https://youtu.be/mh1dLvGe06Y - BBC video
When we get news from our social media feeds, it often only tells us part of the story. Our friends -- and the website's algorithms -- tend to feed us perspectives we already agree with. Check out these ways to escape the filter bubble and make sure your ideas about the world are being challenged.
Baseball open gyms for next week will be Sunday, Feb 11th at noon and Thursday, Feb 15th at 6:00. Both will be in the HS gym and for all HS levels (varsity, JV, freshmen)
Congratulations to the Spartans that were inducted into the Technical Honor Society at the Bloomington Area Career Center (BACC). Thank you for representing Olympia so well!
When you see advertising on TV or on a billboard, ask your children to figure out what the ad is selling. Sometimes it's obvious, and sometimes it's not. Help them explore why certain pictures, sounds, or words are used to sell certain products. Could AI be being used in the ad?
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Well-crafted headlines benefit everyone. They help readers digest information and publishers sell news stories. But what if the headline is misleading? What if it's crafted just to get clicks and not to inform? "Clickbait" headlines may benefit advertisers and publishers (think $$$), but they don't benefit readers. And when they go viral, they can badly misinform the public. This week, look for clickbait headlines in the media that you consume and discuss them with your family. How many can you find before Sunday rolls around!?
Happy National School Counseling Week to our School Counselors!
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All media comes with an author and an agenda. Help kids think critically about any media they view with critical questions that dig below the surface. And to really empower kids, have them create their own media with these same questions in mind.
The next baseball open gym will be Monday, February 5th for Freshmen, JV and Varsity. 6:00 HS Gym.
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Help your children analyze the info around them, from toy packaging to Instagram posts to news headlines, and question the purpose of the words and images they see. Teach kids how to use fact-checking tools like Snopes and FactCheck.org.
With so much media and information coming at us through the television, phones, social media, and more, it's more important than ever for kids to understand the basics of media literacy. When kids can identify different types of news and media and the methods and meanings behind them, they're on their way to being critical thinkers and smart consumers.
Throughout the month, we will be sharing a set of five tips to help your children become critical thinkers of news and media. Here is a short video to get those conversations started!
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Families, mark your calendar for our next session on depression! February 20th at 8:00 PM via Zoom. Sign up for the link to show up in your inbox!
The JV and Varsity Girls Basketball Teams get a pair of wins at El-Paso Gridley. Varsity is back home tomorrow in a conference game against Riverton. JV will begin the Central Catholic Tourney on Wednesday vs St. Joseph Ogden.
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If you are interested in joining the girls track team join us tomorrow!! Please make sure you are signed up on 8to18.
The Varsity Girls Basketball Team earned the Win tonight in the Illini Prairie/Sangamo Shootout vs St. Joseph Ogden. Senior Guard Kat Springer received the AAA Trophy Player of the Game. Congrats Kat!! The JV and Varsity Teams will be at El-Paso Gridley on Monday.
Today's Activities
Referendum Information Session
Thursday, January 25th
6:00 p.m. at OHS (Library)
Come with questions.
All are welcome!
Find out more at www.olympia.org/referendum
