Annemieke Akkermans
shelearner.bsky.social
Annemieke Akkermans
@shelearner.bsky.social
Teacher | Researcher | Author
Each child deserves 40 hours of #medialiteracy in school to thrive in today's digital world. Sharing #lessonideas and #cooltools. Promotion at Humboldt University 2024: https://www.galda-verlag.de/product/the-four-pedagogues
“Without the True Believers it’s just a bunch of liars lying to each other.” Thanks for your investigative work @eliothiggins.bsky.social - and for sharing it with young people. Great lecture at Leiden Uni on the #information #disorder and the codification of #distrust.
February 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reposted by Annemieke Akkermans
BREAKING | OpenAI CEO rejects Musk-led group’s surprise $97bn bid
OpenAI CEO reacts to Musk-led group’s surprise $97bn bid
Sam Altman told staff in a memo that OpenAI board has no interest in bid
www.independent.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
A shoutout to our fantastic librarians for beautifully displaying each theme month in our school entrance. February is of course #BlackHistoryMonth.
February 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Street art pushes back. Two striking pieces of stencil art send a loud message. However - they are in the same location. The Trump stencil was first. Was Musk painted and stenciled on top, or is it photoshop? (Why) does it matter?Another #medialiteracy lesson starter. #art against #fascism.
January 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
That was fast! TikTok back up. Anyone really surprised? #games #power #BS
Katz-und-Maus-Spiel in den USA: Die chinesischen Betreiber hatten TikTok am Sonntag gesperrt, weil die App in den Staaten verboten werden sollte. Donald Trump kündigte an, eine Lösung finden zu wollen. Jetzt ist die Plattform offenbar wieder erreichbar.
TikTok fährt Betrieb in den USA wieder hoch
Katz-und-Maus-Spiel in den USA: Die chinesischen Betreiber hatten TikTok am Sonntag gesperrt, weil die App in den Staaten verboten werden sollte. Donald Trump kündigte an, eine Lösung finden zu wollen. Jetzt ist die Plattform offenbar wieder erreichbar.
www.spiegel.de
January 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
As wildfires rage in CA, misleading #AI-generated images falsely claim the Hollywood Sign was engulfed in flames. Yet it was never damaged.
Posting fakes for fun and hits? Such dramatic images actually undermine faith in #democratic institutions, says prof Hany Farid.
LA's wildfires prompted a rash of fake images. Here's why
"It's not just that you're perpetrating a fraud" by spreading bogus images, expert Hany Farid says. The fakes also sow confusion about an ongoing catastrophe.
www.npr.org
January 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
#TikTok under scrutiny? The Chinese simply launch the next video-based app and kids love it. #rednote Or is its sudden popularity thanks to the massive interest of traditional media? Question for my students: 🐥 or 🥚?
Why TikTok Users Are Downloading ‘Red Note,’ the Chinese App
To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
„Look at that hair!“ AI allows the creation of clickbaity fakes like this ‚photo’ of the daughter of former royals Megan and Harry which to date has > 40.000 likes. A quick reverse image search and a check with isthisai.com confirms that the image is AI-generated. #AI I ask my students: is this bad?
January 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The smartphone-free childhood grassroots movement by UK parents is gaining traction. More and more parents wait until their children are 14 before allowing them on social media. For mere communication they use a GSM. smartphonefreechildhood.co.uk Kids deserve this🤞 plus #40hoursmedialiteracy
Smartphone Free Childhood
Smartphone Free Childhood is a grassroots movement on a mission to keep childhood smartphone free. We want to connect parents in their local communities so that together they can make a pact not to gi...
smartphonefreechildhood.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Smithsonian museum allows all its images to be shared for free, no asking needed. More than a #cooltool for schools, this is an open door to authentic sources in our increasingly artificially manipulated world, with access to more than 4.9 million 2D and 3D digital items. www.si.edu/openaccess
Smithsonian Open Access | Smithsonian Institution
Learn more about Smithsonian Open Access
www.si.edu
January 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Sacha Baron Cohen’s sharp critique of social media from five years ago - long before Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter - remains strikingly relevant today. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta... #medialiteracy
Sacha Baron Cohen says Facebook would have allowed Hitler to post adverts
Actor and comedian criticised platforms for political advertising
www.independent.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#cooltools for media literacy. Practical skills like typewriting; should schools teach it? Typelit.io has students practicing by copying literature classics such as George Orwell’s 1984. What’s not to like? www.typelit.io #40hoursmedialiteracy #digitallearning
Practice typing by retyping ENTIRE books — TypeLit.io
Test your typing while reading great books like Alice in Wonderland, 1984, Dracula, and The Art of War — or import your own!
www.typelit.io
January 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
David Bowie’s last letter? 🤔 Posted by an account called “This Will Knock Your Socks Off” with no verified source. The photo adds some flair, but the text feels off. Still, it’s racking up thousands of likes and comments! Is it true or false? Does it rmatter? #40hoursmedialiteracy

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January 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM