Using the Community Loan Fund: A Community Resource

Event Details:
Wednesday, November 7th, 6:00 PM
Albany Public Library
105 Schuyler St | Albany, NY 12202
https://albanypubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/4382212

Event Description:
“Using the Community Loan Fund” – Media Literacy Week Edition! Come learn about the Community Loan Fund and what it can do for you. Members of this local organization will explain how the loan fund works, and provide examples of work the Loan Fund has done in the community, including funding assistance for local youth media organizations and more.

Contact Information:
Tor Loney, Librarian
loneyt@albanypubliclibrary.org

Front Page

Twitter: @@AlbanyNYLibrary
Twitter: @CommunityLoans

Screening: Election Day

Event Details:
Monday, November 5th, 6:00 PM
Albany Public Library
105 Schuyler St | Albany, NY 12202
https://albanypubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/4510638

Event Description:
Join us for a screening of “Election Day.” Forget the pie charts, color-coded maps and hyperventilating pundits. What’s the street-level experience of voters in today’s America? In a triumph of documentary storytelling, POV’s Election Day combines 11 stories — shot simultaneously on November 2, 2004, from dawn until long past midnight — into one. (For more info: http://www.pbs.org/pov/electionday/)

Contact Information:
Tor Loney, Librarian
loneyt@albanypubliclibrary.org

Front Page

Twitter: @@AlbanyNYLibrary
Twitter: @WMHT
Twitter: @POVdocs
Twitter: @mightychevs

Texas Digital Citizenship Symposium

Event Details:
Thursday, November 7th, 4:30 PM
Centennial HS –
Eduscape
201 South Hurst Road | Burleson, TX 76028

Event Description:
Eduscape, in partnership with Common Sense Media, will be holding the Texas Digital Citizenship Symposium on November 10th at Centennial High School of the Burleson ISD in Burleson, TX. A Digital Citizenship Symposium is an all-day educational event on Digital Citizenship comprised of breakout sessions on topics including Digital Footprint and Identity, Cyberbullying and Digital Drama, Relationships and Social Media, and Media Literacy.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Keeping Students’ Data Safe
2. Social Emotional Learning & Digital Citizenship
3. Digital Footprints – Keeping the Trail Clean
4. A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Digital Citizenship
5. Leading Digital Citizenship: A District Wide Model
6. Building a Culture of Digital Citizenship
7. The Role of Family Support to Digital Citizenship
8. To Screen or Not to Screen: Maintaining a Balance

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/texas-digital-citizenship-symposium-burleson-isd-tickets-48563251994

Contact Information:
Brian Mahoney, Eduscape Marketing Coordinator
brian@eduscape.com
https://bit.ly/dcsworldtour

Twitter: @dcsworldtour
Twitter: @eduscape
Facebook: https://facebook.com/eduscapelearning

Can You Spot Fake News?

Event Details:
Thursday, November 7th, 4:30 PM
Carbone Auditorium
Utica College
1600 Burrstone Rd. | Utica, NY 13502

Event Description:
In a game show-style format, students and faculty will volunteer as contestants. They will be asked a series of questions about print and video news and also asked to view deep fake videos in an effort to distinguish what is real and fake. Every contestant will win a prize. Food will also be available.

Contact Information:
Elizabeth Threadgill, Assistant Professor of English (ejthread@utica.edu) &
Brett Orzechowski, Assistant Professor of Management and Media
https://www.utica.edu
Twitter: @ejthread
Twitter: @uticacollege
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uticacollege/