Bill Chapman
@classroomtools
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Retired secondary social studies teacher, still working to help others learn to distinguish fact from fiction and truth from fantasy. Born when CO2 was 310 ppm.
Berkeley, CA
Joined February 2009
A2 Studying history is reading and discussing the stories historians have created about the past. Doing history is identifying questions about the past, researching evidence relevant to answering those questions, then creating your own stories from that evidence. #sschat
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RT @GaryM: A NASA spacecraft scooped rubble from an asteroid. Here's what was inside - The new findings "might mean that ... even asteroids…
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@GeoJo22 I think I will checkout early tonight. The chat is moving to Bluesky starting next month, so will see you then.
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A4 - Everything and everyone is biased in multiple ways. There is nothing without bias. It is not bad, it just is. #engsschat
Q4. How do you teach students to recognize bias in media, and what challenges do they face when identifying it? #engsschat
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A3 - I love John H. McManus’s book, Don’t Be Fooled. #engsschat
Q3. What strategies or tools do you use to help students evaluate the credibility of online sources, especially as we find misinformation posted on many platforms? #engsschat
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A2 - Critical Thinking is the set of skills used to identify, evaluate, validate and create messages we send and receive. #engsschat
Q2: In your classroom, how do you define critical thinking, and how does it relate to media literacy? #engsschat
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A1 - We live in a mediated sea. Most of what we know comes from our media. #engsschat
Q1. What does media literacy mean to you, and why is it an essential skill for today’s students? #engsschat
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Hi #engsschat! This is Bill Chapman, a retired secondary social studies teacher checking in from Berkeley, CA.
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RT @Steph_Sukow: Only one hour until our combined #engsschat. This is our last one before moving to @bluesky. We are talking“Media Literacy…
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RT @AOC: To “punish” Colombia, Trump is about to make every American pay even more for coffee. Remember: *WE* pay the tariffs, not Colombi…
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RT @teachbk: "Some educators are sounding the alarm that fears of immigration enforcement could keep kids out of school in large numbers —…
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