Helpful Links

"When fake news is repeated, it becomes difficult for the public to discern what's real." Jimmy Gomez (US Congressman)

"The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online" PEW Resesarch Center... In late 2016, Oxford Dictionaries selected “post-truth” as the word of the year, defining it as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.”

Galileo (also found in Classlink) the password is "porter"

Google Scholar

ProCon.org (hosted by Britannica)

The MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) publishes fact-checks for teenagers, by teenagers:     https://www.poynter.org/news/tfcn/  

The SIFT Test: STOP - go to Google, INVESTIGATE the Source (is it trustworthy), FIND Other Coverage (there's always more evidence), TRACE Claims to Original Context (trace the information back to its original source)

The CRAAP Test: Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose (example found here)

Grammarly

HyperWrite

Beanstack: Our annual Dolphin Reading competition will be using Beanstack, a web app that "uses competition, recognition, and proven gamification principles to grow community reading culture." Our first reading challenges have already begun! Students can find the Beanstack app in Classlink. 

Reading Bowl: District, State, and National reading competition.

Spelling Bee: National Spelling competition. In 2023-24, our speller came in 5th in the district.

Project Gutenberg

LiveOaks Public Library (Your student ID works at the public library!)

LIBBY (works with your public library card... and your student ID works at the public library!)

SORA: A K-12 reading app that connects students with reading material they love!