MSNBC: NJ Law Requiring ‘Information Literacy Lessons’ for K–12 Students ‘May Prove To Be the Model for Other States’

BRZEZINSKI 32 past the ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey is the ░░░░░░░░ state to pass a ░░░░░░░░ requiring quote information literacy ░░░░░░░░ for all K 12 ░░░░░░░░ And as the rise ░░░░░░░░ misinformation on social media ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey may prove ░░░░░░░░ be the model for ░░░░░░░░ states as well NBC ░░░░░░░░ s Dasha Burns takes ░░░░░░░░ look Clip starts MANGANELLO ░░░░░░░░ re going to check ░░░░░░░░ make sure it s ░░░░░░░░ BURNS voice over Identifying ░░░░░░░░ sources MANGANELLO There s ░░░░░░░░ lot out there on ░░░░░░░░ media that s true ░░░░░░░░ a lot that you ░░░░░░░░ to fact check BURNS ░░░░░░░░ evidence MANGANELLO We want ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ taking the article and ░░░░░░░░ looking to see what ░░░░░░░░ news organizations are reporting ░░░░░░░░ Cross referencing stories Librarian ░░░░░░░░ Manganello is teaching these ░░░░░░░░ skills to these juniors ░░░░░░░░ South Brunswick High helping ░░░░░░░░ discern fact from fiction ░░░░░░░░ everything in between when ░░░░░░░░ the news MANGANELLO I ░░░░░░░░ them to be curious ░░░░░░░░ the world but to ░░░░░░░░ it in a way ░░░░░░░░ s smarter than than ░░░░░░░░ Americans may be doing ░░░░░░░░ right now BURNS This ░░░░░░░░ of lesson will soon ░░░░░░░░ mandated for all K ░░░░░░░░ students across New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ to a bill passed ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan support and signed ░░░░░░░░ the state s governor ░░░░░░░░ this month It was ░░░░░░░░ by the state s ░░░░░░░░ and Manganello s class ░░░░░░░░ serve as a framework ░░░░░░░░ the new statewide curriculum ░░░░░░░░ information literacy MANGANELLO We ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ have the skills they ░░░░░░░░ to survive and cope ░░░░░░░░ thrive in an environment ░░░░░░░░ media is going to ░░░░░░░░ thrown at them constantly ░░░░░░░░ on camera I mean ░░░░░░░░ re giving them skills ░░░░░░░░ their parents might not ░░░░░░░░ MANGANELLO Yes absolutely BURNS ░░░░░░░░ over Increasing social media ░░░░░░░░ consumption should come as ░░░░░░░░ surprise to no one ░░░░░░░░ to a 2021 Pew ░░░░░░░░ almost half of all ░░░░░░░░ adults get their news ░░░░░░░░ social media And a ░░░░░░░░ Ofcom report found that ░░░░░░░░ the U K more ░░░░░░░░ are getting their news ░░░░░░░░ social media than from ░░░░░░░░ news sources with Instagram ░░░░░░░░ the most popular TikTok ░░░░░░░░ YouTube are right behind ░░░░░░░░ I mostly get a ░░░░░░░░ of information over TikTok ░░░░░░░░ Instagram got so much ░░░░░░░░ too UNKNOWN MALE 1 ░░░░░░░░ I m more like ░░░░░░░░ visual and verbal learner ░░░░░░░░ YouTube is also where ░░░░░░░░ go to BURNS on ░░░░░░░░ How hard is it ░░░░░░░░ sort of figure out ░░░░░░░░ s true what s ░░░░░░░░ what s fact what ░░░░░░░░ fiction when you re ░░░░░░░░ YARBER Nowadays is very ░░░░░░░░ As technology advances more ░░░░░░░░ are able to Photoshop ░░░░░░░░ and make more people ░░░░░░░░ it BURNS How important ░░░░░░░░ a class like this ░░░░░░░░ sort of help you ░░░░░░░░ out what are what ░░░░░░░░ accurate sources BOATENG I ░░░░░░░░ that this class is ░░░░░░░░ very like insightful and ░░░░░░░░ because I literally did ░░░░░░░░ think of any of ░░░░░░░░ things that Ms Manganello ░░░░░░░░ like teach us And ░░░░░░░░ feel like more people ░░░░░░░░ have this class BURNS ░░░░░░░░ over The tools that ░░░░░░░░ these students think more ░░░░░░░░ will soon be available ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey schools as ░░░░░░░░ becomes the first state ░░░░░░░░ districts to teach information ░░░░░░░░ BURNS on camera How ░░░░░░░░ is this Is New ░░░░░░░░ paving the way on ░░░░░░░░ DZIEDZIC Elliott Yes New ░░░░░░░░ s paving the way ░░░░░░░░ Dziedzic Elliott is a ░░░░░░░░ with the College of ░░░░░░░░ Jersey and president of ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey Association of ░░░░░░░░ librarians or NJASL She ░░░░░░░░ a key player in ░░░░░░░░ the bills at the ░░░░░░░░ s desk DZIEDZIC Elliott ░░░░░░░░ the heart of the ░░░░░░░░ is information We will ░░░░░░░░ at print materials we ░░░░░░░░ look at digital materials ░░░░░░░░ at the heart of ░░░░░░░░ is understanding what is ░░░░░░░░ and what is real ░░░░░░░░ and what is distorted ░░░░░░░░ See that there is ░░░░░░░░ voice over The state ░░░░░░░░ librarians are hoping to ░░░░░░░░ their unique skills to ░░░░░░░░ the next generation BURNS ░░░░░░░░ camera When you look ░░░░░░░░ what these kids are ░░░░░░░░ these kids that are ░░░░░░░░ going to be voting ░░░░░░░░ is their hope here ░░░░░░░░ Oh absolutely You know ░░░░░░░░ our students are are ░░░░░░░░ going to make change ░░░░░░░░ change in the world ░░░░░░░░ we re giving them ░░░░░░░░ tools to be able ░░░░░░░░ do that easily and ░░░░░░░░ be able to find ░░░░░░░░ way within our crazy ░░░░░░░░ rich environment Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Amazing NBC s Dasha ░░░░░░░░ with that report.”