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NEIT 2017 - FAKE News, Alternative Facts and Willful Ignorance

Website Resources with FAKE info made with the intention to teach students to not trust anything they read on the Internet: All About Exploreres Save the Tree Octopus

How can we present information without being politically unbiased? As librarians this is our role to present all opinions. Is it OK to show our bias to students and given them that info. Or what if we labeled sites as more left-leaning or right-leaning sources of information. Other ideas for showing students information is trustworthy:
 * how long the institution has been around
 * paying to access the information

Should we change how we teach students or tell students that information is trustworthy? For example, with NASA.gov instead of saying it's trustworthy because it's a government site mention how NASA is the forefront of space exploration.

Teach students how to take a step back, pause before reacting to information in their news.

Check HVLA listserv for lesson about Fables. There were some great tips for teaching students to spot the tell-tale signs a new story is wrong.

Or rather explain to student why we have the media. It's not about just telling the news, but there is a whole investigative piece to the field. For example, Watergate or looking at First Amendment Rights. Could we talk with actual fact checkers? Give students the task of fact checking an article.
 * What does it mean be a journalist? And FACT checkers.**

What is MEDIA? It is different than what it will mean for us. NPR or Buzzfeed.

For scientific resarch, if a book source is more than 5-years old then it must be coupled with online sources that are more current. Another idea is to help younger students understand where this type of research comes from.

Have we gone too far with asking them to question information and ask for sources? Instead of having them trust one organization (because what if they fail) ask students to show both sides when writing thesis or arguing a point.

Is there a developmental point when students can grasp the nuance of knowing enough to spot the fake news? Maybe third and fourth graders are too little. Students in middle school seem mor capable.

BIAS = the focal point for students in third and fourth grade, who is telling the story? Who gets to tell the story? Use primary sources from the American Revolution newspapers to show how the media was used to incite action.

People are trying to archive these sites before the infromation potentially goes away. Like NYU, etc. Use the Way Back Machine to access information that might be gone. Obama's Whitehouse Site is also available as a way to get info and pages that are no longer existing. Pew Research is another resource.
 * .GOV Sites**

Frank W. Baker NAMLE - Nationa Association for Media Literacy Educators Common Sense Media
 * Media Literacy Resources:**

Sweet Search Customize Google Search
 * Options besides Google for searching:**

Other issues:
 * Fundamental skills like reading, following directions seem to be missing.

Fake news is all about needing to read closely. SLOW down. Focus on what you are learning so they can pay attention to what they are doing.

NoodleTools Easier to cite through Britannica
 * Citation:**

Newsela, works well with Google Classroom so you can assign to students but must have a subscription News-o-matic (for third and fourth grade) - basic info, more on the fun side of things but gets the information NYTimes in Plain English
 * News Resources:**

OTHER IDEA: If the science march happens, what about LIBRARY SCIENTISTS join that fight. Somebody mention that to ALA.

NPR Article : @http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/25/511503605/npr-and-the-l-word-intent-is-key

NY Times Article - [|Ideas for E.L.L.s: Finding Reliable Sources in a World of Fake News]