September is Literacy Month at Rotary International. What is your club doing to improve literacy in your community?Rotary member Anahita Dalmia of the Rotary Club of Newport Beach, USA is helping young people answer this question through a video game. She developed a game, Agents of Influence, to help 11-to-13-year-olds cultivate media literacy, thinking critically about content they encounter online.
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“We’re teaching kids to understand media bias, logical fallacies, and confirmation bias. We teach things like reading closely; tools you can use to determine what to trust online,” says Dalmia, the founder and CEO of game developer Alterea, Inc.
Dalmia, a third-generation Rotarian, says the game’s approach was inspired partly by Rotary’s Four-Way Test. Her goal is to empower teens with critical thinking skills to neutralize disinformation, including spotting spam and deep fakes. The game comes with a teacher guide for use in the classroom.
Watch a 3 minute overview video or Play the game at https://www.agentsofinfluencegame.com/
Read the full story at 🔗Rotary members help cultivate media literacy <http://on.rotary.org/3XfiK11>
#InternationalLiteracyDay
🌐 How can we know what's true online? 🎮
“We’re teaching kids to understand media bias, logical fallacies, and confirmation bias. We teach things like reading closely; tools you can use to determine what to trust online,” says Dalmia, the founder and CEO of game developer Alterea, Inc.
Dalmia, a third-generation Rotarian, says the game’s approach was inspired partly by Rotary’s Four-Way Test. Her goal is to empower teens with critical thinking skills to neutralize disinformation, including spotting spam and deep fakes. The game comes with a teacher guide for use in the classroom.
Watch a 3 minute overview video or Play the game at https://www.agentsofinfluencegame.com/
Read the full story at 🔗Rotary members help cultivate media literacy <http://on.rotary.org/3XfiK11>
#InternationalLiteracyDay