#Fake News

Created by Kim White

2017
KUD’s
Know:
Credible
Discern
Impressionable
Prolific
Teem

Understand:
What we see and hear on the news and on social media cannot always be believed.

Student Outcomes:
You will be able to evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of
information, media, data or other resources; identifying fake news.
You will be able to identify and evaluate ways to avoid fake news on both sides of
your digital lives.
 Hot Topic:
Pop Culture or Real
News?

Image Link
Let’s start with
some statistics
What do middle school
students think about Fake
News? Watch the video above and then
move on to the next slide to share
your thoughts.

Task Time: 3 minutes

Do you agree with what was shared in this
video?
Follow the steps below in order. Read all the steps before
clicking on the link.
1. Open the link to the document below.
2. Click on the “File” tab in the top left corner.
3. Select, “Make a copy.”
4. Delete the words “copy of” and replace with your name.
5. Follow the instructions at the top of the document and
complete the assignment.
**Be sure you sign in to “Google” so you can access your resources!!

Link to Video Response Doc: Video Response Sheet

Task Time: 10 minutes
 You should know the drill by now.

Vocabulary Please make a copy of the

document below and follow the

Time instructions to complete.

Fake News Vocabulary Link

Did you really think I
wouldn’t give you some new
vocabulary?

Task Time: 15 minutes

Time to show what you’ve
learned.
I found a resource to help us look at “fake news.” (
Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic O
nline Reasoning
) This task comes from this resource.

You know what to do with this link. Please take your

time and think before responding.
Nuclear Flowers
Task Time 5-10 minutes
Task
 Please create a new folder
Managing this in your Drive.

new topic Title it “Fake News”

Then move to the next

Can you guess what’s next?
slide.

Task Time 2 minutes

 Put the following items in

Filling That your “Fake News” folder:

1. Video Response Sheet

Folder 2. Fake News Vocab
You’re almost done! Sheet
3. Nuclear Flowers Sheet

Task Time 5 minutes

ISTE Standard
3 Knowledge Constructor
Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce
creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others. Students:
a.
plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their
intellectual or creative pursuits.
b.
evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of information, media, data or other
resources.
c.
curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of
artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
d.
build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and
pursuing answers and solutions.