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The "SIFT" strategy for spotting mis/disinformation:
(S)top & reflect before reacting
(I)nvestigate source
(F)ind trustworthy sources
(T)race the origin of the claim
[source: BBC]
#misinformation #disinformation #criticalthinking #education #teaching @edutooters
The 'Sift' strategy: A four-step method for spotting misinformation
Pioneered by digital literacy experts, the "Sift" strategy is a technique for spotting fake news and misleading social media posts, says Amanda Ruggeri.Amanda Ruggeri (BBC)
Here is a review of HONEYMOON we ❤️ seeing:
"Thank you so much for such a wonderful game. It was so helpful!!"
"It was one hell of something!!"
"... so well made ..."
#videogames #indiedev #health #education #prevention #free
![Review of the healthy relationship video game 'HONEYMOON'. A backdrop of the game showing a bridge walkway leading to a section of brick housing; in front of this backdrop is a review by a player of the game.
Profile and name info [obscured].
"Thank you so much for such a wonderful game. It was so helpful!!
"It was on hell of something!!
"It was so well make that a person who never have ever experienced an abusive relationship of any kind can feel everything through this game.
"Not only did it talk about an abusive relationship but it also highlighted how it feels to be gaslighted and manipulated via role-playing. Through role playing one can feel the exact emotions. The role play urged onself to defend themselves and call him out. Also it will help people understand that why you can never reason with a toxic person because when we are dealing with a toxi person it becomes really hard to talk things out since that person will do anything to avoid owning up to his/her faults.
"Do the abuser ever known if they are wrong (if so then that person is emotionally unstable, controlling, manipulative and have anger issues) or the are totally blind?"](https://plantroon.com/photo/preview/640/233403 "Review of the healthy relationship video game 'HONEYMOON'. A backdrop of the game showing a bridge walkway leading to a section of brick housing; in front of this backdrop is a review by a player of the game.
Profile and name info [obscured].
\"Thank you so much for such a wonderful game. It was so helpful!!
\"It was on hell of something!!
\"It was so well make that a person who never have ever experienced an abusive relationship of any kind can feel everything through this game.
\"Not only did it talk about an abusive relationship but it also highlighted how it feels to be gaslighted and manipulated via role-playing. Through role playing one can feel the exact emotions. The role play urged onself to defend themselves and call him out. Also it will help people understand that why you can never reason with a toxic person because when we are dealing with a toxi person it becomes really hard to talk things out since that person will do anything to avoid owning up to his/her faults.
\"Do the abuser ever known if they are wrong (if so then that person is emotionally unstable, controlling, manipulative and have anger issues) or the are totally blind?\"")
How Residents in a Rural #Alabama County Are Confronting the Lasting Harm of #Segregation Academies
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In Wilcox County, Alabama, many people say they want to bridge racial divides created by their segregated #schools. But they must face a long and painful history.
#News #Education #Students #Teachers #Government #Race #Kids #Families
https://www.propublica.org/article/wilcox-county-alabama-segregation-academies
Wilcox County Residents Confront the Legacy of Segregation Academies
Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education, hundreds of private, mostly white schools still operate across the South. In Wilcox County, Alabama, community members are working to bridge racial divides.ProPublica
Top Story: A network of highly paid lobbyists, PACs and consultants is transforming #Texas school boards into politicized battlefields, reports Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti in the second part of our series on the Republican transformation of #education ... https://www.texasobserver.org/school-boards-partisan-consultants-pacs?utm_campaign=mastodon
#politics #USpol #news #democracy #elections #corruption #Republicans #schools #PublicSchools
Partisan Consultants Are Politicizing Our School Boards
A network of PACs, and political consultants and lobbyists has quietly infiltrated school board elections. From Steven Monacelli.Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)
Featured: The Remnant Alliance has united several powerful conservative Christian groups under the banner of Christian Nationalism, and they're going to have an even bigger impact on public #education than ever. From Correspondent @stevanzetti ... https://www.texasobserver.org/christian-schoolboards-education-k12/
#news #politics #USpol #Texas #Christianity #religion #extremism
The 'Remnant Alliance' Is Coming for a School Board Near You
A new coalition of Christian nationalist groups is mobilizing congregations to take over Texas school boards.Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)