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Researching a ClaimInternet searches routinely turn up contradictory results that mix fact with falsehood. Making sense of search results is even more challenging with politically loaded topics. This task asks students to perform a search about a controversial figure in order to assess their ability to wade through information to find sources, evidence, and arguments that they trust.
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Emojis for SaleIntroduces students to the concept of "filter bubbles"-- when search engines alter results for users based on their past searches
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"Feed" for ThoughtMillions of Americans get their news from Facebook and this activity asks students to analyze how their feeds might show them very different info than others based on their interests and affiliations.
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Teaching Information Literacy Threshold Concepts: Lesson Plans for LibrariansA collection designed by instruction librarians to promote critical thinking and engaged learning. It provides teaching librarians detailed, ready-to-use, and easily adaptable lesson ideas to help students understand how to find, evaluate, and use information.
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