TEACHING STUDENTS ABOUT FAKE NEWS
As the increase of information obtained from the Internet continues to jet skyward like The Rocketeer, it will become more and more crucial that people of all ages become proficient in discerning valid resources.
I'm talking responsible digital citizenship, people.
With the amount of news that is skewed or labeled "fake" to serve the agendas of specific people/groups, as educators we must inform our students on how to be responsible consumers of information.
People can contrive whatever they want on the Internet and publish it in seconds to potential audiences of millions.
Let's help our students/children decipher and discern credible information for themselves, and not blindly follow their newsfeed headlines.
My thoughts/opinion/non-fact: