'Fake Out: Fact or Fiction' – An Engaging Hook for Accessing Information

Hello Reader,

In today's email, I want to share a resource that you could use as a unit hook at the start of an accessing information unit or use to model the skill of accessing information.

One of the changes I made to our 8th-grade accessing information unit this year was to add resources on encountering misinformation and disinformation online. This change came about after reviewing the updated National Health Education Standards, and it was something I could slide into my pre-existing unit outline. I took a resource that I occasionally used in the past and used it during the first lesson of our accessing information unit.

"Fake Out: Fact or Fiction"

The "Fake Out! Fact or Fiction?" is a resource I use as part of my unit hook. This interactive "game" presents ten different social media headlines, and you need to determine if the post is true or false. We go through the posts individually, and the class votes to determine if the headline is true or false. They're not allowed to look anything up; they're going based on their gut reaction, preconceived biases, and past experiences. This can lead to insightful conversations about how our biases can impact decision-making! It's a natural segue for students to then explain the importance of being able to access valid and reliable resources to support health of well-being and others.

How Can You Use This?

The "Fake Out!" game can be used in a few different ways. You could...

• Use it as a unit hook to emphasize the importance of the skill of accessing valid information online.
• Use it to model the skill of accessing information, e.g., modeling lateral reading to find a source to research the claim or walking through the ACCESS acronym to analyze the source you find.
• Use it as a skill practice for students. Have them research the headlines/claims and arrive at a conclusion before they select if the post is true or false.

(On a side note, I just enter the age of my students and select "Other" for Province when it asks me, since I don't live in Canada.)

I have more information about how I teach accessing information to share in another newsletter or two. I also have some other resources to share that you'll find valuable. Stay tuned for my next newsletter, and thanks again for your support! Please reach out with any questions.

Thanks for reading!

Jeff B.

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