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Have You Heard of the House Hippo?
Digital Wellness - Bits & Bytes
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The house hippo is a harmless example compared to other deceptions on the internet, but it does act as a great reminder for us to remain vigilant about what we and our children consume in the media.
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With the advancements of AI, misinformation is running rampant online. Voices and video can be faked or altered with a simple click of a button and a very small sample of someone's voice.
SD#23, Learning Technology Department is hosting a second Digital Literacy Awareness Challenge to encourage classroom teachers and students to participate from December 2024- February 2025.
This challenge focuses on the topic of 'Information Literacy'.
Information Literacy: the ability to gather, organize, analyze, and judge the relevance and purpose of digital information.​
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We encourage families to talk to their children about these Break The Fake Tips from MediaSmarts.ca and promote thinking critically when it comes to information we get from the internet:
Four Ways To Tell If Something Is True Online
From www.mediasmarts.ca
1
Use fact-checking tools
See if a fact-checker like Snopes.com has debunked the story.
2
Find the source
Click on the link in a social media post to take you to the original story, so you can see if it comes from a trusted source.
3
Verify the source
Check Google or Wikipedia to see if the source is real and whether they have a good track record.
4
Check other sources
Do a search to see if other news outlets are reporting the same story.
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