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Autoblog - We Obsessively Cover the Auto Industry Scholastic News: Constitution Day America Celebrates Constitution Day Schools and federal agencies take time out to learn about the U.S. Constitution and our freedoms. By Tiffany Chaparro Friday, September 16—This year, Constitution Day will not go unnoticed. U.S. "It's the greatest Constitution that was ever written. The Constitution contains the basic laws of the United States in its seven articles and 27 amendments. Because September 17 falls on a Saturday this year, most schools are celebrating today. "We need to get our people to understand the fight that occurred to get this country established," he said. Ted Donohue, assistant principal of Glenwood Springs Elementary School in Colorado, said he plans to read the preamble of the Constitution to students today, and define some of the language used in it. In Vermont schools, teachers and planning teams are working to incorporate Constitution-related themes into their regular studies. Byrd said he hopes his new law will cause people to read the Constitution. The U.S.
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10 Great Ways that Educators are Using LiveBinders | LiveBinders Blog It is so much fun to go to the LiveBinders site and see all the new ways that educators are using LiveBinders to curate content. Every day that I go to the site I see a new interesting binder, so I thought it would be great to highlight some great examples in this post: ePortfolios – I think Jackie Gerstein created one of the first ePortfolios on LiveBinders and it continues to be one of the best: Computer Lab – Are you always finding more sites that you want to share in the computer lab? If you keep them in a LiveBinder, the students will always have access to your latest finds, like this one created by ‘dboyd’: Administration – Sometimes there is an event at school (like state testing) where the information changes constantly. In this case, it is helpful to have all relevant information in one place, where everybody can access it. Fun – Ok, I know I was going to stop at 10, but who says binders are all work and no play? Here are some more examples. Like this: Like Loading...
Google Reader (1000+) The Library of Congress EPIC FAIL Funny Videos and Epic Fail Funny Pictures Battling Fake News in the Classroom In this post-election period, there has been a lot of discussion about fake news, particularly about how it is spread and shared online, and whether it influenced the recent presidential election. On November 22, Stanford University released an influential study showing that middle and high school students—and even some in college—have trouble distinguishing which online resources are credible. The inescapable fact is that young people need to be prepared for the Wild West of information that they live in and will grow up in. Media Literacy and “Crap Detection” Teaching media literacy is not new, but with the explosion of social media and the lightning speeds at which information is shared, critical evaluation skills have never been more important. Hobbs and Rheingold share the view that the ability to effectively analyze digital media is a vital 21st-century skill. The Role of Educators So how can educators address this emerging crisis in digital literacy? What’s Next?