EdTech Playground: Misinformation, AI, oh my!
Misinformation, AI, oh my! – Practical Ways to Adopt Media Literacy Skills
Recent headlines and books have highlighted the dangers associated with having a misinformed society, citing the rise of AI fakes and disinformation during the upcoming election. How do you support students to critically think about the information they consume? With competing demands, how can we share practical media literacy skills without feeling overwhelmed?
Join Common Sense Education, as we curate a set of tools, provide you with basic tips, and guide you to incorporate media literacy easily.
Our 90-minute session will cover the following:
1) Why media literacy?- challenges and opportunities
2) Addressing AI- how we can teach our kids about the way information flows
3) Misinformation/Disinformation/- How to detect false information
4) Supporting families with media literacy- top 3 tips
5) Building a media literacy activity scope
Questions? Email Stephanie Sumarna, EdTech & Innovation ToSA at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education – ssumarna@santacruzcoe.org.