The Oatmeal: You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell you

It's been a while since I shared this. It's a good one and worth sharing again. Read it if you haven't read it lately.
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Article: New Research Shows Students are Largely Unaware of News Personalization

Mediashift recently posted this article titled "New Research Shows Students are Largely Unaware of News Personalization". I have found that adults are largely unaware too, or if they're aware they may not understand how it actually works. I recommend you take a minute to read the article and include it in class discussion, if possible. 

Newsela for today's news

Little known start-up @Newsela is a great way to keep students (and adults) informed about today's news! Read more here. Visit Newsela here.

The Syrian Refugee Crisis explained

I recently ran across this video explaining the Syrian refugee crisis. The first half is helpful if you're looking for a way for your students to understand why the Syrian refugee crisis is such a big thing and where it started. The second half of the video gets a bit biased about why countries should accept refugees, just FYI.

https://youtu.be/RvOnXh3NN9w