Shoutout to this blog post, sharing the same insights as us, we also agree that attention should be focused on the digital citizens as they are the primary group who consume, share and publish content online. We need to form a habit of asking questions and reading beyond face value rather than relying solely on the big companies like Facebook and Google to solve our problems.
Information literacy skills are something teacher librarians deliver in depth; providing expertise, resources, research, and collaboration to ensure this happens for students throughout our country. We need to make certain students become information literate. More importantly, we must instill the desire to care about distinguishing between what is accurate and reliable information and what is not.
To that end, the editors of Teacher Librarian created the poster Ferreting Out Fake News as a quick guide and reminder for students (and others) who need to learn how to identify fake news. Please feel free to download a copy for your library and classroom, and to share with others.
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