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Digital Literacy Fact Checking Lesson

Grades 9 - 12 AIS - Literacy Social Studies

Fact Checking is an essential part of digital literacy.  Here is a lesson for Grades 9-12 on Fact Checking.  Excerpt from Civics for All, Digital Citizenship and Fact Checking.

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Quality Review Indicators 1.1 Curriculum
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