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"From the authors of the bestselling Fact vs. Fiction, this book offers easy-to-implement lessons to engage students in becoming media literacy ""digital detectives,"" looking for clues, questioning motives, uncovering patterns, developing theories and, ultimately, delivering a verdict. The current news landscape is driven by clicks, with every social media influencer, trained and citizen journalists chasing the same goal: a viral story. In this environment, where the race to be first on the scene with the most sensational story often overshadows the need for accuracy, traditional strategies for determining information credibility are no longer enough. Rather than simply helping students become savvy information consumers, today's educators must provide learners with the skills to be digital detectives - information interrogators who are armed with a variety of tools for dissecting news stories and determining what's real and what isn't in our ""post-truth world."" This book: Shares meaningful lessons that move beyond existing ""fake news"" protocols for determining information credibility. Includes examples for presenting information to students so the strategies can be applied both in and outside of school. Provides a sample scope and sequence, outlining the key skills needed by all students as they navigate today's news landscape. Unpacks the connection between social-emotional learning and information literacy. Offers ideas for integrating technology to create learning opportunities for students that are relevant, meaningful and rich with real-world applications."

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In a landscape filled with misinformation, information literacy is more vital than ever. In Developing Digital Detectives, Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins provide a blueprint for teachers to empower their students to be critical thinkers of the information they encounter. Each lens focuses on the 'why' and the 'how' with practical ideas that educators can implement in the classroom. The authors provide a bold rethink of information literacy with a focus on the overlap between information literacy and social-emotional learning. - John Spencer, Ed.D., professor and author

“In a landscape filled with misinformation, information literacy is more vital than ever. In Developing Digital Detectives, Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins provide a blueprint for teachers to empower their students to be critical thinkers of the information they encounter. Each lens focuses on the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ with practical ideas that educators can implement in the classroom. The authors provide a bold rethink of information literacy with a focus on the overlap between information literacy and social-emotional learning.” – John Spencer, Ed.D., professor and author

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Jennifer LaGarde (@jenniferlagarde) has spent her adult life working in public education. She has served as a classroom teacher, teacher-librarian, digital teaching and learning specialist, district-level support staff and statewide leader as a consultant for both the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Friday Institute for Instructional Innovation. LaGarde currently works with teachers, librarians, instructional technologists, instructional coaches and building- and district-level leaders around the world to develop innovative instructional practices. Her work has been recognized by Library Journal, The New York Times and The Carnegie Corporation. She’s also the author of the award-winning blog “The Adventures of Library Girl” and co-author of the book Fact vs. Fiction (ISTE, 2018). Darren Hudgins (@dhudgins) is a former secondary social studies and career tech education teacher, staff developer and coach who joined the Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum (OETC) team in 2007. Since becoming the director of instructional technology, he’s led, facilitated, presented on and developed technology integration programs in districts to help foster unique learning experiences. In addition to his professional development responsibilities, he is the OETC events lead for several different boutique events, including IntegratED Portland | AcceleratED Portland, SPARK and Leading Schools. Hudgins holds an M.Ed. and dual bachelor’s degrees in human development and social sciences. He is co-author of the book Fact vs. Fiction (ISTE, 2018).

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