Students investigate the questions they could ask before sharing news on social media. They read and discuss an article called “Should I Share It?” and are introduced to the issues by the BBC My World video, “What About Social Media?” The video explores the role of social media in spreading accurate news and inaccurate news and rumors. Students explore the roles of different types of news available through social media and use a decision flowchart to help evaluate whether a news story is “shareworthy.” A BBC Production.

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2020. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 30, 2020.

Should I Share It? (6:05); .