Navigating Digital Information

All information on the internet is true and trustworthy.

• True

• False

How much does the average American spend online each week?

• 5 hours

• 10 hours

• 18 hours

• 24 hours

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

When information is wrong on purpose, it is:

• misinformation

• disinformation

• propaganda

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

What strategy shouldn't be used to evaluate a source's trustworthiness?

• Check the author and publisher

• Cross-reference other sources

• Is the look of the website professional?

Wikipedia is never a reliable place for information

• True

• False

Who should you trust the most?

• People with lots of interest in a topic

• Your friends

• People with established expertise & education