Information Literacy: Separating Fact from Fiction

From the moment we wake up until the moment we go to sleep, we are bombarded with words, images, and videos, all presented in a dizzying array of media. Our increasingly difficult job is to make sense of the information we encounter throughout the day. Understanding and evaluating where information comes from and knowing how to separate fact from fiction are critical skills that many students do not have. This resource written by Sara Armstrong and Pamela Brunskill provides educators with the tools they need to help students:

• Become critical thinkers and users of information from multiple sources
• Assimilate information and discard unusable facts
• Become global thinkers who actively analyze, assess, and apply their learning not just to the classroom, but to the world around them

This book includes activities and easy-to-use templates to support teachers as they teach the key skills of analyzing and understanding online information. It is divided into three sections to guide te(more...)"