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Barton Keeler

@bartonreads.bsky.social
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High school English and American Government teacher, passionate about literature, philosophy, travel, film, music and all the mysterious ways they converge. Everything is connected.

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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
While students are taking finals, I'm trying out grouper.school. I'm not really a techie and usually give up on new tools in 5 minutes.This one is different-super easy to import rosters into #grouper from Powerschool-It's intuitive, simple, versatile. #EduSky #grouping @groupercooper.bsky.social
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Love that! I had never read it until I "had" to teach it one year to 12th graders--they called it "life-changing" and I totally agree.
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Love this book. It changed my mind about non-fiction.
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Me too! Just wanted to see what would happen--we found a certain liberation when we removed the audience and external motivators.
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Yes! It's also liberating to know that no one will ever read it. It was also a good reminder to students how much an audience impacts their writing.
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
www.highexistence.com/make-your-so...
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Make Your Soul Grow: 84-Year-Old Kurt Vonnegut's Wonderful Letter to a Group of High School Students
"Practice any art... not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming , to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow."
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
It worked!
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Today my ELA students and I wrote poems tore them up without showing anyone. Why? To enlarge our souls per the advice of #kurtvonnegut #EduSky images.app.goo.gl/fFKVT9oomjzh...
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Gabriel Carrillo @edtechbites.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🚀 Educators are flocking to Bluesky, including you! 🎙️ In this episode, @alicekeeler.com and I discuss how Bluesky prioritizes social media privacy, why it’s perfect for educators, and how you can get started. Don’t miss this insightful episode! 🎧 #Edusky edtechbites.com/2024/11/22/e...
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Sometimes I think my job as a teacher can be summarized by the famous opera scene from "The Shawshank Redemption" #EduSky youtu.be/bZqszy5UffU?... Today my ELA class is analyzing this clip as a metaphor for the power of the arts.
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The Shawshank Redemption - Opera Scene HD 1080p
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Normally I use this clip from #bladerunner to teach simile but today we're inquiring about the differences between ChatGpT written poetry and the poetic dying words of an android (replicant) #edusky youtu.be/HU7Ga7qTLDU?...
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Tears in the Rain - Blade Runner (9/10) Movie CLIP (1982) HD
YouTube video by Movieclips
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Initial thoughts: one needs to spend more time with "difficult" poetry, AI poetry, while more accessible, lacks an authentic emotional core based on a lived life. AI can't achieve a level of complexity and/or subtlety without perceived intention.Our discussion morphed into what's the essence of art
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Today my ELA students are processing this article and the ramifications of people preferring AI generated poetry. #edusky www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...
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ChatGPT or Shakespeare? Readers Couldn't Tell the Difference—and Even Preferred A.I.-Generated Verse
A new study suggests people might like chatbot-produced poems for their simple and straightforward images, emotions and themes
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
It's senior interview day--where all my students dress up and participate in mock interviews with community members. Part of our prep is watching this Ted talk on power posing. youtu.be/Ks-_Mh1QhMc?... #edusky
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Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are | Amy Cuddy | TED
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Love the ELO reference!
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Love it! Whenever there's a bookshelf pic, I have to read every title. #intothewild is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing!
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Such a great question. I've been pondering this my whole career...
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Stephanie Sandifer (she/her) @stephaniesandifer.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Your students' stories DO impact how & what they learn in your class. You need to learn their stories & care about those stories. #edchat #edusky
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Barton Keeler @bartonreads.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
I'm Barton. I teach high school Am Government and English. My passion is literature. #edusky
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