Judgement

“The ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources”
Participating in communities, like Wiki’s, the ability but also the responsibility to post or to correct things that are shown worldwide. Reflecting on possibilities or inaccuracies, of different (reliable) sources, reflecting on quality of information. Understanding the context and sources of content. Who is presenting what, to whom, and why, in an environment where everybody can drop his content. Learning how to search for reliable sources, reliable search-engines, recognizing payed sites.

Tips for discussion
“It is the responsibility of youth to be able to distinguish between different media forms and know how to ask basic questions about everything we watch, read or hear.” (Thoman and Jolls, (2005))

“Judgement is only important when it becomes business-information. Using media for private reasons, you don’t have to be aware of the source of your information (like manipulating images).”

“It’s necessary always to use a nickname whenever you post something online.”

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