Today, in our series finale, we’re going to talk about the great white whale of navigating online information: your social media feed. Social media shapes both our online and offline behaviors from how we engage in communities and consume goods and services to influencing our thoughts and opinions. So let’s talk about how they really function – the good stuff and also the terrible stuff.
We know that navigating our current information environment can be frustrating, and we hope this series has helped you develop the habits to navigate our digital world a bit more confidently. Thanks so much for watching!
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Jesus Christ is the source, anyways good series.
Love this series.. I learned so much!!! I love watching you and your brother.. other people are good but you two are Great!!
Realizing that confirmation bias is a thing we all have is a huge step in viewing information in a more neutral light, because as bad as fake news is, when you yourself can't be trusted to discern it because of your preconceived notions you become part of the problem…
Thanks for the series and a lot of good advice. However, I refuse to seek out sources that disagree with my worldview. When I'm brought face to face with what 40% of this country believes, I get a tight feeling in my chest and taping a plastic bag over my head starts to look like the only reasonable course of action. I know they are out there — I live in Texas, BELIEVE ME I know they're out there — but please don't ask me to stare them in the face for the sake of accuracy or balance. Don't ask me to balance truth with lies, facts with assertions, tolerance with bigotry, wholesomeness with rot, love with hate, trust with fear. There's got to be another way.
I'm a librarian and instructor in information literacy and this series is great as background for students to think more deeply about what they see/hear/read. The lateral reading is very important. Students are amazed when they are required to evaluate a website and how long it actually takes to find a good one to use in research (one that is credible and less biased). I can't want to refer my students to some of these videos as background on the topics we discuss. Thank you for this series!
Great series! Thank you.
Hey, what's your problem with Slytherins? 🐍
Wrong. If your battery is at 17% you should probably save it in case there's an emergency. Turn off Wifi, Data and Bluetooth, put the phone away, and enjoy the beautiful park which will not be turned into a monster truck racing track.
he wrote the fault in our stars, NO WAY