• Blue Hills Regional Technical School/Adult Education Program
     (781) 298-3111
     322 Sprague Street
     Dedham, MA 02026
  Offers a variety of ESL programs, Hiset prep, Workplace skills and more

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• HiSET Test Prep and Sites
  Offers an interactive map of test prep and test sites.

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• MassHire Norwood Career Center
     (781) 269-5494
     128 Carnegie Row, Suite 109
     Norwood, MA 02062
  Resource for both job seekers and/or those who want to improve workplace skills--as well as for employers who are seeking to connect with people who have been trained for specific fields or whose skill sets match what they are seeking in an employee

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• Massasoit Community College
     (508) 588-9100
     190 Vanderbilt Ave.
     Brockton, MA 02302
  Online and In-Person Classes for Certificates and Degrees

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• Norwood Adults Learning Center
     (508) 930-4656
     1 Massasoit Blvd.
     Norwood, MA 02062
  Driving School, Home Health Aid training, ESL, Basic Computer Skills

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• Norwood Evening Garden Club
     PO Box 882
     Norwood, MA 02062
  Offers occasional workshops for gardening and plant growing and care

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• Town of Norwood Recreation Department
     (781) 762-0466
     165 Nahatan Street
     Norwood, MA 02062
  Offers a variety of Adult Education and recreational activities for adults

• Better Business Bureau

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• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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• FBI's Common Frauds and Scams

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• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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• Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advice

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• Norwood Anti-scam task Force
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

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• Scam Spotter

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• VSAFE

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• Utilities United Against Scams

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General Fact Checking:

• Lead Stories
  U.S. company that fact-checks trending stories, images, videos and posts on social media that contain false information.

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• Metabunk
  Website and discussion forum dedicated to debunking and refuting various conspiracy theories and pseudosciences.

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• PEW Research Center
  Nonpartisan fact tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis, and data-driven social science research.

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• Poynter Institute
  Nonprofit media institute and newsroom that provides fact-checking, media literacy, and journalism ethics training to citizens and journalists.

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• SIFT Method
  Four-step information evaluation tool developed by research scientist and information expert Michael Caulfield.

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• Snopes.com
  Independent fact-checking and original investigative reporting organization.

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Evaluating Media Bias:

• AllSides
  U.S. company that estimates the perceived political bias of content on online written news outlets and presents different versions of similar news stories from additional sources.

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• Media Bias & Fact Check
  Independent website intended to educate the public on media bias and deceptive news practices by rating the bias, factual accuracy, and credibility of media sources, using human (not AI) evaluators.

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Evaluating Political Statements:

• PolitiFact
  Independent fact-checking journalism website focusing on political statements; associated with Poynter Institute.

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• PunditFact
  Fact-checking tool evaluating the accuracy of claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers, political analysts, hosts and guests of talk shows, and other members of the media; associated with Poynter Institute.

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Educational Games:

• Bad News
  Free web-based game that exposes the tactics and manipulation techniques used to mislead people on social media.

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• "Check, Please!" Course on Using SIFT
  Free online course on fact- and source-checking, using Michael Caulfield's SIFT method; consists of five core 30-minute lessons plus additional optional learning modules.

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• Find Facts Fast
  Free text message course from Poynter Institute designed to help Americans of all ages and backgrounds separate fact from fiction online (also available in Spanish).

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Guides and Tools:

• McGill Office for Science and Society
  Guide to evaluating the legitimacy and accuracy of scientific research studies.

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• MediaWise
  How to do a reverse-image search (YouTube video).

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• Thinking Is Power
  Explanation of the most common cognitive biases and heuristics (thinking "short-cuts").

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• Tools that Fight Disinformation Online
  A set of programs, extensions, and other web-based tools intended to protect web users against trolls, bots, untrustworthy social media accounts, and other sources of disinformation.

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• Ballotpedia
  Ballotpedia is the nonpartisan digital encyclopedia of American politics and provides unbiased information on elections, politics and policy.

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• League of Women Voters
  A nonpartisan political organization encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

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• Massachusetts Laws on Elections and Voting
  General Mass. Voting Information

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• Secretary of the Commonwealth:
  Elections and Voting in Massachusetts: What would you like to do today?
  Elections and Voting in Massachusetts (How to Guides)

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• Town of Norwood: Voting & Elections
  (781) 762-1240

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• US Election Assistance Commission
  National Voting Inoformation

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• Vote 411 Massachusetts and Voter's Guide
  Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF). VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. Provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information

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• Vote Riders
  VoteRiders is a non-partisan, non-profit organization with a mission to ensure that all citizens are able to exercise their freedom to vote.

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• Voting & Election Toolkits
  Comprehensive one-stop information clearinghouse for voting related matters. Created by American Library Association's Government Document Round Table (GODORT). Information includes registering to vote, forms, sample ballots and much more

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• Vote Smart
  Vote Smart's mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to ALL Americans

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• Voter and Civic Engagement
  A guide about voting, ballots, absentee ballots by state and much more. Links curated by American University, Washington, DC

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