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Hate Speech in the Cloud: Cloudflare Confronts Internet Censorship
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by Nancy K. Herther
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On May 4, 2017, ProPublica accused network operator Cloudflare of policies that make possible the "operations of such extreme sites" as "the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer." The article notes that Cloudflare ... was providing services to neo-Nazi sites, "including giving them personal information on people who complain about their content." ... [T]he article was picked up by other news outlets and has become another part of the ongoing debate about the role of websites and social media in giving a platform to extremism.
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Turning Students Into Readers With the LightSail Literacy Platform
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Even if we liked reading as a kid, we all have memories of slogging through at least one assignment that just wasn't speaking to us. (CliffsNotes is popular for a reason.) The LightSail literacy platform for grades K-12 aims to make all books entertaining and educational by capitalizing on the gamification of learning and making it easy for students to find their next curriculum-approved read.
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How Public Libraries Can Access Political Influence (4:19)
Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL) executive director Stephen Abram explains how libraries can engage with and wield influence in the affairs of their communities in this clip from his presentation at Computers in Libraries & Internet Librarian 2020.
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Online Teaching in K-12: Models, Methods, and Best Practices for Teachers and Administrators Edited by Sarah Bryans-Bongey and Kevin J. Graziano Foreword by Norman Vaughan
Online Teaching in K–12 is the essential hands-on reference and textbook for education professionals seeking success in the planning, design, and teaching of K–12 online courses and programs.
2016/352 pp/hardbound | ISBN 978-1-57387-527-1 Regular Price: $65.00 | Web Orders: $58.50
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