(1/2) We had an excellent “AI PlayDate” Zoom session this evening with #TIPteachers! I facilitated the breakout room using ChatGPT and MS CoPilot, we mainly focused on image visualization. I learned CoPilot allows you to share chat transcripts which include images, something ChatGPT won’t do currently.

Lots of good, critical conversations about the inaccurate ways these AI tools currently portray and visualize Navajo tribal members, both historically and in contemporary

BYU professor teaches writing with ChatGPT - The Daily Universe

One BYU professor is using AI in unprecedented ways in his classroom this semester. 

The Daily Universe

The InvestiGators: A New World Leads Students Through a Sea of Murky Information to Help Them Learn Information Literacy
https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/investigators

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #Minecraft #MinecraftEDU via #TIPteachers

(1/2) Educators gather for FinnishED workshop in Seattle by #UW #CIP #TIPteachers https://www.cip.uw.edu/2023/07/07/finland-education-workshop-uw-seattle/

#edtechSR #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy

This is a press release about a wonderful workshop. I attended in early June at the University of Washington, learning about the ways the finish government has integrated media literacy skills into their required curriculum at all levels. Lots of great links, and super resources here! Also, check out

Educators gather for FinnishED workshop in Seattle

Workshop presentations, discussions and activities were built around a key question: What can U.S. educators learn from Finland to become more resilient to mis- and disinformation? 

Center for an Informed Public

Thread 🧵 of my notes from “Teaching for Resilience: FinnishED Workshop” at the University of Washington with #TIPteachers
https://www.cip.uw.edu/events/finnishedworkshop/

Our focus is on media literacy specifically for citizenship & democratic governance. #MediaLit #digiURI #ConCW #MediaLiteracy #CIP

FinnishED Workshop

Visit the post for more.

Center for an Informed Public

Good tip to keep in mind: Do NOT have students get out their phones & open TikTok when discussing these case studies. (A cacophony of distracting audio & video will result...)

via Rachel Moran-Prestridge #TIPteachers cc #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #DigCit #TikTok #SocialMedia #edtechSR

I like that phrase: “Create FRICTION in your brain”

Also: "Be mindful when you are interacting with content: Remember you are TEACHING THE MACHINE!"

via Rachel Moran-Prestridge #TIPteachers cc #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #DigCit #TikTok #SocialMedia #edtechSR

Wow: “Fake livestreams in Ukraine raking in donations on TikTok”

via Rachel Moran-Prestridge #TIPteachers cc #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #DigCit #TikTok #SocialMedia #edtechSR

How TikTok Reads Your Mind

It’s the most successful video app in the world. Our columnist has obtained an internal company document that offers a new level of detail about how the algorithm works.

The New York Times

Tonight's #TIPteachers webinar: "Rumors, Misinformation and Conspiracies Theories on Your #FYP"

by Rachel Moran-Prestridge

Postdoctoral Fellow - Center for an Informed Public - University of Washington

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #Tiktok #SocialMedia #misinfo

Thread 🧵