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News for Students and Teacher Resources
6–12 Grade Level
Student Voice
Justin Gigliotti uses his popular Twitter handle @syndrome22q1 to bring awareness to 22q syndrome, a disorder that is caused when part of the human chromosome 22 is missing Continue reading
Student Voice
Now that the election is over, how are young people staying engaged? Continue reading
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Watch the video and answer the discussion questions below. If short on time, stop the video at 4m:30s. For the video transcript,…read more
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How can students cultivate good outcomes for themselves and their communities through social media? Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
