Remember the 5 step to media literacy. Apply these skills when using any form of communication Description, Analyze, Interpretation, Evaluate, and Engagement.
Description
Pay attention and give a description about what you are you looking at.
Analyze
Focus on the significant patterns that emerge from the description stage.
Interpretation
Try to determine the meaning of the patterns by asking questions like
What does this mean?
Who made this post or article?
How am I interpreting the message in the post?
Evaluation
Research and answer the question(s), then make a value statement.
Engagement
Take a form of action. At this stage, it is important to consider the other people.
How did other people react?
Bonus Tips
Practice self-restraint for Click
Stay Vigilant.
When we look something up we often click on the first result of a Google search.
It’s important to analyze the sources and the information they provide.
Verify the sources
In school, most students are taught to use sites that end with .org, .gov, and .edu. Especially when it comes to school research projects.