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Lesson Plan December 13 2016

How to teach your students about fake news
Fake news is making news, and it's a problem. This lesson gives students media literacy skills they need to navigate the media, including how to spot fake news.
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Daily Video December 12 2016

Fake news websites lead to real life dangers such as 'Pizzagate'
Concern over the spread of fake news has grown since the election, when a number of false reports were circulated widely through social media.
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Daily Video December 09 2016

5 things to know about John Glenn: Astronaut, senator, American hero
Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died on Thursday, December 9, 2016. He was 95-years-old.
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Daily Video December 08 2016

Trump uses Twitter to bypass media
President-elect Donald Trump continues to bypass the mainstream media by communicating with the public directly rather than using more traditional outlets.
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Daily Video December 07 2016

After victory, Standing Rock protesters remain at camp
On Sunday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which would have come a half a mile south of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota. Instead, the Corps said it would begin to explore alternative routes.
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Student Voices December 05 2016

Massachusetts students recreate election reactions with Mannequin Challenge
A group of students at Somerville High School in Somerville, Massachusetts decided to capture the range of emotions they were experiencing by creating a Mannequin Challenge video.
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Daily Video December 01 2016

Aid groups call for access as airstrikes continue in rebel-held Aleppo
Fighting has escalated in Aleppo, Syria as rebel groups try to hold off government forces attempting to take back the eastern section of the city.
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Daily Video November 28 2016

The legacy of Cuba's Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro, the 90-year old communist leader of Cuba, died on Friday. He had ruled the country with a firm grip for nearly half a century, withstanding a 50-year long U.S. economic embargo and multiple assassination attempts.
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Daily Video November 21 2016

DACA Dreamers fear Trump’s immigration policy
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to crack down on undocumented immigration, including hundreds of thousands of young people who have obtained temporary legal status under the Obama Administration.
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Daily Video November 18 2016

Did fake news influence the outcome of Election 2016?
The proliferation of fake news sources on social media has raised questions about the duty of sites like Facebook and Twitter to screen content and distinguish fact from fiction.
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