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As librarians everywhere will attest, fake news is not new; fabricated stories have been presented as truth for centuries. But take a divided electorate and add a social media landscape where misinformation is shared with a click, and interest in the topic has soared.

The best way to add these to your iPad is to search for the app name (in bold) using the App Store.

"Horry County children start school on Wednesday morning and thousands of them will be in brand new, energy-positive buildings."

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"With 11.5 per cent of school-age children - or 123 million - missing out on learning today, compared to 12.8 per cent - or 135 million - in 2007, the percentage of 6-15-year-olds who are out of school has barely decreased in the last decade, UNICEF said today."

"21 Digital Tools to Build Vocabulary" - vocabulary literacy researcher/writer Kimberly Tyson shares some excellent tools for building vocabulary, which she sees as one of the most important activities teachers should get right. She shares the important role vocabulary plays in the CCSS. See some of her other blog posts.

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"As the development of apps has evolved, including the platforms they operate on, the ability to ease the organisational challenges in life have become more refined. Whilst the apps featured in this article come at a premium, the features that they display make organising busy lives less complex, with clever design, features and functionality that will keep you ready for the daily trials of being a busy teacher. The apps mentioned in this article are mainly built for Apple devices (iPhone / iPad / Mac), with links directing to the relevant App Stores, unless otherwise indicated."