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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823164503321

Autore

LaGarde Jennifer

Titolo

Fact vs. fiction : teaching critical thinking skills in the age of fake news / / Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland, Oregon ; ; Arlington, Virginia : , : International Society for Technology in Education, , [2018]

2018

ISBN

1-56484-702-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

370.152

Soggetti

Critical thinking - Study and teaching

Information literacy - Study and teaching

Mass media - Study and teaching

Fake news - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Facts Are So 2015: Why This Book? Why Now? -- Fake News: The Great Human Tradition -- Fake News in an Exponential World -- Our Brains on Fake News -- Fake News Self-Assessment -- All Is Not Lost! Resources for Combatting Fake News -- Voices From the Field -- Critical Thinking Now More Than Ever.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides educators with the tools and resources that they need to help students discern fact from fiction in the information they access not only at school, but on the devices they carry in their pockets and backpacks.