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Recognizing Bias in Social Media News: Resources for Teaching Media Literacy in Special Education
Get PDFWith the empowerment of social media news literacy, students in special education can interact with their world with deeper competencies of critical thinking skills and civic engagement. In exploring personal and news biases, online users will have the tools to effectively grapple with the content found in their newsfeeds.
The included lesson uses current social media news stories. Students will be able to identify vocabulary communicating possible bias, including absolute words or phrases, words or phrases communicating degree, and words or phrases that are positively or negatively charged
craving simplicity
Get PDFoh, to be a duck
floating in a placid stream
sunlight winking on its surfac
And Yet
Get PDFWoah, wait a minute,
I need a second,
An hour or two at most.
To catch my breath,
Ignore the noise,
Trying to find joy.
Time is ticking,
Running and racing,
Without a care in the world.
It won’t pause for anyone,
And yet..
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Get PDFA photo of Messiah University\u27s Hostetter Chapel in front of a dark purple sky at dusk
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I had just finished crying and was curled up on the end of the couch in my empty apartment when my grandmother called. She sounded impossibly calm and happy, which infuriated a selfish part of me. There wasn’t anything about my current situation that I wanted to be positive about. A friend of mine had made a careless decision, and because of her I was locked up indefinitely on the other side of campus
Footprints in the Snow
Get PDFI walked through a forest
as snow fell gently.
Each branch was robed in white.
The ground was cloaked
with its frozen frosting
Sustainable Agriculture
Get PDFThe Sustainable Agriculture team is dedicated to developing alternative and sustainable agricultural solutions to alleviate poverty in western Africa. The team is currently working with Sheltering Wings in Yako, Burkina Faso and Trans World Radio in Parakou, Benin. Both clients currently have a working aquaponics system, but the type of system varies between clients. Sheltering Wings has a flood and drain system and Trans World Radio has an ebb and flow system.
Throughout this year, our team has focused on reducing power consumption and costs for our clients. The development of the ebb and flow prototype was a consequence of this mission as we reduced power consumption by one pump using a manual siphon. We have also worked towards lowering the costs of water quality testing kits by introducing a Nutrient Film Technique with basil plants. Lastly, we have strived to research best practice methods for fish food making and fish feeding in order to keep the biology of the prototypes healthy. To support present and future clients, the year will conclude with final deliverables for the ebb and flow prototype including an operations and maintenance manual, a construction manual, and a troubleshooting manual.https://mosaic.messiah.edu/engr2021/1016/thumbnail.jp
Design of a Transradial Myoelectric Prosthesis
Get PDFDue to the rapid growth of children and the high cost of myoelectric technology, children are not given the same opportunities to use myoelectric prosthetics as adults. The Muscle Activated Prosthesis (MAP) team is developing an affordable, transradial, myoelectric prosthetic for a thirteen-year-old girl. The MAP team is designing a myoelectric prosthetic that will cost under $1,000, over 90% less than custom myoelectric devices on the market. This device has an EMG sensor, a microprocessor, a printed circuit board (PCB), linear actuator motors, and a battery organized within a 3D-printed transradial prosthesis to open and close the hand grip when the EMG detects electrical signals via muscle contractions in the client’s flexor carpi radialis. Currently, the team has fully assembled a prosthetic prototype and will obtain feedback from the partner, Ability Prosthetics, and the client to deliver a final prototype. This poster details the recent mechanical and electrical design optimizations, grip strength testing, and integration of mechanical and electrical components to build the current functioning prosthesis.https://mosaic.messiah.edu/engr2021/1009/thumbnail.jp
Energy Monitoring & Management System (EMMS)
Get PDFThe Energy Monitoring and Management System (EMMS) is developing an electrical power meter to help make electricity more available in energy impoverished regions of the world. The meter fills a unique niche for energy tracking and regulation within micro-grid systems. The EMMS project has partners in Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe: Open Door Development (ODD), the Institut Missiologique du Sahel (IMS), and the Theological College of Zimbabwe (TCZ). Ties are also maintained on a regular basis with IEEE Smart Village for potential future widespread system implementation.
Recent work on the EMMS meter has been focused on resolving the last few remaining bugs, establishing a robust communication system, and developing a centralized server-based interface which aids with meter configuration and administration. The team has also begun several future developments which include datalogging and remote access features.https://mosaic.messiah.edu/engr2021/1004/thumbnail.jp