Real or Fake Challenge:
We were asked to take a look at three separate items (a photo, some hotel reviews, and 3 Thomas Jefferson quotes). The task was to determine if these items were real or fake. It was interesting to try this challenge out on my own, without any tips. I didn't do a lot of google searching for answers, which I now realize would have been really helpful to help me figure this out. But I did rely on a lot of prior knowledge to help me sway one way or the other. The one that really surprised me was the first Jefferson quote; I thought for sure that it was authentic.
Doing a quick online search for the photo, review, or quote is easy and can tell you a lot about whether something is real or fake. I've come across fake articles on Facebook before and they leave me confused, so I Google them. I think these tips are really great for spotting errors and just being all around tech savvy. Who knows? I'll probably need these skills one day to gather real and not fake resources for my students. It's a good idea to practice these habits - always check multiple trusted sources for your information so that you're not giving out wrong information. Surprisingly enough, the final quote by Thomas Jefferson (the one I immediately recognized as fake) has been used by politicians in their speeches on gun control. The phrase "gun control" was not used during Jefferson's time, easily spotted as a fake, yet it is presented as real. These kinds of misuse make it hard for people to trust that your information is factual. I can definitely share these strategies with my students to help them understand where their information comes from in the future.
Challenge:
http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com/2015/11/search-challenge-111115-fake-or-real.html
Answers:
http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com/2015/11/answer-fake-or-real-how-do-you-know.html
