Danny Leeming
@dleeming2.bsky.social
🧑🏻🏫Teacher in SD8 Kootenay Lake Library, Tech integration, Social Studies UBC MET 🎓 Adjunct Prof. in Teacher Ed Exploring AI, Media, PBL, Inquiry Academy of Performance and Media Check out Students work 🎥 https://youtube.com/@mssacademypm
This winter I taught a new course entitled "Politics of Digital Technologies" and we had tons of fun discussing a range of digital policy issues. I'm making the syllabus & reading list open access, hope it's helpful for your own teaching or learning! Materials here: www.blairaf.com/resources/
The mental health version of a tobacco company
Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social · 9mo agoMeta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Hey @austinwalker.bsky.social I am pitching a games as literature creativecwriting course for highschool in BC canada next year. What's your list for (shorter) games where the medium is leveraged to tell story. Ive got ideas but am happy casting a net beyond my own experiences Thanks. Also FFT rules
Well you know the state of the "evidence" saying there is! A very very good article on AI education evidence is forthcoming by Ilkka Tuomi - he just shared the abstract below
Last year I asked some of the reporters below for great sports or human interest article recs for my high school class. The great Zucchini is now part of our class culture. What articles stood out this year? @tylerharper.bsky.social @brucearthur.bsky.social @jeffpearlman.bsky.social #edusky
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
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Very interesting with implications for education spaces.
Margaret Mitchell@mmitchell.bsky.social · last yr.🤖 Thanks to the many experts who responded to me to help me unpack the new landmark AI bill from Illinois! Sharing a thread of my summary of what I've learned about it and how significant it is (It's significant!!) 🧵 statescoop.com/illinois-ban...
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Eephus’ on Mubi, Destined To Be One Of The Best Sports Movies of All-Time
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Eephus’ on Mubi, Destined To Be One Of The Best Sports Movies of All-Time
Baseball metaphors for life have rarely been so funny or poignant.
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Looking for a critical book on AI or Big Tech? I've started a little curated list - take a look! 📚💡/ #booksky
Critical AI & Tech Books
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
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I had access to GPT-5. I think it is a very big deal as it is very smart & just does stuff for you This is “make a procedural brutalist building creator where i can drag and edit buildings in cool ways" & "make it better" a bunch. I touched no code Full post: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/gpt-5-it-j...
RSS is the *real internet* It's what really enables podcasts to exist, not Spotify.
Molly White@molly.wiki · last yr.Newsletter: In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder. Here’s how to use RSS. www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
I presented on the Domains of AI-Awareness framework that I've been working on as a tool for critical engagement with GenAI. teaching.uwo.ca/genai/posts/...
Domains of AI Awareness for Education & Introduction to the AI Challenge
Awareness of various aspects of Generative AI development and use is necessary to make informed decisions on Generative AI resistance or adoption or anything in between. Generative AI is complex and s...
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Dani Dilkes@danid.bsky.social · last yr.I took a short break from my self-imposed writing isolation today to attend the @civicsoftech.bsky.social conference today. I love the conversations on resisting Ed Tech narratives.
Reshare of our student film about the impact of AI on young artists trying to start their career today They hope it can influence policy decisions re: AI in schools www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xqg... Check it out! @emollick.bsky.social @chrkennedy.bsky.social @mrskannekens.bsky.social #EduSky #AIsky
Beyond Human
YouTube video by Mount Sentinel Performance and Media Academy
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What's it like being a young creative in highschool in a world of AI? My student's film: youtu.be/4xqgotkbeZ0?... With appearances from @kevinroose.com @caseynewton.bsky.social and several young artists. #Aiedusky #EduSky #ai #Aiedu
Beyond Human
YouTube video by Mount Sentinel Performance and Media Academy
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Woke up to thousands of new followers at the other site. Here's the mixtape I posted for the new folk⁸s #Baseballiscinema
I think we do have a strong sense of what to do about “ChatGPT in schools” and it’s the same thing we should’ve been doing before ChatGPT. open.substack.com/pub/bibliora...
Addressing the Transactional Model of School
We need to attack thoughtless ChatGPT use from the demand side.
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"Without educational institutions taking the lead in establishing disclosure norms, we risk creating a society where generative tools stand in for human communication, even sense-making, without question." Easy first step: always disclose AI usage yourself. marcwatkins.substack.com/p/the-storie...
The Stories (and Students) Forgotten in the AI Panic
I'm preparing to host our fourth faculty institute on generative AI tomorrow at UM with 90+ colleagues attending. I've been thinking about how harmful the "us vs. them" narratives about AI can be, and...
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show. Students are already using A.I. to learn and write. The education policy expert Rebecca Winthrop explores the big questions emerging for educators and parents. open.spotify.com/episode/0Hyg... youtu.be/HQQtaWgIQmE?...
‘We Have to Really Rethink the Purpose of Education’ | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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The biggest lie in my everyday life is the "stay signed in" button on every website.
@emollick.bsky.social hey Mr. Mollick! My small town highschool students are making a short documentary about implications of LLM and genAI on their career options exiting highschool. Any chance you can jump on a video call to be interviewed for it in the next couple weeks?
The Canadian government is looking to sign a 25-year contract for cloud computing services. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle are currently shortlisted, but after the threats from Trump, Mark Carney says Canadian companies will be prioritized if the Liberals return to government.
Carney pledges to reduce government reliance on U.S. tech giants
The Liberal Leader responded to Globe reporting on a federal plan to direct more cloud computing to Canadian companies, following pushback to an existing shortlist of American firms
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Support local journalism! Congrats @tylerharper.bsky.social and the Nelson Star
Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ)@cajournalists.bsky.social · last yr.COMMUNITY WRITTEN FEATURE/REPORTAGE ÉCRIT COMMUNAUTAIRE: ⭐Liny Lamberink – CBC North ⭐Julien Green – CBC Yukon ⭐Loubna Chlaikhy, Melissa Haouari –La Converse ⭐Tyler Harper – Nelson Star ⭐Jeff Outhit – Waterloo Region Record
Judge Seagram was one of the most generous Law 12 guest speakers I ever had. Thoughtful, measured, engaging. What a fun new chapter. Great story!
Tyler Harper@tylerharper.bsky.social · last yr.The next time you see a busker, it might just be a former judge. I wrote about Philip Seagram, who left the courts behind to play his music on Canada’s streets.
Election, tariffs, yes OK all that is probably more pressing. But I wrote about two kids who bonded over their shared passion for Lego and robots. They were an absolute delight. www.nelsonstar.com/community/le...
Legends of Lego: Balfour kids using blocks, robotics to save coral reefs
Kasper Briesnes and Eric Bibby have been invited to the First Lego League Challenge world championships in Texas
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These rubrics featuring dropdown feedback have been the biggest gamechanger for my assessment. The feedback is customizable to ensure personalization when needed. They allow me to give students more consistent and more timely feedback. To learn more: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-st...
This is an important topic - Gender Bias in AI with regards to education logics.eventbuilder.com/event/90726 Great (and free) workshop from some awesome facilitators. @logicsacademy.bsky.social @armstrongedtech.bsky.social #EduSky #BCED #edtech #BCEdChat #AIEdu
Hack the Bias in AI
Educator Workshop
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