A quiz where the user examines images of real social media content and decides whether they're from a legitimate account or an internet troll.
Type of Material:
Quiz/Test
Recommended Uses:
Have students take the quiz before class (flipped approach), then discuss in class, and have them retake it as homework.
Technical Requirements:
Works on Windows browsers
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Users will:
Test their ability to identify trolls
Apply tips to recognize issues with social media
Target Student Population:
Middle School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
basic ICT skills
Familiarity with social media is helpful
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
This interactive quiz was created by the Clemson University Media Forensics Hub, so it is current and authoritative. The website also includes references. The self-contained quiz provides engaging demonstrations of "trolling." Easy to use and workthrough this online tool to test recognizing trolls. The quiz is very engaging and icontains challenging content with adequate information to participate. It summarizes the differences between a real social media account and fake ones, and it provides tips after scoring and at the end of the quiz. Material can be used flexibly in several situations. Resources are labelled appropriately and links work.
Concerns:
Scenarios are not always lined fully (because they are embelled within the social media entry).
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The learning objective draws from ICT literacy standards. No prerequisite knowledge is needed, although non-social media users may have difficulties with the scenarios. The scenarios complement each other well so that learning is efficient, and the tips, analysis and resources provide in-depth information. Material use is applicable to ICT literacy and its practice.
Concerns:
Non-social media users may have difficulties with the scenarios, but they might learn something about social media platforms as a result.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
This interactive quiz and its support resources are engaging, visually appealing, and well designed. The website is easy to navigate independently, and little technical skill is needed. Well designed, progress through the quiz is clearly marked on each page.Users can contact the creators for help and questions. The website is largely ADA-compliant.
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