In Brie Wattier’s 8th grade class, students are given two questions that frame their thinking around digital literacy and digital safety.
Through a series of lessons over the course of the school year, the social studies teacher instills in her students techniques for thinking critically about the media they’re consuming—not just in the classroom, but in their daily lives.
Students have internalized routines for how to find reputable information and verify sources. Some have even taken it home to share with their families.
Here are two key questions that Wattier has her students ask as part of her media literacy instruction.
