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A study guide for Developing Digital Detectives!
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
We’ve updated the Triggers lens focused mini-lessons (for grades 4-5 and 6-8) to include an activity that uses Michael Rex’s picture book Facts VS…
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
TikTok is a very popular social media platform among today’s youth because of its short music clips, dances, and stunts, but what happens when the…
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
This month we want to use a thought experiment offered by the folks at Thinking is Power to help you and your students explore something you/they…
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
Tips for taking control of your device (so that your device doesn’t take control of you)!
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
Fore! To help visualize the process and the effects of gerrymandering, The Washington Post has created a mini-golf computer game that serves as an…
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
Spoiler: YES it is. AND it's by design!
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
Gamified Source Verification
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
We couldn’t resist featuring Patty Louis, an ES Teacher Librarian in Hawaii this month, because her “Spot The Difference” activity inspired us to create…
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
Abby is a research fellow at Accelerationism Research Consortium and one of our favorite mis-, dis-, and mal- information-busting TikTokers. Her recent…
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
Since we know that emotion is a fundamental driver of our behavior online, it’s vital to help learners recognize when information is triggering them and…
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
It’s their brains! This article from Scientific American discusses why the teenage brain is ripe for falling for disinformation AND why some information…
Dr. Ken Bort, PhD
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