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Evaluating Online Information: Attitudes And Practices Of Secondary English Language Arts Teachers, Matthew Korona
Evaluating Online Information: Attitudes And Practices Of Secondary English Language Arts Teachers, Matthew Korona
Journal of Media Literacy Education
As an increasing number of teens are engaging in digital environments, they are becoming open to online misinformation often designed to further a variety of agendas. Online misinformation, or “fake news” as it is often referred to in popular culture, permeates all Web 2.0 technologies. Since English Language Arts curriculums often focus on topics related to critical media literacy, English Language Arts teachers have a unique opportunity to integrate strategies to evaluate online information. This survey design study explored the attitudes and practices of secondary English Language Arts teachers regarding teaching students strategies to detect online misinformation. Teachers working within …