Elementary Library

Week 4 How can I tell if something online is true and trustworthy?

Unit 4 5

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will be able to evaluate media to determine credibility.

I can evaluate media using forensics.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Source Examples (Choose from media example folder from Week 2) Question types Questions Graphic Organizer *Optional - props to represent a robot, a detective, a judge, and an inventor

Forensics - tests and techniques in investigation

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door. Follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning. Say: Alright everyone, let’s do a little review from the past two weeks. I’m going to show you a media example, and your job is to be a digital detective and ask questions we could use to decide if this source can be trusted. So far we have learned to be mindful of triggers and access. Show Source #1. Invite students to share questions they would ask to evaluate this media based on triggers and access. Lead by example and ask one or two questions to get students thinking. Questions could be: ●​ Does being on a smart phone change how I interact with this? ●​ Does it have a like count? ●​ What does the headline make me feel? Do I need to pause? ●​ What does this picture make me feel?

Facilitate student response.

Say: Excellent work, digital detectives. Today we are going to be using digital detective forensics to dig deeper in our evaluation. OBJECTIVE Say: Our learning goal today is…

Read and display “I can” statements.

DIRECT INSTRUCTION & PRACTICE

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