Navigating Digital Information

How much does the average American spend online each week?

• 5 hours

• 10 hours

• 18 hours

• 24 hours

Before the internet, information was written down and produced by a _________________________ group of people.

Place a check next to all the benefits of the internet as mentioned by John Green in the video.

• create organizations and communities

• connect across geographical and political boundaries

• lift people up when they feel alone

• find people with similar interests

What is one disadvantage of the internet that was mentioned in the video?

• information is always accurate

• hate speech

• speed of information sharing

• connects friends and family

Whose job is it to evaluate information on the internet and determine if it is trustworthy or not?

• Your teachers

• the news agencies

• it is yours

• the governments

What do fact checkers do?

• they check your posts for accuracy

• they go through a news story to make sure every piece of information is accurate

• they decide who gets to see the information

• they dance