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From the authors of the bestselling Fact vs. Fiction, this book offers easy-to-implement lessons to engage students in becoming media literacy “digital detectives,” looking for clues, questioning motives, uncovering patterns, developing theories and, ultimately, delivering a verdict.

The current news landscape is driven by clicks, with every social media influencer, trained and citizen journalists chasing the same goal: a viral story. In this environment, where the race to be first on the scene with the most sensational story often overshadows the need for accuracy, traditional strategies for determining information credibility are no longer enough. Rather than simply helping students become savvy information consumers, today’s educators must provide learners with the skills to be digital detectives – information interrogators who are armed with a variety of tools for dissecting news stories and determining what’s real and what isn’t in our “post-truth world.”

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Shares meaningful lessons that move beyond traditional “fake news” protocols to help learners navigate a world in which information can be both a force for good and a tool used to influence and manipulate.
Includes resources and examples to support educators in the work of facilitating engaging, relevant (and fun!) instructional opportunities for K-12 learners, in both face-to-face and digital learning environments.
Unpacks the connection between social-emotional learning and information literacy.
Includes access to the Digital Detective’s Evidence Locker, an online collection of over 100 downloadable and remixable resources to support the lessons in the book.

As the authors state: “Remember, the detective’s job is NOT to prove themselves correct. Their job is to detect the truth!” This statement reflects the way they approach the lessons in this book, providing clear and practical guidance to help educators address and overcome this ever-expanding issue.

Audience: K-12 educators and library media specialists

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International Society for Technology in Education
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14 September 2021
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“In a landscape filled with misinformation, information literacy is more vital than ever. In Developing Digital Detectives, Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins provide a blueprint for teachers to empower their students to be critical thinkers of the information they encounter. Each lens focuses on the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ with practical ideas that educators can implement in the classroom. The authors provide a bold rethink of information literacy with a focus on the overlap between information literacy and social-emotional learning.” – John Spencer, Ed.D., professor and author --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Jennifer LaGarde (@jenniferlagarde) has spent her adult life working in public education. She has served as a classroom teacher, teacher-librarian, digital teaching and learning specialist, district-level support staff and statewide leader as a consultant for both the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Friday Institute for Instructional Innovation. LaGarde currently works with teachers, librarians, instructional technologists, instructional coaches and building- and district-level leaders around the world to develop innovative instructional practices. Her work has been recognized by Library Journal, The New York Times and The Carnegie Corporation. She's also the author of the award-winning blog "The Adventures of Library Girl" and co-author of the book Fact vs. Fiction (ISTE, 2018).

Darren Hudgins (@dhudgins) is a former secondary social studies and career tech education teacher, staff developer and coach who joined the Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum (OETC) team in 2007. Since becoming the director of instructional technology, he's led, facilitated, presented on and developed technology integration programs in districts to help foster unique learning experiences. In addition to his professional development responsibilities, he is the OETC events lead for several different boutique events, including IntegratED Portland AcceleratED Portland, SPARK and Leading Schools. Hudgins holds an M.Ed. and dual bachelor's degrees in human development and social sciences. He is co-author of the book Fact vs. Fiction (ISTE, 2018). --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09GG3879Y
Publisher ‏ : ‎ International Society for Technology in Education (14 September 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 17244 KB
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Jennifer LaGarde has spent her entire adult life working in public education. She has served as a classroom teacher, a teacher-librarian, a digital teaching and learning specialist, a district-level support staff member, and a statewide leader as a consultant for both the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Friday Institute for Instructional Innovation. A passionate advocate for readers and libraries, Jennifer currently teaches courses focused on emerging literacies and young adult literature at Rutgers University. Library Journal, The American Association of School Librarians, The New York Times, and The Carnegie Corporation have all recognized Jennifer’s work. When she’s not busy working, Jennifer spends time reading, hiking, chasing her two dogs, and drinking too much coffee with her husband, David, in Olympia, Washington. Follow Jennifer’s adventures at librarygirl.net.
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Darren Hudgins is a passionate advocate for creating learning experiences that drive educators of all kinds and their students to think, do, and thrive. He believes in this mission so much that he conceptualized and currently leads Think | Do | Thrive, LLC. Here he uses his 20+ years in education, edtech, and coaching to inspire critical thinking, champion active learning, and create opportunities for educational communities to improve. He is also the co-author of two books, the bestselling Fact VS Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking In The Age of Fake News (ISTE 2018) and the newly released Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact from Fiction in the ‘Fake News’ Era (ISTE 2021). Let's untangle this world together, thinkdothrive.org.
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JOHN DOWNS

Fantastic Resource For Teachers and Society in General!

Reviewed in the United States on 5 October 2021

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I am teaching computer skills classes for a small rural public school in North Carolina. The book gave me several ideas of lessons to teach students about disinformation. We started with a mini lesson on the power of memes for triggering emotional responses and sharing false information. The evidence locker linked from the book had all the materials I needed including an interactive meme game which the students loved!

The book taught me that we need to train a #digitaldetectivesquad that recognizes when things like memes and a variety of social media posts triggers emotions. The books outlines in detail many strategies for navigating and recognizing those feelings. Readers are challenged to ask thought provoking questions that help us determine credibility clues.

As the book states “Big tech isn't going to save us. We have to save ourselves.” And this is some of the most important work we must do as a society. “Developing Digital Detectives is a must have book for teachers but really anyone who wants to be part of the solution in combatting disinformation and finding truth.

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suzephyr

Great resource for ALL teachers!

Reviewed in the United States on 21 June 2022

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We are in an age of information overload. Mis-, dis- and mal- information is being thrown at us constantly. It is hidden and often intertwined with accurate facts and truth. It is coming at us from all angles and is adding to the fractured state of our union. We can be part of the solution rather than perpetuating the problem. We can learn to accurately decipher the falsities, call them out and STOP their harmful spread. This book gives us the “know how” and the tools to identify the truth underneath all the smoke and mirrors of the internet… AND even better, it helps us prepare our students to do the same.

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Elizabeth Sherwood

Time saving for teachers/ librarians and SO important for students!

Reviewed in the United States on 23 November 2021

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This is cutting-edge stuff! There is a living document (website) included with the book where the authors add additional content and you can access lesson plans among so many other wonderful things! The BEST part of this book for me is the time that it saves in preparing a lesson especially one that needs a web-based story that is appropriate for students and is not about anything political. That can be so difficult to find on your own. Seriously a must-have resource if you're teaching digital literacy in any school.

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Serena

My Favorite Professional Development Read this Year

Reviewed in the United States on 7 April 2022

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While I hesitate to call anything related to technology "timeless" I can confidently say LaGarde and Hudgins have created something I will be able to use with students for years to come! The way they breakdown and explain their Four Lenses mean they can easily be taught and understood by students from 4th-12th grade and the companion lessons mean I don't have to reinvent the wheel to teach my students how to use them in real life. And while the bulk of the included lessons are geared towards 4th-12th grade, there are even ideas for how to incorporate pre-digital detective skills into my work with the primary grades. Best of all, there is an online repository of lessons, activities and materials that can be accessed and added to by teachers and librarians.

BCalzada

A Must-Have for Educators!

Reviewed in the United States on 9 October 2021

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Educator friends: you must get this new professional book, DEVELOPING DIGITAL DETECTIVES: ESSENTIAL LESSONS FOR DISCERNING FACT FROM FICTION IN THE ‘FAKE NEWS’ ERA by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins.

This book is chock-full of examples, definitions and engaging graphics. There’s foundational information and mini lessons and so many supporting resources for K-12 educators. I promise you will not be disappointed.

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