Fake News vs Real Facts

Fake News vs Real Facts

's Who ? • one group of 20 pupils from Italy, pupils aged 14 and their english teacher called Simonetta Galli. • One of my classes , a group of 11 pupils, aged 13 and 14. • one more class of 28 pupils aged 13 and their french teacher • one technology teacher and one art teacher, from the italian school.

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WHO ? -One group of 20 pupils from Italy, pupils aged 14 and their english teacher , Simonetta Galli.- One of my classes , a group of 11 pupils, aged 13 and 14. one more class of 28 pupils aged 13 and their french teacher • one technology teacher and one art teacher, from the Italian school.

Cultural interest:Media and misinforlmation.

GOALS- warn the pupils against misinformation and teach them how to spot them. - give them the opportunity to communIcate in english in authentic situations.- give them the opportunity to work in an international team.- teach them how to use new digital tools. -learn how to express hypothesies.- teach them how to write a survey using the present perfect.- use the conditionnal to write a chinese portrait.- learn to understand how a newspaper article is written.-learn words linked to the media and to fake news. (spread rumours, lie, chat, deceive...)

Franco-italian logo of the project - created by the pupils.

est. 2019

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Isabelle Dubouis-Vallée, Collège Paul Harel, Rémalard, Orne, académie de Normandie;

2020-2021

Step 1: The pupils introduced themselves.

The childre introduced themselves writing chinese portraits -tool: Padlet, and wrtining in the twinboard provided by the twinspace.

... and we presented our schools.

Step 2: eSafety and the Netiquette

The technology teachers taught the pupils to respect the safety rules when using the internet for their research. -copyright issues and image rights. To know more about copyrightslicences : https://creativecommons.org/about/ cclicenses/ https://freerangestock.com/ https://pixabay.com/ https://unsplash.com/

The two partner schools had a live chat and did a collaborative activity for Safer Internet Day using http://Mentimeter.com.

Step 3: brainstorming in class: what do you know about fake news ?The children answered the question: 'what words do you think of when you hear the word 'fake news'?We collected the answers in a « Wordle » and the Italians chose Mentimeter to create posters and slogans.

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Step 4 : Logos- with the collaboration of the art and technology teachers.

The pupils were asked to explain their logo

And the winner is...

The pupils used Tricider to choose the best logo.The final logo is a combination of a french logo and an italian logo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYK2e8Cv3jM

- The pupils learnt what a logo is.- They prepared them in pairs and described them.- They then voted.

The logo creator Noemi had an idea and combined her winning logo with other logos created by their French partners.

The Italian logo

the final logo

Sous-titre

Let's be fair! a congratulation message.

Step 5: Reading comprehension: all the pupils were given three articles and they worked in teams.

Then, we asked them to give their opinion: were these articles real or fake news?- topics : the power of rosemary, a couple getting divorced- source: World News Daily Report, and a consipracy invoving Hilary Clinton.-British Council.As all the children were wrong, we showed them how to spot fake news and fake pictures, using tools like : Snopes and Tineyes.

How can we spot fake news?

Where can we find fake news?

How can we be deceived?

Step 6: collaborative mindmap: the pupils completed this mindmap

- By checking the publication date: it is sometimes different from the date of the illustration.- By checking the source. For example, we discovered that World News Daily Report itself says : 'World News Daily Report assumes all responsibility for the satirical nature of its articles and for the fictional nature of their content.'- There's a lot of advertisement.- See if there are any clickbait titles or see if there is any sensational words that attract attention.- Find out who the author is-Do the C.R.A.P test (Current, Reputable,Author, Purpose of point of view.- Cross-check on other sites.- Check if the photo is authentic.- Check dates and details in the picture

What for?

FAKE NEWS

- In scientific documents. - on social networking sites. - On internet sites easily visible- On applications that people use very frequently.

- For economic purposes.- Some people want to get LIKES- To earn money.- For commercial advantage.- to attract attention.- For political advantage.- People can make money through ads.- Some people want to be famous.

- the names of important or famous people like scientists are mentioned.- seemingly factual facts are given -like percentages.- sources are given.- some facts are dated..- the name of the author is sometimes given- the results are sometimes presented in official conferences- They sometimes mention real places like universities .- By mentioning names of important people, for example scientists.Using exaggeration, characters that amaze you, using famous people.- Sometimes they quote people using brackets to look more real.

We asked them to give their opinion : were these articles real or fake news?As all the children were wrong, we showed them how to spot fake news and fake pictures, using tools like : Snopes and Tineyes

Step 7: fact-checking

The article on rosemary

The article on the elderly couple

Step 8 : MAY 9th, Europe Day and eTwinning Day: let's celebrate that important event!

The result of the survey

May 9th, Europe Day- eTwinning Day : which sentence describes best your Twinning experience?

Tool used: Mentimeter

Step 9: Necessary steps before writing the collaborative fake articles- How to write an article.- How to find an eye-catching title: Source :https://robpowellbizblog.com/catchy-titles-for-articles/

Step 10 : The final task: let's start writing! : the pupils worked in international pairs.

Tool used for the collage: Pixiz

The children were asked to use the tips of the mindmap and to share their ideas with their partners. See the collaborative sheet of paper below.

Step 10 : The final task: let's start writing! : the pupils worked in international pairs.

Tool used for the collage: Pixiz

The children were asked to use the tips of the mindmap and to share their ideas with their partners. See the collaborative sheet of paper below.

Step 11: One more class joined us and illustrated the articles by creating fake photos with their french teachers.

The final magazine

We are at the end of our project.

For our final farewell online meeting we have organised a nice activity : a quick fun QUIZ about how to recognize FAKE NEWS headlines:https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/fact-or-fake-can-you-tell-the-difference-online

Step 12: Evaluation of the project by the pupils and the teachers: here are some of the questions we asked the pupils and some of the results.To know more, click here: https://fr.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-8YK8THM79/

The digital tools used in the project

RECOGNITION: National Quality label, European Quality Label AND... the National Contest.

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