Anthropic Education the AI Fluency Index

https://www.anthropic.com/research/AI-fluency-index

#HackerNews #Anthropic #Education #AI #Fluency #Index #AI #Literacy #Machine #Learning #Future #of #AI

I'm far from being a website #accessibility expert but I've been learning the past few months and as of a week ago I've got our local rural regional library's website up to a solid result according to the IBM Accessibilty Checker extension for Mozilla. There are still some improvements to be made but we're getting there. The Silktide extension is another excellent tool for checking and learning about website accessibility.

The last time I looked there were no other Missouri library websites even close to passing which is a shame. Very few websites I've checked pass.

Also, look at all the cool stuff my local library does! Use your local library and volunteer if you can. I can think of no other social space as important as a #library in a society that strives for continuing #education, #learning #literacy, #democracy and anything resembling #freedom.

Be a part of yours!

https://ozarkregional.org

I'm far from being a website #accessibility expert but I've been learning the past few months and as of a week ago I've got our local rural regional library's website up to a solid result according to the IBM Accessibilty Checker extension for Mozilla. There are still some improvements to be made but we're getting there. The Silktide extension is another excellent tool for checking and learning about website accessibility.

The last time I looked there were no other Missouri library websites even close to passing which is a shame. Very few websites I've checked pass.

Also, look at all the cool stuff my local library does! Use your local library and volunteer if you can. I can think of no other social space as important as a #library in a society that strives for continuing #education, #learning #literacy, #democracy and anything resembling #freedom.

Be a part of yours!

https://ozarkregional.org

The downfall of society due to AI is rapid...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTugyu2F0pc

#ai #literacy #genz #education

The downfall of society due to AI is rapid...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTugyu2F0pc

#ai #literacy #genz #education

Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home

https://buckscountybeacon.com/2026/01/opinion-local-journalism-is-how-democracy-shows-up-close-to-home/

#HackerNews #LocalJournalism #Democracy #Community #Engagement #Media #Literacy

Comic books as a bridge to literacy! A new foundation based in Southern New Hampshire.

Article about the Foundation:

https://ledgertranscript.com/2026/01/06/escape-hatch-foundation-literacy-comics/

And the Foundation web page:

https://www.escapehatchfoundation.org/

#comics #literacy

@DrSuzanne @RoRo I've run into a number of #educators here and agree #education hashtag will get some attention. May also try tagging #literacy directly.

I wonder if @FediTips has a directory that lists relevant educators. Several directories are linked at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

Comic books as a bridge to literacy! A new foundation based in Southern New Hampshire.

Article about the Foundation:

https://ledgertranscript.com/2026/01/06/escape-hatch-foundation-literacy-comics/

And the Foundation web page:

https://www.escapehatchfoundation.org/

#comics #literacy

All AI Videos Are Harmful (2025)

https://idiallo.com/blog/all-ai-videos-are-harmful

#HackerNews #AI #Videos #Harmful #2025 #Technology #Ethics #Media #Literacy

@davew ...that only the "strongest" 5% of the population, (see the green in the chart) - who can perform the abstract thinking necessary to copy and paste the special RSS URLs into a separate RSS reader app - can understand:
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/computer-skill-levels/
#psychology #technology #literacy

Tech literacy should be a widely taught, ACCESSIBLE programme, and not taught by tech giants or colonial capitalist tech monsters. It should be taught by people who learnt it to break out of a programmable cage, and who question every part of it every day. #tech #literacy #queering #ecology

I'm learning programming because I'm fed up with the false reality the Internet is - you're playing in someone else's world, and that someone else is your oppressor. Ofc we can't be free building toy cannons in their little houses they've built for us on the web. #tech #literacy #queering #ecology #reality

Tech literacy should be a widely taught, ACCESSIBLE programme, and not taught by tech giants or colonial capitalist tech monsters. It should be taught by people who learnt it to break out of a programmable cage, and who question every part of it every day. #tech #literacy #queering #ecology

I'm learning programming because I'm fed up with the false reality the Internet is - you're playing in someone else's world, and that someone else is your oppressor. Ofc we can't be free building toy cannons in their little houses they've built for us on the web. #tech #literacy #queering #ecology #reality

I'm learning programming because I'm fed up with the false reality the Internet is - you're playing in someone else's world, and that someone else is your oppressor. Ofc we can't be free building toy cannons in their little houses they've built for us on the web. #tech #literacy #queering #ecology #reality

@alcinnz Based on your linked article above and our conversation in this thread, you might be interested in the following:

The dawn of the post-literate society - by James Marriott (September 2025):

https://jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-post-literate-society-aa1

The author makes an interesting reference to Walter Ong's book "Orality and Literacy", which states that "certain kinds of complex and logical thinking simply cannot be achieved without reading and writing".

#Literacy #CriticalThinking #Society #Philosophy #SocialMedia

@alcinnz Based on your linked article above and our conversation in this thread, you might be interested in the following:

The dawn of the post-literate society - by James Marriott (September 2025):

https://jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-post-literate-society-aa1

The author makes an interesting reference to Walter Ong's book "Orality and Literacy", which states that "certain kinds of complex and logical thinking simply cannot be achieved without reading and writing".

#Literacy #CriticalThinking #Society #Philosophy #SocialMedia