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MelBrons

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Pedagogical coach former ESL/English teacher. (Elle/She/Her)

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 15/08/2026
Science communicator and podcaster Alie Ward shares 3 tips. 🧪
Image with a teal border featuring text on science communication tips. Bold orange headline: "3 Tips for Science Communication (And Life in General)." Numbered list in blue: 1. Curiosity is a superpower. 2. Failure is a part of success. 3. It’s not what you know, but what you’re willing to learn. At the bottom, it reads: "—Alie Ward, Science Communicator & Podcaster." An orange "edu" logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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Nicole Arsenault @arsenaultnicole.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
#Clair2026 Plus que t'es compétent, plus que t'es confiant.. aller d'échec en échec et continuer.. faut pas tout savoir mais avoir confiance! @doichant.bsky.social
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 03/01/2026
Edutopia editors combed through hundreds of studies last year—so you don’t have to! 📝 Read our 2025 research review for evidence-based insights you can use in your classroom: #EdResearch #EduSky
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The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2025
We’re back with our roundup of the most insightful studies of the year, from the power of brain breaks to groundbreaking research on AI, cell phones, and handwriting in the classroom.
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Great article, finishing with this is quite well said. "The industry has shown nothing but contempt for narrative art that speaks to the human imagination—the very thing that’s keeping it alive.End of article"
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
"And the way to keep the ship floating is to keep peddling the vision and to seem more confident that the dream is inevitable the less it appears to be coming true." Man, it is always fun to see @brianphillips.bsky.social cook—and especially on this topic: www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
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How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk’s record. archive.ph/2025.09.16-2...
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Great advice! When I welcome new teachers my advice is always anticipate/ prepare your reactions to common student behaviour ex: if you assign homework some students may not do it. If you're prepared for this then your response becomes routine, equitable, and not emotional.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
"In my mind, this is no longer a conversation about anything else. Children are starving and being murdered in Gaza by the Israeli military while they seek to feed themselves. It feels impossible to talk about anything else in this conflict when that degree of sociopathic violence is occurring."
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I Think It's Bad to Shoot at Starving Kids
Perhaps controversially.
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Great article for back to school season!
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Carney has put out another strongly worded finger-wagging for Israel with NO concrete action. Shocking to see our prime minister acknowledge Israel’s violation of international law but still not announce sanctions, a real two-way arms embargo, recognition of a Palestinian state….ANY actual action.
Mark Carney posts:

“Canada condemns the Israeli government's failure to prevent the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
Israel's control of aid distribution must be replaced by comprehensive provision of humanitarian assistance led by international organizations. Many of these are holding significant Canadian-funded aid which has been blocked from delivery to starving civilians. This denial of humanitarian aid is a violation of international law.
Canada calls on all sides to negotiate an immediate ceasefire in good faith. We reiterate our calls for Hamas to immediately release all the hostages, and for the Israeli government to respect the territorial integrity of the West Bank and Gaza.”Mark Carney’s post continues: “Canada supports a two-state solution which guarantees peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians. Canada will work intensively in all fora to further that end, including through the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the UN High-Level Conference on a Two-State Solution in New York next week.”
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Where the teens are YouTube 90% TikTok 63% Instagram 61% Snapchat 55% Facebook 32% (down from 71%) WhatsApp 23% X 17% (down from 33%) Reddit 14% Threads 6% report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
YouTube tops the list of the online platforms we asked about in our survey. Nine-in-ten teens report using the site, slightly down from 95% in 2022.

TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used among teens. Roughly six-in-ten teens say they use TikTok and Instagram, and 55% say the same for Snapchat.

Facebook and X use have steeply declined over the past decade. Today, 32% of teens say they use Facebook. This is down from 71% in 2014-15, though the share of teens who use the site has remained stable in recent years. And 17% of teens say they use X (formerly Twitter) – about half the share who said this a decade ago (33%), and down from 23% in 2022.

Roughly one-quarter of teens (23%) say they use WhatsApp, up 6 percentage points since 2022.

And 14% of teens use Reddit, a share that has remained stable over the past few years.

We asked about Threads, launched by parent company Meta in 2023, for the first time this year. Only 6% of teens report using it.
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I spent months on this video about people worshiping ChatGPT, please watch and leave a comment and share if you can!! My YouTube channel is still so small that I lose money making these videos rn 😭. Every little bit helps!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKCy...
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ChatGPT Is Becoming A Religion
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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Chloé Sondervorst @sondervorst.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
@yoshuabengio.bsky.social lance @law-zero.bsky.social, un laboratoire à but non lucratif pour accélérer la conception des systèmes d'IA sécuritaires. lawzero.org/fr
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AQUOPS @aquops.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🌱 Empreinte digitale | #webinaireAQUOPS Avec Annie Turbide et Laurent Boudreault, nous explorerons des leviers d’action pour aborder les enjeux écologiques du numérique sans tomber dans les raccourcis. 🎙 Animation : Maxime Pelchat 📅 Jeudi 5 juin | 12 h à 13 h 🔗 streamyard.com/watch/hXWnkV...
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
As always, in order to help students adapt their behaviour, have an open attitude, ask questions, and listen.
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
@aquops.bsky.social on va parler de notre colloque lors de l'émission C’est encore mieux l’après-midi. Soyez au rendez-vous vers 15:15!!!
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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La geek de service @lageekdeservice.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Transformer l'enseignement et l'apprentissage avec Gemini ✨ 🥳 J'animerai un webinaire (gratuit) le 22 avril (16 h) prochain. Pour s'inscrire, c'est ici ⬇️ www.lageekdeservice.com/transformer-...
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Transformer l'enseignement et l'apprentissage avec Gemini -
Transformer l’enseignement et l’apprentissage avec Gemini Merci de vous inscrire via le formulaire ci-dessous. Un lien d’invitation Google Meet vous […]
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AQUOPS @aquops.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
📰 Webinaire | L’actualité en classe Explorez les As de l’info, une ressource adaptée pour intégrer l’actualité en classe et stimuler la curiosité de vos élèves! 🎤 Avec Mylène Corfield, Les As de l’info 🎙 Animé par Maxime Pelchat, Cadre21 📅 20 mars | 12 h à 13 h 👉 streamyard.com/watch/uyrBUd...
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Un nouveau logo pour 2025 🤩
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
I planned to take the day off, but this made me too mad. jessica.substack.com/p/jd-vance-i...
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
So apparently the AP Human Geography site is culling some of its "daily videos" for class use. A teacher tells me the videos on redlining and white flight are gone. In the screenshot below, you can see the Daily Videos start with no. 2 (no. 1 on this page was redlining, and it's gone now).
AP Human Geography website showing 2 instead of 3 available videos.
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Canadian Anti-Hate Network @antihate.ca · 05/03/2025
📣 X isn’t the Twitter it once was. Under Elon Musk, a non-elected member of a foreign government that just put crippling tariffs on Canada, the hate, conspiracy theories, and disinformation have increased. Help us tell Canadian Members of Parliament: Stop Using X! 👇
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Tell Canadian Members of Parliament to Stop Using X
Help us tell Canadian MPs that it’s time to stop using X.
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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · 02/03/2025
Magic School isn't the only option. @hollyclarkedu.bsky.social does some good things around teaching students AI. I would check her resources. I'm personally more reserved about student use. This under regulated technology doesn't necessarily need to be shoved into student hands...
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Oh wow 🤩 un beau sujet avec d'excellents animateurs!!
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John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Really clear messaging on how we need to approach AI. It’s a people and values problem, not a techy one
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Il y en a tellement! Lesquels choisir!?!? 🤩
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AQUOPS @aquops.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🔎 La chasse aux ateliers est ouverte! L’offre du 43e colloque de l'AQUOPS est une véritable mine d’idées! Aventuriers des panels perdus ou globe-trotteurs « mains sur les touches », trouvez de quoi briller en classe. Par ici : 👉 tinyurl.com/ynmh6y7y #colloqueAQUOPS #AQUOPS2025 #EduQc #EdTech
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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 12/02/2025
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A quick resistance task:
1. Google Gulf of Mexico (be sure you are on a Google search engine)
2. "Gulf of America" will be at the head of Google's answer.
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of "Gulf of America".
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America" text.
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in whatever text you want such as "The correct name of this body of water is "Gulf of Mexico"
Takes less than 30 seconds. It may not seem like much but the more people do this maybe Google will recognize how foolish they are.
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Ponder @ponder719.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This feud has ended a million times, and yet it will never be over, because Kendrick will never, ever let Drake off the hook. He's gonna show up performing Not Like Us at Drake's actual funeral.
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Yves Doucet @yvesdoucet.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
« L’école, c’est pas pour apprendre. C’est pour apprendre à apprendre. » TELLEMENT! @mathieutd.bsky.social #Clair2025
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/01/2025
Bravo to Sen. Alsobrooks for her question. “We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
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AQUOPS @aquops.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
🎙️ Anne Nguyen en conférence de clôture! 🤖 Avec « Candeur, courage, créativité : cohabiter et collaborer avec l’IA », la Directrice responsable de l’IA au Conseil de l’innovation du Québec partagera une réflexion essentielle. Devenez membre et accédez à la prévente : 👉 tinyurl.com/yzd92hsd #EduQc
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Sylvain Berube @slyberu.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
#Clair2025 Il sera proposé à tous les participants de se créer un compte et de tenter l'expérience d'échanger sur un vrai réseau (ici sur Bluesky). Ensemble, créons le mouvement ! Même ceux qui seront à distance pourront contribuer. C'est l'occasion de véritablement échanger sur un réseau!
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AQUOPS @aquops.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
📱 #Webinaire | Comment les écrans influencent-ils les tout-petits? 🎓 Avec Marie-Claude Gélineau de l’Observatoire des tout-petits. Découvrez : - L’impact des écrans sur le développement - Des données clés sur leur utilisation - Des pistes pour un usage équilibré Inscrivez-vous ici!👇
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Comment les écrans influencent-ils le développement des tout-petits
La réussite éducative est influencée par de nombreux facteurs, dont le niveau de développement de l’enfant à la maternelle. Au Québec, l’Enquête québécoise sur le développement des enfants à la matern...
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Jessy Rodrigue @jessyroody.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Le lancement de la programmation du 43e colloque de l'#AQUOPS, c'est le 13 février à 12h! De mon côté, j'ai 3 ateliers et 1 panel incroyable à vous proposer! On vous attend à ce webinaire de l'@aquops.bsky.social! 👉Pour vous inscrire, c'est ici : streamyard.com/watch/kYjDHZ...
Lancemnet du 43e colloque de l'AQUOPS : invités spéciaux. Sylvain Duclos, Jessy Rodrigue et Marc-André Girard.
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AQUOPS @aquops.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
⏳ Prévente en cours! Membres AQUOPS, votre invitation exclusive pour le colloque vous attend dans vos courriels. Pas reçu? Vérifiez les pourriels ou écrivez-nous! ✉️ Réservez votre place avec un tarif préférentiel dès maintenant. #ColloqueAQUOPS #EdTech #EduQc
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AQUOPS @aquops.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Vous n’êtes pas encore membre? Faites vite, la prévente c’est maintenant (jusqu’au 4 février)! 👉 tinyurl.com/yzd92hsd
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AQUOPS @aquops.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Devenir membre de l’AQUOPS, ça donne : a) un accès à la prévente des billets pour le colloque avec tarif réduit. b) une communauté dynamique. c) des ressources exclusives toute l’année. d) TOUT ÇA! Wouhou! . . . . . (Réponse : Oui, la réponse est d, tout ça!)
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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 15/01/2025
Your love of a book or series is not more significant than the victims of an author’s violence.
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L'École branchée @ecolebranchee.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
ACTU 🗞️ Sébastien Bergeron : Un leadership « de terrain » récompensé par un Prix CHAPO dlvr.it/THBlQV
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
This is a wild read.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/12/2024
ChatGPT search tool vulnerable to manipulation and deception, tests show
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ChatGPT search tool vulnerable to manipulation and deception, tests show
Exclusive: Guardian testing reveals AI-powered search tools can return false or malicious results if webpages contain hidden text OpenAI’s ChatGPT search tool may be open to manipulation using hidden content, and can return malicious code from websites…
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Janet D. Stemwedel @docfreeride.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
When someone who builds LLMs tells me “Right now I could build AIs of my self that could teach as well as me,” my conclusion is not that AIs are able to teach well…
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MelBrons @melbrons.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Merci Jessy pour ce petit tutoriel 🤩
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