Citizen
Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world.
Just because we can hit send/share does not mean we should. In today's political climate, misinformation runs rampant from both sides of the aisle. It is our job as citizens of the world to discern fact from fiction amid the noise. My best advice for ethical and responsible social media sharing is to take a minute to double-check what was written against a credible source.
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Citizen Resources
- Vote.org: A highly reliable, non-partisan site to check your registration status, register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and find your local polling place.
- Congress.gov: The official website for federal legislative information. You can read the exact text of bills currently being debated, see how your specific representatives voted, and track a bill's progress in real-time.
- Ballotpedia: The "Wikipedia" of American politics. It provides completely objective, deep-dive breakdowns of what is on your specific local ballot—from major presidential candidates down to obscure local school board measures.
Citizenship Day - In this video, we interviewed Dr. Divya Pradhan. She is originally from India and moved to the US for more opportunities. She was denied getting her visa twice. She says we often take citizenship in this country for granted. It was shot on a Panasonic 250 and edited in Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Illustrator.