facilitates the 21st century skills of critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication
Joined October 2015
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16 Jun 2021
I am featured on the NLP Website as an educator who helped students go from blindly accepting everything they read online to critically examining information to determine its author, purpose & credibility @NrpsLearning @nrschools @lfoliveto2003 @danieldowns @coconnell476
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19 May 2025
Commonsense Media provides an AI risk assessment and reviews different AI tools' opportunities and limitations: commonsensemedia.org/ai-rati… @NRMSchool
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30 May 2023
NRMS Digital Learning classes are learning how to identify misinformation and disinformation online @nrschools @NrpsLearning @danieldowns @coconnell476 @lfoliveto2003
30 May 2023
What's the difference between #misinformation & #disinformation? We cover that & more here ⤵️
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22 May 2023
We use Adobe Express in the Middle School Digital Learning classes too! @nrschools @danieldowns @coconnell476 @lfoliveto2003 @NrpsLearning
AASL Announces 2023 Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning: ala.org/aasl/best
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17 May 2023
The American Psychological Association says that teens should be trained before entering the world of social media. Fortunately, the students at our middle school receive that training in Digital Learning classes! edition.cnn.com/2023/05/09/h… @nrschools @danieldowns @coconnell476
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17 May 2023
Our virtual library of middle school DLCS resources can be accessed through our middle school library's catalog @nrschools @danieldowns @coconnell476
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17 May 2023
We use many of these digital tools in Digital Learning classes at the middle school, including NoodleTools, Sora, Checkology, Typing.com, News Literacy, Stanford History, Copyright & Creativity, & Classroomscreen:ala.org/aasl/awards/best @nrschools @danieldowns
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15 May 2022
This year's Massachusetts Children's Book Award winner is The Wild Robot by Peter Brown @NRMSchool @danieldowns
14 May 2022
The children of MA voted and they chose The Wild Robot as the 21-22 MCBA Winner! Congratulations @itspeterbrown!
bostonglobe.com/2022/05/13/l…
14 May 2022
8th grade students are learning about news literacy in Digital Learning classes @NRMSchool @danieldowns @digitalhornets @nrschools @NrpsLearning
12 May 2022
What makes a news source legit?
1 - Review our resource, created with @smartnews 👇🏾
2 - Test yourself with our quiz: bit.ly/IsItLegit
#NewsLiteracy
#Journalism
ALT Text-heavy infographic, light purple background. Header: Is it legit? 5 steps for vetting a news source. Sub-head: Many sources compete for attention online, including partisan blogs and bogus sites posing as legitimate news organizations. It can be tough to know what to trust. Follow these steps to cut through the noise and learn how to evaluate sources for signs of credibility – as well as for red flags that signal a source should be avoided. Top right there’s a QR code next to text: Test your source savvy! Scan this QR code to put your source-vetting skills to the test. Below that in a small white box there is a News Literacy Project and a SmartNews logo with text below: This infographic was created by the News Literacy Project in partnership with SmartNews, a news app for mobile devices. A future founded on facts. newslit.org 5 white boxes with tips. 1 Do a quick search 2 Look for standards 3 Check for transparency 4 Examine how errors are handled 5 Assess news coverage
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9 May 2022
A 12th grade student who I have known since middle school shared with me how much the school library and I meant to her throughout her years at NRPS. Thank you! @NRMSchool @nrschools @danieldowns @digitalhornets @NrpsLearning
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NRMS Library retweeted
27 Apr 2022
Help PreK-2nd parents caregivers answer their most frequent questions on media use with these free resources! Six ready-to-use workshops (English Spanish) with tips tools for choosing high-quality media, finding #mediabalance, more!
bddy.me/3Kkmhms
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NRMS Library retweeted
30 Mar 2022
Check out our Neurodiversity Book Recommendations💚💛Our community and school libraries will display some of these titles throughout the month of April! What are we missing?📚#alwayslearning
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31 Mar 2022
Books about extraordinary women who have made a difference in the world: commonsensemedia.org/lists/b…
28 Mar 2022
This year's award-winning books in all categories, including the latest Newbery Medal winner!: ilovelibraries.org/article/c…
NRMS Library retweeted
28 Jan 2022
The internet and game show lovers are abuzz over librarian Rhone Talsma’s victory over trivia ace Amy Schneider on Jeopardy! on Wednesday night. But did you know that he is one in a long list of librarians who have appeared on the show?
ilovelibraries.org/article/l…
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NRMS Library retweeted
9 Dec 2021
Do you teach Middle School? Check out the awesome resources curated by @mrshowell24 on Wakelet wakelet.com/@mrshowell24
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16 Jun 2021
Middle School students in Digital Literacy classes learned how to evaluate information and be responsible, safe digital citizens this year in hybrid, remote, and full in person classroom environments! @NRMSchool @danieldowns @coconnell476 @lfoliveto2003 @nrschools @NrpsLearning
27 May 2021
Congrats on the article! @NRMS_Library Teachers share how they used Checkology in challenging year #news #digitalliteracy newslit.org/updates/teachers…
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16 Jun 2021
Students learned critical thinking skills and developed the ability to distinguish between credible sources and misinformation this year in Middle School Digital Literacy class @NRMSchool @coconnell476 @danieldowns @nrschools @NrpsLearning @lfoliveto2003
17 May 2021
"We’ve found that [news literacy] is a critical thinking skill, an essential skill in an information age that can really be transformative & can be broadly applied to everything they are encountering..." — @alanmillernlp on @nbcnewsnow @joefryer
bit.ly/alanmiller
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10 Jun 2021
Free Tools & Strategies to Protect Your Kids When Gaming or Browsing Online, by @danieldowns danieldowns.substack.com/p/f…
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