Developing digital detectives : essential lessons for discerning fact from fiction in the 'fake news' era / Jennifer LaGarde, Darren Hudgins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaGarde, Jennifer, author.

Hudgins, Darren, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking--Study and teaching.

Critical thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Place of Publication:

Portland, Oregon ; Arlington, Virginia : International Society for Technology in Education, [2021]

Summary:

From the authors of the bestselling Fact vs. Fiction, this book offers easy-to-implement lessons to engage students in becoming media literacy "digital detectives, " looking for clues, questioning motives, uncovering patterns, developing theories and, ultimately, delivering a verdict. The current news landscape is driven by clicks, with every social media influencer, trained and citizen journalists chasing the same goal: a viral story. In this environment, where the race to be first on the scene with the most sensational story often overshadows the need for accuracy, traditional strategies for determining information credibility are no longer enough. Rather than simply helping students become savvy information consumers, today's educators must provide learners with the skills to be digital detectives - information interrogators who are armed with a variety of tools for dissecting news stories and determining what's real and what isn't in our "post-truth world." This book: * Shares meaningful lessons that move beyond traditional "fake news" protocols to help learners navigate a world in which information can be both a force for good and a tool used to influence and manipulate. * Includes resources and examples to support educators in the work of facilitating engaging, relevant (and fun!) instructional opportunities for K-12 learners, in both face-to-face and digital learning environments. * Unpacks the connection between social-emotional learning and information literacy. * Includes access to the Digital Detective's Evidence Locker, an online collection of over 100 downloadable and remixable resources to support the lessons in the book. As the authors state: "Remember, the detective's job is NOT to prove themselves correct. Their job is to detect the truth!" This statement reflects the way they approach the lessons in this book, providing clear and practical guidance to help educators address and overcome this ever-expanding issue. Audience: K-12 educators and library media specialists

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

About ISTE

About the Authors

Dedication

Contents

Introduction: Let's Get Started!

The Four Lenses

The Four Lenses in Action

Exploring the Digital Detective's Evidence Locker

A Word About Fact vs. Fiction

This We Believe

Chapter 1: The First Lens: Triggers

Explore This Lens

The High Price of Free Information

Teach This Lens: Triggers

Putting First Things First

Chapter 2: The Second Lens: Access

The Community Reading Experience

Teach This Lens: Access

It's Elementary, My Dear Watson

Chapter 3: The Third Lens: Forensics

Oh, CRAAP

The Shift from Identifying to Investigating

Teach This Lens: Forensics

More Questions, Less CRAAP

Chapter 4: The Fourth Lens: Motives

Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation

But What About Bots?

Teach This Lens: Motives

What We Do Next

We're Only Human

Chapter 5: The Littlest Detectives: Strategies for K-3 Learners

What About the Littles?

Disposition 1: Connecting Information to Emotions

Disposition 2: Curiosity

Disposition 3: Empathy

Digital Detectives in Training

Chapter 6: The Digital Detective Squad

Squad Goals

The Hill We Climb

Chapter 7: Putting It All Together: How to Use the Unit Plans and Related Resources

So You Want to Be a Digital Detective, Eh?

Basic Structure

Step 1: The Case One-Sheet

Step 3: The Facts of the Case

Step 4: Synthesis and Beyond!

Let's Get to Work!

Chapter 8: Digital Detective's Lessons for Elementary Age Learners

Big Ideas

SEL Spotlight

Chapter 9: Digital Detective's Lessons for Middle Grade Learners

Big Ideas.

SEL Spotlight

Chapter 10: Digital Detective's Lessons for High School Learners

References

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781564849021

1564849023

OCLC:

1281965108