1. Pract The Facts Why it is important that you do the research! Presentation by Practical Learning Online Created by Practical Learning Online www.practice-learning.com Pract The Facts™ practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

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5. Do you think these videos are telling the truth? practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

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10. The purpose of this class is to teach you how to Pract The Facts. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

11. Pract The Facts is a term that is related to how we manage the information we receive. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

12. Why you need to Pract The Facts practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

13. Pew Research did a study on how the public views the accuracy of news stories in the media (TV, Radio, etc.). (2011) practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

14. The public’s top two sources of news remain television and the internet. Two-thirds of Americans (66%) say television is where they get most of their news about national and international events, while 43% say they turn to the internet. About three-in-ten Americans (31%) say they get most of their national and international news from newspapers. Radio was a distant fourth choice, with 19% saying they turned to it for news. Top sources for news based on the Pew Research Study practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

15. Accuracy of News Stories Based on the Pew Research Study The perception by the public that news stories are inaccurate or biased is increasing. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

16. Bias in the Media Based on the Pew Research Study Many in the public think the news is politically biased. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

17. What age has to do with it! Less than 30 uses the internet as the main source for national news. Ages 30 to 49 use television more for the main source of national news. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

18. To assure that the decisions you make in life are based on both accurate and reliable information. This allows you the best chance to make a decision based on the facts involved and not: 1.Personal beliefs 2.What everyone else thinks. 3.Based on another persons beliefs 4.Just because you saw it on TV or heard in on the radio! Whatever your age you need to Pract The Facts! practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

19. 1. Determine if the information you are getting is relevant to you. 2. Determine if the information is accurate. 3. Determine how you will react to this information. Three Basic Principles practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

20. Determine if the information you are getting is relevant to you. One practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

21. In one day you are exposed to a lot of information. To Pract The Facts on a specific piece of information your first have to know how this information relevant to you. To do this you can ask yourself a few questions. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

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23. According to a report in 2009 by the University of San Diego it is estimated that the average person processes about 34 gigabytes of content a day. That’s a lot of information practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

24. Is your health and well being affected? Does it affect your financial situation? Is it close to you? Do any of these questions affect a family member or close friend? Examples of Key Questions Related To Relevance: practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

25. What questions would your ask to determine if something is relevant to you? practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

26. Something has relevance to you even if it doesn’t interest you! practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

27. Determining relevance takes a little work. The problem is social media gets us in the bad habit of only finding relevance in the information we like and not information that we don’ t like. Many think that for something to have meaning it has to be something that interest you. That is not correct. It is based on how you are affected by the information or action and not whether it interest you or not. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

28. Determine if the information is accurate. Doing the research! Two practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

29. Where do you think this information comes from? practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

30. There are two types of sources available to you to do your research. First there are primary sources and then there are secondary sources. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

31. A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Primary Sources practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

32. Examples of Primary Sources ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS : (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art Relics and/or Artifacts: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

33. A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them. Secondary Sources practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

34. PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings A history textbook Examples of Secondary Sources practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

35. Sources of Information Source HMI Report UC San Diego practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

36. So how much time do you think we spend getting information From each of these sources? practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

37. Computer ……. 2 hours per day Television……..4.5 hours per day Reading………..1.1 hour per day Radio…………….5 hours per day Telephone….1.13 hours per day Other………….5 hours per day…pc, handhelds, signs, t-shirts etc. Time spent per source practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

38. Once you identify your sources then you do the research to verify the accuracy of the information! practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

39. Three Determine how you will react to this information. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

40. Will I buy it! Will I vote for that person! Do I believe what that person is saying! Will I go there! Do I trust that person! Is it Safe! practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

41. These are the type of questions that your research should answer. When you have answered these questions based on the research you have just Pract The Facts! practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

42. Remember: To Pract the Facts is not an exact science. Doing the research may not give you all the information you need. You should: Understand that the decision you make from the information may not be the absolute best but is still acceptable. Keep options open so as additional information arrives you can change your decision. practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

43. Will this make a difference in your life? NO if you prefer to accept what people tell you at face Value. YES if you prefer to verify what you hear so you can make The best decision for you and your family. We call that the ability to Pract The Facts! practice-learning.com currenteventlessonplans.com

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