Elementary Library

Week 3 How does the device I’m using affect my responses to what I see?

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STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will be able to evaluate media to determine credibility.

I can evaluate media based on access.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Laptop vs Smartphone Examples

Access - the right or ability to enter, look at, or use something and how you do that

Finish the Comic #3

Share count - Showing how many times a given URL has been shared on social media

Choose one ●​ Trending: How and Why Stuff Gets Popular by Kira Vermond

LIke count - the number of how many users have expressed their approval or interest in a post, video, or other content on a social media platform Follower - someone who chooses to see what another person shares online by clicking "follow" or "subscribe" to that specific account

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door. Follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning. Play This or That with students. However, before introducing each subject to choose from let students know a fake amount of students who already chose each thing (simulating “likes” on social media). The numbers should be unbalanced. Play a few rounds. ●​ Pizza (6 liked) vs Tacos (14 liked) ●​ Basketball (5 liked) vs Soccer (15 liked) ●​ Zombies (17 liked) vs Descendants (3 liked) ●​ Messi (9 liked) vs Pele (11 liked) ●​ Minecraft (6 liked) vs Roblox (14 liked) Say: How did knowing how other students already reacted influence how you made choices in this game? (Facilitate student response). Just like in this game, media uses tricks to get you to interact with their content. This game simulated likes and share counts in social media. All of the numbers I told you–those weren’t real. But you thought they were and subconsciously they affected you. OBJECTIVE Say: Our learning goal today is:

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