MelBrons
@melbrons.bsky.social
Pedagogical coach former ESL/English teacher. (Elle/She/Her)
Great article, finishing with this is quite well said. "The industry has shown nothing but contempt for narrative art that speaks to the human imagination—the very thing that’s keeping it alive.End of article"
"And the way to keep the ship floating is to keep peddling the vision and to seem more confident that the dream is inevitable the less it appears to be coming true."
Man, it is always fun to see @brianphillips.bsky.social cook—and especially on this topic:
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
Man, it is always fun to see @brianphillips.bsky.social cook—and especially on this topic:
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Great article, finishing with this is quite well said. "The industry has shown nothing but contempt for narrative art that speaks to the human imagination—the very thing that’s keeping it alive.End of article"
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"And the way to keep the ship floating is to keep peddling the vision and to seem more confident that the dream is inevitable the less it appears to be coming true."
Man, it is always fun to see @brianphillips.bsky.social cook—and especially on this topic:
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
Man, it is always fun to see @brianphillips.bsky.social cook—and especially on this topic:
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"And the way to keep the ship floating is to keep peddling the vision and to seem more confident that the dream is inevitable the less it appears to be coming true."
Man, it is always fun to see @brianphillips.bsky.social cook—and especially on this topic:
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
Man, it is always fun to see @brianphillips.bsky.social cook—and especially on this topic:
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
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When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Great advice! When I welcome new teachers my advice is always anticipate/ prepare your reactions to common student behaviour ex: if you assign homework some students may not do it. If you're prepared for this then your response becomes routine, equitable, and not emotional.
Pass this on to the new teachers you know: Here’s some great advice for becoming part of a new school community! 🏫💫
#NewTeachers #EduSky
#NewTeachers #EduSky
7 Pieces of Advice for New Teachers
Focus on relationships with students and colleagues to make a good start to the year—and remember to ask for what you need.
edut.to
August 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Great advice! When I welcome new teachers my advice is always anticipate/ prepare your reactions to common student behaviour ex: if you assign homework some students may not do it. If you're prepared for this then your response becomes routine, equitable, and not emotional.
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"In my mind, this is no longer a conversation about anything else. Children are starving and being murdered in Gaza by the Israeli military while they seek to feed themselves. It feels impossible to talk about anything else in this conflict when that degree of sociopathic violence is occurring."
I Think It's Bad to Shoot at Starving Kids
Perhaps controversially.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"In my mind, this is no longer a conversation about anything else. Children are starving and being murdered in Gaza by the Israeli military while they seek to feed themselves. It feels impossible to talk about anything else in this conflict when that degree of sociopathic violence is occurring."
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C'est juste la triste réalité de notre monde. On sacrifie nos filles.
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...
Sacrifier les filles
Je ne sais pas très bien comment préparer ma fille à notre monde, quelle part d’angoisses lui transmettre.
www.ledevoir.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
C'est juste la triste réalité de notre monde. On sacrifie nos filles.
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...
Great article for back to school season!
“Should I hang a lot on the walls, or a little?”
“Should I play music during in-class activities or not?”
“How should I arrange my room’s seats?”
You have questions—we have answers. 👇
#ClassroomDesign #BackToSchool #EduSky
“Should I play music during in-class activities or not?”
“How should I arrange my room’s seats?”
You have questions—we have answers. 👇
#ClassroomDesign #BackToSchool #EduSky
27 Ways to Optimize Your Classroom Design for Better Learning
A research-based lineup of smart, effective classroom design tips that support deep learning, reduce distraction, and build belonging.
edut.to
July 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Great article for back to school season!
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Carney has put out another strongly worded finger-wagging for Israel with NO concrete action.
Shocking to see our prime minister acknowledge Israel’s violation of international law but still not announce sanctions, a real two-way arms embargo, recognition of a Palestinian state….ANY actual action.
Shocking to see our prime minister acknowledge Israel’s violation of international law but still not announce sanctions, a real two-way arms embargo, recognition of a Palestinian state….ANY actual action.
July 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Carney has put out another strongly worded finger-wagging for Israel with NO concrete action.
Shocking to see our prime minister acknowledge Israel’s violation of international law but still not announce sanctions, a real two-way arms embargo, recognition of a Palestinian state….ANY actual action.
Shocking to see our prime minister acknowledge Israel’s violation of international law but still not announce sanctions, a real two-way arms embargo, recognition of a Palestinian state….ANY actual action.
1/ 📣 Demand action on male supremacy in schools!
This is an epidemic of violence and harassment towards women, girls, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons.
Read on for more information, and add your name to this petition to urge federal and provincial governments to act here:
👇👇👇
🧵
This is an epidemic of violence and harassment towards women, girls, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons.
Read on for more information, and add your name to this petition to urge federal and provincial governments to act here:
👇👇👇
🧵
Demand Action on Male Supremacy in Schools
Sign the petition against male supremacy violence and harassment in Canadian schools.
www.antihate.ca
July 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Where the teens are
YouTube 90%
TikTok 63%
Instagram 61%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 32% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 23%
X 17% (down from 33%)
Reddit 14%
Threads 6%
report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
YouTube 90%
TikTok 63%
Instagram 61%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 32% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 23%
X 17% (down from 33%)
Reddit 14%
Threads 6%
report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
July 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Where the teens are
YouTube 90%
TikTok 63%
Instagram 61%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 32% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 23%
X 17% (down from 33%)
Reddit 14%
Threads 6%
report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
YouTube 90%
TikTok 63%
Instagram 61%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 32% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 23%
X 17% (down from 33%)
Reddit 14%
Threads 6%
report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
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I spent months on this video about people worshiping ChatGPT, please watch and leave a comment and share if you can!! My YouTube channel is still so small that I lose money making these videos rn 😭. Every little bit helps!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKCy...
ChatGPT Is Becoming A Religion
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
www.youtube.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I spent months on this video about people worshiping ChatGPT, please watch and leave a comment and share if you can!! My YouTube channel is still so small that I lose money making these videos rn 😭. Every little bit helps!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKCy...
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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@yoshuabengio.bsky.social lance @law-zero.bsky.social, un laboratoire à but non lucratif pour accélérer la conception des systèmes d'IA sécuritaires.
lawzero.org/fr
lawzero.org/fr
June 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
@yoshuabengio.bsky.social lance @law-zero.bsky.social, un laboratoire à but non lucratif pour accélérer la conception des systèmes d'IA sécuritaires.
lawzero.org/fr
lawzero.org/fr
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🌱 Empreinte digitale | #webinaireAQUOPS
Avec Annie Turbide et Laurent Boudreault, nous explorerons des leviers d’action pour aborder les enjeux écologiques du numérique sans tomber dans les raccourcis.
🎙 Animation : Maxime Pelchat
📅 Jeudi 5 juin | 12 h à 13 h
🔗 streamyard.com/watch/hXWnkV...
Avec Annie Turbide et Laurent Boudreault, nous explorerons des leviers d’action pour aborder les enjeux écologiques du numérique sans tomber dans les raccourcis.
🎙 Animation : Maxime Pelchat
📅 Jeudi 5 juin | 12 h à 13 h
🔗 streamyard.com/watch/hXWnkV...
May 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🌱 Empreinte digitale | #webinaireAQUOPS
Avec Annie Turbide et Laurent Boudreault, nous explorerons des leviers d’action pour aborder les enjeux écologiques du numérique sans tomber dans les raccourcis.
🎙 Animation : Maxime Pelchat
📅 Jeudi 5 juin | 12 h à 13 h
🔗 streamyard.com/watch/hXWnkV...
Avec Annie Turbide et Laurent Boudreault, nous explorerons des leviers d’action pour aborder les enjeux écologiques du numérique sans tomber dans les raccourcis.
🎙 Animation : Maxime Pelchat
📅 Jeudi 5 juin | 12 h à 13 h
🔗 streamyard.com/watch/hXWnkV...
As always, in order to help students adapt their behaviour, have an open attitude, ask questions, and listen.
When Jen Roberts / @jen.litandtech.com talks to students who she knows have turned in AI writing as their own work, she almost always starts with the same question:
“Tell me what happened here?”
🧵1/5 #EduSky
“Tell me what happened here?”
🧵1/5 #EduSky
April 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As always, in order to help students adapt their behaviour, have an open attitude, ask questions, and listen.
@aquops.bsky.social on va parler de notre colloque lors de l'émission C’est encore mieux l’après-midi. Soyez au rendez-vous vers 15:15!!!
April 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@aquops.bsky.social on va parler de notre colloque lors de l'émission C’est encore mieux l’après-midi. Soyez au rendez-vous vers 15:15!!!
🤩
Trois jours. Plus d’une centaine de kiosques. Une foule de trouvailles.
Passez faire un tour au Salon de l’innovation : explorez les nouveautés, vivez la frénésie du grand rallye de l’innovation et repartez avec un baluchon rempli de projets!
Plan des kiosques : www.aquops.qc.ca/fr/exposants
Passez faire un tour au Salon de l’innovation : explorez les nouveautés, vivez la frénésie du grand rallye de l’innovation et repartez avec un baluchon rempli de projets!
Plan des kiosques : www.aquops.qc.ca/fr/exposants
April 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🤩
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Transformer l'enseignement et l'apprentissage avec Gemini ✨
🥳 J'animerai un webinaire (gratuit) le 22 avril (16 h) prochain.
Pour s'inscrire, c'est ici ⬇️
www.lageekdeservice.com/transformer-...
🥳 J'animerai un webinaire (gratuit) le 22 avril (16 h) prochain.
Pour s'inscrire, c'est ici ⬇️
www.lageekdeservice.com/transformer-...
Transformer l'enseignement et l'apprentissage avec Gemini -
Transformer l’enseignement et l’apprentissage avec Gemini Merci de vous inscrire via le formulaire ci-dessous. Un lien d’invitation Google Meet vous […]
www.lageekdeservice.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Transformer l'enseignement et l'apprentissage avec Gemini ✨
🥳 J'animerai un webinaire (gratuit) le 22 avril (16 h) prochain.
Pour s'inscrire, c'est ici ⬇️
www.lageekdeservice.com/transformer-...
🥳 J'animerai un webinaire (gratuit) le 22 avril (16 h) prochain.
Pour s'inscrire, c'est ici ⬇️
www.lageekdeservice.com/transformer-...
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📰 Webinaire | L’actualité en classe
Explorez les As de l’info, une ressource adaptée pour intégrer l’actualité en classe et stimuler la curiosité de vos élèves!
🎤 Avec Mylène Corfield, Les As de l’info
🎙 Animé par Maxime Pelchat, Cadre21
📅 20 mars | 12 h à 13 h
👉 streamyard.com/watch/uyrBUd...
Explorez les As de l’info, une ressource adaptée pour intégrer l’actualité en classe et stimuler la curiosité de vos élèves!
🎤 Avec Mylène Corfield, Les As de l’info
🎙 Animé par Maxime Pelchat, Cadre21
📅 20 mars | 12 h à 13 h
👉 streamyard.com/watch/uyrBUd...
March 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
📰 Webinaire | L’actualité en classe
Explorez les As de l’info, une ressource adaptée pour intégrer l’actualité en classe et stimuler la curiosité de vos élèves!
🎤 Avec Mylène Corfield, Les As de l’info
🎙 Animé par Maxime Pelchat, Cadre21
📅 20 mars | 12 h à 13 h
👉 streamyard.com/watch/uyrBUd...
Explorez les As de l’info, une ressource adaptée pour intégrer l’actualité en classe et stimuler la curiosité de vos élèves!
🎤 Avec Mylène Corfield, Les As de l’info
🎙 Animé par Maxime Pelchat, Cadre21
📅 20 mars | 12 h à 13 h
👉 streamyard.com/watch/uyrBUd...
Un nouveau logo pour 2025 🤩
🌸 Ça sent le printemps à l’AQUOPS… 🌸
Et ce n’est pas parce que ça pue. Neunon! On vous prépare un nouveau logo, juste à temps pour le colloque... 👀
Parce qu'il paraît qu’il faut savoir d’où l’on vient pour savoir où l’on va, voici les logos qui ont ponctué votre association de 1981 à 2025.
Et ce n’est pas parce que ça pue. Neunon! On vous prépare un nouveau logo, juste à temps pour le colloque... 👀
Parce qu'il paraît qu’il faut savoir d’où l’on vient pour savoir où l’on va, voici les logos qui ont ponctué votre association de 1981 à 2025.
March 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Un nouveau logo pour 2025 🤩
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I planned to take the day off, but this made me too mad. jessica.substack.com/p/jd-vance-i...
March 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I planned to take the day off, but this made me too mad. jessica.substack.com/p/jd-vance-i...
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So apparently the AP Human Geography site is culling some of its "daily videos" for class use. A teacher tells me the videos on redlining and white flight are gone. In the screenshot below, you can see the Daily Videos start with no. 2 (no. 1 on this page was redlining, and it's gone now).
March 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
So apparently the AP Human Geography site is culling some of its "daily videos" for class use. A teacher tells me the videos on redlining and white flight are gone. In the screenshot below, you can see the Daily Videos start with no. 2 (no. 1 on this page was redlining, and it's gone now).
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📣 X isn’t the Twitter it once was. Under Elon Musk, a non-elected member of a foreign government that just put crippling tariffs on Canada, the hate, conspiracy theories, and disinformation have increased.
Help us tell Canadian Members of Parliament: Stop Using X! 👇
Help us tell Canadian Members of Parliament: Stop Using X! 👇
Tell Canadian Members of Parliament to Stop Using X
Help us tell Canadian MPs that it’s time to stop using X.
www.antihate.ca
March 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
📣 X isn’t the Twitter it once was. Under Elon Musk, a non-elected member of a foreign government that just put crippling tariffs on Canada, the hate, conspiracy theories, and disinformation have increased.
Help us tell Canadian Members of Parliament: Stop Using X! 👇
Help us tell Canadian Members of Parliament: Stop Using X! 👇