Media Literacy in Mathematics

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 2018Publisher:National Council of Teachers of MathematicsJournal:Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, volume 24, page 128 (issn: 1072-0839, eissn: 2328-5486,

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Authors: Mike Pacheco; Heather Glynn Crawford-Ferre;

doi: 10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.24.2.0128

Media Literacy in Mathematics

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Abstract

The Internet provides seemingly endless news and media. Unfortunately, not all news stories are accurate. How a story is told depends on who tells it and why. There are strategies for determining whether news stories are fact or fiction. The Media Literacy Council suggests taking into consideration who created or uploaded the information, where it is hosted, and when the information was published (http://www.medialiteracycouncil.sg). Consider these media stories:

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