How to Teach Students to Spot What’s Real, Fake—or Deepfake

Can your students spot what’s real and what’s AI-generated on TikTok and Instagram?

How about when they’re researching topics for humanities classes, gathering sources in social studies, and preparing for math assessments?

In this super-engaging lesson developed by science teacher Katie Coppens and researcher and former STEM teacher Andy Zucker, students become digital detectives, analyzing a set of videos and websites to determine what’s real, what’s been altered, and what’s just pure misinformation. ⁠

The catch? They can’t just guess. They have to be able to defend their conclusions with evidence. ⁠

Join us for this unmissable episode of School of Practice, we’ll walk through detailed lesson instructions, explore the best strategies for zeroing in on digital misinformation, and share all the resources you’ll need to teach this 60-minute lesson in your own classroom.

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