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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:30 PM EST

Welcome to our #MSLA chat! Introduce yourself: name, school, grades and the book you're reading now. :)

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:30 PM EST

Hi! Laura Gardner, school librarian in Dartmouth, MA. Currently reading Hidden Figures. Way better than the movie! #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:31 PM EST

Be sure to use our #MSLA for our chat. :)

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:32 PM EST

Q1 in 2 minutes! #MSLA

BlendedLibGirl - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:32 PM EST

Hello! Jen Thomas, Media & EdTech Specialist, W. Bridgewater Mid/Sr High School. #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:33 PM EST

Oops! Sorry about the image above. Q1 on the way. Everyone excited about the snow day? #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:34 PM EST

Q1! #MSLA

Rebrarian - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:34 PM EST

#msla Reba from Waltham High. Overly ambitious right now & in the middle of 7 books 😬

BlendedLibGirl - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:34 PM EST

Woo hoo!! SNOW!! #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:34 PM EST

Hello. Kathleen Smith, School Library Media Specialist Ledyard HIgh &a Ledyard Middle CT #MSLA

AngelaHemans Feb 8 @ 7:34 PM EST

good to know! #msla

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:34 PM EST

Welcome Kathleen!! @kcurr #MSLA

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NSHSLibrary Feb 8 @ 7:35 PM EST

Katherine Steiger Newton South High School. I'm reading Selection Day by Aravind Adiga. #msla

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:35 PM EST

Q1 is up! How have you taught #infolit and #fakenews in the past? #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:35 PM EST

Reading The Circle by Dave Eggers #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:35 PM EST

@NSHSLibrary welcome! #MSLA

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:36 PM EST

@AngelaHemans I thought the movie was good, but I am loving the details in the book. #MSLA

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ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:36 PM EST

@Rebrarian DANG! 7 books! After completing 11 in Jan. I'm stuck on my first in Feb. Love it, just moving slow! #msla

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kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:36 PM EST

First year at high school. At elementary we used BrainPOP, Common Sense Media and Google lessons to teach within a Big6 unit #MSLA

Rebrarian - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:36 PM EST

A1 A lot of it is explaining bias vs fake news for me #MSLA

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:36 PM EST

Hi! Laura Harrington, N. Andover High School! After a snow day Tues., delay (but I was home with ill 7-y-o) I'm ambivalent 4 2mrw. #msla

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:37 PM EST

So different in high school! #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:36 PM EST

First year at high school. At elementary we used BrainPOP, Common Sense Media and Google lessons to teach within a Big6 unit #MSLA

DonnaPhil Feb 8 @ 7:37 PM EST

Don't get much opportunity, but yes, mostly when I'm in front of a group of kids and 1 on one #MSLA.

KatSteiger Feb 8 @ 7:37 PM EST

We are starting to teach fake news now. See our guide from Newton South https://t.co/FtevqHysdw #MSLA

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:37 PM EST

Anita Cellucci, Westboro HS, reading several - Just started Ghost! #msla

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:38 PM EST

A1 #infolit was the dream '07-09. Gerri Fegan and I taught a course to *all* students at middle school level. 1 quarter year, tech &.. #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:38 PM EST

Q2 coming up in 2 minutes! #MSLA

BlendedLibGirl - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:38 PM EST

A1: much of what I have done in the past has been bias/web eval....gearing up for a lot of collab w/ Ts on news lit after feb vaca #MSLA

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:39 PM EST

A1 cont'd...and info skills. Access, analyze, evaluate info. Complete with Mankato, MN and Dog Island website eval. <3 #msla #infolit

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:39 PM EST

Did a PD with this Libguide: https://t.co/OUGPJFwZPJ #msla

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:40 PM EST

Q2! #MSLA

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:40 PM EST

A1 Getting lots of requests to help teachers #msla

BlendedLibGirl - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:40 PM EST

@LibraryWHS LOVE this!! Thanks for sharing, Anita! #MSLA

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kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:40 PM EST

@LibraryWHS love it! Great job! #MSLA

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ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:41 PM EST

@masslibsystem just put this #libguide on #fakenews together! https://t.co/k1DSFMRcyX #msla

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:41 PM EST

I always did fake websites, but my unit got much longer this year...not enough to just do the tree octopus anymore! #MSLA

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:42 PM EST

Q2: We are thinking abt how to help HS Ss recognize vetted info #databases #msla

KatSteiger Feb 8 @ 7:42 PM EST

A2: We have made a course on Schoology -- our LMS. Now Ss think what we are doing "counts". If it is a quiz on Schoology, it matters. #msla

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:42 PM EST

A1: Have always told Ss consider who put info out (author/org); what authority do they have to speak? Find same info elsewhere #msla

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:42 PM EST

Here is my LibGuide since we are sharing. https://t.co/LiAI7TFx6B #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:42 PM EST

Mankato is my fave! Have you seen the article from the newspaper there abt the people who thought the site was real? #MSLA

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:39 PM EST

A1 cont'd...and info skills. Access, analyze, evaluate info. Complete with Mankato, MN and Dog Island website eval. <3 #msla #infolit

mstewartscience Feb 8 @ 7:42 PM EST

Visual literacy skills are so important for evaluating websites: https://t.co/eHVjhNHKx1 #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:43 PM EST

Yes! An opportunity to talk up our databases! #MSLA

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:42 PM EST

Q2: We are thinking abt how to help HS Ss recognize vetted info #databases #msla

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:43 PM EST

A2 Ss and Ts suddenly *interested* & aware of #fakenews . I'm getting ?'s and students analyzing content cautiously #msla

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:44 PM EST

I feel like a piece of News Literacy skills is also talking about the field of journalism and the code of ethics #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:45 PM EST

Q3 in 2 minutes! #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:45 PM EST

I also feel like a conversation about what our country would be like if we didnt have free speech and free press is impt. #MSLA

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:45 PM EST

Q2 Absolutely! I work closely with the Journalism teacher and share info frequently! #msla

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:44 PM EST

I feel like a piece of News Literacy skills is also talking about the field of journalism and the code of ethics #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:45 PM EST

Want to make kids critical thinkers and skeptical. Not cynical #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:46 PM EST

Agreed. The stony brook school of journalism resources are awesome. I did a summer institute 5 yrs ago and recommend it. #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:44 PM EST

I feel like a piece of News Literacy skills is also talking about the field of journalism and the code of ethics #MSLA

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:46 PM EST

@LibrarianMsG I haven't! I've not used it with h.s. Ss, just m.s. when I used to teach that level. I think freshmen would still like #MSLA

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KatSteiger Feb 8 @ 7:46 PM EST

We had Ss do a CRAAP Eval on sites they had already found and were planning to use in research. Very enlightening. Much more invested. #msla

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:46 PM EST

@LibraryWHS the coursera online course is awesome if you haven't checked it out already #MSLA

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:46 PM EST

Digital Resource Center | Stony Brook Center for News Literacy #Msla https://t.co/IB4URWtr6y

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:47 PM EST

Q3! #MSLA

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:47 PM EST

So right, I'm going to see if journalism teachers and I can collaborate 3rd trimester on this! #msla

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:48 PM EST

Parody Web site fools two into visiting Mankato | Local News | https://t.co/Fmnid12SYH #Msla https://t.co/P0BMICHuOV

KatSteiger Feb 8 @ 7:48 PM EST

A3 https://t.co/bMIZRt4fph #msla

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:49 PM EST

SLJ’s News Literacy Pinterest Page | School Library Journal love this by @BlendedLibGirl ! #Msla https://t.co/SVnaVcq7lz

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mstewartscience Feb 8 @ 7:49 PM EST

Students need help and practice synthesizing their research: https://t.co/FhunlwaZlg #MSLA

DonnaPhil Feb 8 @ 7:49 PM EST

Snow day will be a good time to check this out! Thanks for sharing #MSLA

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:49 PM EST

A3 Project look sharp https://t.co/215yxQkElf #msla

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:50 PM EST

Q4 (final question!) in 2 minutes! #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:51 PM EST

A2. Sorry have been forgetting to add the A before I answered. I try to Instagram and tweet a tip a day to remind Ss abt eval sites #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:52 PM EST

Q4! #MSLA

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:52 PM EST

Q3 Already shared @masslibsystem new #libguide (fantastic) https://t.co/k1DSFMRcyX I've taught #medialiteracy course for years now... #MSLA

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:53 PM EST

You inspire me! #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:51 PM EST

A2. Sorry have been forgetting to add the A before I answered. I try to Instagram and tweet a tip a day to remind Ss abt eval sites #MSLA

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:53 PM EST

Q4 Create, share, and ask! Def an opportunity. #msla

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:53 PM EST

@LibrarianMsG lol. I use your stuff so thanks for helping me! #MSLA

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:53 PM EST

I know 30 min is fast, but you all are awesome! Thanks for coming! #MSLA

Rebrarian - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:54 PM EST

A4 Being a reliable resource in the building & ready with tips & lessons #MSLA

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:55 PM EST

Yes!! @Rebrarian Ready on a dime! #msla

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Rebrarian - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:54 PM EST

A4 Being a reliable resource in the building & ready with tips & lessons #MSLA

KatSteiger Feb 8 @ 7:55 PM EST

Q4: we have been advocating with Ts, Admins & Parents. All v. concerned about fake news. Sharing our resources broadly. Coteaching! #msla

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:55 PM EST

Q4. Post on social media including what you are teaching on PTO social media pages. Share tools w/parents to help them help kids #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:56 PM EST

Share with BOE too!! #MSLA

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:56 PM EST

A4: I think this I set a great chance to share why we matter. I talked about #infolit and #fakenews in my library leg breakfast speech #MSLA

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:56 PM EST

Q3 cont'd... and so many great sources for #medialiteracy @mediaed @mamedialiteracy @mediatrician #commonsense many more #msla

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:56 PM EST

Awesome! #MSLA

KatSteiger Feb 8 @ 7:55 PM EST

Q4: we have been advocating with Ts, Admins & Parents. All v. concerned about fake news. Sharing our resources broadly. Coteaching! #msla

DonnaPhil Feb 8 @ 7:56 PM EST

Offer to teach a lesson, teachers looking for help before vacation week #MSLA

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:56 PM EST

Q4 - Sharing on social media when teaching, emailing Ts with LibGuides, offering to teach PD #msla

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:56 PM EST

@Rebrarian totally agree #MSLA

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:56 PM EST

I think my kids are revolting up there...excited about #snowday #MSLA

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:57 PM EST

Q4 I've asked Ss all term if heard of #fakenews and do they want to protect selves? Yes & Yes Best advocacy moment of career #msla

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:58 PM EST

A4 - and you rocked it! #msla

LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:56 PM EST

A4: I think this I set a great chance to share why we matter. I talked about #infolit and #fakenews in my library leg breakfast speech #MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:58 PM EST

a4. Attend conferences ! #nmlc conference at cause this weekend was great! Highly recommend u go next yr @namle #MSLA

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:58 PM EST

A4: also a chance to promote the #databases as a good source of quality info. 😀#MSLA

kcurriesmith Feb 8 @ 7:59 PM EST

a4. Attend conferences ! #nmlc conference at ccsu this weekend was great! Highly recommend u go next yr @namle #MSLA

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ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:59 PM EST

@kcurriesmith Yes! I've been trying to up social media game this year and here's perfect chance to advocate against #fakenews #msla

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LibrarianMsG - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:59 PM EST

Awesome question. It does feel like kids are nervous about this and want to know more. #fakenews #MSLA

ms_l_harrington - Moderator Feb 8 @ 7:57 PM EST

Q4 I've asked Ss all term if heard of #fakenews and do they want to protect selves? Yes & Yes Best advocacy moment of career #msla

LibraryWHS Feb 8 @ 7:59 PM EST

I'm messing up the Qs + As but I'm keeping up (mostly) #winning #msla