Media Literacy: What is this thing called Fake News?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/quiz-can-you-spot-the-fake-news-headline-1.3934368
During this class, there was a story about Erwin Sniedzins, who obtained a degree, which was fake. The story can be found here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fake-degree-toronto-investigation-1.4287347 The site for the university in question, at first glance, looks pretty good: http://www.kingslakeuniversity.org/about/
Erwin Sniedzins
In fact, the "university" is a product of a Pakistani software company, Axact. By Googling the name, you will see the numerous stories about this type of misrepresentation.
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| https://www.google.ca/search?q=Axact+fake&oq=Axact+fake&aqs=chrome..69i57.7766j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 |
I haven't laid down any heavy theory in relation to the Principles of Media Literacy, but this class introduced a key one: all media are constructions. In this case, the medium of the Internet was used to misrepresent a school that didn't exist.
Physical Education: Beep Test
On Google Classroom I posted a link to the age-graded assessments for today's Beep Test. In case you can't get on, here it is http://www.topendsports.com/testing/norms/beep.htm We will be doing this again at another interval so you can measure your progress.
This is how it looks and this offers a brief explanation of the test.
This is how it looks and this offers a brief explanation of the test.
Homework
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| This work should be recorded in the agenda. |
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| A hard copy of the calendar and Sports practice schedule went home on Friday. |
Enjoy your weekend.
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