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Learn what components make a password secure.

Identify ways they can create a memorable but secure password.

Create a secure password

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Digital Passport™ by Common Sense Education

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B5. Determining the primary purpose of information (Y5/6)

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B5. Determining the primary purpose of information (Y5/6)

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Why is it important to know the primary purpose of the information we encounter?

Does the purpose of information affect its credibility?

Do some pieces of information have more than one purpose?

Is it still possible to identify a primary, or main, purpose for such examples?

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In this lesson, students learn to categorize information by determining its primary purpose and then align these purposes with 6 InfoZones.

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Students evaluate examples of online messages and decide what information is appropriate to share, and when

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Digital Passport™ by Common Sense Education

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B2 - Be Internet Smart (Family Activity)

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B2 - Be Internet Smart (Family Activity)

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https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/lessons/evaluating-reliable-sources

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Vocabulary

reliable [ri- lahy- uh-b uhl](adjective) trustworthy; containing true and legitimate information

[ih- evaluate val-yoo-eyt] (verb) to judge or determine the reliability of information

online [on- lahyn] (adjective) found on the internet

reasoning [ ree- zuh-ning] (noun) the act of thinking through

Series Overview

As technology advances and the social landscape shifts, it is crucial for students to become digitally literate citizens. In this series, elementary students will learn the ins and outs of media literacy, from choosing reliable sources and understanding online searches to navigating online security and participating in digital communities. More lessons in this series are listed under "Related Resources."

Lesson Overview

This lesson addresses the importance of locating and verifying reliable sources when working with online information. Students will compare and contrast different sources on the same topic and think about what makes one source more reliable than another. They will then work collaboratively to develop a checklist of questions for source evaluation.

Students will also zero in on the significance of evaluating sources for bias. They will learn to identify the author's or designer's purpose in online information and use this skill to search out biased viewpoints. Students will react to sources presented online and identify common reasoning errors in reactions to digital information.

Procedure

Compare and Contrast

1. Explain to your students that you are going to have them look at two to three different websites about school lunches and consider the information presented. Explain that all of these sites came from a basic search of the words "school lunch." Give them printouts or screenshots of two to three of the following webpages:

2. Give students 10 minutes to scan the information on the printouts or screenshots you have shown them.

3. Have students work in partnerships or small groups to complete the Choosing Reliable Sources Venn diagram worksheetcomparing and contrasting the sources they have reviewed. Where the circles don't overlap, students should write details that tell how the webpages are different. Where the circles overlap, they should write details that tell how the webpages are alike. Encourage students to think about the information conveyed through photographs and other images as well as text. If your students are unaccustomed to working with Venn diagrams, you can do this activity as a whole group.

If students need help finding similarities and differences, you can use the following questions to aid their work:

When was each page created or updated?

What is similar or different about the images on each page?

What is the main idea or reason behind each page?

What seems to be the author's purpose on each page?

Develop a Checklist

1. Bring your students together. Explain that different sources online present different information, even about the same topics. As students work with online information, they should think about which sources are the most reliable.

2. Provide students with a definition of the term reliable.Write "Our Reliability Checklist" on the board, and have students offer ideas for questions they might ask themselves when evaluating the reliability of a source. If your students have trouble getting started, you can model questions for them:

Who wrote this source?

What was the purpose of the author who wrote this source?

What other sources does this source reference?

Does this source say the same things as other sources?

Does this source echo what I know from personal experience?

3. You can keep this checklist posted in your classroom or type it up for students to put in notebooks or on their walls at home.

4. Have students answer the questions for the websites they reviewed and choose which of the two or three sources is most reliable. You can do this as a class or in small groups.

Kids React

1. Finally, perform an online image search for the words "school lunch," and project the results or create handouts with the images from the search results. Have students focus their attention on one image at a time. Ask them to make a face or display thumbs up, down or in the middle to convey their emotional reaction to the image. Chart their reactions.

2. As a class, discuss the assumptions they might have been making when reacting to these images. Some examples of assumptions are below:

All school lunches are disgusting.

All school lunches are nutritious.

Kids are usually smiling when they eat school lunch.

Kids only like junk food.

Schools are always racially diverse.

American kids are less healthy than kids in other countries.

3. Referring back to the chart of student reactions, have kids write in their notebooks or journals about some of the assumptions a person might find themselves making based on a simple online image search.
Alignment to Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.8
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.9
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

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This lesson, part of the Digital Literacy series, addresses the importance of locating and verifying reliable sources when working with online information.

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B5. 5 Types of Misinformation - poster (Y5/6)

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B5. 5 Types of Misinformation - poster (Y5/6)

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https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/lessons/choosing-reliable-sources

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Vocabulary

source [sawrs] (noun) someone or something that provides information

bias [ bahy-uh s] ( noun) judging something or someone unfairly

reliable [ri- lahy- uh-b uh l] (adjective) something or someone you can trust; containing true information

evaluate [ih- val-yoo-eyt] (verb) to think about how true and correct information is

online [ on-lahyn] (adjective) found on the internet

reasoning [ ree- zuh-ning] (noun) the act of thinking through

Series Overview

As technology advances and the social landscape shifts, it is crucial for students to become digitally literate citizens. In this series, elementary students will learn the ins and outs of media literacy, from choosing reliable sources and understanding online searches to navigating online security and participating in digital communities. More lessons in this series are listed under "Related Resources."

Lesson Overview

This lesson addresses the importance of locating and verifying reliable sources when working with online information. Students will compare and contrast two different sources on the same subject and think about what makes one more reliable than another. They will list some questions they can ask themselves to figure out what makes a source reliable.

Students will also zero in on the significance of evaluating sources for fairness and bias. They will act out reactions to sources presented online and try thinking about what their own reactions mean. Students will begin thinking about the concept of questioning or talking back to sources that seem unreliable, biased or unfair to them.

This lesson is aimed at a young audience and operates on the assumption that many students in the class are not yet reading and writing independently.

Procedure

Compare and Contrast

1. Explain to your students that, while people use online sources to find information about different topics, only some of the information they find online is reliable. Much of it might not be.

To help students understand the idea of reliability, ask them to think about the following scenarios, one at a time.

Who would be a good person to ask if your bike was broken and you needed help fixing it? Why? What makes this person a reliable source for fixing a bike?

If you had a really bad stomachache and your parents weren't sure what medicine might help you, where might they look for information or who might they ask? Why? What makes this person or source reliable for helping you feel better?

Where would you go or whom would you ask if you wanted to learn more about buildings in your neighborhood? What kinds of information might different people be able to give you? What makes some sources reliable for learning about buildings?

2. Tell students that you are going to have them look at two different webpages about fixing kids' bikes. Project or hand out screenshots of the following two pages:

Ask students to think about the following questions:

What do you see or notice first on each webpage?

What is the same about the pages?

What is different about the pages?

How would you decide which page to use if you wanted to fix a bike?

3. Have students work in partnerships or small groups to complete the Choosing Reliable Sources Venn diagram worksheetcomparing and contrasting the sources they have reviewed. Where the circles don't overlap, they should identify examples of how the webpages are different. Where the circles overlap, they should identify examples of how the pages are alike. Encourage students to think about the information offered through photographs and other images as well as text. If your students are unaccustomed to working with Venn diagrams, you can do this activity as a whole group.

Questions You Have

Bring your students back together, and ask them to list some questions that came up while they were working on their Venn diagrams. Jot down your students' questions, and explain that it is always important to think about what makes a source reliable for a particular purpose.
Alignment to Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.2
Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.7
Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.8
Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.9
Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

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