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 , wonderful primer on social studies literacy.  Another type of content that my students like to bring into class are youtube videos like oversimplified.  I like to have students listen to radio reports or podcasts.  How should teachers chose content for their classes or are there additional strategies to use to help support students as they "read" all this content? 

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  • My students too! They love the YouTube videos that nicely explain a whole topic in 5 minutes or less. While I think they have value they are often too simple and lack information for students to make other connections. I have never used podcasts and I’m a little scared to get started. I often hear how valuable they are so I would love to hear other peoples suggestions on where to start. 

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  • My students too! They love the YouTube videos that nicely explain a whole topic in 5 minutes or less. While I think they have value they are often too simple and lack information for students to make other connections. I have never used podcasts and I’m a little scared to get started. I often hear how valuable they are so I would love to hear other peoples suggestions on where to start. 

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