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What You Might Have Missed in April–What’s up in May

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For Teens (and Adults) Fighting Misinformation, TikTok Is Still ‘Uncharted Territory’

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A recent study from NewsGuard found that roughly one in five TikTok videos contain misinformation, whether the topic is COVID-19 vaccines or the Russia-Ukraine war. “I It is a platform that’s not really designed [for users] to leave and judge the credibility of its news elsewhere,” she says.

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Why More Schools Are Adding Mental Health Breaks to the Calendar

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The resulting closures serve to highlight the strain the pandemic has placed on schools, and how districts are dealing with calls to put more emphasis on mental health supports and social-emotional learning. These mental health closures include scheduling changes that both closed schools and move them remote.

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Discovery Education’s EdTech News Roundup – May 1

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Catch up on what’s new in EdTech! From evolving opinions about EdTech, revelations about reading, and new insights from ACSD and POTUS, there's plenty to discuss. Learn More Learn More --> Kids’ Declining Mental Health Is the ‘Crisis of Our Time,’ Surgeon General Says U.S.

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Using big datasets to find out what affects children’s quality of life

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Getting large sets of comparable data about arguably ‘fluffy’ topics – people’s feelings or experiences, for instance – is a challenge across the world of science. The study captures important information about social and economic circumstances, attitudes, lifestyle, health, family relationships, and employment.”. Our results.

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Schools Are Seeing More Hate and Bias Incidents. But Educators Are Not Helpless to Address Them.

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Although our public health organizations were able to come up with vaccines to combat the coronavirus, our schools have unfortunately not been able to address the explosion of hate and bias incidents spreading in our schools and communities. They’ve followed news stories and seen video clips of an insurrection at the nation’s capital.

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Discovery Education’s EdTech News Roundup – April 17

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Another week, another wave of big news across education. For this edition of the DE EdTech News Roundup, we’ll cover: EdTech Trends ESSER Funding Insights from Education Leaders ICYMI EdTech Trends Education technology (EdTech) combines teaching and learning strategies with digital tools.

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