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Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Getting to the Source

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

A layered graphic helps students understand how a news story goes from raw information – the source – to their newsfeed or text chain; then students zero in on sources in real-life news stories.

You are in need of Fact Finder: Your Foolproof Guide to Media Literacy’s 11 flexible, multimedia lesson plans to tackle these challenges. Eight skill-building lesson plans introduce essential media literacy concepts through engaging explainer videos and colorful infographics that help students revisit, retain and apply the key concepts. The accompanying News or Noise? Media Map provides a collection of examples ready for students to analyze and evaluate with the support of worksheets and discussion prompts. Three reporting lesson plans help students take what they’ve learned and apply it to their own content creation, inspired by the issues that matter to them.

A layered graphic helps students understand how a news story goes from raw information – the source – to their newsfeed or text chain; then students zero in on sources in real-life news stories.

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    DLCS18.7.R5

    Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.7.R5

    Vocabulary

    • curate

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to find valid sources and cite those sources to answer a given research topic.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • a great deal of information is available.
    • it is important to validate the information and to cite the source of the information.

    DLCS18.7.13

    Compare and contrast information available locally and globally.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.7.13

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • culture, government, and media can affect how data is shared and presented.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • research a topic, finding web resources authentic to a geographic location for the purposes of comparing that data to information available locally: within our country, state, county.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • many factors drive what information is shared by media.
    • data shared may not be unbiased, accurate, or truthful.

    DLCS18.8.R5

    Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.8.R5

    Vocabulary

    • curate

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to find valid sources to answer a given research topic.
    • cite sources.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • a great deal of information is available.
    • it is important to validate information and to cite the source of information.

    DLCS18.8.13

    Evaluate the impact of digital globalization on public perception and ways Internet censorship can affect free and equitable access to information.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.8.13

    Vocabulary

    • digital globalization
    • Internet censorship

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • at one time, trades and goods were limited to mostly advanced economies; with changes in digital globalization, services and data are more readily available to all economies not affected by censorship.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • identify positive and negative implications of digital globalization and internet censorship.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • digital globalization has provided opportunities to countries less advanced than some larger countries.
    • internet censorship occurs locally and abroad.

    DLCS18.HS.R5

    Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.HS.R5

    Vocabulary

    • curate

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to find valid sources to answer a given research topic.
    • how to cite sources.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • a great deal of information is available.
    • it is important to validate information and to cite the source of information.
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    Lesson/Unit Plan

    Resource Provider

    Newseum
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    License Type

    Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
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