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The Civics of Technology (CoT) project aims to empower students and educators to critically inquire into the effects of technologies on their individual and collective lives. Find updates here or by subscribing to our newsletter at civicsoftechnology.org.
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · Jul 7
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · Jun 29
If you're an educator in search of an antidote to AI hype and technosolutionism writ large, may I suggest @civicsoftech.bsky.social? Here's more about our community and our work. 🧵 #EduSky
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The Civics of Technology Project shares research and curriculum and offers professional development that encourages teachers and students to critically inquire into the effects of technology on our in...
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · 3d
Our next Tech Talk is THIS TUESDAY (October 7)

Here's the registration link. Our apologies for not having this link live until today. We hope you can join!

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: October Tech Talk. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: October Tech Talk. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · 3d
Today!

@charleswlogan.bsky.social shares his recent experiences on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000! Read about it on our blog, and go check out the episode if you haven't already

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Learning and Laughter on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 — Civics of Technology
Civics of Technology Announcements Next Tech Talk: The next Tech Talk will be held on October 7 at 8:00 Eastern Time. Register here or on our events page. Come join our community in an info...
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · 10d
Today for the CoT blog, Julie Smith shares a truly fascinating resource. Full of interviews and case studies that show how teachers are thinking about and wrestling with AI technologies in schools. Read the blog post to learn more!

www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/announc...
Announcing the Release of A Guide to AI in Schools: Perspectives for the Perplexed — Civics of Technology
Civics of Technology Announcements Next Tech Talk: The next Tech Talk will be held on October 7 at 8:00 Eastern Time. Register here or on our events page. Come join our community in an info...
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 13d
👀

Of interest to the @civicsoftech.bsky.social community too!
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Education Now Lab @edunowlab.bsky.social · 22d
The Education Now Lab presents the 2025 Creatively Critical Tech: Research + Design + Practice free, webinar speaker series! Please share widely!

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Profile images of each speaker and the text: The Education Now Lab Presents Creatively Critical Tech: Research + Design + Practice October 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am CT Research-Creation between Art and Anthropology with Dr. Kate Hennesy, Simon Fraser University October 15, 2025 @ 7:00 pm CT Access is Capture: How Edtech Reproduces Racial Inequality with Dr. Roderic N. Crooks, University of California Irvine November 12, 2025 @ 6:30 pm CT AI Grief Observed: On the Death of Education with Audrey Watters November 19, 2025 @ 6:30 pm Opportunities and Challenges at the Intersection of AI, Disability, and Accessibility with Dr. Cynthia Bennett, Google Research Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/CreativelyCritical Hosted by Dr. Anna Smith & the Education Now Lab An Initiative of the Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship from the Office of Research at Illinois State University Logos for Illinois State University and the Education Now Lab
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 18d
this exists it is called thinking
Matthew McConaughey says he wants a private LLM, fed only with his books, notes, journals, and aspirations, so he can ask it questions and get answers based solely on that information, without any outside influence.
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · 17d
Speaking of @neilselwyn.bsky.social, check out today's blog post with Adriana Szili sharing "New resources for teachers and student teachers: AI Dilemmas": www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/2dp8ng2...

Materials include posters, handouts, & slides to help reflect on real-world dilemmas of AI in edu.
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 21d
New @civicsoftech.bsky.social book club!

I'm leading a discussion of @neilselwyn.bsky.social's new book "Digital Degrowth: Radically Rethinking Our Digital Futures" on Tues, Nov 11, from 8-9pm ET. Dr. Selwyn will be joining us too.

Register at our events page: www.civicsoftechnology.org/events
A photograph of me holding the book "Digital Degrowth: Radically Rethinking Our Digital Futures" by Neil Selwyn.
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 24d
💛🚫🤖 No AI Gods, No AI Masters 🤖🚫💛

I am massively excited to share the backstory ACADEMIC SHENANIGANS behind our Open Letter (& so this paper below too) — and as always big thanks to my co-authors {@irisvanrooij.bsky.social & @marentierra.bsky.social}:
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · 24d
Today, @olivia.science and her colleagues speak about their efforts to resist the uncritical adoption of AI in academia. Read all about it in today's blog, and see their open letter below:

openletter.earth/open-letter-...

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · Aug 17
In today's @civicsoftech.bsky.social blog: Celeste, a high school student, interviews @andyliddell.bsky.social on the work of the EdTech Law Center and to "give clarification on how education companies influence students’ futures."
Holding EdTech Accountable — Civics of Technology
Civics of Technology Announcements Next Tech Talk: The next Tech Talk will be held on September 2 at 8:00 Eastern Time. Register on our events page. Come join our community in an informal discuss...
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Allie Thrall @alliethrall.bsky.social · Aug 17
I can’t tell what gives me more hope: @andyliddell.bsky.social and Julie’s work at the EdTech Law Center; or Celeste, a high school students’, brilliant engagement with their work in this week’s @civicsoftech.bsky.social blog.
Holding EdTech Accountable — Civics of Technology
Civics of Technology Announcements Next Tech Talk: The next Tech Talk will be held on September 2 at 8:00 Eastern Time. Register on our events page. Come join our community in an informal discuss...
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Jacob Pleasants @jbpleasa.bsky.social · Aug 18
Putting together resources for a Critical EdTech grad course I'm teaching this fall, and definitely using some of the keynotes from @civicsoftech.bsky.social conferences. The 2023 keynote from @lucipangrazio.bsky.social is a gem!

www.civicsoftechnology.org/2023conference
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · Sep 8
Hopefully a blog post on it forthcoming!
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Jennifer Elemen, Ed.D. @jenniferelemen.com · Aug 24
Designing Civic Learning for AI Justice www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/designi... @civicsoftech.bsky.social #EduSky #EduSkyAI #CritGenAI #AILiteracy #AIEthics #AIJustice
Designing Civic Learning for AI Justice — Civics of Technology
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · Sep 2
I'll say it again: Big Tech's use of AI technologies to capture education is not inevitable. Over at @civicsoftech.bsky.social, we're developing a community for resisting, refusing, repurposing, and reimagining technology in education. Join us!
An excerpt from the article, "Silicon Valley’s Drive to Get AI Into America’s Schools Is Working" by Vauhini Vara. The excerpt reads, "But none of that is inevitable. A grassroots movement is growing among those determined to resist the proliferation of AI in schools. The Civics of Technology Project, founded in 2022 by educators and researchers, wants to instead have administrators, teachers, students and parents prioritize studying “the collateral, disproportionate, and unexpected effects of technology”—including AI. One option is to imagine, and work to bring about, an alternative future in which AI doesn’t dominate. “There are ways that teachers, caregivers and students, too, can say, ‘Well, what if I don’t want to have to use this technology?’” said Charles Logan, a research fellow at Northwestern University and a board member for the Civics of Technology Project."
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Tom Mullaney @tommullaney.bsky.social · Sep 2
Thank you, @bloomberg.com, for quoting @charleswlogan.bsky.social and shouting out @civicsoftech.bsky.social. Teachers should follow both for an equity-informed vision of technology in schools.

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But none of that is inevitable. A grassroots movement is growing among those determined to resist the proliferation of AI in schools. The Civics of Technology Project, founded in 2022 by educators and researchers, wants to instead have administrators, teachers, students and parents prioritize studying “the collateral, disproportionate, and unexpected effects of technology”—including AI. One option is to imagine, and work to bring about, an alternative future in which AI doesn’t dominate. “There are ways that teachers, caregivers and students, too, can say, ‘Well, what if I don’t want to have to use this technology?’” said Charles Logan, a research fellow at Northwestern University and a board member for the Civics of Technology Project.
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · Sep 8
stitch from the movie lilo and stitch is crying while covering his eyes with his hands .
ALT: stitch from the movie lilo and stitch is crying while covering his eyes with his hands .
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · Sep 7
How can we help young people (and adults) better understand the risks associated with biometric surveillance?
@banvillemorgan.bsky.social explores this topic in today's blog post.

(A good start: follow @hypervisible.blacksky.app!)

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Your Health Data are at Risk, and it Isn’t the First Time — Civics of Technology
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · Sep 3
It has been really interesting to attend UNESCO's Digital Learning Week (though unfortunately I'm not able to stick around). My public lecture from yesterday can be found here:

www.youtube.com/live/l-OWi6V...

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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · Sep 2
What's on your mind? Read anything good? Bad? Thought-provoking? Had a good conversation? A head-scratching experience?

Come to our Tech Talk today and join the community conversation. No agenda. Just humans.

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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · Aug 31
Do you have a project (research, curriculum, advocacy) or want to distribute a call for proposals/chapters/etc?

On our contact page is a Blog Post Proposal form - we welcome contributions from our community!

www.civicsoftechnology.org/contact
Contact Us — Civics of Technology
Please contact us if you have questions, would like to be a contributor, or just want to chat. We also offer professional development workshops for K-12, college, or teacher education classes.
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · Aug 31
Today, Nicky Agate shares a great opportunity to contribute resources to the Project on Open and Evolving Metaliteracies. Read to learn more!

Contributors can submit through September 17.

www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/project...
Project on Open and Evolving Metaliteracies (POEM) Call for Resources — Civics of Technology
Consider submitting resources to POEM. The call is open through Sep 17, 2025!
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · Aug 28
New curriculum resources from @jbpleasa.bsky.social just added to our site! Read about them here:

www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/new-cur...
New Curriculum Resources: Technoskeptical Investigations of AI Tech — Civics of Technology
By Jacob Pleasants & Julianna Kershen How are you going to talk with your students about AI? We are required to have an AI policy in our syllabus. Perhaps your institution requires one as well. ...
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Andy Liddell @andyliddell.bsky.social · Aug 22
Overheard in the pickup line at school:

6th Grader: “We had our first @civicsoftech.bsky.social class today, and it’s the only class where technology is used for good.”
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · Aug 24
Today for the blog!

@jenniferelemen.com writes about education for AI justice

Read about her approach to the work and some of the initiatives that she is contributing to.

www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/designi...
Designing Civic Learning for AI Justice — Civics of Technology
Civics of Technology Announcements Next Tech Talk: The next Tech Talk will be held on September 2 at 8:00 Eastern Time. Register on our events page. Come join our community in an informal discuss...
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