Jennifer Liang
@jenniferliang.bsky.social
Innovation Specialist. Assistive Technology. Autism educator. Media Literacy/ DigCit. Executive Function Skills. #BrainPOP Educator She/ Her
Kinda wild considering that Collins is a pretty anti semetic dude.
Greg Bluestein@bluestein.bsky.social · 13h agoGOP Senate nominee Mike Collins is trying to exploit one of Ossoff’s most personal fault lines: his criticism of the Israeli government, which has put Georgia’s first Jewish U.S. senator at odds with some influential members of his own community. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...
There’s no graceful way to eat a croissant in front of 7th graders.
i hate genAI so much but what i'm not gonna do is accuse authors of using it in public because everyone overestimates their ability to detect it. just quit reading the thing if you think it's AI rather than start a potential controversy over processes you do not understand.
Honestly, it depends on how the teacher plans it. I’ve led field trips that were on the test. I’ve been on trips that were just to say we went on a field trip.
Christina Holland@mortalwombat.info · 2d agoHot take: I'm ready to ask some tough questions about how much children learn about science at children's science museums and starting to suspect the answer may be zero
Gotta figure out how to turn this off tomorrow. Ugh. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/b...
Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App (Gift Article)
Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini. Until this week, Google automatically enabled Gemini in Classroom only for students 18 or older.
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“I experienced the mildest of consequences for my reckless behavior and now I’m mad.”
NPR@npr.org · 5d agoMillions of drivers across the country are encountering speed cameras for the first time, or will soon. Some don't like it, but advocates say there's clear evidence that cameras make roads safer. n.pr/4gwT62D
"People dramatically underestimate what thousands of organized humans can accomplish when they are adequately fed, aggressively supervised, and denied alternative career paths."
Notes from a Tired Egyptian Guy Whose Job Is Explaining That Humans Built the Pyramids
A traveler asked: “How could ancient people possibly understand mathematics?” Excellent question. We accidentally invented geometry while trying to avoid car...
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I just bookmarked this for the US history teacher at my school.
Rachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️@phdrachel.bsky.social · 3w agoI shared last week how I pair short primary source excerpts from American Yawp Reading & others with short secondary sources from places like We're History or @jstordaily.bsky.social Several peeps asked for my pairings, so I've added pairings from 1st & 2nd half U.S. history to my website 🗃️ #sschat
Yes please. I want something besides just a Reddit link aggregator.
Stacy McGaugh@dudedarkmatter.bsky.social · 4d agoSince much of human knowledge has migrated from libraries to the internet, once sane government returns to the US, a new mandate should be given to the Library of Congress: to create and operate a search engine that is free to all to use. Something that is free of ads & AI, independent of oligarchs.
I’d probably be more likely to use this with students if it wasn’t produced by a company highly motivated to get us to use their AI products.
Alice Keeler@alicekeeler.com · 4d agoAI Literacy Resources from Google ai.google/literacy/ #GoogleEDU #GoogleGemini #EduSky
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The doctor who claimed that vaccines cause autism lost his medical license for faking for the study. But his lies and the damage he did to public health persist long after his paper was pulled. This is why science communication is so difficult; all it takes is one grifter.
I am a middle aged school teacher that drives a Prius with a dent in it and I have more rizz than this idiot.
William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 5d agoit's sort of amazing how lame he manages to be. he's a billionaire that dates pop stars and launches rockets and he's still lamer than me and I'm not whatsoever a particularly cool person.
I teach special education and I’m very upfront with the kids about my own ADHD and dyscalculia because I think it’s important for them to see adults that are like themselves. I also mention my anxiety issues, especially when I’m dealing with a trigger. I don’t talk much about my depression.
Annalee Newitz@annaleen.bsky.social · 5d agoI'm curious how many people here identify themselves openly via a neurotype, i.e. saying that you have ADHD, depressive episodes, etc. Do you do this? Have you always done it, or have you started to more recently and why? To be clear: I think it's great. Curious about when it became more common.
I have been known to ask students, when they complain about “woke“ exactly what it is they are being prevented from saying or doing. Because they are kids, they actually have no idea why they are mad about this.
molly conger@socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 5d agosorry i’ve just completely lost patience with all the handwringing about wokeness and DEI. stop hiding behind these 21st century neologisms and just have the courage of your convictions. say you’re a segregationist. say you think the civil rights act was a mistake. go ahead!
People are so Capitalism-pilled that they see "user number big" as preferable + a reason Bluesky is "lesser" than other social media. But consider this: I don't want to be in a bigger, angrier, shittier crowd of people. I want to be in the smaller, curated, better behaved and more loyal crowd.
I was going to make a joke about my feet hurting and the first week of school being brought to you by Tylenol. But then I remembered where I work. 😳
If it can't fit in my Prius, I can have it delivered.
Laura G Mitchell@lauragmitchell.com · last wk.American society tells us we need a big SUV or truck to go to the hardware store. But in 14 years of being a homeowner (with LOTS of DIY projects thanks to @nissamitchell.com) only 10-20% of our trips actually require a car. Usually we’re picking up small stuff that can easily fit on a bike.
First day of school. No blood. The expected amount of tears (from students, I don’t care what the adults did). A success.
@joshforgeorgia.bsky.social has been my state senator for awhile. He’s pretty good!
Georgia Equality@georgiaequality.org · last wk.🧵 (1/2) NEWS: The Board of Directors of Georgia Equality is proud to announce its first round of endorsements in the upcoming general election on November 3, 2026. Learn more at: bit.ly/GEvotes All Georgians should make sure their voting information is up to date at mvp.sos.ga.gov.
Has this guy considered reading a book that he actually likes? Maybe one with a dragon? Or a robot? Robot dragon?
Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · last wk.Axios writer: I melted my brain with AI. Not only can I no longer read, but I don't even understand the purpose of reading anymore. Here's how you can also do this. www.axios.com/2026/08/11/r...
So embarrassing when people think the point of reading a novel is to know the plot, so a summary is just as good. The plot isn’t important, you rube. You absolute simpleton. The point of reading a novel is to find out what the characters are eating and start thinking about what you want for dinner.
Doing some back to school shopping on amazon and trying to decide which door stop is going to do the best job at keeping murderers out but also have a welcoming and approachable vibe. Being a teacher is wild.
I need a widget that adds a randomized line of text to a Google slideshow. Preferably pulls from a spreadsheet I made. Anyone?
I love how my stupid little jokes become beloved school traditions. I once sent a group text to remind folks we were meeting as "Avengers Assemble!" and three years later I get a text saying "Avengers...we are meeting in X room in five minutes."
