Preteens and teens may appear dazzlingly fluent, flitting among social-media sites, uploading selfies and texting friends. But they’re often clueless about evaluating the accuracy and trustworthiness of what they find.
Some 82% of middle-schoolers couldn’t distinguish between an ad labeled “sponsored content” and a real news story on a website, according to a Stanford University study of 7,804 students from middle school through college. The study, set for release Tuesday, is the biggest so far on how teens evaluate information they find online. Many students judged the credibility of newsy tweets based on how much detail they contained or whether a large photo was attached, rather than on the source.
Highlight rows in Google Sheets with conditional formatting This is probably the most popular post on Eduk8me. It shows how to highlight an entire row using conditional formatting. Adding a timer to a Google Slides A neat hack on adding a timer to a Google Slides slide. ⓔ Use Google Photos for managing your classroom…
How many times have you been given a username and password, and have to go back and ask “is this a 1 or an l” or “is this a 0 or an O”? Selecting a proper font for usernames, passwords, urls, commands, etc. can save you time and make the experience less frustrating for your…
Effortless creation of mind maps,concept maps and outlines to improve your thinking, learning and even your business solutions. Online, desktop, iPad and Android apps are available. Source: Mind mapping, concept mapping and outlining Mindomo is an online tool for mind mapping, concept mapping, outlining, and more. The free version allows you to store three maps…
Today, open educational resources (OER) are an increasingly common feature in the K–12 education ecosystem. As one example, consider the popularity of Khan Academy, whose library of practice activities and videos are accessed each month by over 10 million users around the world and in many schools across the United States. Similarly, as school systems…
