Rebecca Smith

Dreamer. Teacher. Leader. Learner.

[Rebecca Smith @rjdsmith85]

@marlon_humphrey Who are you again? Never heard of you.

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@genovaLHSH @DrMandyStewart Girl. You rock.

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@genovaLHSH I miss my classroom and students and friends. :-/

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Q7: honestly, just arming them with information and asking lots of questions to help facilitate inquiry. Reading articles, laterally, on the same story and just pondering. Reseaching clickbait and the companies behind them. #kisdpdchat

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Q6: google keywords from the article. Oftentimes, the same fake news story will have been shared by other obscure news sites. #KISDPDChat

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Q5: this is a fantastic way to avoid “echo chambers” or confirmation bias. #KISDPDChat

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#KISDPDChat A4: when consumers aren’t reading with a critical eye, it can be incredibly easy to take fake news as truth, thus spreading misinformation. This is one of the many reasons teachers should be at the front line—spreading truth while teaching our students to do the same

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A3: many satirical websites will have many ads and might even look like a legitimate news site; however, the website usually doesn’t end with .com or any of the most commonly used domain names used by reputable new sites. #KISDPDChat

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A2: I think it’s fascinating that true news spread so much slower, not because of bots, but because of human emotion. News that looks like “the truth being uncovered” seems far more appealing than the truth. #KISDPDChat

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@KellerISDPD a1: one type of misinformation is slant, when an author has bias and attempts to sway their readers, sometimes subconsciously. #kisdpdchat

[Rebecca Smith @rjdsmith85]

I am Rebecca Smith and teach sheltered English classes at Fossil Ridge #KISDPDChat

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Looking forward to this conversation with Keller ISD #KISDPDChat

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@_betsyroche Were you all shook up?

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

In this English Journal article, @wordsmithereenz offers six research-based components of writing practice that have helped her authorize student voices, fulfill her moral imperative as a teacher, and become a better teacher of writing. https://t.co/oQguPE8ENi

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@drwhitlawrence @ncte That was such a sweet time of growth and contemplation.

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@DrMandyStewart @ncte Yes. Yes it is :)

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@KellerISDPD @KISDGeniusTeam It doesn't seem like the website is working.

[Rebecca Smith @rjdsmith85]

#journey2thecenter I love these stems! This would be great to have this inside the cover of their notebook.

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#journey2thecenter conversations are SOCIAL LUBRICANT, helping students build community and trust one another.

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Do students find a personal connection to the text they have to read in school if they never get the chance to digest? #journey2thecenter