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  • Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers

    Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers

    This electronic book helps readers learn how to fact-check claims made on the Internet on a variety of topics. Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers   The author, Michael Caulfield, also has a companion blog: Four moves   Keywords: Copyright, Creative Commons, Digital Literacy, Lifelong Learning, Media, Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access, Searching

  • Wordwall

    Wordwall

    Wordwall is a tool that helps you to create better lessons quicker. Wordwall is an easy-to-use tool that lets you create a series of interactive games and activities for students. Find a series of templates that you can freely copy and adapt to your requirements. It has a nice interface and is easy to use.…

  • WordPress

    WordPress

    WordPress is an open-source blogging and a website creation platform. WordPress (often referred to as WP) is very widely used and makes up about 30% of all published websites.  There is a subtle but important difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com. WordPress.org gives lots of freedom, but you need a self-hosted platform to deliver your site. This…

  • Blogger

    Blogger

    Blogger is a popular blogging platform run by Google. It is a blog-publishing service that allows multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. Although there are more complex blogging tools available, the combination of cost (free) and flexibility makes Blogger an attractive option, whether you’re updating friends and family about your life, hosting your own advice column,…

  • Public Records and Factual Research (Harvard Law School Library)

    Public Records and Factual Research (Harvard Law School Library)

    This website maintained by the Harvard Law School Library has numerous resources to find public records consisting of business, property, and personal records. Many of the resources are freely available and some provide more in-depth information for a fee.   Public Records and Factual Research (Harvard Law School Library)   Keywords: Digital Footprint/Identity

  • How can we learn to reject fake news in the digital world?

    How can we learn to reject fake news in the digital world?

    This article, published by Trudi Jacobson and Tom Mackey in the journal “The Publication,” talks about what it means to be a metaliterate person in today’s society that is filled with fake news. It also provides strategies to become a critical consumer of information.   How can we learn to reject fake news in the digital…

  • TED Talk: This is your brain on communication

    TED Talk: This is your brain on communication

    This TED Talk, given by Neuroscientist Uri Hasson, takes us inside his lab’s fascinating research — and our heads — to show the meeting of the minds that occurs every time we talk to each other.   TED Talk: This is your brain on communication   Keywords: Lifelong Learning

  • Shadow Health

    Shadow Health

    Shadow Health is a fee-based virtual clinical patient simulation experience. It is a robust experience which simulates virtual patient examination for courses across the Graduate and Undergraduate Curriculum.   Shadow Health   Video demonstration Keywords: 3D, Simulations, Virtual Labs  

  • The Fundamental Elements of Design

    The Fundamental Elements of Design

    This 3-minute video, from PepRally, shares the basics of the elements of design. Gain an understanding of the basic building blocks behind design principles.   The Fundamental Elements of Design   The Fundamental Elements of Design from PepRally on Vimeo.   Keywords: Photos & Images, Presentations, Publishing, Visual Design, Websites

  • Digital Public Library of America

    Digital Public Library of America

    “The Digital Public Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society. DPLA connects people to the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the materials found through DPLA—photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government…

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