A Review of:

"The Stories We Were Told About Education Technology (2017)

http://2017trends.hackeducation.com/fake-news.html

A few reasons I think this article is awesome: 

-It addressed "fake news" in politics, science and ed tech. Facts are portrayed as things that they are not and some content is just made up. This is perpetuated by people that read a cool headline and then share it without looking into its accuracy. 

This "fake news" can be used to sell products for ed tech companies. 

-People choose to believe or not believe things based on prior beliefs and political views. I hadn't thought to much about this concept, but it is vital to consider when presenting information or trying to persuade someone to believe the facts. Additionally, Americans don't much trust the public school system. How can we change this?

-People responsible for sharing information such as educators and journalists must take responsibility in providing factual information and teaching others to read and understand before sharing info. 

I struggle with Audrey Watter's post because it outlines all that is wrong, but doesn't present many strategies to fix any of this. The primary issue is that there are people that believe absolutely everything they read/hear/see, people that trust nothing, and people that only believe what they want to believe. The only action item was to stop sharing fake news. Watters has so many wonderful thoughts, surely she has more to say on what to do.

How do we create a society where journalists and educators publish unbiased information, and information consumers think critically about the information they are being exposed to?