- 2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Eastern)
- 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Central)
- 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mountain)
- 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Pacific)
Learn how you can use simple media literacy concepts and online tools to help young people decode, deconstruct and talk back to harmful and misleading news stories. Led by The LAMP, nationally recognized for its hands-on media literacy programming and digital resources, webinar participants will leave with actionable steps to engage teens in media literacy activities that connect to their interests and support civic engagement activities locally and nationally.
Before the webinar check-out these resources to learn about the topic:
- The LAMP: about, blog, programs, staff, etc
- Fake News & Media Literacy: What People Are Saying (LAMP blog post)
- How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study (NY Times article)
- MediaShift Podcast #213, incl “Facebook, Google Fight Fake News”
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the webinar participants will:
- Understand cues to look for and simple questions to ask to determine bias in reporting
- Have examples of “fake news” stories and how they can impact opinion
- Know about free tools/activities to use with young library patrons
Who Should Attend
- Library staff working with teens in school and/or public libraries
- Staff in informal learning environments that work with teens
- Library school students
- Library and iSchool instructors
- Administrators working with staff to develop teen initiatives
Presenter
D.C. Vito is the Executive Director of The Lamp which he co-founded in 2007. Mr. Vito worked as a community organizer for many years prior to The LAMP, having served in the Peace Corps in Mali, managing campaigns for City Council, State Senate and Presidential candidates, and spent eight years acting as Chairman of the Youth Services and Education Committee on Brooklyn’s Community Board Six. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Media Literacy Educators (NAMLE), is a member of the NationSwell Council and was in the 25th cohort at the Coro New York Leadership Center. He was a keynote speaker at the first Wikipedia USA conference in 2014, co-taught “Media Literacy and Activism” at Queens College in 2015, and has spoken at a number of other conferences and events. Mr. Vito holds a B.S. in International Affairs from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Registration
Cost
YALSA Members: Free
Non-Members: Available for purchase on the Webinars On Demand page 24 hours after the live recording.
YALSA members may register for this webinar on the Members Only Webinar Registration page (Login required.) Non-members may purchase the webinar on the Webinars On Demand page 24 hours after the live recording.
How to Register
YALSA members may register for this webinar on the Members Only Webinar Registration page (Login required.) Non-members may purchase the webinar on the Webinars On Demand page 24 hours after the live recording.
Tech Requirements
The webinar will be hosted using the Zoom platform. Zoom allows participants to join the session using a webcam and computer or phone for audio, via their app for Andrioid and iOS devices, and via phone only. To learn how to get started with Zoom and MAC and PC systems requirements visit the software's Getting Started web pages. After registering for the session you'll receive full login information.
Contact
Linda W. Braun, CE Consultant, 917 847 7804