You can’t post your way out of fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them
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We would just be feeding AI databases more writing that they can draw from without author consent? Is there any evidence that databases are collecting things like that from queries?
My school district suggested typing quotes from a text into an AI search bar to ask it for similar quotes from other writers. Then students can draw comparisons, blah, blah. But this is a terrible suggestion for copyright issues, right?
Also, we all just really appreciated the protective nature of the ghost characters and how it is up for debate whether the main character is actually in danger or not, but her suspicious mindset is definitely justified regardless.
My 8th Graders read an online article about medical experimentation on Indigenous children in boarding schools and then made connections to "Lens" by Andrea Rogers..Looking at history helped us answer questions we had about the story at first. @andrealrogers.bsky.social
And, even if we use it for the most "low stakes, menial" work, we continue the cycle of expecting that teachers do all kinds of stupid crap in addition to the work of teaching because some are handling it by resorting to AI.
It's so true. If we need to rely on AI to come up with a teaching sequence, then will it really be understood by young humans the way we want?
My classroom has ancient furniture and furnishings, but I have grown to love everything about it.
Feeling the need to take pictures of my teacher joy lately, instead of focusing only on challenges. I also love my outfits, even if an 8th grader told me today that it looks like my 3-year-old picks them out. 😆
Interesting. Anyone read any recent nonfiction books on the history of AI? I kind of need a longer view.
This This This. And I don't want teachers to start silently using it, setting the signal that we can handle all our current tasks without complaint.
To be very clear, as a teacher I don't want "time-saving AI tools."
I want time.
Most teachers don’t want a guide on how to force flawed emerging technologies on their students.
They want a guide on how to support students in thinking critically about the tech developing around us and its impact on our world.
There are so many ways in which teachers can be "the helpers" just by doing the good work in classrooms. It's important for us not to overlook that. ❤
There is something great about having students just around some books and notebooks in the midst of all this. They are still willing to just spend time together, poring over a text.
Yay! Looking forward to seeing your writing on this. The problems with AI seem to send teachers in two directions: either strip classroom practices down to minimize cheating or carry on, trusting in the process of getting to know students and their writing.
So much this. We are struggling out here with more student contact time compared to other countries. Give us the ability to be professional and prepared for our jobs.
I am open to actually getting involved to help groups of people who will be negatively affected. I am also aware that I can only do this in a way that does not burn myself out. Even just serving my community, my circle, my students in ways I can counts.
And being like Katniss Everdeen. My thinking about dystopian fiction has changed--especially in regard to how dystopian stories usually show things that already happen to people of color happening to white people. My thinking on rebellion has changed and I know now how important community is.
My Facebook feed gave me a recap of eight years ago and how I reacted to the election then. While depressed then and now about the outcome (obviously), I can say that looking at my initial response shows me how I have grown. I had posted some nonsense about not leaving the country after all...
Welp, I'm here. I had let go of posting on the bird app quite a while ago, but I truly did benefit from following educators and authors for years. I am going to try to actually post on this app, not just lurk.
