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Introduction to SIFT

Video 1: Stop...

Video 2 - Investigate...

  • Just add Wikipedia
  • Is the source or organization what I thought it was?
  • Does this make it more or less trustworthy?

Video 3 - Find a better source...

  • Look and see what other coverage is available on the same topic
  • Build your own list of trusted news sources

Video 4 - Trace claims/quotes to their original source...

 

Why Tokyo Looks the Way It Does

Your family took a trip to Tokyo and you noticed that there aren't very many houseless people visible on the street like we see in many U.S. cities. You happen upon this video. What do you think?

 

 

Origin: Who wrote/published this piece? Is there evidence that they are qualified to discuss this topic?

Purpose: Imagine yourself in the author's shoes. What was the author's purpose for writing/sharing this piece?

Value: How was this piece useful to you? Did it help your knowledge, learning, or understanding of the topic? Does it offer one side/perspective on an idea or controversy?

Limit: How might this piece be limited or incomplete in its coverage of the topic? What might be missing? What does the author leave out?

Reason Magazine

Reason Magazine on Housing Policy... What do you think about this source?

Origin: Who wrote/published this piece? Is there evidence that they are qualified to discuss this topic?

Purpose: Imagine yourself in the author's shoes. What was the author's purpose for writing/sharing this piece?

Value: How was this piece useful to you? Did it help your knowledge, learning, or understanding of the topic? Does it offer one side/perspective on an idea or controversy?

Limit: How might this piece be limited or incomplete in its coverage of the topic? What might be missing? What does the author leave out?

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on Housing Policy... What do you think about this source?

Origin: Who wrote/published this piece? Is there evidence that they are qualified to discuss this topic?

Purpose: Imagine yourself in the author's shoes. What was the author's purpose for writing/sharing this piece?

Value: How was this piece useful to you? Did it help your knowledge, learning, or understanding of the topic? Does it offer one side/perspective on an idea or controversy?

Limit: How might this piece be limited or incomplete in its coverage of the topic? What might be missing? What does the author leave out?

Housing | National Assn of Counties

Housing Policy. What do you think about this source?

Origin: Who wrote/published this piece? Is there evidence that they are qualified to discuss this topic?

Purpose: Imagine yourself in the author's shoes. What was the author's purpose for writing/sharing this piece?

Value: How was this piece useful to you? Did it help your knowledge, learning, or understanding of the topic? Does it offer one side/perspective on an idea or controversy?

Limit: How might this piece be limited or incomplete in its coverage of the topic? What might be missing? What does the author leave out?

Housing Policy | American Enterprise Institute

American Enterprise Institute on Housing Policy... What do you think about this source?

Origin: Who wrote/published this piece? Is there evidence that they are qualified to discuss this topic?

Purpose: Imagine yourself in the author's shoes. What was the author's purpose for writing/sharing this piece?

Value: How was this piece useful to you? Did it help your knowledge, learning, or understanding of the topic? Does it offer one side/perspective on an idea or controversy?

Limit: How might this piece be limited or incomplete in its coverage of the topic? What might be missing? What does the author leave out?

Housing | Travel Noire

You're interested in exploring the impact of tourism on housing. What do you think about this source?

Origin: Who wrote/published this piece? Is there evidence that they are qualified to discuss this topic?

Purpose: Imagine yourself in the author's shoes. What was the author's purpose for writing/sharing this piece?

Value: How was this piece useful to you? Did it help your knowledge, learning, or understanding of the topic? Does it offer one side/perspective on an idea or controversy?

Limit: How might this piece be limited or incomplete in its coverage of the topic? What might be missing? What does the author leave out?

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