Carl Sagan passed away #OTD in 1996. In his final interviews he left us with two messages that are even more relevant today: one emphasizing the importance of a science literate public, the other a warning about how hard it is to extract ourselves when we’ve been conned.
@Roofhare @redegelde qoto.org is the place to be. @freemo the admin is great!
@donmelton @Lowie@universeodon.com we all suffer that illness, I am afraid
@davecormier @wfryer Yes, a fresh start is nice! While we carry the seeds of doom with us, hope for the better travels with them, too. 🤣
@wfryer he didn’t surprise me. I figured he was a poopy-head after he started treating people who worked at Twitter so badly. It just got worse. What I have trouble with is how folks got mad when I told them what was going to happen and that organizations should establish themselves on Mastodon. But orgs decided to take a wait and see attitude…would a fascist billionaire get worse? A silly question since you either are a poophead or you are not at his level. 🙃 They were afraid to lose their time investment in Twitter.
I have been on Twitter since May, 2007. What dumpster fire 🔥 for educators, and other special pops and communities who found a voice.
Now, our focus needs to be building our own space, and hope the masses decide to come. And if they don’t, at least, we have the benefit of hindsight.
My daughter's HS science teacher is insisting that their lab reports be written in the passive voice - "Data was collected..." because it "sounds more scientific". I spend a ton of time trying to break my students of this habit.
Here's just one resource I use to convince students otherwise, from Scott Hotaling's excellent "Simple rules for concise scientific writing".
https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lol2.10165
@wfryer Amaroq is the only iOS app? Did you mean to write MacOS app? Maybe I misunderstood? Nice points, Wes, in your piece.
I’ve been preparing to possibly stop using Twitter for quite awhile. I set up and started infrequently using a Mastodon account back in 2017.
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2017/04/05/5-reasons-you-should-join-me-on-mastodon/
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#PeaZip 9.0 Released with Improved Speed and Memory Usage, New Options.
https://9to5linux.com/peazip-9-0-released-with-improved-speed-and-memory-usage-new-options
@forwardingplane and some ideas about posting- https://www.mguhlin.org/2022/11/posting-animatedgifs-on-mastodon.html
Saw this chart on the other site. I found it useful, and am thankful to the author ( @axborn@social.xbm.se ) for making it. #mastodon #fediverse
Three Keys to Making Game-Based Learning Student-Centered
There is a wide array of resources available that support learning through digital games and established approaches for integrating games into the school curriculum.
Some fit easily into existing teaching practices and have seen widespread adoption, including platforms like Kahoot!
By: Louisa Rosenheck
https://www.gettingsmart.com/2022/12/20/three-keys-to-making-game-based-learning-student-centered/
If you are having discussions in your #Education spaces regarding #AI and #ChatGPT - maybe this slide deck can help. I have assembled a bunch of resources in a pretty decent structure. As I find things, they get added - time to get those chats started!
#EdTech #EduTooter @edutooters
https://bit.ly/AI-EDU-Discussion
Adam is absolutely right. Journalism needs to take ownership (finally).
Journalists need to invest in the fediverse. The fediverse will help journalists thrive, and the fediverse will thrive because of journalists.
Nobody has the luxury of waiting. Universities, brands, companies, and journalists need to move to the fediverse now. Or get in line for your AOL keyword.
Six news websites across Alabama and Florida have been secretly taking payments from power companies to run stories attacking clean energy.
Bombshell investigation from NPR.
#energy #climate #climatechange
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1143753129/power-companies-florida-alabama-media-investigation-consulting-firm
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