1st Edition
The Media-Savvy Middle School Classroom Strategies for Teaching Against Disinformation
By Susan Brooks-Young
Copyright 2021
88 Pages
by
Eye On Education
88 Pages
by
Eye On Education
88 Pages
by
Eye On Education
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The Media-Savvy Middle School Classroom is a practical guide for teachers of Grades 5-8 who want to help their students achieve mastery of media literacy skills. Today’s fake news, alternative facts, and digital manipulations are compromising the critical thinking and well-being of middle grade learners already going through significant personal changes. This actionable book prepares teachers to... Read more
Chapter 1: Why These Skills? Why Now? Chapter 2: Who Said That and Why Does It Matter? Chapter 3: Who’s an Expert? Chapter 4: Information Echo Chambers Chapter 5: Fact or Fiction? Chapter 6: Before You Share Chapter 7: Can You Believe That? Chapter 8: Those Pesky Averages Chapter 9: Framing the Question Chapter 10: Putting a Slant on Things Chapter 11: What are the Chances? Chapter 12: Going Forward
Biography
Susan Brooks-Young is an educational consultant at S.J. Brooks-Young Consulting. She has been involved for decades in the field of instructional technology as a teacher, site administrator, and technology specialist.
