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Shannon Walters

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Teacher Librarian=Always Learning! Vermonter. Wife + mom. Unapologetic tech nerd. Aspiring maker.

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"Degenerate" Art | Holocaust Encyclopedia Nazi leaders sought to control all spheres of German society, including art. They labeled art that did not meet the regime's criteria "degenerate." Learn more.

One of the first things the Nazis did when they came to power was seize control of Germany's museums in an attempt to rewrite history and culture.

Art matters. History matters. Science matters.

Fascist regimes are threatened by all three.

encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

13.08.2025 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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A language model built for the public good ETH Zurich and EPFL will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure. Trained on the โ€œAlpsโ€ supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), the new LLM ma...

A transparently trained LLM designed "for good": ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

16.07.2025 01:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why books and expressive thought can't be bannedโ€ฆThomas Sullivan speaking about โ€œFirst Amendment Speech Challenges for Librariesโ€ as the subject for this yearโ€™s John Swan Lecture at the Fletcher Free Library. So glad to live (+ work!) in a place where this is discussed + celebrated.

06.03.2025 23:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the same issue as silent films:

1% of them were cash cows for copyright holders, so they bullied anyone trying to preserve the other 99% and the result is massive decay and destruction of media that didnโ€™t have to be lost

26.10.2024 16:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1175 ๐Ÿ” 588 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

This was a painful read. Super tone deaf Dean of Students- kicking out a student in crisis- even knowing her only local option was a shelter. But heartened to read that faculty knew her and tried to advocate for her. Mental healthcare *is* healthcare.

25.12.2023 01:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Digging in to read/listen to a great media literacy lesson.
Thanks for the lead (and loving blueskysocial)!

18.12.2023 01:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2023 in Review, From Your Point of View The passionate conversations and big ideas that inspired, informed, and provoked our audience this year.

Merriam Websterโ€™s Word of 2023 is โ€œauthentic.โ€ Oxford Dictionaryโ€™s is โ€œrizz.โ€ For me, Iโ€™m with Edutopia and so, so many teachersโ€ฆ โ€œdysregulated.โ€

18.12.2023 01:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gotta love Hour of Code! Can you tell me about your floor desks?

17.12.2023 16:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Top Censorship Stories of 2023 SLJ's most viewed coverage of book banning and censorship, which remained front and center inย 2023.

We are passing along School Library Journal's most viewed coverage of book banning and censorship, which remained front and center in 2023.
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15.12.2023 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Christmas โ€œclassicโ€, 2023 take. Kevin all grown up. youtu.be/XqiYSrwj9mc?...

17.12.2023 16:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0