Joanne JacobsSep 232 min readBooks are too long and boring, say English teachers When I was in school in the '60s, we read Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights , Great Expectations, Hard Times, Canterbury Tales, The...
Joanne JacobsFeb 212 min readTo spot 'fake news,' students need to know thingsIt's Media Literacy Monday in journalism class at Cupertino's Monta Vista High School, and Silicon Valley students are analyzing...
Joanne JacobsNov 30, 20232 min readTrue or false? Credible or cockamamie? California teachers are supposed to incorporate "media literacy" into lessons in history, English, science and math, reports Saleen...
Joanne JacobsJan 10, 20231 min readNYC schools ban ChatGPTIs it real or is it artificial intelligence? ChatGPT, the new AI chatbot that"generates stunningly cogent and lifelike writing" has been ...