Shannon Walters
@shannonlibrarian.bsky.social
Teacher Librarian=Always Learning! Vermonter. Wife + mom. Unapologetic tech nerd. Aspiring maker.
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One of the first things the Nazis did when they came to power was seize control of Germany's museums in an attempt to rewrite history and culture.
Art matters. History matters. Science matters.
Fascist regimes are threatened by all three.
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
Art matters. History matters. Science matters.
Fascist regimes are threatened by all three.
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
"Degenerate" Art | Holocaust Encyclopedia
Nazi leaders sought to control all spheres of German society, including art. They labeled art that did not meet the regime's criteria "degenerate." Learn more.
encyclopedia.ushmm.org
August 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
One of the first things the Nazis did when they came to power was seize control of Germany's museums in an attempt to rewrite history and culture.
Art matters. History matters. Science matters.
Fascist regimes are threatened by all three.
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
Art matters. History matters. Science matters.
Fascist regimes are threatened by all three.
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
A transparently trained LLM designed "for good": ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
A language model built for the public good
ETH Zurich and EPFL will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure. Trained on the “Alps” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), the new LLM ma...
ethz.ch
July 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A transparently trained LLM designed "for good": ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Why books and expressive thought can't be banned…Thomas Sullivan speaking about “First Amendment Speech Challenges for Libraries” as the subject for this year’s John Swan Lecture at the Fletcher Free Library. So glad to live (+ work!) in a place where this is discussed + celebrated.
March 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Why books and expressive thought can't be banned…Thomas Sullivan speaking about “First Amendment Speech Challenges for Libraries” as the subject for this year’s John Swan Lecture at the Fletcher Free Library. So glad to live (+ work!) in a place where this is discussed + celebrated.
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This is the same issue as silent films:
1% of them were cash cows for copyright holders, so they bullied anyone trying to preserve the other 99% and the result is massive decay and destruction of media that didn’t have to be lost
1% of them were cash cows for copyright holders, so they bullied anyone trying to preserve the other 99% and the result is massive decay and destruction of media that didn’t have to be lost
October 26, 2024 at 4:48 PM
This is the same issue as silent films:
1% of them were cash cows for copyright holders, so they bullied anyone trying to preserve the other 99% and the result is massive decay and destruction of media that didn’t have to be lost
1% of them were cash cows for copyright holders, so they bullied anyone trying to preserve the other 99% and the result is massive decay and destruction of media that didn’t have to be lost
Digging in to read/listen to a great media literacy lesson.
Thanks for the lead (and loving blueskysocial)!
Thanks for the lead (and loving blueskysocial)!
Well, I done goofed up, and forgot to share that the most recent episode of the SLLN Podcast dropped on 12/15, featuring the wonderful school librarian @sbhslibrarian.bsky.social sharing an AMAZING information & media literacy lesson! sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/global-escap...
The SLLN (School Librarian Learning Network) Podcast: Global ESCAPE: Information Literacy with Lisa ...
Jersey in the house! I'm excited to introduce you to my friend Lisa Manganello, a high school librarian in New Jersey. Lisa is an incredible teacher-librarian, emphasis on the “teacher” part,...
sllnpodcast.libsyn.com
December 18, 2023 at 1:38 AM
Digging in to read/listen to a great media literacy lesson.
Thanks for the lead (and loving blueskysocial)!
Thanks for the lead (and loving blueskysocial)!
Merriam Webster’s Word of 2023 is “authentic.” Oxford Dictionary’s is “rizz.” For me, I’m with Edutopia and so, so many teachers… “dysregulated.”
2023 in Review, From Your Point of View
The passionate conversations and big ideas that inspired, informed, and provoked our audience this year.
edut.to
December 18, 2023 at 1:30 AM
Merriam Webster’s Word of 2023 is “authentic.” Oxford Dictionary’s is “rizz.” For me, I’m with Edutopia and so, so many teachers… “dysregulated.”
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We are passing along School Library Journal's most viewed coverage of book banning and censorship, which remained front and center in 2023.
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Top Censorship Stories of 2023
SLJ's most viewed coverage of book banning and censorship, which remained front and center in 2023.
ow.ly
December 15, 2023 at 6:17 PM
We are passing along School Library Journal's most viewed coverage of book banning and censorship, which remained front and center in 2023.
ow.ly/eayz50QiBWB
ow.ly/eayz50QiBWB
Christmas “classic”, 2023 take. Kevin all grown up. youtu.be/XqiYSrwj9mc?...
December 17, 2023 at 4:36 PM
Christmas “classic”, 2023 take. Kevin all grown up. youtu.be/XqiYSrwj9mc?...