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It can be hard to determine what is a reliable source and what’s not. In this lesson, students learn the importance of avoiding clickbait and misleading headlines. Students use civic digital literacy skills to practice click restraint and evaluate search results for markers of relevance and reliability.
This lesson plan is part of the Civic Digital Literacy Project from iCivics and the Digital Inquiry Group. Civic Digital Literacy equips students with evidence-based strategies to discern online information, find trustworthy sources, and be better-informed citizens within the rapidly changing online environment.
Crash Course Video #9: Click Restraint
In this episode of the series, John Green discusses how search engines generate results and teaches how to use “click restraint” when deciding which results to open.