*Evaluate: Assessing Your Research Process and Findings | The Information Literacy User’s Guide: An Open, Online Textbook Introduction In 2010, a textbook being used in fourth grade classrooms in Virginia became big news for all the wrong reasons. The book, Our Virginia by Joy Masoff, had caught the attention of a parent who was helping her child do her homework, according to an article in The Washington Post. Carol Sheriff was a historian for the College of William and Mary and as she worked with her daughter, she began to notice some glaring historical errors, not the least of which was a passage which described how thousands of African Americans fought for the South during the Civil War. Further investigation into the book revealed that, although the author had written textbooks on a variety of subjects, she was not a trained historian. How did a book with errors like these come to be used as part of the curriculum and who was at fault? The Evaluate pillar states that individuals are able to review the research process and compare and evaluate information and data. They understand They are able to Books
14 Ways K–12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media by Joyce Valenza This is the best time in history to be a teacher-librarian. Major shifts in our information and communication landscapes present new opportunities for librarians to teach and lead in areas that were always considered part of their role, helping learners of all ages effectively use, manage, evaluate, organize and communicate information, and to love reading in its glorious new variety. A school’s teacher-librarian is its chief information officer, but in a networked world, the position is more that of moderator or coach, the person who ensures that students and teachers can effectively interact with information and leverage it to create and share and make a difference in the community and beyond. For background, take a look at the Standards for the 21st Century Learner. These information-fluency standards scream inquiry, critical thinking, digital citizenship, creative communication, collaboration, and networking. 7. Here are some examples" 10.
School Librarians Are Teaching Digital Citizenship April Wathen photo: Jill Springer April Wathen, Kathy Lester, and Steven Yates. As technology and social media play an increasingly big role in the classroom, educators are faced with challenges of teaching students how to use technologies in appropriate ways, and how to be safe and responsible online—the basic tenets of what is known as digital citizenship, a close relative of digital literacy. Fortunately, classroom teachers often have an expert ally to assist them in getting the job done: their school librarian or media specialist. When educator Mike Ribble first started writing about digital citizenship in the early 2000s, the term was unfamiliar to many people. Though our nation has been riding a wave of technological advances for several decades, educational standards incorporating technology education have not always kept pace. Marchesano describes digital citizenship as “trying to make sure our students are responsible, safe, and ethical users and creators of information. 1. 2.
Facebook steps up fake news fight with 'Related Articles' - Aug. 3, 2017 The social network on Thursday began rolling out "Related Articles" that provide additional perspectives and information on stories shared on News Feeds. *IFLA -- Real Solutions to Fake News: How Libraries Help Skip to main content You are here: Home » Activities and Groups » Information Society » News » Real Solutions to Fake News: How Libraries Help Search form 20 August 2017 From the Annual Conference Real Solutions to Fake News: How Libraries Help Русский | Español | Deutsch | 简体中文 | français | العربية Freedoms of access to information and expression online are at risk. For IFLA, neither of these solutions is desirable. IFLA’s infographic has been a big success. The Library of the Finnish Parliament introduced the infographic at the Parliament “Committee of the Future” meeting, and it has featured in a number of articles and essays. In Vietnam, library instructors at the University of Danang used the infographic to impart information literacy classes and share the risks associated with the inability to recognize a piece of news as fake. In Sweden, librarians exhibited translations of the poster in Swedish, English, Arabic, and Romanian at maker party events. List all IFLA news
E.S.C.A.P.E. Junk News - NewseumED GRADE LEVEL: Middle and high school TIME: 30-60 minutes MATERIALS: E.S.C.A.P.E. Make copies of the E.S.C.A.P.E. PolitiFact's guide to fake news websites and what they peddle At first look, BostonTribune.com certainly seems a trustworthy source. So does KMT11.com. And ABCNews.com.co. Even 24wpn.com has an official ring to it. But all of these websites peddle bogus stories, either by making up fake news or sharing it from other sources. Since December, we at PolitiFact have been partnering with Facebook to root out fabricated reports shared by social media users. It’s also difficult to determine where these fictional stories come from, and just how they spread across the Internet. Using our experiences, we've been able to create our own fake news almanac. This is by no means a complete list of offenders. Some websites just want you to click on their pages to generate advertising revenue. We’ve broken the websites on our list down into four broad categories, marked by specific aims and methods for generating or sharing fake news. Parody or joke sites It can be difficult to parse what the aims of these parody sites may be. Politicono.com is not alone.
How to Protect Students From Fake News For those raised in the information age, life without the internet is no life at all. It is often a primary focus of a teen’s day (75% of teens are online several times per day) and an important means by which they communicate with the world and take in new information. While information can be found in various sources across the internet, an overwhelming majority of teens and pre-teens tend to gather their information from social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. A 2015 report by the Media Insights Project found that the majority of surveyed Millennials (aged 18-34) cited Facebook as their sole or primary source of key news and other information. Unfortunately, Facebook is not known as a credible source for news. The recent outbreak of “fake news” has hit social media sites particularly hard, as these types of platforms are set up to propagate information at record speed regardless of source or content. Why Fake News is Dangerous How to Spot Fake News Further Reading
As Google Fights Fake News, Voices on the Margins Raise Alarm - The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — When David North, the editorial chairman of the World Socialist Web Site, noticed a drop in the site’s traffic in April, he initially chalked it up to news fatigue over President Trump or a shift in political consciousness. But when he dug into the numbers, Mr. North said, he found a clearer explanation: Google had stopped redirecting search queries to the site. “This is not an accident,” Mr. Accusations that Google has tampered with search results are not uncommon and date back to the earliest days of its search engine. In April, Google announced an initiative called Project Owl to provide “algorithmic updates to surface more authoritative content” and stamp out fake news stories from its search results. To some, that was an uncomfortable step toward Google becoming an arbiter of what is and is not a trustworthy news source. “They’re really skating on thin ice,” said Michael Bertini, a search strategist at iQuanti, a digital marketing agency. Mr. Mr. Mr.
How to Spot Fake News - FactCheck.org Fake news is nothing new. But bogus stories can reach more people more quickly via social media than what good old-fashioned viral emails could accomplish in years past. Concern about the phenomenon led Facebook and Google to announce that they’ll crack down on fake news sites, restricting their ability to garner ad revenue. Perhaps that could dissipate the amount of malarkey online, though news consumers themselves are the best defense against the spread of misinformation. Not all of the misinformation being passed along online is complete fiction, though some of it is. A lot of these viral claims aren’t “news” at all, but fiction, satire and efforts to fool readers into thinking they’re for real. We’ve long encouraged readers to be skeptical of viral claims, and make good use of the delete key when a chain email hits their inboxes. In 2008, we tried to get readers to rid their inboxes of this kind of garbage. Here’s our advice on how to spot a fake: Consider the source. Check the date.
104: Lane Wilkinson – Circulating Ideas Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Lane Wilkinson, Director of Library Instruction at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Lane Wilkinson is the Director of Library Instruction at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He blogs at Troy A. Swanson is Teaching & Learning Librarian and Library Department Chair at Moraine Valley Community College. Troy is the author or editor of several books and articles including co-editor of Not Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think About Information which received the Ilene F. Circulating Ideas is produced with support from the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science and listeners like you. Like this: Like Loading...
The news industry is worried Facebook and Google have far too much power - The Verge The news industry has never been more dependent on tech companies and the massive distribution platforms they operate on the internet, leading to a long-standing and ongoing existential crisis in journalism. This isn’t exactly a secret — nearly half of all American adults rely on Facebook as a primary news delivery mechanism, and both the social network and Google collectively control more than two-thirds of the entire online advertising market. But it’s something that has publishers so worried that they’re now deciding to band together to do something about it. The group, which is being represented by newspaper industry trade group the News Media Alliance, is now planning on asking Congress for an antitrust exemption to let news organizations collectively bargain, like a union would, with Facebook and Google, according to a report yesterday from The New York Times.
108: Jeremy Shermak – Circulating Ideas Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Jeremy Shermak about differentiating journalism from “the media,” professional ethics, and both recognizing and accepting our biases. Jeremy Shermak is a doctoral student in the School of Journalism and Moody College of Communication Doctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He has nearly 20 years of professional experience as a college professor, media analyst, and journalist. Troy A. Circulating Ideas is produced with support from the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science and listeners like you. Like this: Like Loading...