Professional Development
Students need to be taught strategies for locating credible information online.
Joel Breakstone, co-founder and executive director of the Digital Inquiry Group (DIG), shares the importance of educators modeling strategies, such as lateral reading, for students and providing safe, structured spaces to practice digital literacy skills. Discover a simple five-step process for modeling lateral reading with your students.
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This video is part of the Civic Digital Literacy Project from iCivics and the Digital Inquiry Group. Civic Digital Literacy equips students with evidence-based strategies to discern online information, find trustworthy sources, and be better-informed citizens within the rapidly changing online environment. Explore the full collection of Civic Digital Literacy resources.
