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@katiejmcnamara.bsky.social

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Helping others shine, Curriculum designer, Teacher Librarian 📚, Media Literacy Coach, FPU Professor & Program Director, Speaker, Advocate, Neurodivergent, Boymom. Inspire. Empower. Create. Repeat. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 Celebrate everything 🎉

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Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · Nov 23

Shaming where teens get their news is pointless. Empower them to discern their news feed. #MediaLiteracy #TLSky #EduSky

News Literacy Project @newslit.org · Nov 20

"As the lines between fact & fiction continue to blur on social media, & with Gen Z relying heavily on social media influencers for news, it’s imperative that we prioritize digital literacy education..."

#NewsLiteracy
#SocialMedia

www.sheknows.com/parenting/ar...

A New Study Says Teens Struggle to Separate Fact From Fiction Online — Yet Most Get News Through Social Media

Parents, digital literacy is more important now than ever — here's why.

www.sheknows.com

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 16h

Please stop with "AI is here to stay".
- Gen AI is usually what is referred to- identify as such.
-No one has a magic 8 ball. Remember the same being said about AV/VR?

Shift to something factual:
AI is reshaping the way we learn, teach, and make sense of the world via @unesco.org #TLSky #EduSky

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 17h

Consolation prize- If you're still there Sat, looking at having an Italian dinner.

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 17h

Lay over for #AASL25 means lesson development- using latest tissue latest ignorance for Freedom to Read ongoing lessons. #TLSky #Librarians #BookSky #EduSky

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 17h

#TLSky #EduSky
It is critical to tell and continue to remind students of the power they have.
Also- if ya'all sill didn't know, @heykellyjensen.bsky.social is amazeballs!!

Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · 17h

This is amazing news and a win for the freedom to read. And I want to add that it was students who first told me of my book being pulled and who led the effort to petition the board. What a testament to the power of young people and collective action.

And thanks @heykellyjensen.bsky.social!

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 17h

WANT!

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 17h

Might be closed with gov shutdown. Feel like I read that somewhere....

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 17h

#TLSky #EduSky
It is critical to tell and continue to remind students of the power they have.
Also- if ya'all sill didn't know, @heykellyjensen.bsky.social is amazeballs!!

Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · 17h

This is amazing news and a win for the freedom to read. And I want to add that it was students who first told me of my book being pulled and who led the effort to petition the board. What a testament to the power of young people and collective action.

And thanks @heykellyjensen.bsky.social!

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 20h

EVERY BOOK BANNED FROM THE READING BOWL HAS BEEN RESTORED!!!!!

The kids will be able to read and compete over all 20 books. Raising the issue made a difference. Teen advocates made a difference.

docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 19h

So excited to share same air space with you! #AASL25

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 19h

#AASL25

Girl in kid car driving fast.

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 19h

Appreciate you!!

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 19h

Want allllll the ideas!

Reposted by Katie

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 1d

You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 19h

That happy / free out moment. Can I make it work before due?
Do I have to pick and choose?

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

She did study with abfab @as-king.bsky.social . Stalking done... for now...

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

I'm hoping those that weren't part of the settlement open another case and don't settle.

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

Completely in love with The House No One Sees by @adinaking.bsky.social !!!! #Ya blend of verse & prose a product of a rage rant, a true story, the memories we try to ignore, and the girls that get overlooked. #TLSky #BookSky #BookRecommendation

Book Cover- the house no one sees. Series of concentric rectangles with a brown door slightly cracked open.

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

When you know your authors like people know musicians or painters and you do a a dive to see if A.S. King is @adinaking.bsky.social . #TlSky

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

In helping sophomores find their science project topic, we explored things they wish they new...
This one was a bit different from the others. You might have the same queries 🤪

Student work answering the prompt I wish I Knew why.. the 67 kid is literally a huge meme.

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 2d

It KEEPS changing...

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 2d

Was excited to watch a movie with my family- Play Dirty. With soooo much gen AI, there isn't a chance for suspension of disbelief. The lack of action continuity kills any good the script had...

a close up of a man 's face with the words " yeah " in the corner

Alt: a close up of a man 's face with the words " yeah " in the corner

media.tenor.com

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 2d

Just a friendly reminder...
Need Brains
Read a book
#TLSky #EduSky

Graveyard scene with Zombies that says Need Brains
Read a book

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 3d

I've seen bans of AI checkers.

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 3d

The "trust" of Gen AI is scary and appalling.

I don't understand why the collective we is so willing to discount the we.

I do understand $$ is at the root of the lies.

Michael Ralph @michaelcralph.bsky.social · 3d

I have studied this for... 3 years now? Maybe more. Every month I ask AI to summarize two research papers, then I deep read those papers myself.

They do a bad job. Their summary always misses something... Pretty often something big. Some include false information, too.

It's not a summary.

Stephen Hampshire @shampshire.bsky.social · 5d

I have endless circular arguments about this.

Them: “It’s written a summary.”

Me: “No, it’s written something tuned to look like a summary.”

Them: “But it looks like a summary.”

Me: <sigh>

We’re not used to computers lying to us.

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 3d

'Tis the season. Pumpkin protein energy balls - Made into mini pumpkins. 🎃

Pumpkin energy balls on a cookie tray covered with wax paper.

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 11d

From After We Burned by @mariekeyn.bsky.social
When trying to report sexual assault to school principal and being stopped by school secretary... #BookSky #EduSky #TLSky "Mr. Lewis is a good man..."

“Mr. Lewis is
a good man... Good men can get burned by careless words like yours. I need you to understand that... It’s best we agree that you misjudged his intentions.” Ch 20

Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 11d

Happy to share ideas on various slivers of a school librarian #AASL25 #TLSky
#Books #InfoLit 🎧📚

Embrace the power of audiobooks
Navigating the teen reading universe
Game of quotes
Ai in education: the ethics and implications no one is talking about
Amplify your impact: collaboration hacks