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Separate fact from opinion and satire online
Lesson Plan January 16 2024

How2Internet: Separate fact from opinion and satire online

Learn to safely set up a social media account
FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, in Vienna
Daily News Lesson November 30 2021

News wrap Tuesday, Nov. 30: Iran nuclear deal recapped, as talks to revive it resume
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Student Voices November 05 2020

How young people use social media to engage civically
Now that the election is over, how are young people staying engaged?
GOP poll challengers react after being asked to leave due to room capacity at the TCF Center after Election Day in Detroit, Michigan
Daily Video November 05 2020

Trump declares victory prematurely, seeks to delegitimize election
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Daily Video July 06 2020

Can students use social media to make positive change?
How can students cultivate good outcomes for themselves and their communities through social media?
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Daily Video May 28 2020

Social media's role in monitoring misinformation
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson, learn about Twitter's new initiative to fact check the tweets of influential figures such as President Trump and how it has stirred debate over the role of social media platforms as content moderators.
FILE PHOTO: A teacher sits in an empty classroom after Tamil Nadu state government ordered the closure of primary schools across the state amid coronavirus fears, in Chennai
Post March 18 2020

Educator Voices: How the coronavirus pandemic will change education
In this Educator Voices, seven educators share a variety of perspectives on how coronavirus has aff…
House Judiciary Committee impeachment markup hearing
Daily Video January 24 2020

Trump impeachment trial: The first two days
In this NewsHour Extra lesson, learn and discuss the latest on President Trump's impeachment trial.
Jose Enrique, Founder of World Kitchen Central, speaks on a cellphone at Odyssey Aviation in Nassau, Bahamas
Daily Video September 05 2019

How chef José Andrés feeds the storm-stricken Bahamas
In this PBS NewsHour lesson, find out why José Andrés, now a Nobel Prize nominee, decided to create an organization focused on providing homemade meals to people in disaster zones.
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Daily News Lesson July 18 2019

Racism, coded language and the "politics of distraction" in U.S. history
Use this NewsHour lesson to discuss how President Trump's tweets serve the "politics of distraction" and how racist language has been used as an intentional device to divide the country throughout U.S. history.
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