Len Bryan
@lenbryan25.bsky.social
K-12 library administrator, husband, daddy, builder of boats, curator of knowledge, & dedicated to stamping out ignorance.
While dumpster water has an interesting smell, I'm pretty sure I don't want to drink it or teach my students how to make it. Best.Metaphor.Ever.
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
While dumpster water has an interesting smell, I'm pretty sure I don't want to drink it or teach my students how to make it. Best.Metaphor.Ever.
A5: If I could turn a classic book into a game? Maybe Treasure Island, Hatchet, or anything with a survival type theme or objective. More recently, Not & Ruin would make a fantastic tabletop game. #TLSkyChat
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A5: If I could turn a classic book into a game? Maybe Treasure Island, Hatchet, or anything with a survival type theme or objective. More recently, Not & Ruin would make a fantastic tabletop game. #TLSkyChat
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A1 (sort of)
FWIW - Had an excellent, sustained turn out for Lego. No sets just blocks.
It's been the foundation of our Maker's Club
If you qualify for FirstBook, they sell used blocks in bulk.
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#TLSkyChat
FWIW - Had an excellent, sustained turn out for Lego. No sets just blocks.
It's been the foundation of our Maker's Club
If you qualify for FirstBook, they sell used blocks in bulk.
www.fbmarketplace.org/brick-play-b...
#TLSkyChat
Brick Play Box
Available thanks to our generous partner, the LEGO Group!
The amount listed above covers shipping and processing only, as the Brick Play Boxes are FREE! Get yours now while supplies last!
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November 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A1 (sort of)
FWIW - Had an excellent, sustained turn out for Lego. No sets just blocks.
It's been the foundation of our Maker's Club
If you qualify for FirstBook, they sell used blocks in bulk.
www.fbmarketplace.org/brick-play-b...
#TLSkyChat
FWIW - Had an excellent, sustained turn out for Lego. No sets just blocks.
It's been the foundation of our Maker's Club
If you qualify for FirstBook, they sell used blocks in bulk.
www.fbmarketplace.org/brick-play-b...
#TLSkyChat
A3: some games aren't available when quiet time is needed, spread people out if space allows, catalog games and check them out, drop by garage sales or thrift stores for games, puzzles, & spare pieces. I used to 3D print pieces for Sorry, etc. as needed too. #TLSkyChat
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A3: some games aren't available when quiet time is needed, spread people out if space allows, catalog games and check them out, drop by garage sales or thrift stores for games, puzzles, & spare pieces. I used to 3D print pieces for Sorry, etc. as needed too. #TLSkyChat
A2: Advocating for play is much easier now that k-12 is more focused on SEL and understands the need for social, cooperative, and relaxing time. Play goes well with calming corners, and helps us break those musty, dusty, shushing stereotypes. #TLSkyChat
a ghostly figure is surrounded by purple flames with the words seven3x below it
Alt: a ghostly figure is surrounded by purple flames with the words seven3x below it
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November 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A2: Advocating for play is much easier now that k-12 is more focused on SEL and understands the need for social, cooperative, and relaxing time. Play goes well with calming corners, and helps us break those musty, dusty, shushing stereotypes. #TLSkyChat
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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The new executive director of @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social is Ready to Go!
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Ready to Go | American Libraries Magazine
Library workers and advocates who defend reading, books, and unfettered access to knowledge are critical to protecting American democracy.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The new executive director of @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social is Ready to Go!
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I’ve been a K-5 librarian for a long time.
We’ve often relied on dollar store baskets/bins for saving money.
But, whether those or school/library suppliers, tons of hard plastic bins are/get brittle over time, don’t stand up to rigours of kids pulling them out, slamming back into shelves…
So…see ALT
We’ve often relied on dollar store baskets/bins for saving money.
But, whether those or school/library suppliers, tons of hard plastic bins are/get brittle over time, don’t stand up to rigours of kids pulling them out, slamming back into shelves…
So…see ALT
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’ve been a K-5 librarian for a long time.
We’ve often relied on dollar store baskets/bins for saving money.
But, whether those or school/library suppliers, tons of hard plastic bins are/get brittle over time, don’t stand up to rigours of kids pulling them out, slamming back into shelves…
So…see ALT
We’ve often relied on dollar store baskets/bins for saving money.
But, whether those or school/library suppliers, tons of hard plastic bins are/get brittle over time, don’t stand up to rigours of kids pulling them out, slamming back into shelves…
So…see ALT
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"We can stop. We can pause. We can demand something better. And we must. Because there is a body count." via @lollardfish.bsky.social www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c... #TLSky #EduSky #AcademicSky
Perry: How can AI be used ethically when it’s been linked to suicide?
"It’s not on us, on you and me, to use AI ethically or responsibly. It’s on the companies to build safe, reliable, ethical products," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"We can stop. We can pause. We can demand something better. And we must. Because there is a body count." via @lollardfish.bsky.social www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c... #TLSky #EduSky #AcademicSky
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There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how. n.pr/4qUnkjx
Want less screen-obsessed kids? Set better tech boundaries for yourself
There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how. n.pr/4qUnkjx
"With AI, there is no need for human expertise because anything can be learned, approximated, or created in seconds." After reading this & reflecting on the points made in this article, I'll again ask the evangelicals to pause and reflect before promoting AI. #TLSky
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AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
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November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"With AI, there is no need for human expertise because anything can be learned, approximated, or created in seconds." After reading this & reflecting on the points made in this article, I'll again ask the evangelicals to pause and reflect before promoting AI. #TLSky
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Have you seen it yet, friends? 🥳
The #FutureReadyLibs Framework 3.0 is here!
It's leading the charge in AI, literacies, and intellectual freedom, along with all of the other impactful things we do as #FutureReadyLibs ⭐️
DOWNLOAD the @futureready.org Libs Framework 3.0 today.
➡️ buff.ly/LFfwJ8S
The #FutureReadyLibs Framework 3.0 is here!
It's leading the charge in AI, literacies, and intellectual freedom, along with all of the other impactful things we do as #FutureReadyLibs ⭐️
DOWNLOAD the @futureready.org Libs Framework 3.0 today.
➡️ buff.ly/LFfwJ8S
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Have you seen it yet, friends? 🥳
The #FutureReadyLibs Framework 3.0 is here!
It's leading the charge in AI, literacies, and intellectual freedom, along with all of the other impactful things we do as #FutureReadyLibs ⭐️
DOWNLOAD the @futureready.org Libs Framework 3.0 today.
➡️ buff.ly/LFfwJ8S
The #FutureReadyLibs Framework 3.0 is here!
It's leading the charge in AI, literacies, and intellectual freedom, along with all of the other impactful things we do as #FutureReadyLibs ⭐️
DOWNLOAD the @futureready.org Libs Framework 3.0 today.
➡️ buff.ly/LFfwJ8S
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HOUSTON!
TOMORROW I'm going to speaking at Space Center Houston! We'll be talking about science and story telling and I have a discount code!
Use code HANK25 at checkout to get $25 off your ticket. Doors open at 5:30PM | Event begins at 6:15 PM
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TOMORROW I'm going to speaking at Space Center Houston! We'll be talking about science and story telling and I have a discount code!
Use code HANK25 at checkout to get $25 off your ticket. Doors open at 5:30PM | Event begins at 6:15 PM
spacecenter.org/event/though...
'25-'26 Thought Leader Series at Space Center Houston
The series kicks off on Nov. 6 with Hank Green, science communicator and bestselling author!
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November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
HOUSTON!
TOMORROW I'm going to speaking at Space Center Houston! We'll be talking about science and story telling and I have a discount code!
Use code HANK25 at checkout to get $25 off your ticket. Doors open at 5:30PM | Event begins at 6:15 PM
spacecenter.org/event/though...
TOMORROW I'm going to speaking at Space Center Houston! We'll be talking about science and story telling and I have a discount code!
Use code HANK25 at checkout to get $25 off your ticket. Doors open at 5:30PM | Event begins at 6:15 PM
spacecenter.org/event/though...
I am excited to share at the 6th annual #FutureReadyLibs App Smash webinar on November 18 at 5 PM EST! I'll be sharing what I love about Swank K-12 Streaming, and how it helps our librarians, teachers, and students! Sign up today! all4ed.org/activity/202... #TLSky #TLSkyChat
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I am excited to share at the 6th annual #FutureReadyLibs App Smash webinar on November 18 at 5 PM EST! I'll be sharing what I love about Swank K-12 Streaming, and how it helps our librarians, teachers, and students! Sign up today! all4ed.org/activity/202... #TLSky #TLSkyChat
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
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Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
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October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Doing some research for a presentation, & came across this article: "Convenience has become a cultural value in its own right—often eclipsing substance, depth, and the discomfort that real learning requires." While this is aimed at university, I fear the same is true for K-12. #TLSky
Only the Humanities Can Save the University from AI
As AI disrupts the dominant credentialing model in higher education, only a return to the university’s formative mission—rooted in the pursuit of truth—can secure its future.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Doing some research for a presentation, & came across this article: "Convenience has become a cultural value in its own right—often eclipsing substance, depth, and the discomfort that real learning requires." While this is aimed at university, I fear the same is true for K-12. #TLSky
I'm curious if/how they will find a resolution and what other products might be impacted down the road. Thanks, AI, for ruining research.
Interesting. A library decides they can’t renew a database because their users would immediately violate the license terms by using the university’s Microsoft products that have force fed copilot into everything.
Great future we’re building here in the higher ed factory
Great future we’re building here in the higher ed factory
Fascinating to see how one academic library vendors is trying to restrict students/faculty using LLMs.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I'm curious if/how they will find a resolution and what other products might be impacted down the road. Thanks, AI, for ruining research.
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We are so excited to announce that the @futureready.org Librarians Framework 3.0 is here! 🥳
Supported by @follettcontent.bsky.social this new #FutureReadyLibs framework reflects the evolving role of librarians as catalysts for equity and collaboration.
➡️ Find it here buff.ly/2kagpZW
#TLSky
Supported by @follettcontent.bsky.social this new #FutureReadyLibs framework reflects the evolving role of librarians as catalysts for equity and collaboration.
➡️ Find it here buff.ly/2kagpZW
#TLSky
October 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We are so excited to announce that the @futureready.org Librarians Framework 3.0 is here! 🥳
Supported by @follettcontent.bsky.social this new #FutureReadyLibs framework reflects the evolving role of librarians as catalysts for equity and collaboration.
➡️ Find it here buff.ly/2kagpZW
#TLSky
Supported by @follettcontent.bsky.social this new #FutureReadyLibs framework reflects the evolving role of librarians as catalysts for equity and collaboration.
➡️ Find it here buff.ly/2kagpZW
#TLSky
People have serious misconceptions about stoicism, & Holiday gets undeserved flak because bros misinterpret his work and became bigger a-holes. I've been studying Holiday's books for 2 years, & they've helped me be a better human. I recommend giving this a view!
Source: YouTube
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Source: YouTube
search.app/6VNv7
Ryan Holiday - Embodying Stoicism & "Wisdom Takes Work" | The Daily Show
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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October 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
People have serious misconceptions about stoicism, & Holiday gets undeserved flak because bros misinterpret his work and became bigger a-holes. I've been studying Holiday's books for 2 years, & they've helped me be a better human. I recommend giving this a view!
Source: YouTube
search.app/6VNv7
Source: YouTube
search.app/6VNv7
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Unfortunately the satire is entirely indistinguishable from the actual ai industry hype.
Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard
The AI billboard asks you to visit a website called Replacement.AI, which brags that humans are "no longer necessary."
futurism.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Unfortunately the satire is entirely indistinguishable from the actual ai industry hype.
I'm doing an outdoor robotics/cooperation/communication lesson using #sphero RVR with middle schoolers, and I discovered our robots do not like tall grass, so I mowed a path! #WhatWouldHankHillDo #TLSkyChat
October 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm doing an outdoor robotics/cooperation/communication lesson using #sphero RVR with middle schoolers, and I discovered our robots do not like tall grass, so I mowed a path! #WhatWouldHankHillDo #TLSkyChat
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So good. Damn it. This is one of the best humans. Read all of it. Listen to all of it. Thank you Jason Reynolds. “EVERY kid DESERVES our effort” Thank you @aaslala.bsky.social Thank you. #AASL25 #StressDoodle #StressDoodling
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So good. Damn it. This is one of the best humans. Read all of it. Listen to all of it. Thank you Jason Reynolds. “EVERY kid DESERVES our effort” Thank you @aaslala.bsky.social Thank you. #AASL25 #StressDoodle #StressDoodling
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Thanks! I use @procreate.com on the iPad. It’s by far my favorite app of all time 😊 It automatically records the process too!
October 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Thanks! I use @procreate.com on the iPad. It’s by far my favorite app of all time 😊 It automatically records the process too!
@drkmattson.bsky.social is dropping some serious knowledge on AI slop and how we can help our humans fight it. #AASL25
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
@drkmattson.bsky.social is dropping some serious knowledge on AI slop and how we can help our humans fight it. #AASL25