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Media Literacy Education since 1997

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Category: Online fakes

Is Your New Friend on Instagram a BOT?

December 11, 2018 heyjuliesmith1 Comment

TweetEver get a DM message request from someone on Instagram you don’t know? Happens to me all the time. They…

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Fake News Resources for Teachers

March 16, 2017 heyjuliesmith4 Comments

TweetResources to Help You Get Started: Super fun to have everyone jumping on the “fake news” bandwagon – we media…

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Fake News Sites & Sources to Avoid:

December 2, 2016 heyjuliesmith1 Comment

TweetThere are hundreds of “news” sites online that spread false and misleading information.  After doing a bit of research, I’ve…

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Media Literacy in a Post-Truth World

November 9, 2016 heyjuliesmith4 Comments

TweetWhile my Facebook feed and Twitter timeline wail and gnash their teeth over last night’s election results, I’m actually much…

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How Do Our Own Biases Affect our Media Literacy?

September 18, 2016 heyjuliesmith1 Comment

TweetWhen I give talks about media literacy, nearly everyone agrees that this is an important, 21st century survival skill. We…

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Can Our Students get Hooked by Pfishing?

August 16, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

TweetDo our students know these pfishing tricks? There is so much more to digital citizenship than just how we treat…

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Bogus or Bonafide? How to Make Lies Look Legit:

July 5, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

Tweet We’ve all seen these.  The viral Facebook posts about privacy.  And (hopefully) we all know that they are hoaxes….

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Bonafide or Bogus? Investigating a Photo Fake

May 14, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

TweetWith all the stuff flying around social media, it’s important to activate our internal bullshit detectors.  My friend John sent…

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Can I De-Bunk This Photo in Under 3 Minutes?

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

TweetWith so much information flying around social media, we need critical thinking.  Or, as I call it,”internal bullshit detectors”.  This…

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How Can Media Literacy Save our Democracy?

May 1, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

TweetCan media literacy save our democracy?  You bet. Democracy depends on a well-informed electorate.  And the more time I spend…

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