Creating videos for our library YouTube channel - Ian Clark - Medium
A couple of years ago, I spent a great deal of time focused on developing our library’s YouTube channel. Previous to working on it, there were a few videos here and there, but we weren’t really using it as an effective tool to provide useful stuff for our students. A couple of years later, it was time for a refresh…so I thought I’d run through some of the things I’ve been doing to refresh the YouTube channel and highlight some things about creating videos. I’ve been experimenting more with creating videos over the course of the past year. This summer I even created a vlog of a trip to Scotland, teaching myself how to use iMovie on my laptop (which I discovered was actually way more sophisticated than the iOS version — I mean, it makes sense that it would be, but for some reason that thought never entered my head).
How Misinformation Spreads
In the mid-1800s a caterpillar the size of a human finger began spreading across the northeastern U.S. This appearance of the tomato hornworm was followed by terrifying reports of fatal poisonings and aggressive behavior toward people. In July 1869 newspapers across the region posted warnings about the insect, reporting that a girl in Red Creek, N.Y., had been “thrown into spasms, which ended in death” after a run-in with the creature. That fall the Syracuse Standard printed an account from one Dr. Fuller, who had collected a particularly enormous specimen. The physician warned that the caterpillar was “as poisonous as a rattlesnake” and said he knew of three deaths linked to its venom.
Deepfakes: danger in the digital age
By Alison Donnellan 15 August 2019 4 minute read As we dive deeper into the digital age, fake news, online deceit and widespread use of social media are having a profound impact on every element of society. From swaying elections to manipulating science-proven facts.
Fake News 2019 - ABC Education
01 Take a look at 5 news stories we found online.You will look at the headline, the image, the article copy and the source. 02 As you look at each element of the story, use your media literacy skills to decide whether you think the story is: REAL: is a genuine story LOLZ: a hoax, joke, or satire OOPS: the journalists got it wrong FAKE: a fake news story 03 We'll keep track of how you rate the story as you go. You'll be able to see if you change your mind! REAL LOLZ OOPS FAKE If you need some hints to help you decide, click the information icon!
Don't 'just Google it': 3 ways students can get the most from searching online
Searching online has many educational benefits. For instance, one study found students who used advanced online search strategies also had higher grades at university. But spending more time online does not guarantee better online skills.
Old writer on the block: Do libraries need non-fiction books?
I'm busy on several almost-finished books right now, hence the dearth of essays here, but a teacher-librarian list I lurk on has just raised this issue. I remembered that I had written on this, went burrowing, and here's something from 2008. Note that this means the count of 14,000 in schools is probably much higher now, but the points remain the same. "Another damned, thick, square, book . . . always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh, Mr Gibbon?" Tradition has it that the Duke of Gloucester or some other minor 18th century Royal showed his insight into the writing process with those words.
What Did Mary Know?
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Six Fake News Techniques and Simple Tools to Vet Them
বাংলা | Русский | Français Exposing fake or manipulated images is quite possible with the proper tools and techniques. In this GIJN tutorial, six fraud scenarios are explored, along with step-by-step instructions on vetting their accuracy or inaccuracy: 1.
