leads to content of dubious value or interest.
Is difficult to remember a time when you could scroll through the social media outlet of your choice and not be bombarded with: 
You'll never believe what happened when…
This is the cutest thing ever…
This the biggest mistake you can make…
Take this quiz to see which character you are on…
They are all classic clickbait models.
- Emily Shire

8. Clickbait and the news
So many news outlets now use clickbait to attract readers attention, in fact some new sites use it exclusively.
Checkout I personally love this website but it is eighty percent clickbait and about twenty percent news.
My local newspaper has begun using clickbait to help up its online readership.
Fake news websites tend to rely almost solely on clickbait… I’m talking to you The Onion.

9. Teaching Social Media Literacy
Remind library users to always double check the sources they are using to find information.
Give them options and examples of credible sources such as new sites that end in .gov, or .edu.
Direct patrons to academic and scholarly publications and show them how to access them online as well.
Warn library users to avoid clickbait both on new sites and on social media.
Teach users the importance to social media etiquette.

10. Things to keep in mind when using social media
Reputation management: You are your content online, what you say, do, and create, leads to your online reputation.
Once you put content out there on the web, anyone can see.
Consume social media responsibly – repost something make sure to give credit to the creator of the original content.
Think critically and evaluate the information you consume:
anyone can create content and post it on the internet. Use your critical thinking skills to determine of the information is credible.

11. Questions?

12. References
Fake News, Misinformation, and Propaganda. (2017, March 23). Retrieved July 17, 2017, from Valenza, J. (2016, November 26). Truth, Truthiness, Triangulation; A news literacy toolkit for a "post-truth" world. . School Library Journal . Retrieved July 07, 2017, from way-a-news-literacy-toolkit-for-a-post-truth-world/