Extra! Extra! Read All About It! by Michelle Laflamme https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu Students Fighting Fake News en-us 2019-07-04 14:36:25 UTC 2025-05-14 05:41:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f5e3.png Profit Driven Industry laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221344 Media and news are created for profit and/or influence, not truth.]]> 2019-07-04 14:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221344 Robots or Human? laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221390 Computer software Bots masquerade as humans!]]> 2019-07-04 14:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221390 Wanted: Your Reactions! laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221480 Sensational news generates emotion causing a reaction within readers to “retweet” or repost.]]> 2019-07-04 14:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221480 Reactions = Profit laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221532 Reposts & retweets generate profits. Each time a fake news story is opened, profits are made.]]> 2019-07-04 14:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221532 Surprising Fact laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221608 Fake News consumers are mostly college educated.]]> 2019-07-04 14:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370221608 The Five C's of Critical Consuming laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370225016 Former middle school teacher and current college professor John Spencer teaches students how to identify Fake news with the Five C's of Critical Consuming:

]]> 2019-07-04 15:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370225016 "We don’t fall for false news just because we’re dumb. Often it’s a matter of letting the wrong impulses take over." - Katy Steinmetz, TIME Correspondent laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370225314 Learn how your brain tricks you into believing fake news. TIME correspondent Katy Steinmetz delivers this insightful article appearing in the August 20, 2018 issue of TIME Magazine:]]> 2019-07-04 15:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370225314 Develop Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370226182 Deconstruct the persuading
influences found in advertisements and news. See: Recognizing Fake News]]> 2019-07-04 15:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370226182 Look Before You Leap laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370226311 Refrain from knee-jerk reposting before legitimacy has been determined.]]> 2019-07-04 15:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370226311 Recognizing Fake News laflam https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370239814 Eight media literacy tips are outlined in the Powtoon video below:]]> 2019-07-04 19:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/laflam/roq10qo8itvu/wish/370239814