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Activist; Director, Association for Media Literacy; Podcaster; Founder, Advisory & Board Member of McLuhan Foundation; Nana
Ontario, Canada
Joined December 2008
Thank you for adding a sane and professional voice to the Haidt conversation #AML #medialiteracy
🔍 Cherry-picking 👥 Ignoring individual differences 🔗 Overstating causality ⏱️ Simplistic view of screen time 💬 Misunderstanding social media 🌐 Neglecting context ⚠️ Alarmist tone ⚖️ Lacking nuance in interpretation 🇺🇸 Overemphasis on the US 👍 Ignoring the positives
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3/3 Looking forward to the next phase as students engage in Real World Problem Solving as they consider possibilities of AI for learning and for all students. @HDSB_TheShift @HaltonDSB #IThinkChallenge #HDSB_TheShift #onted #100ClassroomChallenge
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High school students in @HaltonDSB have been working on @IThinkTogether AI Challenge. Today they'll be presenting their recommendations for their board on how to use AI to enhance learning. Can't wait to see their presentations! @HDSB_TheShift
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Thank you for your nuanced response and for your research. Haidts book is anything but nuanced. Also see the work of @Livingstone_S #medialiteracy
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I guess @AJEnglish would have reported on so called elections in the Soviet Union in the same way. Not a word to indicate that no opposition is allowed and anyone tending in that direction risking lengthy jail time. Shame to @AJEnglish!
People in Russia and the territories it has annexed in Ukraine are voting in a three-day election that could make President Vladimir Putin the country’s longest-serving leader. Al Jazeera’s @DorsaJabbari has been at a polling station in Moscow ⤵️
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“Jewish ridings.” This isn’t a slip of the tongue. Poilievre — who aims to represent Canada on the world stage — typed this out, proofread it and then posted it and there better be some pointed follow-up questions.
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The Association for Media Literacy has a very practical webinar on Mon March 4 -5 EST on AI in the K-12 classroom https://t.co/IpmCsfbsdX
#onted #edchat #AIinEducation
aml.ca
The AML is a not-for-profit, charitable association concerned with helping people develop an informed and critical understanding of media literacy.
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Unlocking tomorrow: the intersection of digital literacy, wellbeing and children’s rights, by Mariya Stoilova (@Mariya_Stoilova), Sonia Livingstone (@Livingstone_S) / @ySKILLS_eu
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The public doesn’t understand the risks of a Trump victory. That’s the media’s fault | Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian
theguardian.com
With democracy in the balance, the press must relay the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win
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(📢) FREE at PROOF: Ten Stunning Major-Media Revelations About the Israel-Hamas War You Might Have Missed 🔗: https://t.co/hs3NFGpGwB This meticulously sourced report will make you see what is happening right now in Israel in an entirely different way. I hope you’ll RETWEET it.
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For everyone who questions whether teachers and education matter, watch this! Thanks for sharing @G_Armstrong21. #TalkScottishEducation #WorldTeachersDay @eduint @UofGEducation @OISEUofT @AlmaHarris1
Sometimes all you need is someone to believe in you. #StreetGangs is available to watch now on @BBCiPlayer
https://t.co/1Q6XEnX7Uh
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Only 7% of parents believe books should be removed based on the objection of a single parent. Yet an organized assault on the freedom to read by vocal activists & pro-censorship politicians led to 3,362 books bans in the last school year—diminishing the education of millions. 🧵
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If you need to be proven right, learning is a challenge. If you’re eager to be proven wrong, learning is delightful.
seths.blog
This is one of the great benefits of learning. It’s also a common challenge. When we get better at something, it is preceded by a moment of incompetence. In that moment, we’re not exact…
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Our new housing minister will review lands removed from the Greenbelt after explosive reports showed Greenbelt development gifts a few developers $8 billion. Call on Paul Calandra to return all lands to the Greenbelt NOW:
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10 Climate Change Myths Debunked https://t.co/80i47sgQrc MYTH 1: Scientists do not agree about climate change. FACT: More than 99% of climate scientists agree that human activity is overheating the planet.
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#MediaLiteracy is the most important skill.
My thoughts on the best books on children and parents in the digital age for @Shepherd_books - see which books I picked @loritakeuchi @CooneyCenter @JohnColeman40 @zephoria @chipdono @sgsteinberg #DigitalParenting (apologies to those I lacked space for) https://t.co/lL7Dgj6BQW
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If you read out about 150 sentences, iOS 17 will clone your own voice to use for text-to-speech messages. Coming to iPhone this fall.
mobilesyrup.com
Personal Voice essentially lets you generate an AI clone of your voice and store it on your iPhone. It is especially useful for those with speech disabilities and can be helpful for those who want to...
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Puzzling... 1. everyone will hit the age gate not just kids 2. how does the operator know the adult is the parent? 3. why find a way to target ads at kids anyhow? 4. if it doesn't work, no access? #ChildRights
#FTC mulls #ageverification for #parents
theregister.com
COPPA load of this
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Next time someone asks me about concrete harms of biases in AI models, I'll send them this 💀
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