Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

Google Images has recently introduced a new feature that allows users to fact check information on images they find online. The new feature, as Google stated, is geared towards helping users make informed judgements about the visual component of the web. The fact check label added to Google Images provides users with key information about images including contextual data about the origin and authenticity of the visual.Google Images has recently introduced a new feature that allows users to fact check information on images they find online. The new feature, as Google stated, is geared towards helping users make informed judgements about the visual component of the web. The fact check label added to Google Images provides users with key information about images including contextual data about the origin and authenticity of the visual.

If the past few years have taught us all something it’s that “fake news” has found its home on social media.

While “fake” posts are often news stories, they can also be images that people share, sometimes without the knowledge that what they’re sharing isn’t factual.

For instance: Last week French President Emmanuel Macron posted an image along with a post calling for an emergency order to help save the Amazon rain forest.

A quick tutorial on how to search for Open Education Resource images on Google using the Usage Rights Filter.

The visual below features some important  tips to help you better use Google Image in your instruction. More specifically, you will get to learn how to run a reverse image search, how to use advanced Image settings, and how to filter images through a wide variety of usage rights.

Today we created for you this handy infographic featuring some important tips to help you (teachers, educators and students) effectively use Google Images. More specifically, you will get to learn how to use a reverse image search to search for similar images on the web. You will also learn how to use Google Image advanced setting to apply narrow down your image search and filter search results.