{"id":13602,"date":"2021-09-01T10:35:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T09:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=13602"},"modified":"2022-12-20T10:18:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T10:18:29","slug":"consuming-searching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2021\/09\/01\/consuming-searching\/","title":{"rendered":"Consume – Searching"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More and more of the information we read is read online. Social media and web pages have replaced newspapers, and even TV, for many of us and our learners.\u00a0
Learners will likely use apps, such as TikTok or YouTube, to find information rather than a traditional web browser. However, web browsers and search engine apps, such as Google, will usually have more safety and security features to make searching more accurate and more accurate or reliable search results will help learners avoid ‘fake news’ or malicious\/harmful content.<\/p>\n

This could be explored through Literacy and English LIT x-18a \u2013\u00a0Recognise the difference between fact and opinion and progressing to evaluative comments about relevance reliability and credibility with appropriate justification<\/em><\/p>\n

The risks:<\/p>\n

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  • Learners may follow in-app or social media links which may be targeted advertising or a ‘rabbit hole’ of misinformation<\/li>\n
  • Without appropriate search settings, learners may find inappropriate or harmful content<\/li>\n
  • Learners are probably unaware that the first results returned in a web search are usually adverts linked to shopping sites, and feel pressured into making a purchase<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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