Play around with ideas, deciding which are facts and which are opinions. Ask: How tall are you? What's the best food in the world? Do you like dogs? Point out that both facts and opinions show up in the news, but opinion is usually labeled.
about 1 month ago, EdTech@Oly
Fake news tip 4
Be A Deceptive Detective! If you want to know if someone is trying to trick you with a headline, think through a few of these five questions each time you read a shocking story. Don't let them pull the wool over your eyes Spartans!
about 1 month ago, EdTech@Oly
Deceptive Detective
Video: bit.ly/OlyNMV1 Family Activity: Decoding Images. bit.ly/OlyNMFR1 Kids find and read news in lots of different ways. But studies show they're not very good at interpreting what they see. How can we help them get better? Teaching your children about the structure of online news articles is an important place to start.
about 1 month ago, EdTech@Oly
Reading News Online
The Olympia Board of Education approved naming the OHMS baseball field the 'Ron Smith Field'. The District is working with OPBA to plan a dedication on OPBA Day - April 6th. Thank you Coach for the positive impact you have had on so many student athletes!
about 2 months ago, LAURA O'DONNELL
Coach
Coach Smith
Use real-life examples to help kids understand how people can view the same situation with totally different perspectives. One child might experience a game on the playground as fun, while another might feel like the rules are unfair. Sibling conflict can be a great example of how two people can have wildly different opinions about the same event. With older children, talk through controversial subjects and take turns arguing for different sides to help kids understand various viewpoints.
about 2 months ago, EdTech@Oly
Fake news tip 3
Fake News has been around for a long time. Track its history from 63 B.C. through present day in this infographic. Where do you see Fake News today (AI anyone!?)? How does it impact your life? Does it impact the type of media you consume, or where you consume it?
about 2 months ago, EdTech@Oly
Fake news timeline
https://youtu.be/mh1dLvGe06Y - BBC video When we get news from our social media feeds, it often only tells us part of the story. Our friends -- and the website's algorithms -- tend to feed us perspectives we already agree with. Check out these ways to escape the filter bubble and make sure your ideas about the world are being challenged.
about 2 months ago, EdTech@Oly
Filter Bubble Trouble
Early voting begins today! Check out details for your county at www.olympia.org/vote #MaintainRetainInnovate #TaxSwap #VoteMarch19
about 2 months ago, Sean Mullins
Early Voting
When you see advertising on TV or on a billboard, ask your children to figure out what the ad is selling. Sometimes it's obvious, and sometimes it's not. Help them explore why certain pictures, sounds, or words are used to sell certain products. Could AI be being used in the ad?
about 2 months ago, EdTech@Oly
Fake News Tip 2
Well-crafted headlines benefit everyone. They help readers digest information and publishers sell news stories. But what if the headline is misleading? What if it's crafted just to get clicks and not to inform? "Clickbait" headlines may benefit advertisers and publishers (think $$$), but they don't benefit readers. And when they go viral, they can badly misinform the public. This week, look for clickbait headlines in the media that you consume and discuss them with your family. How many can you find before Sunday rolls around!?
about 2 months ago, EdTech@Oly
Clickbait
Video: bit.ly/OlyNMV2 All media comes with an author and an agenda. Help kids think critically about any media they view with critical questions that dig below the surface. And to really empower kids, have them create their own media with these same questions in mind.
about 2 months ago, EdTech@Oly
Essential Questions When Viewing Media
Help your children analyze the info around them, from toy packaging to Instagram posts to news headlines, and question the purpose of the words and images they see. Teach kids how to use fact-checking tools like Snopes and FactCheck.org.
about 2 months ago, EdTech@Oly
Fake News Tip 1
For up to date referendum news throughout February and March, please follow our district social media pages. #MaintainRetainInnovate #TaxSwap #VoteMarch19
about 2 months ago, EdTech@Oly
Vote March 19
Elementary families Spartan @ the Movies is only one week away!
about 2 months ago, Michelle Maris
movie night
NHS is sponsoring a Princess Tea Party on Sunday, February 25 from 1-3 pm. Come enjoy snacks, games, crafts, face painting, bouncy house, the Royal Runway along with photos with the Princesses! The event will be held in the high school media center. All proceeds will benefit Toys for Tots and St. Jude Children's Hospital. Reservations and pre-payment is required. Email amanda.hapgood@olympia.org to reserve your spot.
about 2 months ago, Lisa Steve
Princess Tea Party
With so much media and information coming at us through the television, phones, social media, and more, it's more important than ever for kids to understand the basics of media literacy. When kids can identify different types of news and media and the methods and meanings behind them, they're on their way to being critical thinkers and smart consumers. Throughout the month, we will be sharing a set of five tips to help your children become critical thinkers of news and media. Here is a short video to get those conversations started! bit.ly/OlyNMV5
about 2 months ago, EdTech@Oly
Spot Fake News
Families, mark your calendar for our next session on depression! February 20th at 8:00 PM via Zoom. Sign up for the link to show up in your inbox!
about 2 months ago, Michelle Maris
Depression
Elementary Families, Spartans @ the Movie returns Friday, 2/9 at 6:30 PM
about 2 months ago, Michelle Maris
Spartan @ Movies
Spartan Swim this Sunday! Elementary families join us.
2 months ago, Michelle Maris
pool party
The phones at North are currently intermittent. If you need to contact the building for end of the day communications and cannot get through, please send a message to our administrative assistant Stacey Boots. https://www.olympia.org/o/one/staff Thank you!
2 months ago, Sean Mullins