Session 1 · AUTHOR: Hear Voices
Fact-check challenge
- 10 minRead 'Spot the fake'. Learn the four checks: stop, investigate the source, find better coverage, trace it back.
- 25 minFact-check stations: five teacher-prepared claims and images (some true, some old, some edited, one AI-made). Use the checks and record your evidence.
- 10 minShare: which check helped most? Which claim fooled the most people, and why?
- 5 minReflect: when did you last share something without checking?
Session 2 · AUTHOR: Organise
Plan your media piece
- 10 minChoose one skill to teach the junior class (spotting an ad, checking a photo, asking who made it).
- 20 minStoryboard 6–8 frames: shot type, what we see, what we hear, how long.
- 15 minScript it in words a six-year-old knows. Test one line on a partner.
- 5 minPlan roles and equipment. List any images you need and check their licences.
Getting started
Use the storyboard template with shot types already listed.
Stretch
Build a 'check before you share' checklist for whānau, with an example for each step.
Checkpoint
Each group has a storyboard, a script and a list of sources and image credits.
Activities for this week
- Fact-check stations: What checks help us tell a real claim from a fake one?
Useful this week
- Misinformation and fake news ↗ How to spot fake news and what to do about it.
- The Edge of the Infodemic ↗ Research on how misinformation affects people in Aotearoa.
- About CC licences ↗ What the different Creative Commons licences let you do with images and music.