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1 of my 6th graders shared this “SIFT-worthy” disinformation example today: “Is the London Eye Getting Dismantled and Moved to Scotland?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/london-eye-moving-to-scotland/

I added it (with screenshots from archived web captures of the original post / photos) to my “More SIFT Lessons” curriculum page:
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/conspiracy-theories/more-sift-lessons

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #disinfo #disinformation #teaching #SIFT

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Check out my latest blog post: “Internet Radio Dreams”
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2024/03/30/internet-radio-dreams/

This morning I’m dreaming of Internet Radio: My OWN Internet radio station patterned after the amazing example of ds106 Radio.

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An Essential Guide For Mindful Posting by #TheMarkUp
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/02/17/an-essential-guide-for-mindful-posting

References the 2023 book “Share Better and Stress Less: A Guide to Thinking Ecologically About Social Media” by Whitney Phillips and Ryan Milner:
https://www.amazon.com/Share-Better-Stress-Less-Ecologically-ebook/dp/B0B96RH4X9

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #edtechSR #edtech #SocialMedia #Instagram #TechCorrection

via #SaraStauffeCarter

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TikTok vs Facebook video sharing: BIG differences with algorithmic sharing when you include music…
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8vS8e5K/

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(1/2) #OpEd How the battle for democracy will be fought — and won in #WashingtonPost
https://wapo.st/3GWu3DF

This is a fantastic Op Ed about ongoing #LikeWar across our globe

#ConCW #MediaLit #democracy #advocacy #China #Iran #Russia

Referenced organizations and

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“It would be odd if TikTok consumption was not having an effect on younger people’s perceptions of the war,” @uwcip research scientist @mikecaulfield told Gizmodo. “I don’t think there’s any doubt it has an impact. But it’s a long leap from there to claiming that this is due to specific suppression of content. There are just so many other possibilities.”

https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-responds-to-republican-attacks-anti-israel-1850987427

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More successful prompt engineering with Generative AI:

I used ChatGPT to create a custom formula in Google Sheets to compare email addresses of students in my classes this year who need a Minecraft Education account, to those setup last year, so I could ask my IT department to just setup NEW accounts:
http://wfryer.me/44x

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Eric Curts @ericcurts is remarkable for so many reasons as an educator & educational technology / expert. One of them is the generous & comprehensive way he shares resources from all his sessions! Check out everything Eric is sharing this year at !

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2022/12/my-iste-2023-sessions.html cc

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What a world we live in.

wfryer,
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@ct_bergstrom I recommend ignoring vitriolic drivel like that message & not giving it oxygen. We do need to be aware of the darkness in the world, but we need to be careful not to over-amplify it in our quest to fill our lives with more messages reflecting kindness / "the good" rather than evil. This is a difficult line to walk when it comes to media literacy education, I think. #MediaLit

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Thread 🧵 of my notes from “Teaching for Resilience: FinnishED Workshop” at the University of Washington with #TIPteachers
https://www.cip.uw.edu/events/finnishedworkshop/

Our focus is on media literacy specifically for citizenship & democratic governance. #MediaLit #digiURI #ConCW #MediaLiteracy #CIP

Teaching for Resilience: FinnishED Workshop
MisInfo Day
Digital Information Literacy Guide

wfryer,
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LATERAL READING is a key skill to encourage and teach, we know from research this WORKS
Also “pre-bunking” (saying “these are the kinds of memes / tropes you are likely to see…”)

#MediaLit #digiURI #ConCW #MediaLiteracy #CIP

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Considering the challenges presented by AI / ChatGPT…

#MediaLit #digiURI #ConCW #MediaLiteracy #CIP

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My thought: HYPERLINKED WRITING! We need students to regularly engage in LATERAL READING & then include their hyperlinks to other sources about that source / additional sources.

https://showwithmedia.com/interactive-writing/

#MediaLit #digiURI #ConCW #MediaLiteracy #CIP

wfryer,
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Also: We need more databases of actual election-related advertisements used on Facebook and other social media platforms to use in comparative lessons / case studies. Jevin West @jevinwest referenced NYU Ad Observatory https://adobservatory.org/ which resulted in litigation from Facebook.

The Media Education Lab @MediaEdLab (Renee Hobbs @reneehobbs) has a good database of propaganda examples: https://propaganda.mediaeducationlab.com/browse

#MediaLit #digiURI #ConCW #MediaLiteracy #CIP

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Big Concerns about Generative AI via Jevin West @jevinwest

  • BS at scale
  • Democratic discourse
  • Content credit
  • Job elimination
  • Pseudo-science proliferation
  • AI overconfidence
  • Reverse engineering
  • Generative cost
  • Garbage in, garbage out

#MediaLit #digiURI #ConCW #MediaLiteracy #CIP

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New website for royalty-free images for me: Vacteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/

via Jevin West @jevinwest

#MediaLit #digiURI #ConCW #MediaLiteracy #CIP #create2learn

wfryer,
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1 way now to check for ChatGPT resources: Ask students to provide their sources, then verify those sources (hyperlinks)

Check for article “DOIs” (Digital Object Identifier) if they are correct or not.
https://ask.library.uic.edu/faq/345899

ChatGPT is making up information in the text AS WELL AS actual sources ALL THE TIME.

Shifting to more oral-based, in-class assessments. Making sure students can explain ideas / explain their learning.

via Jevin West @jevinwest

#MediaLit #digiURI #ConCW #CIP

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