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The in-school push to fight misinformation from the outside world

The Hechinger Report

As conspiracy theories spread across social media and misleading news stories are shared in internet echo chambers, educators across the country – and the world – are trying to battle misinformation by teaching students to be better consumers of news, media and data. We’re teaching web credibility as if it’s 2002,” he said.

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Announcing Library 2.019: "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design" - Registration and CFP Open

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Instructional Designers, technologists, and online learning specialists are in high demand across all levels of education as it shifts online. Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryid on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. The call for proposals is now open HERE.

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March 13th Library 2.0 Mini-Conference "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Instructional Designers, technologists, and online learning specialists are in high demand across all levels of education as it shifts online. Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryid on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. Please also join the Library 2.0

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Esther Wojcicki Co-Founder, plus American educator, journalist and mother; TractLearning, Inc Esther Wojcicki is an internationally known educator, founder of the largest scholastic media program in the US at Palo Alto High. Barbara coined the phrase “Making Learning Personal” in 2000 and trademarked it in 2002.

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What these teens learned about the Internet may shock you!

The Hechinger Report

High School seniors (left to right) Hayley Striegel, Olivia Poplawski, Cheri Zheng-Fredericks and Julie Pignataro look for ways to verify information they’ve encountered on social media. My students are all about social media. My students are all about social media. Northport, N.Y.,