{"id":159,"date":"2014-09-21T08:04:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T08:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/gobehindthenews\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=159"},"modified":"2014-10-22T16:34:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T16:34:43","slug":"video-evaluating-sources","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/chapter\/video-evaluating-sources\/","title":{"raw":"Video: Evaluating Sources","rendered":"Video: Evaluating Sources"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Evaluating Sources using IMVAIN with the Middle Schoolers at New York\u2019s IS303<\/h1>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2014\/09\/21080411\/Screenshot-2014-09-21-01.00.19.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-161\" alt=\"Screenshot 2014-09-21 01.00.19\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2014\/09\/21080411\/Screenshot-2014-09-21-01.00.19-300x198.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to judging the credibility and reliability of news reports, news consumers have two main concerns: evidence and sources. Evaluating the reliability of information sources involves rating them based on a number of objective criteria.\r\n\r\nA simple memory aid called IMVAIN helps these sixth, seventh and eighth grade students at IS303, a middle school in Coney Island, New York, remember how to evaluate sources they are exposed to in their weekly News Literacy classes. It can help you too!\r\n\r\n<strong>Key Concept:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSource Evaluation Using the <strong>IMVAIN<\/strong> mnemonic:\r\n\r\n<strong>I<\/strong>ndependent vs. Self-interested\r\n<strong>M<\/strong>ultiple vs. Lone or Sole source\r\n<strong>V<\/strong>erifies vs. Asserts\r\n<strong>A<\/strong>uthoritative\/<strong>I<\/strong>nformed vs. Uninformed\r\n<strong>N<\/strong>amed vs. Unnamed\r\n\r\n<strong>Video<\/strong>\r\n<iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l19G9ZrOo9M\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PsOEFDy5rcF1z0JjB-_ddLBGSRIort7tQRjgslgL-no\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Video Script<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Guiding Questions: <\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Can you think you think of a recent news story in which IMVA\/IN would come in handy?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>How do you currently evaluate sources in a news story? Are those ways different than how you evaluate the actual source of news?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What is the difference between a news source and a source of news?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Have you seen a story that only contained a single source? How do you think it would have changed if more sources had been included? Is there ever a time that a news story can only have one source?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What makes a source unreliable? What would they need to become reliable?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What are the red-flags that a news consumer must be aware of when encountering a news source?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerfornewsliteracy.org\/resources\/deconstructing-television-news-evaluating-sources-through-cbs-benghazi-story-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.centerfornewsliteracy.org\/resources\/deconstructing-television-news-evaluating-sources-through-cbs-benghazi-story-debacle\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.nyc.gov\/SchoolPortals\/21\/K303\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/schools.nyc.gov\/SchoolPortals\/21\/K303\/default.htm<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/new-york\/brooklyn\/2741-Is-303-Herbert-S-Eisenberg\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/new-york\/brooklyn\/2741-Is-303-Herbert-S-Eisenberg\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h1>Evaluating Sources using IMVAIN with the Middle Schoolers at New York\u2019s IS303<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2014\/09\/21080411\/Screenshot-2014-09-21-01.00.19.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-161\" alt=\"Screenshot 2014-09-21 01.00.19\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2014\/09\/21080411\/Screenshot-2014-09-21-01.00.19-300x198.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to judging the credibility and reliability of news reports, news consumers have two main concerns: evidence and sources. Evaluating the reliability of information sources involves rating them based on a number of objective criteria.<\/p>\n<p>A simple memory aid called IMVAIN helps these sixth, seventh and eighth grade students at IS303, a middle school in Coney Island, New York, remember how to evaluate sources they are exposed to in their weekly News Literacy classes. It can help you too!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Concept:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source Evaluation Using the <strong>IMVAIN<\/strong> mnemonic:<\/p>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong>ndependent vs. Self-interested<br \/>\n<strong>M<\/strong>ultiple vs. Lone or Sole source<br \/>\n<strong>V<\/strong>erifies vs. Asserts<br \/>\n<strong>A<\/strong>uthoritative\/<strong>I<\/strong>nformed vs. Uninformed<br \/>\n<strong>N<\/strong>amed vs. Unnamed<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l19G9ZrOo9M\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PsOEFDy5rcF1z0JjB-_ddLBGSRIort7tQRjgslgL-no\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Video Script<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guiding Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can you think you think of a recent news story in which IMVA\/IN would come in handy?<\/li>\n<li>How do you currently evaluate sources in a news story? Are those ways different than how you evaluate the actual source of news?<\/li>\n<li>What is the difference between a news source and a source of news?<\/li>\n<li>Have you seen a story that only contained a single source? How do you think it would have changed if more sources had been included? Is there ever a time that a news story can only have one source?<\/li>\n<li>What makes a source unreliable? What would they need to become reliable?<\/li>\n<li>What are the red-flags that a news consumer must be aware of when encountering a news source?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerfornewsliteracy.org\/resources\/deconstructing-television-news-evaluating-sources-through-cbs-benghazi-story-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.centerfornewsliteracy.org\/resources\/deconstructing-television-news-evaluating-sources-through-cbs-benghazi-story-debacle\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.nyc.gov\/SchoolPortals\/21\/K303\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/schools.nyc.gov\/SchoolPortals\/21\/K303\/default.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/new-york\/brooklyn\/2741-Is-303-Herbert-S-Eisenberg\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/new-york\/brooklyn\/2741-Is-303-Herbert-S-Eisenberg\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-159","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":22,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/159\/revisions\/163"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/22"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/159\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=159"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=159"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/snhu-gobehindthenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}