Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
743 followers · 3166 posts · Server mastodon.cloudThreads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise by #NYTimes #GiftLink
#edtechSR #MediaLit #COVID #BigTech #SocialMedia #ContentModeration ##ConCW #conspiracy
#nytimes #GiftLink #edtechsr #medialit #covid #bigtech #socialmedia #contentmoderation #ConCW #conspiracy
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
743 followers · 3164 posts · Server mastodon.cloudThe Technology Facebook and Google Didn’t Dare Release by #KashmirHill #NYTimes
#KashmirHill #nytimes #ai #ethics #medialit
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
743 followers · 3163 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Today in our middle school media literacy class, we’re talking about “Ghost Shark” submarine drones / killer robots by Anduril Industries. Eye opening new Reuters article! “Wonder Links” updated:
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/wonder-links
#MediaLit #military #AI #KillerRobots #ethics #coding #politics
#medialit #military #ai #killerrobots #ethics #coding #politics
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
743 followers · 3153 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
This week I started an “AI Guidelines” webpage for students in my classes:
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/resources/ai-guidelines
It’s a work in progress! If you have suggestions or feedback please let me know.
#edtechSR #MediaLit #NCed #PDSchargers #edtech #AI #ChatGPT #pedagogy
#edtechsr #medialit #nced #PDSchargers #edtech #ai #chatgpt #pedagogy
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
743 followers · 3150 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Tomorrow our middle school computer programming class SCRATCH TOURNAMENT begins!
Please check out & play our student #Scratch Maze games:
https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/33811970
Give students feedback / make suggestions for how to improve! All mazes are 2+ levels!
#coding #PDSchargers #NCed #stem #ComputationalThinking #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy
#scratch #coding #PDSchargers #nced #stem #computationalthinking #medialit #medialiteracy
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
743 followers · 3146 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Apple is reportedly spending ‘millions of dollars a day’ training AI by #Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23861763/apple-ai-language-models-ajax-gpt-training-spending
#AI #edtechSR #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #Apple #AppleEdu #AppleAI
#verge #ai #edtechsr #medialit #medialiteracy #apple #appleedu #appleai
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
743 followers · 3142 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
AI-generated child sex imagery has every US attorney general calling for action
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/ai-generated-child-sex-imagery-has-every-us-attorney-general-calling-for-action/
#ethics #ai #generativeai #edtechsr #medialit #digcit
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
743 followers · 3139 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
(2/2) Here are thumbnails of the 5 Photo Stories we created in 15 minutes! Students then shared their ‘story’ aloud with a partner.
More resources about “5 Photo Story” projects are available on:
https://showwithmedia.com/5-photo-story/
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
742 followers · 3134 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Disinformation researchers targets of conservative culture warriors, ironically chilling free speech as they purport to defend it :-(
“These academics studied falsehoods spread by Trump. Now the GOP wants answers.” (Washington Post, 6 June 2023)
https://wapo.st/44SjwTL #GiftLink
#ConCW #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #polarization #politics #edtechSR
#GiftLink #ConCW #medialit #medialiteracy #polarization #politics #edtechsr
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
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Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
741 followers · 3126 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
(1/3) Thanks to Jason Neiffer’s AI tool recommendations in tonight’s EdTech Situation Room (Ep 303) I did some quick comparisons between two tools.
#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #AI #GenerativeAI
First, since I’m in the AI beta for Google Tools, the built-in “Help Me Visualize” option in Google Slides! Image generation takes about 20 seconds, and (in Jason’s words) looks like Stable Diffusion about 6 months ago, but it’s still OK and super easy to use!
Second, a new tool for me: Ideogram
#medialit #medialiteracy #ai #generativeai
EdTech Situation Room · @edtechsr
68 followers · 82 posts · Server mastodon.educationPlease join @neif & @wfryer LIVE at the top of the hour for Episode 303! Streaming on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOBWrM5w8CM & Facebook https://www.facebook.com/edtechSR
Discussing #edtech #technews #AI #ChatGPT #Claude #BigTech #googleEDU #ChromeOS #Microsoft #MediaLit & more!
#edtech #technews #ai #chatgpt #claude #bigtech #googleedu #chromeos #microsoft #medialit
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
741 followers · 3126 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Just used AI image upscaling to improve the quality of a video thumbnail I created with Google Slides. GREAT results!
https://www.upscale.media/upload
Via #JasonNeiffer cc #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #edtech #design #webdesign
#jasonneiffer #medialit #medialiteracy #edtech #design #webdesign
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
741 followers · 3126 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright by #Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/29/23851126/us-copyright-office-ai-public-comments
#edtechSR #AI #ChatGPT #MediaLit #regulation #TechCorrection
#verge #edtechsr #ai #chatgpt #medialit #regulation #TechCorrection
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
739 followers · 3109 posts · Server mastodon.cloudI updated my “Space and STEM Resources” website:
https://space.wesfryer.com/
#stem #edtech #space #SpaceEducation #MediaLit #teaching #education
#stem #edtech #space #SpaceEducation #medialit #teaching #education
EdTech Situation Room · @edtechsr
66 followers · 79 posts · Server mastodon.education
Since we started the EdTech Situation Room Podcast in January 2016, our episodes have been downloaded over 60,000 times! (via #podlove_org)
Please keep sharing us with others interested in #edtech #MediaLit #googleEDU #AI #BigTech & other topics we regularly address!
#podlove_org #edtech #medialit #googleedu #ai #bigtech
EdTech Situation Room · @edtechsr
66 followers · 79 posts · Server mastodon.education
Ep 301 Adjusting to AI (16 Aug 2023 show)
https://edtechsr.com/2023/08/25/edtechsr-ep-301-adjusting-to-ai/
@neif & @wfryer discuss #AI #edtech #MediaLit #innovation #change #future #leadership #ChatGPT #Wakelet #iPhoneSOS & more!
#ai #edtech #medialit #innovation #change #future #leadership #chatgpt #Wakelet #iphonesos
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
738 followers · 3102 posts · Server mastodon.cloudFollowing Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation by #WashingtonPost #GiftLink https://wapo.st/3EbFvdb
#edtechSR #ConCW #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #politics #polarization
#washingtonpost #GiftLink #edtechsr #ConCW #medialit #medialiteracy #politics #polarization
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
738 followers · 3102 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education sues social media companies over mental health impacts by #WSOC https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/charlotte-mecklenburg-board-education-sues-social-media-companies-over-mental-health-impacts/HC424QXULJEDRF4DDVFYOEQ22Q/
#wsoc #edtechsr #edtech #socialmedia #medialit
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
738 followers · 3100 posts · Server mastodon.cloudCyber Fundamentals by Minecraft Education: https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/lessons/cyber-fundamentals
Promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9MRjjUTsfs
#edtech #stem #DigCit #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #security #InternetSafety
#edtech #stem #digcit #medialit #medialiteracy #security #internetsafety