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Developing digital detectives : essential lessons for discerning fact from fiction in the 'fake news' era / Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins.

LaGarde, Jennifer, (author.). Hudgins, Darren, (author.).

Summary:

"This book offers easy-to-implement lessons to engage students in becoming media literacy "digital detectives," looking for clues, questioning motives, uncovering patterns, developing theories and, ultimately, delivering a verdict."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781564849052
Physical Description: 226 : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Portland, OR : International Society for Technology in Education, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes index and bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: let's get started! --The first lens: triggers --The second lens: access --The third lens: forensics --The fourth lens: motives --The littlest detectives: strategies for K-3 learners --The digital detective squad --Putting it all together: how to use the unit plans and related resources --Digital detective's lessons for elementary age learners --Digital detective's lessons for middle grade learners --Digital detective's lessons for high school learners.