Table of Contents
Introduction 1
The Race to Be First 2
The Earthquake and Aftershock 3
Why Does This Matter? 6
Chapter 1 Facts Are So 2015: Why This Book? Why Now? 9
Nothing You Can Say Will Convince Me Otherwise 11
Where Do Educators Fit in a Post-Truth World? 14
Chapter 2 Fake News: The Great Human Tradition 17
Following Franklin's Lead 18
The Tradition Continues 20
The Psychology Behind Fake News 21
The Frontlines: Teaching Media Literacy 23
Striking While the Iron Is Hot 26
Chapter 3 Fake News in an Exponential World 29
All the News That's Fit to Post: A New Media Landscape 29
A Buffet of Options: Helping Students Choose? 34
A Call to Accuracy 37
Fake News Fatigue 41
Implications for Schools 42
Whose Responsibility Is It? 45
Great Challenges Require Great Solutions 46
Chapter 4 Our Brains on Fake News 49
Fake Facts, Real Consequences 51
Fake News Strategies, Bias, and Empathy 53
Strengthening Your Core (Principles) 56
There Will Still Be Trolls 60
Don't Feed Fake News, Either 61
Chapter 5 Fake News Self-Assessment 63
Mobile Matters 63
Fake News Self-Assessment 64
Answers: Fake News Self-Assessment 72
So … How Did You Do? 75
Chapter 6 All is Not Lost! Resources for Combatting Fake News 79
It's Complicated, but Not Impossible 80
Frameworks and Tips for Determining Credibility 82
Sample Lesson Plans 87
Fact-Checking Tools and Other Useful Resources 91
The Notification Generation 99
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Your Teacher-Librarian! 106
Chapter 7 Voices from the Field 111
The Answer Is in the Lily Pads 111
Arika Dickens: Librarian, London, England 113
Len Bryan: Library Technical Systems Manager, Denver, Colorado 117
Bill Ferriter: Teacher, Apex, North Carolina 119
On the Front Lines 121
Chapter 8 Critical Thinking Now More Than Ever 125
Educators: Kryptonite to Fake News 126
Let's Do This! 130
References 133
Index 141
