Lesson Help: Fake News
4 Steps Schools Need to Take To Combat Fake News- Huffington Post
6 Ways to Spot Fake News- Snopes
10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Article- EasyBib
Fake News Sites to Watch Out For on Facebook
Fighting Fake News- American Libraries
Google and Facebook Take Aim at Fake News Sites- N.Y. Times
How to Spot Fake News (and Teach Kids to Be Media Savvy)- Common Sense Media
How to Teach High School Students to Spot Fake News
Articles: Fake News
American libraries: Fighting Fake News - How libraries can lead the way on media literacy
MiddleWeb: Students Need Our Help Detecting Fake News
WBUR: Reality Bites Back: Fake News, Fallacious Tweets And The Assault On Facts
Edutopia: Edutopia: Battling fake news in the classroom
NPR: The Classroom Where Fake News Fails
NEA: What Stands Between Fake News and Students?
Physics Today: Q&A: David Helfand on combating misinformation
School Library Journal: The Smell Test: Educators can counter fake news with information literacy. Here’s how.
School Library Journal: Truth, truthiness, triangulation: A news literacy toolkit for a “post-truth” world
School Library Journal: Teaching Information Literacy Now
News Literacy Vocabulary
Vocabulary
accuracy [ak-yer-uh-see] (noun) The condition or quality of being true, correct or exact; freedom from error or defect
algorithm [al-guh-rith-uh m] (noun) A complex mathematical equation used by search engines to find data
bias [bahy-uh s] (noun) prejudice; consciously or subconsciously favoring one person or point of view more than others
credibility [kred-uh-bil-i-tee] (noun) The trustworthiness or reliability of something
directory [dih-rek-tuh-ree] (noun) An organizing unit in a computer's file system for storing and locating files
evaluation tool [ih-val-yoo-ey-shuh n tool] (noun) A process or procedure to judge or assess the trustworthiness of something
fake news [feyk nooz] (noun) False information or propaganda published as if it were authentic news
index [in-deks] (noun) A method of sorting data by creating keywords or a listing of the data
online [on-lahyn] (adjective) found on the internet
reasoning [ree-zuh-ning] (noun) the act of thinking through
reliability [ri-lahy-uh-bil-i-tee] (noun) The ability to be relied on or depended on, as for accuracy, honesty or achievement
search engine [surch en-juh-n] (noun) A computer program that searches documents, especially on the World Wide Web, for a specified word or words and provides a list of documents in which they are found
social media [soh-shuh l mee-dee-uh] (noun) Websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts
source [sawrs] (noun) someone or something that provides information
Sources: Dictionary.com, freethesaurus.com
Teaching Tolerance - Digital Literacy
Lateral Reading
Balanced News Coverage
- All Sides Hidden bias misleads and divides us. By making the political leanings of hundreds of media sources transparent, AllSides frees people from one-sided filter bubbles so they can better understand the world — and each other. Knowing the political bias of media outlets allows you to consume a balanced news diet and avoid manipulation and fake news.
