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Jennifer and Darren’s journey as Digital Detectives and co-conspirators began at NCTIES (an educational technology conference in NC) in the spring of 2015, when Jennifer attended one of Darren’s sessions titled, “Fiction Can Be Fun!” Although friends before that workshop, that time spent learning together solidified a relationship that would go on to produce two books, numerous articles, a zillion (approximately) presentations, workshops, professional development and graduate level courses plus lots more mischief and shenanigans.
We both believe that the future of our planet depends on our ability to discern information that was designed to inform us from that which was created to influence, manipulate and deceive. With that in mind, one of the great joys that has come out of our work together is the ability to work with educators around the globe to develop curricula and instruction that empowers today’s learners to be come Digital Detectives.
If we can support you in some way, or if you’d like to work with us, please get in touch. The contact information below is the best way to reach us!
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More Of Our Work!
We are constantly thinking about information literacy. Here are some more places where we’re sharing those thoughts with the world.
- [BOOK] Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact From Fiction
- [BOOK] Fact VS Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Kills In The Age of Fake News
- [ARTICLE] It’s Time To Go Mobile While Teaching News Literacy
- [ARTICLE] We Are the Media: Helping Young Information Creators Be Better Consumers
- [ARTICLE] News Literacy Must Include Social Emotional Learning
- [ARTICLE] Get Smart About Memes
- [ARTICLE] A News– and Media Literacy–Themed Mixtape for Tough Times
- [ARTICLE] A Deep Dive into Deep Fakes: Media Literacy in a World Where Seeing Is no Longer Believing
- [ARTICLE] Teaching Fact Vs. Fiction When Seeing Is No Longer Believing
- [PODCAST] Future Ready Podcast: Think Before Clicking
- [PODCAST] The Bedley Bros: Fake News in the Classroom with Jennifer Lagarde and Darren Hudgins
- [PODCAST] Cool Cat Teacher: Coronavirus, Kobe Bryant and News Literacy
- [PODCAST] Truth for Teachers Podcast: Ten Tips for Teaching Critical Thinking + Information Literacy
- [ARTICLE] The Sneaky Truth About Memes – Jennifer is interviewed for this piece.
Book Study Guide:
If you’re thinking of using Developing Digital Detectives as a whole district read, a professional book club or as part of your PLC work, we’ve created a study guide that may help!