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The most recent additions to our video library focus on the skills that contribute to successful teamwork. One of the most essential is how teams communicate criticism and feedback.

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Explanation Notes

This video, like others in the teamwork series, adds a new element to the style of Common Craft videos. As you'll see, we're using simple faces, hands, and vivid colors to represent people. Overall, it's a simpler presentation and creates a more inclusive experience.

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With so much information at our fingertips, it can be difficult to know what is trustworthy. A solid first step is understanding the differences between statements of fact and opinion.

This video, our 111th title, is now available in the Common Craft video library. You can watch it in full for a limited time.

What it Teaches:

Every day, we see both facts and opinions in media, education, and more. Being able to tell them apart is an important and powerful skill. Using multiple examples, this video explains the difference between facts and opinions, and how to use that information to your advantage. It teaches:

• How to recognize factual statements
• How to recognize statements of opinion
• Why factual statements can be true or false
• How to verify the accuracy of factual statements
• Why understanding facts and opinions matter in evaluating media

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We recently created a new "Study Skills" category in our video library. Our goal with these videos is to provide educators a quick and effective way to introduce and explain important skills related to research, media literacy, intellectual property and more.

Today we published a new video in the Study Skills category that is all about giving credit where credit is due.

New Video - Citations and Citing Your Work

What it Teaches:

Papers and articles are often a mix of ideas from different sources. By thinking through where ideas originate, we can understand what needs a citation. This video guides viewers through three types of ideas found in papers and explains how to use citations responsibly. It teaches:

• Why common knowledge and the writer’s ideas don’t often require citations
• Why other people’s ideas deserve special treatment and often require citations
• Why citations matter and what role they play in writing and research
• How in-text and full citations often work together to make reading easier
• Why citations are a service to readers who may want to learn more

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Do Projects Really Need Management?

If you've worked on a team at work or at school, you've seen how projects can evolve into chaos. Our goal with this video (recommended by Common Craft members) is to outline the basics of how projects are managed by professionals. Using their techniques, almost any project, at school or work, can be more efficient and effective.

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What it Teaches

This video follows the story of a team who works together to build a prototype for an upcoming meeting at work. Thanks to a project manager, they are able to align their work efficiently and complete the project with limited time, budget and resources. It teaches:

• Why project management matters in getting things done
• How project managers help plan and align the team’s work
• Why project scope (time, budget and resources) matters
• How project managers work with stakeholders
• How the basics of project management can be applied to other types of projects.

Watch the video on CommonCraft.com.

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• Identity Theft
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