Swimming in a Sea of Misinformation: It's MisinfoDay
In the age of digital rumors, misinformation, and disinformation, the words Graham Nash wrote in 1968 still ring true: “Teach your children well” so that they can navigate this new information environment “because the past is just a goodbye.”
On March 17, about 500 high school students gathered at the University of Washington for MisinfoDay – a media literacy event focused on how to navigate complex information and make informed decisions about what to believe online. In 2019, Liz Crouse organized the first MisinfoDay for about 300 students from four Seattle area high schools. Students, teachers, and librarians from across the state now attend the annual event.
Crouse, who is the education and engagement manager for the Center for an Informed Public (CIP), said: “The students want to have fun, and we want them to learn. They are not going to learn everything they need to know in one day. When they leave, we want students to be more open to what their teachers bring up in class. And we want the teachers who are here to feel more confident in teaching about misinformation.”
Shawn Lee, a teacher at Ballard High School participated in the first MisinfoDay and has returned every year. He is now a CIP Community Fellow. “I was really wowed by the event,” Lee said. He modified the MisinfoDay curriculum for his students and trained them to be trainers.
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