Title How do you decide what you believe

Title: How do you decide what you believe? I can… Define sources and propaganda Starter: Which is the odd one out? I can. . . understand why it is important to know where sources come from I can… apply a formula to decide if a source is reliable Clue: You would only see two of these people on the street, but all exist on the net and in magazines

Title: How do you decide what you believe? I can… Define sources and propaganda I can. . . understand why it is important to know where your sources come is from Not everything online and in the media is what it seems… we need to be cautious when deciding what we believe! CGI She does not exist I can… apply a formula to decide if a source is reliable Clue: You would only see two of these people on the street, but all exist on the net and in magazines

Important keywords Sources: Anything which gives information including TV, social media, magazines, books and websites Critical literacy: Judging the reliability of sources If something is trustworthy Propaganda: Misleading information which gives a bias view One sided often to encourage a certain view

Why does knowing where sources come from matter? The better informed we are, the better choices we make and the safer we are. Question: How could believing these headlines impact someone’s life and choices?

Why does it matter to know where your sources come from? The better informed we are, the better choices we make and. Ithe s safer we are Hur ting olated oth er p eop le An xi ou s em h t d n u o r a e l p o e p g n i t s u r t h t l a e Not h r i e h t g n i g Dama Question: How could believing these headlines impact someone’s life someone’s and choices? life and choices?

How do you decide what you believe? Today, we will learn a formula to help us stay safe and avoid false news, propaganda and practise critical literacy!

The magic formula: To decide which sources to believe try using this! I can… Define sources and propaganda I can. . . understand why it is important to know where sources come from I can… apply a formula to decide if a source is reliable W ho made it? W hy did they make it? W hen did they make it? Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

The magic formula: To decide which sources to believe try using this! I can… Define sources and propaganda I can. . . understand why it is important to know where source come from I can… apply a formula to decide if a source is reliable Let’s test it out! W ho made it? W hy did they make it? W hen did they make it? Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

Title: How do you decide what you believe? Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

Title: How do you decide what you believe? W ho made it? W hy did they make it? W hen did they make it? Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

W ho made it? W hy did they make it? Paul Watson is a youtube personality and far-right conspiracy theorist. Watson has accused the US government of planning the September 11 attacks, and falsifying some details regarding the Moon landing and spreading fake news. In April 2019, his views were deemed so extreme he was banned from instagram and facebook.

Damian Tago PHD W ho made it? W Hen hy didtheymakeit? W hen did they make it? Written a number of scientific research studies published in top academic journals in Science and Geography. He is a researcher and educator who currently works for the UN to spread knowledge of global warming.

Damian Tago PHD W ho made it? W Hen hy didtheymakeit? W hen did they make it? Currently employed in Food and Agriculture for the UN. Written a number of scientific research studies published in top academic journals in Science and Geography.

School Textbooks Al Jazeera Opinions of friends Websites Comments on social media Support: Tabloid means papers with gossip and exaggerated stories Tabloid papers Most reliable 30 second Task: Sort the sources into the correct boxes! Somewhat reliable Stretch: Can you think of any others? Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources Least reliable

30 second Task: Sort the sources into the correct boxes! Support: Tabloid means papers with gossip and exaggerated stories Stretch: Can you think of any others? Most reliable School Textbooks Somewhat reliable Least reliable Tabloid papers Websites Opinions of friends Al Jazeera Comments on social media Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

Make a fake news story… join together these words in any format and create The Queen Isis Beyonce Paid for killed joined The Illuminati The Eurovision Song contest Boris Johnson Fake News: Intentionally misleading content created to misinform the reader to either discredit real stories either for political and/ financial gain to spread their message of hate Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

Make a fake news story… join together these words in any format and create a The Royal Family Isis Beyonce Paid for killed The Illuminati The Eurovision Song contest joined Boris Johnson Fake News: Intentionally misleading content created to misinform the reader to either discredit real stories either for political and/ financial gain to spread their message of hate Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

Whatever you made is as strange as the materials which you can find online Fake News: Intentionally misleading content created to misinform the reader to either discredit real stories either for political and/ financial gain Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

How do you decide what to believe? Can google hits alone help us decide what is and isn’t true? Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

How do you decide what to believe? Check your sources and create an informed opinion I can… Define sources and propaganda I can. . . understand why it is important to know where sources come from I can… apply a formula to decide if a source is reliable W ho made it? W hy did they make it? W hen did they make it? Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

Follow up tasks: 1. Create a poster in PSE to use on a displayed board in school telling your school how to decide what to believe Note: You don’t have to be online to use WWW, it works for all types of sources

Made by Elizabeth Kitto on behalf of Barking and Dagenham Local Authority Elizabeth. kitto@lbbd. gov. uk