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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Mar 9

Each week, I share cutting-edge AI tools, lesson plans, ethical discussions, and must-read articles tailored for educators and librarians. Stay informed, empowered, and ready to navigate the future of AI in education.

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The AI School Librarians Newsletter | Substack

Newsletter and Posts About the Intersection of School Libraries, Education and AI. Become a Paid Subscriber for Bonus Content Each Week and Access to Our Prompt Library. Click to read The AI School Li...

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · 7d

So happy you got to do this!!!

Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · 9d

I tried OpenAI’s Sora 2. The deepfakes it generates are disturbingly good.

➡️ Bob Ross “endorsing” my book
➡️ Circulating clips of MLK
➡️ A cameo feature that lets you put yourself in videos

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I Tried Sora 2 — and the Deepfakes Terrified Me

From Bob Ross “endorsing” my book to MLK clips online, the realism is shocking — and the risks for schools are real.

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · 24d

📘 Excited to share my new book: The Educator’s AI Prompt Book!
300+ copy-and-paste prompts for lesson planning, libraries, & student learning.

Book 2 in the AI for Educators Series – out now!
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If you’ve read AI in the Library, reviews on Amazon mean the world!

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · 26d

With out government pushung unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines & autism, it’s clear that librarians & teachers must step up as trusted guides. #TLSky #EduSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Special Report - When Government Promotes Unproven Health Claims, Librarians and Teachers Must Lead

In an era where leaders amplify unproven health claims, librarians and teachers must step forward as trusted guides to science and truth.

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you for sharing it with others. It’s such an important book. Especially now.

Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · 27d

So honored to be featured in this article by @palan57.bsky.social in
@forbes.com talking about Trouble in Censorville. It’s such an important read especially in today’s world. Thank you Forbes for sharing our story and book with others. www.forbes.com/sites/peterg... #TLSky #EduSky

Book Shares Teacher Voices From The Culture Wars

Many of those stories have been covered by journalists, but the book Trouble In Censorville features educators who tell their own stories.

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Sep 18

The Unexpected Upside of Phone Bans in Schools - kids are checking out more books - www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...

Opinion | The Unexpected Upside of Phone Bans in Schools

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Sep 15

Such important information - credibilable health sources #TLSky #EduSky www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w...

5 Places to Turn for Accurate Health Information

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Sep 12

Good article www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o... #aied

Opinion | Parents, Your Job Has Changed in the A.I. Era

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Sep 11

Some days you use AI to help make SAT word of the day slides for the school TVs to be running & other days you use it to craft the perfect way students should refer to me. We agreed on Your Majesty the Guardian of Wisdom. I am now determined to make this stick 🤣🤣🤣

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Sep 5

Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion for using pirated books to train its AI—the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history.

I explain what it means for schools, libraries, and the future of fair use. #aied #TLSky #EduSky #EduSkyai
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Pirated Books, a $1.5 Billion Payout, and AI

The Anthropic settlement is rewriting the rules on copyright in the digital age.

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Sep 3

Teens are turning to AI chatbots for friendship and advice. The results? Sometimes devastating.

This week’s special edition of The AI School Librarian Newsletter is all about the urgent intersection of AI and teen mental health. #aied #TLSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

When Teens Turn to AI for Help: The Mental Health Risks We Can’t Ignore

What educators, librarians, and families need to know about chatbots, teen safety, and digital well-being

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Peter Greene @palan57.bsky.social · Aug 25

Texas forbids law that keeps guns away from unhinged people www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Texas forbids law that keeps guns away from unhinged people

Despite recent massacres in the state, GOP leaders ban a proven tool to help stop them.

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Aug 25

Excited to share this joint collaboration with Dr. Cathy Collins on how to start the school year strong as an AI Literacy Specialist. #TLSky #aied #EduSkyai
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Lead the Way: How Library Media Specialists Can Champion AI Literacy from Day One

A joint collaborative special edition from Dr. Cathy Collins and Myself

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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 16

If you're looking for some disturbing AI news this morning...

"Meta Told AI to Go Ahead and Be ‘Sensual’ With Kids: Report"

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#AIIsTheProblem

#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraians

Meta Told AI to Go Ahead and Be 'Sensual' With Kids: Report

Also being racist and giving bad medical information is fine, too.

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 16

“Restoring Truth & Sanity to American History,” order by Doug Burgum, US Secretary of the Interior: “Review public monuments, memorials, statues, markers …including parks & museums” to remind Americans of “unmatched record of advancing liberty, prosperity, & human flourishing.” Subtext: Ban truth.

National park gift shops move to ban "corrosive" history books - Salon.com

The National Park Service is flagging history books in an effort to purge negative representations of the U.S.

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Linda K Sienkiewicz @lindaksienkiewicz.com · Aug 15

Big win for stopping book bans:
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

“None Of These Books Are Obscene.”
#booksky
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"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill

In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Aug 16

Park staff have no guidelines to work with as to what might be problematic.

The books being flagged deal overwhelmingly with the history and legacy of slavery, the history of indigenous peoples, and other subjects that the Trump administration has targeted as inappropriate.

First They Came For National Park Service Staff. Then They Came For the Funds. Then They Came For the Books. Where Will It End?

Today The Washington Post is reporting on some of the books that National Park Service employees have flagged for review owing to their content.

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Aug 14

How I built a years worth of slides using @Canva and ChatGPT and how you can also: #TLSky #EduSky #EduSkyai #aied open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Level Up Your Library Displays: How I Built a Year’s Worth of Slides in One Afternoon

A behind-the-scenes look at my process for creating engaging, year-round library content

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Leon Furze @leonfurze.com · Aug 12

New blog post! About, with, through, without, against: Five ways to Learn AI

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About, With, Through, Without, Against: Five Ways to Learn AI

Learning about, with, through, without, and against AI are all important for students and educators.

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Aug 10

School librarians — lead on AI! I’m an instructor in Teaching AI Literacy in Schools (Sept 15) & author of 2 more courses in SLJ’s AI Literacy Certification Series. 3 self-paced courses, 16 PD hours each. Details: course.libraryjournal.com/products/ai-...
#TLSky #AIED #Eduskyai

AI Literacy in Schools (3-Course Certification Series)

Media Source Online eLearning Catalog

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Aug 7

AI surveillance tools like Gaggle are quietly scanning student emails, chats and docs in 1000s of schools. The harm? Real - and growing. As a former school board member I saw how these tools are sold to districts. Read more on my latest post. aischoollibrarian.substack.com/p/surveilled...

Surveilled and Silenced: The Real Cost of AI in Schools

Why automated monitoring tools like Gaggle raise red flags for student privacy, equity, and mental health.

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Aug 3

The Right to Resist leonfurze.com/2025/07/28/t...

The Right to Resist

A recent open letter calling for educators and academics to resist AI has divided the education community. But we should be directing our anger at the right people, and not at one another.

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Jul 28

Learn about ways to empower creativity with AI in my summer school edition #aied #TLSky #eduskyai

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AI Summer School Week 4: Empowering Student Creativity with AI

Week 4 of The AI School Librarians Summer School

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Elissa Malespina @elissamalespina.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨 Two days. Two federal AI policies. One big question:
Are schools ready—or just being pushed to adopt fast?

The Dept. of Ed’s new guidance + the White House AI Action Plan could reshape public education—but key protections are missing.

I break it down here

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Special Edition: Two Days, Two Policies: What the New Federal Push for AI Means for America’s Schools

A Coordinated Federal Shift

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