UNIT 4. Critical Thinking and Media Literacy - 30 minutes

Themes:

  • Identifying Reliable Sources of Information
  • Recognizing Fake News and Misinformation
  • Developing Critical Thinking Skills in the Digital World
  • Understanding Bias in Online Content

How?

  1. Introduction (5 minutes):

What is critical thinking and why is it important?

    YOUR TASK FOR THIS CHAPTER:

    Watch the short animated TEDed video about critical thinking HERE

     

    2. Identifying Reliable Sources of Information and Bias (Approx. 8 minutes)

    What are the reliable sources of information and how to recognize the bias?

      YOUR TASK FOR THIS CHAPTER:

      Watch the short video on Bias detection HERE and How false news can spread  by Noah Tavlin HERE

      1. Recognizing Fake News and Misinformation (Approx. 8 minutes):

        YOUR TASK FOR THIS CHAPTER:

        Watch the short video HERE and write the comments and ideas on the provided Google Jamboard after watching the video.

        Watch the video How to spot a misleading graph by Lea Gaslowitz HERE 

         

        1. Developing Critical Thinking Skills in the Digital World (Approx. 8 minutes):

          YOUR TASK FOR THIS CHAPTER:

          Let’s get critical! Check out the practical guides provided by the University of York HERE 

          Watch the videos: Video 1 and 5 tips to improve your critical thinking – Samantha Agoos 

           

            Optional

            Explore Council of Europe resources on Fake News and propaganda with lots of useful resources, research, information and practical guides HERE

            If you are eager to learn more, you can watch a 15 minutes TED talk “Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists”by Andrew Marantz 

             

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