Time:  Aug 19, 2020
Location:  12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location:  Virtual
Topics
Media Literacy |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Civic Engagement |
Parenting

With the 24-hour news cycle and a flood of sharable and easily manipulatable information, young people face a daunting task of identifying, evaluating and discerning fact from fiction, which even adults find difficult. On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 12:00pm EDT, Children and Screens held the #AskTheExperts webinar “Fact or Fake? How to Teach Your Kids to Spot Misinformation,” which offered evidence-based advice for parents, educators, children and teens to critically analyze and differentiate between news, opinion, propaganda, misinformation, and advertising. This webinar featured some of the nation’s leading educators, researchers, and parenting experts who shared common pitfalls experienced by young people online, discussed the complex information landscape, and helped everyone in attendance develop skills to become media savvy.

Speakers

  • Joel Breakstone, PhD

    Director Stanford History Education Group, Stanford University
    Moderator

  • Jevin D. West, PhD

    Associate Professor; Co-Director; Director Information School; Data Lab; Center for an Informed Public, University of Washington

  • Diana Graber, MA

    Author; Co-Founder; Founder Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology; CyberWise; Cyber Civics

Video and Resources

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