Technology Integration and Standards

 For modules on Checkology, I selected the second module out of the five, which was about misinformation. The content in this module was focused on the misinformation that can be spread around the internet. Some of these would include satire, imposter content, fabricated content, manipulated content, and false content.

The one thing that I will take away from working on this module will be to always double check sources before sharing them on social media. Nothing was really "new" or "surprising" to me, as I have noticed the increase of misinformation on the internet, especially with the popularity of platforms like TikTok and Instagram. I feel like all of the questions were answered while I completed this module. (For the most part, about halfway through this module, things were glitching out and wouldn't let me move things around.)

We had a few lessons and discussions in middle/high school about misinformation, but we did not go too deep for it. All we were really told was, "Check your sources; make sure they are credible." I feel like in college, I have been taught more and more about how to pick out misinformation on the internet.

I am pretty confident in my knowledge about information literacy because I always make sure that I take information and share it ONLY from credible sources, so no satire or fabricated content. I have learned that the best place to gather information from is from sites that end in ".org," ".edu," and ".gov." 


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  1. LisaFebruary 8, 2024 at 6:52 AM

    One quick note: while .edu and .gov have some oversight, anyone can register a .org domain.

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