Media Literacy and Fake News in the Social Studies

Autor/inn/en	Manfra, Meghan McGlinn; Holmes, Casey
Titel	Media Literacy and Fake News in the Social Studies
Quelle	In: Social Education, 82 (2018) 2, S.91-92 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Media Literacy; Social Studies; News Reporting; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Teaching Methods; Political Issues; Social Problems; Cultural Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; Gemeinschaftskunde; News report; Reportage; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Politischer Faktor; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	Recent publications have highlighted a growing concern among American educators, parents, and policymakers about the increasingly ubiquitous role of computer technology in the lives of children and teenagers. These authors warn that young people are becoming "technology addicts" as they spend upwards of 10 or 11 hours a day in front of a screen. Students seem to be "passively consuming entertainment forms of the medium," yet struggle to "focus, critically think, and problem solve." The notion of students as "digital natives" has largely grown out of favor. Although today's youth may be adept at using technology for entertainment, they are not automatically able to use these tools to learn and communicate effectively. The challenge for social studies educators is to consider the proper role of technology in social studies education. Social studies educators have an opportunity and duty to work with students to develop the intellectual and emotional skills necessary to navigate the complexities of a high-tech world. Teachers can lead students to study the implications of this technology for democratic political institutions as well as social and cultural institutions. Technology can become just as much a subject of study as a means to facilitate the study. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01