Summing up AI in a headline:

People Who Will Make Money If You Use Their Product Say: “Anyone Not Using Our Product Is a Fool, Will Be a Relic & Get Left Behind.”

See Also: New Technology, Called “Essential,” Consistently Fails To Prove Its Worth

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If you're not paying for it, they're mining your data and/or monetizing your attention & engagement - often by manufacturing outrage to maximize interactions with the platform. You're the product!

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If you are looking for evidence that students need more #TechnologyLiteracy instruction, send them to print something from Canva.

Pop-ups that explain why something won't print?

For fools! (Based on what I observed of students' interactions w/ the computer.)

#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrary

"Meta’s New Privacy Policy Opens Up AI Chats for Targeted Ads"

Honestly, shocked it took this long.

#AiIsTheProblem #InformationLiteracy #InfoLit #TechnologyLiteracy #TechLit #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians

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Just had a really spontaneous and wonderful conversation with someone regarding digital literacy. We both agree there is a massive education gap that leads to people who can "use" technology but don't "know how" to do it safely or effectively.

#technologyliteracy #informationliteracy #security

A reminder for the start of 2026: Tech companies are NOT your friend. They exist to make money - literally, that is their purpose.

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So, where do we go from here? How do we embrace emerging technology while also increasing users understanding of personal privacy, rights, and responsibilities? How do we protect intellectual freedom and intellectual property?

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Massachusetts is taking a bold step towards digital equity with House Bill H100, aiming to create a credentialing program for digital navigators to empower those struggling with technology.

Click to read more!

#MA #CitizenPortal #ElderlySupport #DigitalAccess #TechnologyLiteracy

Now, there is a generation who are expected to be great at technology because they grew up with it ("native") but haven't been given the knowledge or skills to make educated decisions about their privacy and presence.

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Then the next generation of students came along with technology being commonplace. Increasingly, students were handed laptops instead of textbooks. Lectures and assignments started shifting online before COVID sped up the adoption significantly.

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With the introduction of computers into people's homes and the expansion of the internet, a generation of students was told, "technology is the future." They matured along with the technology and with a healthy dose of analog experience.

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