Google+News

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__ SWOT Analysis: __ __ Strengths __
 * Free
 * No passwords/registration
 * Browse headlines from multiple sources
 * Current, up to the minute news
 * Access archived news
 * Personalization options
 * Advanced searching options
 * Can be accessed from mobile phones
 * Can access news from across the country, the world, or locally.
 * A more hands-on approach to learning current events
 * It sorts news stories and articles by topics that you would see in a printed newspaper (i.e. Sports, Business, etc.)
 * News can be translated into a different language to accommodate ESOL students or students learning a new language
 * Stories more up-to-date than traditional formats of news like newspapers or magazines

__ Weaknesses __
 * News archives are limited
 * Some archived materials require payment to view
 * Some content may inappropriate for children

__ Opportunities __
 * Easy access to current events
 * Research historical articles for classroom projects
 * Compare media bias with multiple news sources
 * Compare and contrast primary documents about a historical event with secondary documents.
 * Students can use Google News to better understand the concept of Historiography.
 * Compare and contrast the coverage of the same news story from different news organizations around the world.
 * Can use text-to-speech computer feature

__ Threats __

__ Ideas for the classroom __
 * Daily updates on current events in a history, geography, or government class.
 * Subject area searches for news relevant to any classroom. Example: Science news.
 * Historical research can be done using primary sources found in archived materials.
 * Media bias can be studied by assigning students to compare how different news agencies cover the same event.
 * Students can compare and contrast primary documents (newspapers) for an event such as the war with Mexico with a secondary source such as their textbook.
 * After comparing and contrasting the primary and secondary sources, students could use the concept of Historiography to analyze how the perception has changed over time for a particular event.
 * Quickly show students how to examine bias and reliability in the news.
 * Find a top news story from a different country each day of the week and save a photo related to the article. Write brief captions for each photo and assemble them in a poster called, “The World This Week.”
 * In foreign language classes, start each day reading aloud or translating a top news story from an appropriate foreign news source.
 * Research venue, place, and time where musicians/musical groups are performing.

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