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Navigating Digital Information

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Overview

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In 10 episodes, John Green will teach you how to navigate the internet! We’ve partnered with MediaWise, The Poynter Institute, and The Stanford History Education Group to develop this curriculum of hands-on skills to help you evaluate the information you read online. By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Examine information using the same skills and questions as fact-checkers
  • Read laterally to learn more about the authority and perspective of sources
  • Evaluate different types of evidence, from videos to infographics
  • Understand how search engines and social media feeds work
  • Break bad internet habits like impatience and passivity, and build better ones

Syllabus

Crash Course Navigating Digital Information Preview.
Introduction to Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #1.
The Facts about Fact Checking: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #2.
Check Yourself with Lateral Reading: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #3.
Who Can You Trust? Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4.
Using Wikipedia: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #5.
Evaluating Evidence: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #6.
Evaluating Photos & Videos: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #7.
Data & Infographics: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #8.
Click Restraint: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #9.
Social Media: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #10.

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Reviews

4.7 rating, based on 3 Class Central reviews

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  • Nayana Roopesh
    It was very good class can understand every thing i love it the class was very clear introduction section is very good

  • Gustavo Silva Dantas
    Curso interessante. Muito bom, com uma excelente explicação, afim de poder gerar uma ótima experiência, e sair bem qualificado.
  • Linda B Collins
    It's a very insightful, clear and precise..the examples are easy to follow. This the best way to introduce digital information.

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