Lesson 6 Flashcards
Digital Literacy
A part of information literacy that deals with the internet and its sources.
Information Literacy
Skills that allow you to acquire. evaluate, and use information effectively.
5 skills for information literacy?
Identify
find
evaluate
apply
acknowledge
Identify
What kind and how much information is needed.
Can be used to write a thesis statement, creating a timeline for a task and deciding between primary and secondary sources of information.
Find
Locate the information effectively and efficiently. Where and how do I get the information i need? Accessing a government website for statistics. Searching at a public achieve.
Evaluate
Use critical thinking to figure out if the information and the website are trustworthy.
Finding fallacies, is the article written by a reputable person, and is the website up to date? Reviewing multiple perspectives on a topic, analyze the logic of an argument, research claims made on tv ads
Apply
Use the information found to accomplish something. Quoting statistics in an argumentative essay. Referencing experts to support your point.
Acknowledge
Citing yours sources. Are you plagiarizing? Create a bibliography and use fair use guidelines correctly. Give credit to sources and legally purchase media.
4 strategies to evaluate information
text coding
examining arguments
clarified thinking
cultivating habits of the mind
text coding
Using specific markers to track your thoughts as your read.
Examining arguments
You think critically to evaluate the validity, reliability, and bias of an author or source of info.
Spectrum of Authority
A part of examining arguments and it states that an argument cannot be too “hot” or “cold”. Cold being very scientific and hot being very emotional. You need to have a balance of the two to make sense.
HOT - beliefs culture and feelings
COLD - sciences physics geometry and biology
Clarified thinking
The most difficult. You have to ask yourself questions to create a clear picture for the reader. If it is not clear the reader cannot follow the ideas that you are in support of.
A question could be what is the purpose?
Cultivating habits of the mind
Cultivating habits of the mind will increase your critical thinking. These habits include being open minded, not making assumptions, thinking independently, etc.
Digital Literacy rights
PEN America states that media outlets have a responsibility to provide accurate and verified information. However so do you. You should not repost and promote fake news adn false claims.
