#Educators : This week's edition of The Sift® newsletter covers AI-powered bot accounts on social media. How can your students protect themselves from bots? Also, are they all bad?

👉🏾 Check out the issue: bit.ly/Sift15April2024

📢 We're hiring! NLP is looking for a technical lead, a position that will directly impact thousands of learners in schools across the U.S. & play a pivotal role in shaping & achieving NLP's strategy.

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#Jobs #Hiring

Women in tech are breaking barriers and taking the industry by storm. Learn more about how these women give their best pieces of advice for other women taking the lead in tech. bit.ly/3xIkjeX

We are thrilled to share that #CSforALL 's Executive Director Leigh Ann DeLyser has been named a Woman Leading the AI Revolution in Education by ASU+GSV Summit! This honor highlights her remarkable contributions to advancing the field. Congratulations, Leigh Ann! 🌟

Introduce your students to the world of journalism. With the 2024 Election Toolkit from our friends at @reportinglabs, students can insert themselves into the democratic process and make their voices heard! 🗣️

Learn more🔗
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Want ideas and resources for teaching students to be more mindful consumers of online content? Download our free 'Lateral Reading with Current Events' template.
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I just completed Google's new Generative AI for Educators course. It's definitely worthwhile for newbies as well as educators with a bit more experience using AI. Google for Education #GoogleET

➡Try it here: grow.google/ai-for-educato…

Just 2 days to National AI Literacy Day on April 19! Join Common Sense Education's Sue Thotz & ITO's Dr. Scott Moss for 'Demystifying AI for K-12 Education,' 10-11 AM PDT. Advance your AI skills & register here: lacoe.k12oms.org/2759-248198

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#LACOEAI #AIinED

Catharine Reznicek (she, her, ella) Julie Judd Ventura Co Ofc of Ed Well done!!!!⬇️

Our friends at Facing History released a new lesson to teach #MediaLiteracy in your classroom📝! This lesson explains the impact of media literacy on well-being, relationships and democracy.

Check it out!👇
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🤖😱The rise of new technologies such as #AI have had a huge impact on #MediaLiteracy , making it easier for #disinformation to spread...

📚✅ #MediaSmartOnline wants to highlight all actions/initiatives available to counteract this.

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' #AprilFoolsDay jokes in general don't try to persuade your politics or make you angry or target the negative emotions that are dangerous online.' - NLP's Dan Evon

Today can be a fun day to practice #NewsLiteracy skills. Dan & Sam Gregory with tips

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💭 Still thinking about the KQED Media Literacy Innovator app? Now's your chance - join an amazing community of secondary education leaders who empower students to share their unique voices beyond the classroom & more. Apply before April 15: bit.ly/MLInnovators20…

Before Neil Armstrong, there was the Mercury 13. 👩‍🚀 🚀 This group of women trained to become astronauts for America’s first human spaceflight program in the 1960s.

Learn how The FLATs paved the way not only for the first manned missions to space but also for women astronauts.

NAMLE ED, Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, & Board Member, Kristy Roschke, are joining McCain Institute & Cronkite School on 4/11. This day-long event will convene a series of panels that will focus on the impact of social media on democracy & the disinformation age 🔗 ow.ly/5Pv050R589W

“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, creativity, or curiosity.” – Dr. Mae C. Jemison, first African American woman astronaut in space #WomensHistoryMonth

Love the hands on #medialiteracy activities at Wonder Media wondermedialibrary.com

Did you know that the creator of modern day computer languages was a woman in STEM? This #WomensHistoryMonth , we want to honor the legacy of women in STEM who paved the way and changed the course of history. Meet computer science pioneer Grace Hopper.

Skoolcade Dr. Cesar Morales Jay Sorensen Jay Greenlinger Jayna Suter, Ph.D. @OPUSDSuperintendent Congresswoman Julia Brownley Augustine Garcia David Romano LisaSalasBrown Living (she, her, hers) Julie Judd Dana Thompson Catharine Reznicek (she, her, ella) Senator Monique Limón

#NAMLE24 Conference sessions cover a variety of #TeacherPD needs, including teacher-led modeling and discussion of specific ways students learn and practice #MediaLiteracy skills, and so much more!

Check out the full schedule and register today! 👇
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