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What is Google Fact Check Feature?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Fact Check is the topic of our blog post today! In an age where information is abundant but accurate knowledge can be scarce, the fight against fake news has become more critical than ever. This innovative tool was aimed at helping users determine the credibility of the news they’re consuming.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition)

Doug Levin

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.

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ISTE 2018: Where I?ll Be Presenting and Joining in the Learning #iste18

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Students Won’t Stop Fact Checking Me: Teach Kids to Read News Critically (Panel). It’s more important than ever to teach kids how to read news critically. We’ll also address fake articles, fake photos and fake videos.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition)

Doug Levin

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.

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TOP 10 WEB STORIES

techlearning

1 New Tools for Schools Tech & Learning rounds up a summary of new software, online tools, and hardware. You also need to tag, title, caption, and name them. 5 Helping Students Find the Truth in a Fake News World These ideas will help educators train students to become more savvy consumers of online information.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O.

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