You want to search the internet for an exact phrase. What search tool might you use?

Place quotation marks around the phrase

A document people can sign to pressure the government to do something

What is click restraint?

Analysing which search results seem most useful before clicking on them

What is an algorithm?

A set of directions that leads from a given input to a predictable output

Why is lateral reading important?

Just because a website looks "professional" doesn't mean it is trustworthy, Domain names like .net or .org can be purchased by anyone

What is lateral reading?

Checking multiple websites to verify that a source is reliable

An example of news might be...

An article providing information about a recent event

An example of opinion might be...

A newspaper column arguing against a political candidate

An example of propaganda might be...

A poster for "birds aren't real"

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1
Which type of media is meant primarily to inform?
Raw data
Opinion
News
Propaganda
2
You want to search the internet for an exact phrase. What search tool might you use?
Reverse image search
Place quotation marks around the phrase
Boolean operator OR
Boolean operator AND
3
Opinion is primarily meant to...
Persuade
Provoke
4
Advertising is primarily meant to...
Sell
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
5
Algorithms are completely objective and have no built-in bias.
False
True
6
An example of entertainment might be...
A news bulletin about a recent election
A cereal commercial
A wikipedia article
A funny cat video
7
Why is algorithmic bias a problem?
It can reinforce existing stereotypes about people and groups
All of the above
It can unfairly target minorities in the criminal justice system
It can hide certain content from certain people online
8
What is a petition?
A question on the ballot that people can vote "yes" or "no" on
A person who monitors the polls
A document people can sign to pressure the government to do something
A tally of votes from a particular town
9
What is click restraint?
Clicking on the first search result that pops up
Using a mouse instead of your laptop's touch pad
Analysing which search results seem most useful before clicking on them
10
What is an algorithm?
An advertisement that appears on multiple websites
A set of directions that leads from a given input to a predictable output
A type of website
A type of AI invented by Al Gore
11
An example of advertising might be...
A cereal commercial
A wikipedia article
An opinion column in the NY Times
A graph about your classmates' favorite cereals
12
Why is it important to be able to identify misinformation online?
All of the above
To prevent yourself from being scammed
To protect others from scams and false information
To make decisions informed by facts, not falsehoods
13
What is entertainment primarily meant to do?
Sell
Provoke
Persuade
Entertain
14
Why is lateral reading important?
Online misinformation is very rare
Just because a website looks "professional" doesn't mean it is trustworthy
It isn't important
Domain names like .net or .org can be purchased by anyone
15
Raw data is primarily meant to...
Document
Provoke
Persuade
16
You want to limit your search results to those that contain BOTH birds and bats. What search tool might you use?
Boolean operator AND
Boolean operator OR
Reverse image search
Limiting search results by date
17
Propaganda is primarily meant to...
Entertain
Persuade
Provoke
18
The image below was generated by AI
True
False
19
What is lateral reading?
Checking multiple websites to verify that a source is reliable
Scrolling through multiple search results before clicking
Scrolling through a website
Clicking on links embedded in a website
20
An example of raw data might be...
A cereal commercial
A poster for "birds aren't real"
A news article on climate change
An unedited video of an event
21
Which type of media is meant primarily to provoke?
News
Advertisement
Raw data
Propaganda
22
An example of news might be...
An article providing information about a recent event
An article arguing against a proposed law
A cereal commercial
A wikipedia article
23
An example of opinion might be...
A newspaper column arguing against a political candidate
A cereal commercial
A newspaper article reporting information from a recent event
A weather forecast
24
BONUS: What is dihydrogen monoxide?
Water
A deadly chemical pollutant that should be banned for human use
Carbon monoxide
25
An example of propaganda might be...
A poster for "birds aren't real"
A video of cats
An advertisement for dish soap
A scientific article about wolves
26
What might you look for in a human image to tell if it is generated by AI?
All of the above
Outlines of clothes/hair that don't seem realistic
Shadows falling in odd places
Ususual or blurry background
27
Time to test your search skills! What country was this picture taken in? Who designed the building?
France, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Mexico, Javier Senosiain
United States, Allana McLean
Japan, Nathan Zohner

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