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Truth, truthiness, triangulation and the librarian way: A news literacy toolkit for a “post-truth” world

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Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit and Tumblr played huge roles in disseminating political information during the past election season. On Twitter’s 10th birthday this year, Poynter, the respected journalism portal, listed 10 Twitter How Tos –guides for using Twitter for journalism from its own archive.

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The rural school district Obama fought to save

The Hechinger Report

Students in Dillon had little access to Advanced Placement courses, art and music; and teacher salaries were much lower than in other parts of the state. Martin had the lowest ratings possible for achievement and improvement on its state report card that year. The growth in the graduation rate at Dillon High School over four years.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

DeVos herself sat on the Board of Directors of the Acton Institute from 1995 to 2005, an organization that recently blogged about repealing child labor laws. ” Accessibility and Technology (and the Role of Governments and Corporations). million in E-Rate rebates.). In March, the FCC approved a $9.25