Watch this video in connection to the article we read in class (available here).
Monday, September 29, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Weekly Current Events Quiz
Here's a fun challenge: beat Mr. Stoddard on the current events quiz!
Here's what you need to do:
Here's what you need to do:
- Click on the following link and then click on the link to the most current quiz (this week's is titled Weekly News Quiz | Sept. 9-15, 2014): http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/news-quiz/weekly-news-quiz/
- Take the quiz.
- When you are finished, take a screenshot of your score and email it to me at gstoddard@apamail.org.** If you're not sure how to take a screenshot, click here.
Remember that the screenshot needs to be emailed to me by 11:59 tonight! Good luck!
**Please write "Weekly News Quiz - [the week of the quiz] in the subject line of your email. This week's will be "Weekly News Quiz - Sept. 9-15, 2014." Also, make sure that you identify yourself in some way in the email (if you're using your apastudents.org account, your email address will be enough).
**Please write "Weekly News Quiz - [the week of the quiz] in the subject line of your email. This week's will be "Weekly News Quiz - Sept. 9-15, 2014." Also, make sure that you identify yourself in some way in the email (if you're using your apastudents.org account, your email address will be enough).
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
News Sources
Below are some links to great, fairly balanced political news sources:
PBS NewsHour: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
NPR's 7AM Summary: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=4819388
The first link is viewed by many political scientists as the most unbiased news program out there. It's also great because it goes in depth into stories instead of simply reviewing the day's events.
The second link is one of my favorites for when I don't have a lot of time, but want to hear what's going on.
You can also check out the following radio stations:
These are also great:
90.1 - KUER
102.7 - KSL
105.7 - KNRS
Any major newspaper (Salt Lake Tribune, NY Times, Washington Post, etc.)...Of course, the quiz is written by the New York Times, so check it out.
cnn.com
cbsnews.com
abcnews.com
msnbc.com
Google News
Yahoo News
BBC
Fox News
The Associated Press
The Guardian
NPR
And if you are looking for a more comedic approach to the news, check out Politico Playback, which features the best of last night's late night TV talk show hosts sharing the news and making fun of it.
PBS NewsHour: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
NPR's 7AM Summary: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=4819388
The first link is viewed by many political scientists as the most unbiased news program out there. It's also great because it goes in depth into stories instead of simply reviewing the day's events.
The second link is one of my favorites for when I don't have a lot of time, but want to hear what's going on.
You can also check out the following radio stations:
These are also great:
90.1 - KUER
102.7 - KSL
105.7 - KNRS
Any major newspaper (Salt Lake Tribune, NY Times, Washington Post, etc.)...Of course, the quiz is written by the New York Times, so check it out.
cnn.com
cbsnews.com
abcnews.com
msnbc.com
Google News
Yahoo News
BBC
Fox News
The Associated Press
The Guardian
NPR
And if you are looking for a more comedic approach to the news, check out Politico Playback, which features the best of last night's late night TV talk show hosts sharing the news and making fun of it.
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