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Podcast: Teachers in America
Episode: Future Skills for Fact-Checking Online Fakes Feat. Katy Byron (MediaWise) and Erik Palmer (Author)
Description: Can your students tell the difference between fact and fiction online? This episode of Shaping the Future delves into teaching media literacy to K-12 students. Dock is joined by Katy Byron, Editor and MediaWise Program Manager at The Poynter Institute, and Erik Palmer—author, former teacher, and consultant for HMH’s Into Reading and Into Literature programs. Together they discuss questions like: - How do we ensure ALL students are media literate?- What resources exist to help educators teach this complex and ever-evolving subject?- What role does social media play in teaching media lite...