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This Week in History Cartoons for the Classroom | Special Report | Pulse of the Planet
Words in the News | The Green Room: Conservation for the Classroom | NASA's Night Sky Network
Common Core State Standard
L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
05/09/2022
Mental health apps are sharing your personal data
Mozilla reports that services like BetterHelp, Talkspace and even prayer apps like King James Bible are using people's data for financial gain, like sharing personal data with third parties for "things like marketing and research." Mozilla researchers also ranked the apps by "creepy" levels, and noted apps like Calm and Pray as "super creepy." Privacy policies can be boring and difficult to understand, but reading through them is your best chance of protecting your information.■Class discussion: Do you ever read privacy policies for the applications and websites you use? Why or why not? Do you care that information about what you read, where you go, what you buy, who you talk to, what you say online, your health and even your religious beliefs is being sold by the people who create apps and websites to people trying to sell you products or political viewpoints? What can you do to protect yourself from being manipulated? Is it possible to protect your privacy online?