https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e20c70a7802d9509b9aeff2/t/5e67d80c1f56514c5e955d31/1583863822075/Misinformation+in+the+Info+Age.pdf

Summary:

Authors Erica Hodgin and Joe Kahne wrote this journal to share how teachers can help students make the right choices online while researching. They talk about the idea of teaching kids how to detect misinformation online to protect themselves. Erica Hodgin and Joe Kahn also discuss some of the problems with civic media literacy being funding, finding a way to have this information available for lower-income neighborhoods, political bias, and how they teach the best way to teach the subject. The very small amount states that teach civil media literacy have found that it does make a change! According to a nationwide study that they found there was a 26% increase in finding inaccurate information online. The biggest problem in this is having available in low-income neighborhoods. Most of the classes are to higher-income areas that have a lot of extra programs. Another big problem in getting information would be personal biases. Personal Bias is how a person views the world and what they think is right or wrong. When people find information that doesn’t prove their worldview they might disregard it as fake and move on. It’s gonna take a lot of work from educators and lawmakers to create but the more people know about it the better.

Reflection: I like this journal excerpt because it is professional and it has some new information that I wasn’t thinking about. Anyone can think of a solution to problems but what I don’t a lot of is actual plans and strategies to bring solutions to life.This goes into great detail about the potential problems,  For example, finding a way to have a course available for everyone.If we create a program that only benefits the top 10% of people in this country then the other 90% percent is at a severe disadvantage. Personally,I would want in the next 10 years for a solution so that the next generation of people can learn about civic media literacy

Quotables:”Second, we argue that metacognition is
necessary to become aware of one’s biases
as well as to develop and cultivate a commitment to accuracy”