New(s) Information

I want to write a little more about our group fishbowl, “capacity to know more is more critical than what is currently known.”  The issue I came up with is how to deal with student’s learning new information.  With the Internet becoming so widespread, new information is readily available for students.  New information is also forced upon them without even their knowledge.  So how as teachers do we combat this?  Well one of the best ways to achieve this is to build a base of critical thinking for students.  How do these students view websites?  Or they pay attention to the URL?  How about ads on the homepage?  Or is their a clear bias that encompasses the whole website?  I asked one of our guest speakers how she handles “fake news.”  “Its difficult,” she said, kids would come up to her with articles from conspiracy theory websites, Facebook posts, and blogs.  How did she combat this? She worked with students on how to objectively look at the news or new information they have received.  Though this can be difficult.  Attempting to persuade students to look at their own biases is difficult.