by creator | Nov 26, 2020 | Recommended Reads
With the advent of the Internet and social media, news is distributed at an incredible rate by an unprecedented number of different media outlets. How do we choose which news to consume? Damon Brown gives the inside scoop on how the opinions and facts (and sometimes...
by creator | Nov 26, 2020 | Recommended Reads
In a “post-truth” era where people are increasingly influenced by their emotions and beliefs over factual information, fact and fiction can be difficult to distinguish, and fake news can spread rapidly through mainstream media sources and social networks. Moreover,...
by creator | Nov 26, 2020 | Recommended Reads
With digital tools, it is easier than ever to create, edit, and publish your work to the world. But there’s a cost. It’s also easier than ever to spread misinformation. And fake news has become a real issue in recent times. We see this with students. According to a...
by creator | Nov 26, 2020 | Recommended Reads
Combining data from a school principal survey with student demographics and achievement data, the present study aimed to develop a much needed understanding of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) use in Ontario’s K-12 public schools. Results indicated...
by creator | Nov 26, 2020 | Recommended Reads
Back in 2015, when we published our lesson plan Fake News vs. Real News: Determining the Reliability of Sources, we had no way of knowing that, a year later, the Oxford Dictionaries would declare “post-truth” the 2016 word of the year; that fake news would play a role...
