Helping students become educated consumers of online information is a corner stone of digital literacy. There may be no immediate solution to the proliferation of fake news online, however, educators do play an important role in guiding students to becoming good readers and discerners of digital information.
Below are 3 useful links to lessons which educators can use in classes:
Hoaxes and Fakes - How can you avoid being fooled by fake videos and other information online?
For younger learners too, there are lessons developed by
Common Sense Education. We the Digital Citizens is an example of a lesson designed with younger learners in mind.
For more mature learners, for example, those participating on an EAP course, SolveinTime
is is a great approach to problem solving and learning - which could include a focus on the issue of news literacy, for example. As with many other digital tools and learning games, it may even be adapted to different learners and different stages.
With so many resources available to educators, it is a disservice not to include digital literacies, in particular news literacy, in lessons.
is is a great approach to problem solving and learning - which could include a focus on the issue of news literacy, for example. As with many other digital tools and learning games, it may even be adapted to different learners and different stages.
With so many resources available to educators, it is a disservice not to include digital literacies, in particular news literacy, in lessons.
Further Suggestions:
All Aboard with Digital Literacies
Literacy - The News
News and Media Literacy
Fake News - Resources for Learners and Educators
Media Literacy and News in English
Information Literacy and Digital Civics
Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion