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College composition prof. using AI in the classroom. Opinions are my own. Reposts are not endorsements. Bright blue dot in an otherwise red state. 🔵🌱📚⚾️🤔 #writer #writing #teaching #cat #books #library #libraries #teacher #plants #booksky #disneyadult
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Today’s strands. Seriously @nytimes.com?

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

First book complete for the 52 book journal. Not sure what prompt I’ll use it for. #52bookchallenge

submitted 122 days ago • 0 comments

I'm going to keep doing starter packs. If you want to be added to one, just like, reply, and repost this post so I know who wants to be on them. 💙🌊💙🔄❤️👋🏻💙🌊💙

submitted 126 days ago • 273 comments

Getting prepped to close out 2024 and start 2025 in my reading journal. I decided to use the 52 Book Club challenge to guide some of my reading. The goal will be to pick books from my existing e-book library. Not sure what my total goal for 2025 will be… tonight is for reflection and journaling.

submitted 129 days ago • 1 comment

Day one of new year: Watched more news, not less as intended. 💔 Read for a bit: late to it, but currently reading Project Hail Mary (no spoilers, please) Watched UT nearly get clobbered 😳 And walked for 30 minutes. 2025 starts

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

Happy New Year, Bluesky!

submitted 129 days ago • 1 comment

Good night, Bluesky! Halfway through the week, folks and cruising toward the New Year.

submitted 142 days ago • 0 comments

Starting the week off on a high note!

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

What’s the best way to use AI in lesson planning for teaching writing. Remember students use AI to complete assignments. Looking for ideas. Put your suggestions below. #teaching #teacher #Englishteacher #writing

submitted 146 days ago • 0 comments

Sitting in the parking lot at my kid’s HS. I am really impressed by a teen’s ability to carry more bags than is humanly necessary for a day of school while still having one hand completely free to check their phones. This generation will all be hunchbacks by 30. #teaching #Englishteacher #teacher

submitted 149 days ago • 0 comments

Hey! I’m on a list! Check it out and follow if you’re a teacher/educator! #teaching #Englishteacher #educator

submitted 150 days ago • 1 comment

NYT Connections: the fastest way to undermine my own intellectual instincts. Those four “mistake” buttons are the triggers of paralysis. Anyone else? Just me? The AI is totally training my behavior #writer #teaching #communication #AI

submitted 150 days ago • 0 comments

Grading final essays. So. Much. AI. It’s truly awful. No voice, predictable and rhythmic construction and organizational pattern, and limited lexicons for topics. Folks: read what the AI makes. Ensure that it reflects your intended message. Put your personal stamp on the tone. Vary the wording.

submitted 152 days ago • 1 comment

How is it already a week into December? Where did this year go?

submitted 153 days ago • 0 comments

It takes THIRTY-SEVEN clicks to turn the captioning on and off on the Direct TV/ATT streaming service. 37! That is ridiculous. Even getting accessibility isn’t accessible.

submitted 154 days ago • 0 comments

Are you using grammar checkers to restructure your sentences? That’s AI. Do you reread them after in context to make sure the changes still convey your intended message? That’s keeping the human in the mix. #softskills #communication #Englishteacher #writing #AI

submitted 155 days ago • 1 comment

Remember, the AI works for you, not the other way around. You have to tell it exactly what you want and then you have to check its output. It’s not really “intelligent.” In fact it has no Emotional Intelligence at all. #AI #Englishteacher #writing #softskills #communication

submitted 156 days ago • 0 comments

Folks should think of AI like and employee, not a boss. You tell it what to do, you supervise, and you review it for accuracy. It’s a great place to start, but where it ends requires a human touch. EQ and soft skills are more important than ever. #Englishteacher #AI #teaching #classroom #writing

submitted 156 days ago • 1 comment

Basic communication skills can be enhanced with AI but they cannot (yet) replace human interpersonal relationships. Humanities teach soft skills. Those English classes you blew off in college are about to become the most important things you’ve slept through. #AI #teaching #communication

submitted 157 days ago • 0 comments

For decades, we’ve encouraged STEM. As AI becomes ubiquitous, soft skills are more important than ever. Those with well developed EQs will have the advantage. Humanities will once again save us from ourselves. #EnglishTeacher #writing #teaching #AI

submitted 157 days ago • 1 comment

It’s the part of the semester when students realize that blowing off two weeks of class in October has consequences in December. Remember kids, when you ask a professor for extra credit, what you’re asking is for them to do more work because you didn’t do your work the first time. #teaching

submitted 157 days ago • 0 comments

If you’re looking for a gift for the person who has everything, consider a donation to your local library You can donate a book they love, a banned book removed from your local school, or let the #librarian decide. It’s a gift that keeps giving & there’s a fancy sticker!

submitted 158 days ago • 0 comments

Librarians might be the best people on earth. Their sole job is to help others. The scope of help is unlimited: research, reading, computer skills, job hunt, citizenship apps, passports, community events, crafts, basic childcare, even administering Narcan, they quite literally do it all. Heroes. 📚

submitted 158 days ago • 4 comments

Writing is the best way to shape meaning. Full stop. Talking doesn’t provide context.

submitted 159 days ago • 0 comments

Monday after Thanksgiving hits harder than the others. Have a good one, everybody!

submitted 159 days ago • 0 comments

How do I get added to lists or starter packs? Am I missing something?

submitted 159 days ago • 2 comments

Not ready to give up the long weekend to return to the routine. On the other hand, diversity of food intake is important. That, I am looking forward to.

submitted 160 days ago • 0 comments

See ya, hurricane season 2024. Until we meet again …

submitted 160 days ago • 1 comment

But how do they make money? Where is the income stream? Is it in data mining if it’s not in ads?

submitted 160 days ago • 1 comment