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Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · 2d

If children read books they might have thoughts…

Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 2d

there are too few arguments out there about why 10th graders ought to read literature at all

if no particular books matter, why bother?

Matt Henry, EdD @justmatthenry.bsky.social · 2d

Many districts in my area are going AP seminar (for all) in place of English 10 and not one book will be read. I teach elective AP seminar and there is no time for books. Some I have talked to mentioned maybe one short novella. It’s depressing. I teach 5-7 books with my 10th graders.

Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 2d

there are too few arguments out there about why 10th graders ought to read literature at all

if no particular books matter, why bother?

Matt Henry, EdD @justmatthenry.bsky.social · 2d

Many districts in my area are going AP seminar (for all) in place of English 10 and not one book will be read. I teach elective AP seminar and there is no time for books. Some I have talked to mentioned maybe one short novella. It’s depressing. I teach 5-7 books with my 10th graders.

Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 2d

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
According to the study, a significant number of top-tier benchmarks fail to define what exactly they aim to test, concerningly reuse data and testing methods from pre-existing benchmarks, and seldom use reliable statistical methods to compare results between models.

AI's capabilities may be exaggerated by flawed tests, according to new study

A study from the Oxford Internet Institute analyzed 445 tests used to evaluate AI models.

www.nbcnews.com

Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social · 5d

A BILLION CHILDREN have died past 75 years.

Terrible: in 1950 20 million children were dying annually before reaching 5 years.
Bad, but much less terrible: approx. 5 million children will die this year before turning 5 years.
Huge progress, but the number must be ZERO DEATHS.

Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · 8d

The Scarlet Letter was not written for children at all, but I support the idea being advanced here.

Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 8d

one nice thing about the scarlet letter is that it's not a story by an algorithm specifically for one child

Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 8d

one nice thing about the scarlet letter is that it's not a story by an algorithm specifically for one child

Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 8d

“We are replacing pluralism with personalization, and surrendering our information-gathering to validation machines that always tell us we’re right.“
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Validation Machines

Humanity thrives on friction—so why are the tools of the future built to make everything seem so easy?

www.theatlantic.com

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 10d

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

Brian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · 14d

The sheer volume of people showing signs of mania, psychosis, and suicidal ideation each and every week on ChatGPT is staggering, alarming, awful, all of it. from @lmatsakis.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/chatgp...

OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week

www.wired.com

NPR @npr.org · 20d

While AI is increasingly used to write code, every line is still reviewed by humans. Some engineers complain about having to clean up AI-generated code. n.pr/4qmYRCS

Tech CEOs say the era of 'code by AI' is here. Some software engineers are skeptical

While AI is increasingly used to write code, every line is still reviewed by humans. Some engineers complain about having to clean up AI-generated code.

n.pr

David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 22d

Having built a system that is destructive of the environment that surrounds and sustains us, we are now proposing to change … the environment!
Driving us towards this technological fix is the damage inflicted by existing technology.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Techno-capitalists think innovation can save the planet. But that same thinking is what got us here

An upside-down mindset is emerging around the world. We have to rethink our relationship with the environment and the technology that has caused it harm

www.theguardian.com

Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · 25d

Yes. This is my experience.

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 25d

Maybe I'm a bit rusty, but my impression today is that google scholar has gotten worse (returning many irrelevant records), as have the various search engines for the research article aggregators. And then there's the un-beckoned "summary" inserted ahead of the results . . .

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 25d

Maybe I'm a bit rusty, but my impression today is that google scholar has gotten worse (returning many irrelevant records), as have the various search engines for the research article aggregators. And then there's the un-beckoned "summary" inserted ahead of the results . . .

Remember Remember the 5th of Ewa-mber @ewacat.bsky.social · 28d

love that this "resilience engineering" is basically: write things on paper www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told

Prepare to switch to offline systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.

www.bbc.co.uk

Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 28d

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.

Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign

Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...

www.propublica.org

NPR @npr.org · Oct 1

Our national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit your story for a chance to win our $5,000 grand prize, and hear your podcast on NPR.

Students, listen up! NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for 2025

Our national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit your story for a chance to win our $5,000 grand prize, and hear your podcast on NPR.

n.pr

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 29

🤷🏽‍♀️
Yet another way LLMs damage the social fabric
hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...

Chart showing that AI-generated work causes people to think less of each other’s creativity, capability, reliability, trustworthiness, and intelligence

Ötzi (=>÷) @abhoth.bsky.social · Sep 29

futurism.com/artificial-i...

Yes folks, we're going to fry the planet for A.I. slop.

#aislop

OpenAI's New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says

OpenAI's planned AI data center projects would consume as much as the entire city of New York City and San Diego combined.

futurism.com

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 27

This is a really important read about how the current capitalist formations are shaping what books are available to readers and which writers get a chance to publish a book: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

#BookSky

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

thewalrus.ca

Forbes @forbes.com · Sep 27

An exclusive excerpt from Every Screen On The Planet reveals how the social media app’s powerful recommendation engine was shaped by a bunch of ordinary, twentysomething curators—including a guy named Jorge.

The Humble Origins Of TikTok’s Almighty Algorithm

An exclusive excerpt from Every Screen On The Planet reveals how the social media app’s powerful recommendation engine was shaped by a bunch of ordinary, twentysomething curators—including a guy named Jorge.

www.forbes.com

Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · Sep 26

Launch day for this project I provided some assistance for with National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials and Instruction. ncademi.org/quality-indi...

Quality Indicators for Systems Change – National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction

ncademi.org

Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · Sep 26

Yes. If it were just about getting fired, it might not be so bad ...

Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · Sep 26

I actually don't believe that all books and reading materials are appropriate for all kids at all times in all circumstances. It is good to be thoughtful. Yet, censorship is when the powerful decide appropriateness for the less powerful at all times in all circumstances. No challenges/exceptions.

Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · Sep 26

If you censor all the books, the only texts that can be taught are the ones from centralized sources.

Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · Sep 26

I am teaching teachers at the BA, MA, and PhD levels this semester. The thing all the groups have in common is that they are not sure what they are supposed to be doing. And that is not a slam to them. They are scared that if they do teaching, there will be a raft of consequences. Not just firing.

sundene 🇳🇴 📎 @sundene.bsky.social · Sep 25

And they want teachers and students to use this?

Hell, no.
Via morningbrew.com

An article about how using AI in the workplace is causing “workslop “.

Donna Alvermann @donnaalvermann.bsky.social · Sep 25

This volume is scheduled for release in early November. Pre-order and save!

www.routledge.com/Theories-Mod...

Theories, Models, and Practices of Literacy

This eighth edition of Theoretical Models and Processes of Literacy, a foundational text in literacy research, is updated to represent a new era in contemporary and critical scholarship. With a revise...

www.routledge.com

Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · Sep 24

In the Vol 51(5) Editorial, Marcel van der Klink states - "While I do not underestimate the potential of GenAI, it is essential to acknowledge the nuance and complexity of its short-term impact on education." Read and download for free @ bit.ly/3KbCosd

Stay informed about GenAI before it informs you

Published in Professional Development in Education (Vol. 51, No. 5, 2025)

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Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · Sep 23

Community Advancing K-12 online/hybrid education. youtu.be/TNXPwmIpFmI

Digital Learningpalooza 2025: DLAC - The Community Advancing Digital Learning Research Agenda

YouTube video by Michael K Barbour

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