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Summary:
This post from Joyce Valenza's blog NeverEnding Search discusses the role of librarians in helping students navigate information landscapes in a post-truth world. Post-truth is defined as appeals to emotion and personal belief as having more influence in shaping public opinion over objective fact. Valenza cites the 2016 Stanford study showing that students have difficulty distinguishing between information and sponsored content on online sources, and a Pew Research study that showed most adults get their news on social media. She provides an extensive list of resources to help teacher librarians build news literacy (and information literacy) into their curriculum.
Evaluation:
This article discusses the importance of school librarians in teaching students how to think critically about the content their come into contact with online. Furthermore, the list of resources Valenza has curated provide helpful, concrete resources for teacher librarians to incorporate into instruction. Valenza’s blog in general is a useful tool for teacher librarians. This post in particular identifies useful resources and gives examples of how those resources can be implemented.
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