Identifying Fake News: Help students identify false news with Listenwise

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The Description

There are valuable learning opportunities happening every day that my students are missing out on. This year I want to bring Listenwise Premium to my students to ensure that they are making connections to what they are learning to the real world.

Listenwise Premium will allow me to create custom online assignments from the library of lessons that are standards-aligned and are designed to draw connections between the real world stories and the curriculum that we are covering. The lessons are engaging for all of my students regardless of current reading level and there are literacy supports such as interactive transcripts for my ELL students.

All of these features come at a small cost for my classroom. This is where you come in. Your generous investment will help bring the power of public radio to my students and help them build connections to real world events.

Here is the breakdown of our goal of $308.25 for Listenwise

Listenwise Teacher Account (x1)$299.00
WePay payment processing fee$9.25
Total goal amount$308.25

Back Up Plan

I will purchase as many months as possible for my classroom so my students are able to experience Listenwise's great tool.

Fundraiser Updates (2)

A big thank you!

August 18, 2020

I want to send out a big thank you to the donors so far!  Your support means so much, especially during this stressful time!

I want to introduce students to podcasts!

August 13, 2020

Thanks for taking time out to look at my fundraiser to purchase Listenwise for my classroom!

What is Listenwise?  In a nutshell, Listenwise is basically a digital library of student-friendly, relevant podcasts!

Just like reading a good book, listening to a gread podcast can transport you to a different world or expose you to news and information you would have otherwise never been aware of.

As a science teacher and podcast-lover, I want to bring quality, vetted podcasts to my students for the following reasons:

1. Media literacy and identifying fake news is SO important, now more than ever!

2. Listenwise has resources for student podcasting, something I would love to work on with my students.

3. It's important to slow down and just LISTEN.  

4. Exposing kids to fine arts and non-profit news + organizations will help them grow as a whole human and enrich their lives.

5. We all have different learning styles.  Auditory learning is often skipped over or not effectively used in the classroom.

Comments (2)

Kathy and Dick Philips August 13, 2020

Thanks for loving and educating all your kids! I wish I could sit in on one of your classes. Good luck in the upcoming, very challenging year. Take good care of yourself. Though we only spent about two weeks with you, we grew to love you, and have great faith in your ability to connect with people (of all ages). Your students are lucky to have you, and thanks for helping them learn how to read and listen critically. I wish someone had helped me learn those skills at an early age!

Tara August 13, 2020

Hope this helps! Anything for the kids!

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About the Creator

I am a middle school science teacher in Chicago. My goals as an instructor are to facilitate growth of work-ethic and pride in work. I strive to help my students become better prepared to take hold of future opportunities and leave my classroom with increased science literacy.

Investments (8)

$140

Anonymous

4 years ago

$50

Shelley Szymonik

4 years ago

$20

Magnolia Peña

4 years ago

$25

Mick McMahon

4 years ago

$10

Anonymous

4 years ago

$50

Kathy and Dick Philips

4 years ago

$25

Tara Farmer

4 years ago

$25

Paul Gaszak

4 years ago