How to Critically Evaluate “News” on Social Media
TweetIs social media a valid source of information? It can be. But for us to sift through and evaluate the tremendous…
Month: April 2016
Niagara Falls Turns Purple for Prince! Or does it?
Tweet In Daniel Kahnamen’s book, “Thinking Fast and Slow”, he writes that “A reliable way of making people believe in falsehoods…
Bias Can be Subtle
Tweet Here’s a screen shot from CNN’s website a few moments ago. Bernie Sanders won the Michigan primary last night,…
Don’t Censor. Embrace Media Literacy.
TweetI’ve been grading final projects for a couple of days now. They’re decent. Some of them are excellent. But many…
Five Ways to Survive Political News Coverage
Tweet Are you ready for the political news in 2016? I’m already sick of it! But it’s still important – so…
Why Media Literacy is More Important than Ever
Tweet This semester we’ve witnessed a brutal execution, played out initially on live television to a small audience and then…
Why I Use Social Media in My Classes
Tweet Some disclaimers: I teach college. So every kid has a phone. Heck, every kid has a nicer phone than…