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Yes, it should and I believe it already is. Our mandate is to develop critical thinkers about all sorts of contemporary issues. Media literacy and fake news are contemporary issues.
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Unless we discuss fake news and media literacy, our kids may be unduly influenced in decision making. Not unlike so many adults who encountered it for the first time. #Edchat
Do the humanities subjects in the states not cover analysis of sources and media? It's pretty easily integrated into history and civics here, and geo/business for that matter #edchat
Yes. These topics are part of the 21st century skills curriculum. Fake news is subsumed within media literacy, critical thinking skills, higher level thinking. Just as in the past we analyzed different sources for fact/fiction, today fake news must be exposed as fiction. #edchat
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The 1st/2nd & 3rd/4th gr enjoyed working together on Thanksgiving activities...from reading wonderful books & making turkey puppets, to writing stories & brainstorming words, & even watching Charlie Brown, students were thankful for every minute! #DCEschool#edchat#thankful
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A: our goal as educators is to prepare Ss to be critical thinkers/problem solvers. Modeling how to discern whether something is "fake" and giving opportunities for them to do it, too, will help to reach that goal. #edchat
Forcing students to memorize formulae (Surface Area, Volume, etc) takes up too much time in an already jam packed schedule where they should be playing with these formulae instead #mathchat#edchat
On teaching ‘fake news’ in HS English, I think it’s important to emphasize a demeanor of thoughtful critique with any text and any news, real or fake. #edchat
Unless we discuss fake news and media literacy, our kids may be unduly influenced in decision making. Not unlike so many adults who encountered it for the first time. #Edchat
Do you have anything like @ABCFactCheck? We used to play spot the fake with their results re election claims and similar. Science examples would be interesting - especially re climate science #edchat
I think the discussion should not be about varying perspectives, but more about the credibility of the source. All news has bias. It is unavoidable. #edchat
The scary part is that fake news is backed with real data. Students need to be taught how to analyze data. People can use real data to tell the story that they want! It is imperative that we teach our students to examine the world around them! #edchat
Yes. Here lies the importance of not simply accepting news as truth. I believe in the importance of listening to the news with a healthy dose of skepticism.
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I use the analogy of a car in teaching this: how many sides does a car have? If you're going to buy a car, do you only look at one side? To truly understand, we MUST consider and weigh multiple perspectives and judge their merit. It's a skill we have to teach. #edchat
I wonder about the value of the time spent on having students compute 2 and 3 digit multiplication and division when these skills are becoming more and more obsolete, and couldn't this time be better spent? #mathchat#edchat
Most definitely all news comes from a biased source in one way or another...using varying dependable sources will allow the consumer to make the most qualified judgement of what is reliable #edchat#sourcing#corroborration
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Biased news isn't fake news. Fake news is completely unsubstantiated. Biased news just uses facts and slants them in the way to support their agenda. #Edchat
The difference between who you are today and who you will be in 5 years will be determined by the BOOKS you read and the People you meet! -Charles Jones #edchat
We’ve been studying Japan in our #globalstudies, and today I had a student who used to live in Japan bring in an origami kit, and we learned how to create a Fox! Love celebrating my Ss cultures! 😍
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I say: Yes. There’s a spectrum of misinformation but they qualify, especially when they have the rhetorical weight of esteemed institutions backing them. #edchat
You are right. Fake new is NOT a new problem. We've taught about propaganda forever, the difference is that today it proliferates more, and can be generated almost instantly. #edchat
My favorite April Fool's joke is the Spaghetti trees gag from BBC. That's a harmless prank though. People get worked up about 'reported' information there is merit, w/o regard to bias. How many Benghazi hearings did we have? Not saying there was NO merit...but come on. #edchat
I use the analogy of a car in teaching this: how many sides does a car have? If you're going to buy a car, do you only look at one side? To truly understand, we MUST consider and weigh multiple perspectives and judge their merit. It's a skill we have to teach. #edchat
It doesn’t even just go for the media. When my kids call me out for making mistakes or doing something they perceive as unfair, I hear them out. They need to know they have the right to think. #edchat
Yes. Here lies the importance of not simply accepting news as truth. I believe in the importance of listening to the news with a healthy dose of skepticism.
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On teaching ‘fake news’ in HS English, I think it’s important to emphasize a demeanor of thoughtful critique with any text and any news, real or fake. #edchat
The scary part is that fake news is backed with real data. Students need to be taught how to analyze data. People can use real data to tell the story that they want! It is imperative that we teach our students to examine the world around them! #edchat
The best inoculation against misinformation is a rich base of knowledge and experience that contradicts that misinformation.
You can’t think critically unless you know things.
Reading curated content, discussing conflicting facts, etc... #edchathttps://t.co/QSjBPbN3vi
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Or the Yellow Journalism of the Spanish-American War... Or the propaganda of WW I... It's nothing new - we have to teach every generation to recognize it because emotions are far more effective at driving behavior than facts. #edchat
I think the discussion should not be about varying perspectives, but more about the credibility of the source. All news has bias. It is unavoidable. #edchat
Revering a text (or an institution) promotes lazy thinking. It stops rather than starts conversations. If the answer is in the book, students learn only to find that answer. #edchat
Absolutely!! Especially when researching history. My kids just this week looked at two perspectives of Thanksgiving - pilgrim and Native. Start with the basics & it’ll come naturally. #edchat
I think it could be implemented in ELA, as well. Do you do research-based papers? Ss can see how same study can be "reported" in opposing ways. #Edchat
Or the Yellow Journalism of the Spanish-American War... Or the propaganda of WW I... It's nothing new - we have to teach every generation to recognize it because emotions are far more effective at driving behavior than facts. #edchat
We need to teach students how to read media critically. Love this from Vanessa Otero's blog: "All Generalizations Are False." Located here: https://t.co/nXzFE1Gyvt
Thanks to Jeff Krapels for this.
Checking out some wooden toys on our field trip at the Givson House. As one student put it "way different than a PS4". #socialstudies#games#edchat#tdsb
I don’t even think it’s about right and wrong, but simply being able to look and say “this is written like this because the author feels like x. But the facts behind it are y.” They need to separate their own opinions from fact too. #edchat
I require this in my classes. An opinion without support has no merit. They are allowed to have varying opinions, of course, but they must be grounded in reason! #edchat
Always! I just think they need to be able to identify where the facts are and where the opinions are so that they understand that there’s always more to the story. #edchat
I'm stating how MSM all appears to be slanted in one way or another. Have read/heard many reports that could use the https://t.co/ATuCz6alTA. to make it sound like the opposite is "true". "Slippery facts" are biased, not necessarily untrue. Thoughts? #Edchat
I use the analogy of a car in teaching this: how many sides does a car have? If you're going to buy a car, do you only look at one side? To truly understand, we MUST consider and weigh multiple perspectives and judge their merit. It's a skill we have to teach. #edchat
I think if we teach them in elementary in baby steps, they’re more likely to grow up willing to look at multiple sides of the story. There will always be influences from their personal lives, but we can all learn how to be objective in some capacity. #edchat
The internet has a great deal of content published minute by minute. Just because we see a story in print however, doesn't make it true. The idea that something is published is often given a false sense of credibility. #Edchat
The topic of Fake News is political, it's a trap. T should not fall in, we have to teach critical thinking skills, telling fact from fiction, giving 2 sides to an issue (e.g. Japanese and US perspectives on WW II). The purveyors of fake news hope others will not stand up. #edchat
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Absolutely. We did a lesson once where the kids argued how Goldilocks was a criminal & how the Big, Bad, Wolf was innocent. Mind you, this is elem, but it can start as basic as that. #edchat
The truth always exists. There is always only one truth. We need the patience and the resiliency to seek it. Critical thinkers are truth seekers. Seeking clarity is a habit of the mind.
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@sgthomas1973, @rothsclass, @ShiftParadigm
Good point, perhaps an op-ed is a bad example. But what about, say, recent reporting on Yemen that totally leaves the US relationship with Saudi Arabia out? #edchat
It's essential isn't it? Kind of like saying they're only as literate as their parents/environment/socioeconomic status lets them be... We have to bridge that gap for some #edchat
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@kaitlynapurnell, @DennisDill, @rothsclass
Love it! Teach kids to be open minded, but critical and analytical. They’re so smart... they can do it. #edchat my kids show me daily how analytical they can be. And it is impressive.
#edchat Yes, but I see nothing special about teachers that gives me any confidence that they are better at spotting "fake news" than the general population. I hear what they talk about at the lunch table, for crying out loud!
There is a very dark side to fake news. Besides promoting a false point of view, racist notions and conspiracy theories r fertilized by fake news. The racist idea the President Obama was not born in the U. S. was perpetuated for years, and still sadly believed by some. #edchat
Absolutely. In every content area. Any time students have to read information, they should take off the rose-colored glasses and recognize they might not be getting the whole story. #edchat
What about the Nacirema? Anyone use that in high school?
There is a very dark side to fake news. Besides promoting a false point of view, racist notions and conspiracy theories r fertilized by fake news. The racist idea the President Obama was not born in the U. S. was perpetuated for years, and still sadly believed by some. #edchat
I'm not referring to bias-specifically,sites & sources that promote actual fake stories that are posted to mislead and cause panic, not political stories. Our Ss need to learn how to look at the source, the title, the grammar, etc to decide of it's credible. #edchat
I think the discussion should not be about varying perspectives, but more about the credibility of the source. All news has bias. It is unavoidable. #edchat
#edchat we should continue to our students using a variety of tools, how to identity which sources are credible. Media literacy definitely has a place in modern curriculum! Fun and innovative.
This is true. So maybe we all need to continue to hold ourselves to the standards we plan to teach the kids? When I see news anywhere, I try to fact check. If we’re going to teach it, we need to model it. #edchat
We can't control someone's conclusions, but we can provide the tools to make good decisions (e.g., checking sources, finding several sources of evidence, checking the track record of a source). Also, unfortunately, common sense is not always common. #edchat
Retweeting this thread from yesterday about how "styles" of leadership can shape (or warp) national character in ways that go far beyond structures of government.
Agreed. There is a difference between all three...fake news, media bias, and reliability of the source, which leads to...is the source credible? #edchat
#edchat The actual fake stories get unraveled pretty quickly. It's the slow-drip bias of deciding what stories to cover and how to cover/spin them that are more sinister and long-lasting.
I think it's less sad, and more representative of adult behaviour- print media is dying. Though the 'news' they see on facebook/insta is different to that which I see, and find on twitter... #edchat
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Agreed. I try to go one step beyond, though. Ask: why is this a story to begin with? Even if it's true, what is the context? What adjectives/context am I being fed? It's a full time job staying ahead of the black helicopters :) #edchat
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True^
Confirmation bias also needed to be unpacked for them. Especially in light of reliance on social media for info.'everyone's saying it, must be true' #edchat
Agreed! The daily articles posted on FB are a critical influencer in our world today. It’s incredible to see the effect that they have on individuals’ opinions and choices. #edchat
I would disagree--fake can be easily revealed, IF one is seeking the truth. If one WANTS to believe, fake will not be revealed. Do you think any news in unbiased? #Edchat
Media takes up so much of our daily lives, especially on the younger generations. I agree that it should be a skill to be practiced in education! It is the here and now so let’s start taking action over how we handle it. #edchat
Does it matter which is worse, in a teaching sense anyway? I just want my Ss to be aware that bias and deceptive news exists, so they can be critical when digesting it #edchat
For instance, "33% of my family enjoyed tonight's dinner" and "66% of my family ate dinner but wanted something different" are the same facts, but with a different take on it. #Edchat
