mp3 here: http://bit.ly/9zPBDi We’re aware this video won’t mean an awful lot if you’ve never heard of The Daily Mail (a British Newspaper), but on the plus side, you’ve never heard of The Daily Mail.

Seth Dixon, Ph.D.‘s insight:

As more of our students go searching for information online, we need to also teach our students how to assess the quality of a particular media outlet and develop a critical eye.  This great song is a humorous way to approach that topic.

Questions to Ponder: What makes a source reliable?  Can a source be reliable on some topics but not others?

Here’s an article about how an over-reliance on GPS (or Sat-Nav) can lead to the erosion of one’s mental map.  And yes, the article is from the Daily Mail (as the images on the side clearly demonstrate).  Does that change how you approach the information?

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