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Media Literacy- Is it real or fake?
Why do we need to teach media literacy?
The Spaghetti-Harvest was a 1957 April Fools' Day prank. Needless to say, the necessity for media literacy is not a new thing. The difference between that time period and now is that we are bombarded by much more information at what seems to be lightning speed. Media literacy is a necessity for making good sound judgments and being a part of a global society.
BBC: Spaghetti-Harvest in Ticino
Wait a minute! Is that right?
Teach students to identify:
Who?
- Who is the creator?
- Are they an expert?
- Are they partisan?
- Do they gain something from this?
Where?
- Where was this media published?
- Is it a reliable site?
- If not can you track it back to a reliable source?
Why?
- Why was the media created? To persuade? To make money? To inform?
When?
- When was the media created?
- Is it recent enough that it is still accurate?
How?
- How was this made?
- Is this touched-up or photoshopped?
Does this make sense from what I know?
Look at multiple sources from different views.
Check fact checker sites to help you determine validity.
If it is too good to be true, chances are it may not be real.
Reverse Image Search
Is that image real? Did that really happen then or there? Let's investigate it!
- Visit images.google.com.
- On your computer, click the image you want to search for.
- While holding down the mouse, drag the image into the search box.
Search Image by URL
- On any website, right-click an image and select Copy image URL.
- On images.google.com or any Images results page, click Search by image .
- Click Paste image URL.
- Paste the URL you copied into the box.
- Click Search by image.
Upload an Image
- On images.google.com or any Images results page, click Search by image .
- Click Upload an image.
- Click Choose file.
- Select the image from your computer.
These hints are from the Google Help.