AASL released its list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning 2021! This year’s list took into special consideration how well these tools work for remote/distance students. The resources enhance learning and encourage the following qualities:
- Innovation/Creativity
- Active Participation
- Collaboration
- User-Friendly
- Encourages Exploration
- Information/Reference
We share these resources every year and you can explore our archive of past recommendations here.
This week we’re exploring the resource Bites Media!
“Bites Media is a news and information platform for middle and high school students that connects current events to civic and social principles. Librarians often use the platform as a research supplement for students, as each article contains 10-12 primary sources in one place. “
Grades: Middle-High School
The founders of Bites Media believe: “news is an educational tool and it is our civic duty to be informed and engaged citizens.” Their website has evaluated this entire page of news sources based on several factors including published ethics, history of journalistic integrity, consistent commitment to the truth, and more.
This page has several strategies and stories that link to tons of examples of how to include teaching about current events into the classroom.
And Bites Media has partnered with ADL to provide this free curriculum for high school students with 80 lesson plans that . You can see the standards the curriculum fulfills and download the curriculum and support materials here!