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🆓 FREE Media Literacy Virtual Assembly for MS/HS Students

EMTA is hosting Julie Smith for virtual assemblies for our students centered on media literacy. This free opportunity is available for all students in NY State.

What students SHOULD be doing online

digital sleuthing
entrepreneurship
personal branding
harnessing AI
making tech work FOR you
Q&A session for students to ask questions at the end of each assembly

To Register: Media Literacy Virtual Assembly Registration (2024). Please pick which time slot you would like to attend with students. If you are interested in the recording only you will also need to register but please indicate that. Note- we have rights to retain the recording for only 30 days.

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🆓 Premium Calm App for FREE from NYSUT

NYSUT Member Benefits is pleased to announce the availability of the premium Calm subscription as a free benefit for all NYSUT in-service AND retiree members. The premium Calm subscription provides members with unlimited access to the full library of content at calm.com and in the Calm app, which can be utilized via a desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device (iOS or Android).

Visit https://www.calm.com/b2b/nysut-member-benefits/subscribe to create your Calm account now (Note: This is a dedicated URL for NYSUT members).

Please make sure to follow the steps below:
1. You will need your NYSUT ID number to create an account with your email address (personal email recommended) and password using the dedicated URL above. Note: Your NYSUT ID number can be found on your NYSUT Membership Card or by visiting https://www.nysut.org/memberid.

2. Once you create your free Calm account on your computer using the URL above, it is recommended that you download the Calm app for your iOS or Android device.

3. After downloading the Calm app for your preferred mobile device, you can then log in with your email address and password to unlock the premium Calm content.

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🤖AI Tip of the Week

US Copyright Office: Artificial Intelligence Study

The U.S. Copyright Office is conducting a study regarding the copyright issues raised by generative artificial intelligence (AI). This study will collect factual information and policy views relevant to copyright law and policy. The Office will use this information to analyze the current state of the law, identify unresolved issues, and evaluate potential areas for congressional action.

The Office published a notice of inquiry on August 20, 2023, and initial written comments were due on October 30, 2023. Initial comments have been posted and are available through regulations.gov. Comments can still be submitted as of today. So if you would like to add your comment you can still do so.

Comment on AI in the United States

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Using Padlet for AI-Generated Images

Padlet provides a free AI-powered text-to-image generator. This can be an excellent way to:

Generate images for content you are creating (slideshows, documents, websites, etc.)
Generate images to serve as writing prompts or story starters for students.
Generate images to illustrate student writing, stories, poems, etc.

💰 Pricing

Padlet offers a free plan that includes:

3 padlets
20MB per upload
1 user

Note: A single Padlet file can be used over and over again for the purpose of generating and downloading the AI-generated images. Read more on Eric Curt's Blog.

📚The Book Nook

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The Secret Pocket by Peggy Janicki and Carrielynn Victor

Mary was four years old when she was first taken away to the Lejac Indian Residential School. It was far away from her home and family. Always hungry and cold, there was little comfort for young Mary. Speaking Dakelh was forbidden and the nuns and priest were always watching, ready to punish. Mary and the other girls had a genius idea: drawing on the knowledge from their mothers, aunts and grandmothers who were all master sewers, the girls would sew hidden pockets in their clothes to hide food. They secretly gathered materials and sewed at nighttime, then used their pockets to hide apples, carrots and pieces of bread to share with the younger girls.