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Applying CRAAP to online sources
This from the American Psychological Association web site (Susan Nolan) – a comment on identifying fake news in the classroom. I do like the “think like a scientist approach” and I have always tried to encourage the students I work … Continue reading
PEW data on book readers
PEW just released new data on adult book readers. The data are focused specifically on books and relates reading frequency to several demographic variables (income, education, age). Twenty-six percent of adults admit to reading no part of a book in … Continue reading
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NPR podcast for 5-7 year-olds
WOW in the World is a new NPR podcast for young learners. The series will focus on STEM topics. This is the first NPR program for elementary and middle school learners.
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OER – an overview
“Free is good” (Bethany Ray) – a recent Edutopia article – provides a nice explanation of OER (open educational resources) for the novice. The explanation argues the benefits of OER in contrast to commercial materials and suggests OER provides educators … Continue reading
Authentic tech activities challenge stereotypes
I have long argued that a great way to address stereotypes regarding the potential of technology is to show educators striking counter-examples. To many, sitting in a classroom or a lab staring at a computer is the stereotypes I have … Continue reading
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City of Chicago Steps Up
The city of Chicago now hosts educational content on climate change that was removed from the EPA site. While this could have been done with heavily political overtones, the sites thanks the EPA for the content and says nothing else about … Continue reading
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