The most effective method of combating disinformation is to foster critical and well-informed news consumers. Knowledge and education are by far the best weapons against disinformation.
Why critical thinking is a core competency in our education system!!! go teachers go! go students go!
some governments and other agencies are working out ways to regulate the spread of fake news.
the real challenge is when it is the government themselves that is spreading the fake news!
For example, a recent British study indicated that only 4% of participants was able to tell fake news from real.
wow - only 4% were able to tell fake news! And that is in Britain - not the US!
game with one another
as a mother of a son who likes to game - the one saving grace - from my perspective - is that he is playing games with others, so I was glad to see that researchers have found the benefit to playing with others.
esearch has yet to determine whether they really help children learn,
interesting that there is such a buzz about it and research has yet to determine whether it helps kids learn!
, if we do not also change pedagogy, the educational outcomes will stay the same (
We also have to think about what the educational outcomes are. Are they testing for content or for the big ideas and competencies like critical thinking.