Filter Bubbles, Echo Chambers, Fake News & Confirmation Bias by Aubrie Hollingsworth https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm Share your ideas and comment on others! en-us 2024-11-23 01:49:06 UTC 2024-11-24 02:49:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f4ac.png What is a Filter Bubble? aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3230639014 When the internet conforms to the beliefs of the user.

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  • Understand that information is being filtered.

  • Intentionally seek out opposing viewpoints.

  • Seek news from a variety of sources.

  • Evaluate the credibility of information sources.

  • Watch for bias.

    • ]]>     2024-11-23 01:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3230639550     Welcome :) aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3230642308 2024-11-23 02:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3230642308 How do we know an echo chamber is happening? aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3230644020 When there are only beliefs or opinions that coincide with your own, so that your existing views are reinforced and alternative ideas are not considered.

    ]]>     2024-11-23 02:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3230644020     How to teach Echo Chambers: aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3230647626

  • Be self-reflexive

  • Seek diverse perspectives

  • Critically evaluate information

  • Support activism for change

    • ]]>     2024-11-23 02:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3230647626     Watch this TED Talk explaining the harm Filter Bubbles could do! aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231258491 TED. (2011). Beware Online “Filter Bubbles.” YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ofWFx525s&t=2s


    ]]>     2024-11-24 02:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231258491     Educational video about Echo Chambers: aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231258817 LearnFree. (2019). What is an Echo Chamber?. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se20RoB331w&t=2s


    ]]>     2024-11-24 02:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231258817     FAKE NEWS!!!!! aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231259599 What is it? False or misleading information claiming the aesthetics and legitimacy of news.

    ]]>     2024-11-24 02:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231259599     How to steer clear of the fake news in today's media: aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231260687

  • Keep biases in mind.

  • Switch up search engines.

  • Question content that provokes strong emotion.

  • Don’t take breaking news as fact.

  • Be aware that fake news can come in many forms.

    • ]]>     2024-11-24 02:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231260687     Fake News Cycle aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231261136 2024-11-24 02:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231261136 How Fake News Spreads: aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231261276 TedEd. (2015). How False News Can Spread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSKGa_7XJkg


    ]]>     2024-11-24 02:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231261276     Confirmation Bias aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231261921 The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories. We do this naturally! So, we need to be aware of when we do so we don't spread fake news.

    ]]>     2024-11-24 02:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231261921     How to avoid your own biases: aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231262540

  • Actively look for evidence that disproves your point of view.

  • Get a different perspective.

  • Get out of your echo chamber.

  • Approach someone you know sees things differently from you and ask them what they are seeing.

    • ]]>     2024-11-24 02:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231262540     Don't have confirmation bias..... aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231262918 MindfulThinks. (2022). What is Confirmation Bias?. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo3xpigIjts&t=108s


    ]]>     2024-11-24 02:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231262918     Time to wrap this up....any questions??? aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231263159 2024-11-24 02:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231263159 Why is this important for students to know? aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231264360 Our minds can play mysterious games. When conducting research, working on a project, or writing paper it is important to know facts from our feelings.

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  • Filter Bubbles

    1. How to avoid them

  • Echo Chambers

    1. How to eliminate the echo

  • Fake News

    1. Just because you see it...doesn't make it true

  • Confirmation Bias

    1. Get out of your own head

    • ]]>     2024-11-24 02:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231264859     Check out this website for ideas to introduce avoidance of fake news in the classroom! aubrieholl2 https://padlet.com/aubrieholl2/ikop6af9s95c07lm/wish/3231265183 5 activities to teach your students how to spot fake news - K-20 blog. CYPHER Learning. (n.d.). https://www.cypherlearning.com/blog/k-20/teach-your-students-how-to-spot-fake-news


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