Teaching for the Future: Episode 25: Are you part of the Problem?

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Intro:
Thanks to John from the M Show for the great intro. You can see a live recording of The M Show at Podcamp!

News:

Online Quizzes Made Easy from Academhack: This post talks about new tools for creating quizes online, I'm not sure if this is just asking for trouble, but it's an interesting tool.

First Day with the Sims from David McDivitt: This is a follow up on a story I mentioned in Episode 22. David McDivitt talks about implementing the Sims for his sociology class.

1o Tips on How to Think for Yourself from Life is a Journal... : Media literacy is all about thinking for yourself and these tips can be applied to all forms of media. I think I'm going to print these tips out on a card and keep it in my wallet.

Promo:

Podcamp is coming up soon (Sept. 9th and 10th) so go to Podcamp.org for more info!

Commentary:
We are all part of the problem. By watching bad tv and listening to bad radio we are saying it is okay to create poorly made media. If you don't support the message, don't support the medium and turn off your tv and radio.

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