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David McGavock

Critical Thinking: A Necessary Skill in the Age of Spin| The Committed Sardine - 6 views

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shared by David McGavock on 25 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • David McGavock on 25 Apr 12
     
    "The ability to think critically is one skill separating innovators from followers. Critical thinking reduces the power of advertisers, the unscrupulous and the pretentious, and can neutralize the sway of an unsupported argument. This is a skill most students enjoy learning because they see immediately that it gives them more control."
Julie Shy

The News Literacy Project - 4 views

www.thenewsliteracyproject.org

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shared by Julie Shy on 06 Jul 12 - Cached
  • Julie Shy on 06 Jul 12
     
    The News Literacy Project (NLP) is a national educational program that taps experienced journalists to help middle and high school students "sort fact from fiction in the digital age." According to its website, the project teaches students critical-thinking skills that will help them become smarter consumers and creators of information across all types of media. It shows students "how to distinguish verified information from spin, opinion, and misinformation-whether they are using search engines to find websites with information about specific topics, assessing a viral eMail, viewing a video on YouTube, watching television news, or reading a newspaper or a blog post." Working with educators, students, and journalists, NLP says it has developed original curriculum materials "based on engaging activities and student projects that build and reflect understanding of the program's essential questions. The curriculum includes material on a variety of topics … that is presented through hands-on exercises, games, videos, and the journalists' own compelling stories."
David McGavock

The News Literacy Project - About Us - 6 views

www.thenewsliteracyproject.org/about

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shared by David McGavock on 29 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • The News Literacy Project (NLP) is an innovative national educational program that mobilizes seasoned journalists to help middle school and high school students sort fact from fiction in the digital age.
  • The project teaches students critical-thinking skills that will enable them to be smarter and more frequent consumers and creators of credible information across all media and platforms
  • NLP shows students how to distinguish verified information from spin, opinion and misinformation
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  • Students are being taught to seek news and information that will make them well-informed and engaged students, consumers and citizens.
  • David McGavock on 29 Dec 12
     
    The News Literacy Project (NLP) is an innovative national educational program that mobilizes seasoned journalists to help middle school and high school students sort fact from fiction in the digital age.
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