One of the hardest things about being a responsible sharer is to be aware of your own biases, the reasons why you might be more likely to believe something without evidence. These are aspects of the way we think that can lead us to accept false statements, reject true ones, or simply not ask enough questions.
Because social media makes us all broadcasters, we have a responsibility not just to avoid sharing misinformation but to take action when people in our network share it.
In fact, half of us pay more attention to who shared a story with us than where it originally came from.
This outcome chart contains Media literacy learning expectations from the Alberta social studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
S.1 develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking:
This outcome chart contains Media literacy learning expectations from the Alberta social studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
S.1 develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking:
Students will be able to:
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Healthy and active living
Social and community health
Using oral, written, visual, and digital texts, students are expected individually and collaboratively to be able to:
Using oral, written, visual, and digital texts, students are expected individually and collaboratively to be able to: