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Come join me and @MMFCiccone at the upcoming Civics of Technology conference as we hear how folks practice everyday resistance and refusal of ed-tech; reflect on how we might adapt the strategies in our own contexts; and raise possibilities for emerging Luddite pedagogies.

The free, two-day, online event includes keynotes from Dr. Luci Pangrazio on Thursday, August 3rd, and Dr. Roxana Marachi on Friday, August 4th. Register at: https://www. civicsoftechnology.org/2023con ference

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Come join me and @MMFCiccone at the upcoming Civics of Technology conference as we hear how folks practice everyday resistance and refusal of ed-tech; reflect on how we might adapt the strategies in our own contexts; and raise possibilities for emerging Luddite pedagogies.

The free, two-day, online event includes keynotes from Dr. Luci Pangrazio on Thursday, August 3rd, and Dr. Roxana Marachi on Friday, August 4th. Register at: https://www. civicsoftechnology.org/2023con ference

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@BenPatrickWill @shannonmattern @hypervisible @funnymonkey @douglevin @BenPatrickWill That one was new to me...and it's not great! (Understatement.) The Yahoo article also cites an Atlanta Public Schools' school board member praising the tech, which has me worried this spy shit is being used much more broadly, and/or Davista's PR team is good at planting positive reviews from other major metropolitan areas in order to drum up business.

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@BenPatrickWill @shannonmattern @hypervisible @funnymonkey @douglevin @BenPatrickWill That one was new to me...and it's not great! (Understatement.) The Yahoo article also cites an Atlanta Public Schools' school board member praising the tech, which has me worried this spy shit is being used much more broadly, and/or Davista's PR team is good at planting positive reviews from other major metropolitan areas in order to drum up business.

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Another reason to resist this brand of AI snake oil: "Experts argue schools are just a cheap training ground for technology vendors to test and improve their object detection software so that they can eventually sell it elsewhere." https://theintercept.com/2023/05/07/ai-gun-weapons-detection-schools-evolv/

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Another reason to resist this brand of AI snake oil: "Experts argue schools are just a cheap training ground for technology vendors to test and improve their object detection software so that they can eventually sell it elsewhere." https://theintercept.com/2023/05/07/ai-gun-weapons-detection-schools-evolv/

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Solidarity with all students fighting online proctoring and its racist, dehumanizing academic surveillance software.

"But when Pocornie, who is Black, tried to scan her face, the software kept saying it couldn’t recognize her: stating 'no face found.'"

https://www. wired.com/story/student-exam-s oftware-bias-proctorio/

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Solidarity with all students fighting online proctoring and its racist, dehumanizing academic surveillance software.

"But when Pocornie, who is Black, tried to scan her face, the software kept saying it couldn’t recognize her: stating 'no face found.'"

https://www. wired.com/story/student-exam-s oftware-bias-proctorio/

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@bonstewart @irwindev @BenPatrickWill @Ammienoot Proud English major over here (and an MFA in fiction writing). Go team humanities go!

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@bonstewart @irwindev @BenPatrickWill @Ammienoot Proud English major over here (and an MFA in fiction writing). Go team humanities go!