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Research Tips and Tutorials : Media Literacy

Learn how to use the library's resources and how to cite sources using NoodleTools.

Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information With John Green

"In 10 episodes, John Green will teach you how to navigate the internet! We’ve partnered with MediaWise, The Poynter Institute, and The Stanford History Education Group to develop this curriculum of hands-on skills to help you evaluate the information you read online. By the end of this course, you will be able to:

* Examine information using the same skills and questions as fact-checkers

* Read laterally to learn more about the authority and perspective of sources

* Evaluate different types of evidence, from videos to infographics

* Understand how search engines and social media feeds work

* Break bad internet habits like impatience and passivity, and build better ones"