The materials for the session can be found on the PowerPoint (“Fake Videos”). The PowerPoint has notes which outline the content and other information which might be useful. The full session should take around 60 minutes to complete, but please feel free to be flexible on timings depending on student interest. You will need a projector to show the slides and to be able to play the videos. Videos are embedded, but the links to the original YouTube videos can also be found in the notes section in case of any issues. You do not need any special equipment for this session. The aims of this session are to teach students:

  • Understand why people might make fake videos
  • Explore how to check if videos are real
  • Think about positive and negative use of fake videos

Resources

Notes

  • The session starts with the SHARE guidelines. Please remind students of these from the last session.
  • There is then a short starter where we ask pupils to discuss if they have seen any fake videos online and how they knew they were fake. This can be done as a small group or full class discussion. (5 minutes)
  • There is then a short video where Dr Yvonne Skipper discusses fake videos, why people might make them, the pros and cons and some ideas of how to spot them (7 minutes).
  • The main activity involves showing students different YouTube videos and asking them to discuss whether they think they are real and crucially why they think this. Different videos are embedded with discussion questions. After each example, we give a question slide and finally an answer slide which includes some points which the students could have discussed. This would work best as a small group discussion. You may not make it through all videos and so can pick the ones you are most interested in. (30 minutes)
  • The final activity is a short quiz. You could ask students to put their hands up to give an answer, each correct answer wins a point for their team. (5/10 minutes)
  • There is then a slide on how they can use the information they have learned in their other lessons. Please feel free to edit this so it fits with other curricula.
  • The final section aims to remind them of what they have learned during the project so the slides refer back to the topics and SHARE guidelines. (5 minutes)

The next session will be a summary with a quiz.