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Fake News and Fact Resistance - Ola Rosling

Moodle MOOC 12 Introduction - News OR Fake News?

After the third person responds with a guess in Moodle MOOC 12 Introduction Forum, I'll share the Reality Check about Sheryl Ann McCoy. Can you guess?

As we introduce ourselves to other participants in Moodle MOOC 12, we do have a basic set of instructions. Participating in the fun project is a good way to show your serious side and your humorous side. Here is my version of the basic instructions:

Please introduce yourself. 

Share two real stories about yourself and one fiction (lie). 

Tell a story. The information must be in a form of a story. 

It's not all about you or me. To introduce, you must meet.

Look for 3 people who haven't received a response yet. Respond to them.

When you finish your stories, respond to 3 other people. 
Share what you think are their true stories and what is not. 
Enjoy!

I live on a houseboat on the navigable portion of the Arkansas River. My husband moves the houseboat several times a month, so we can fish and glean wild edible plants. In the Spring, we begin our northward migration. We spend the summer as close to to the river source as possible. In Autumn, we move our houseboat south all the way to Louisiana on the Mississippi River. Once we end our southern migration, we move through the bayous in Louisiana and find good winter sheltering places.


I also love to make videos about my favorite teaching resources. This is an online resource that displays satellite images and curates interesting activity on Earth. Watch my shortest, latest video: 

Fires Rage in Oklahoma

Teaching Reality

My last story that I'll share happened before my daughter was born. In 1990, I attended my first internet supported NSF grant summer project. It was called GENE: Genetic Education Network for Educators. We identified DNA, performed a variety of experiments with yeast as our most common lab creature. We used weevils, as models, in experiments, and learned all about Wisconsin FAST  PLANTS ( Ask about the bee butts). It was a six-week workshop. We worked from dawn to dusk to bring new, up-to-date curriculum for our students. It was a wonderful experience, and we continued to be in contact and share throughout the next five years.

It's tricky to write a fiction story, but I've tried to do it well. I hope you can figure out which story about me is fiction. Enjoy.

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