I’m looking for interesting text books for a middle school computer science class. I know that sounds kind of old-fashioned, but I’m looking for a new angle.

@doublefine.com Hi there! I'm a middle school computer science teacher in San Francisco. Do you ever allow field trips to your offices? My kids would love to visit a real-life studio; especially one as legendary as yours. Thanks!

Wow, these last few seasons of the apprentice have been insane!

Posting these resources both for my future self and anyone else who might find them useful.

My watchlist keeps getting longer.

A list of some of my favorite animated films that break the mold of what people typically think of when they think of animated movies.

Haven't watched this all the way through, but I'm adding it here so I remember it for later. Anyone here seen it before?

Thanks again to @ani-obsessive.bsky.social for helping me find these episodes. Mighty Heroes is a great example of what led Ralph Bakshi to make Mighty Mouse in the late 80s. archive.org/details/vts-...

@ani-obsessive.bsky.social any idea where I can watch old Mighty Heroes episodes? I got the Mighty Mouse DVD for Xmas this year so I’m hungry for more Saturday morning Bakshi.

I would pay $200 for a book of storyboards of Bakshi’s Mighty Mouse.

Happy Festivus!

Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this

Current animated cartoon projects I'd like to make: Jabberwocky adaptation; various short autobiographies; folk story about Marius Jacob; feature film adaptation of Nabokov's Pnin.

Maybe not the best practice but I’m posting this before reading it through. Just trying to keep track of who these new tech billionaire overlords are.

I'm reading more and more about these voter purges. I don't understand why this isn't a bigger story. And why aren't any of our representatives doing anything about it? Read @gregpalast.bsky.social for more info.

Watching Skeleton Crew was like being a kid in the 80s again. SM-33's fight scene against the space pirates had me bouncing in my seat. Can't wait for more!

looking for interesting, independent game development-related field trips in san francisco for a group of 20-40 middle school students. anyone want to volunteer their studio for a quick tour?

this games not out yet but I think it's my favorite.

nerd alert! son of the white mare is the best animated movie most people have never heard of. I’m finally able to watch my bluray copy and it’s glorious!

A thread. My favorite movies from each year, starting with:
 1916 INTOLERANCE ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
This grandeur of this early mega-epic means there's a lot to recommend it, though I find the overall tone smug and cloying; an early "cancel culture is out of control."
 (This is the only film I've seen from 1916.)

working on my very first #godot game...

As a middle school teacher I know a cheater when I see one. Even if Trump would have won without cheating, isn't it just a good idea to double check?

One of my favorite things about #teaching is that the halls are regularly filled with live music.

looking for recommendations; books about game theory and game design at the conceptual level for middle school students.

Yes please.

#Storyboard exercise with my media students. Assignment: tell a true, personal story using Adobe Animate. Now it's time to start animating!

Nov. 21 Journal Prompt:

We want the funk! Gotta have that Funk! In just a bit @CateTolna.bsky.social & I are gonna pop out & being the funk when it comes to Image Generating AI at The Plaiground! Join us 5:30-7pm PST to get creative with AI Images! Click & to your calendar: calendar.app.google/FZ5jsFPkLiWH... #EduSky

www.sfusd.edu/generative-a... I'm starting to wrestle with the ethical implications of using AI in my computer science classes. Specifically, we're making games in @godotengine.org and I'm considering allowing my students to use AI to generate and check scripts so they go focus on the art of games.

Knight of Wands

Knight of Swords

I think he might be on to something : substack.com/inbox/post/1... #electionfraud

Alien Super Show!

Poem for the times. #poetry #hope #existentialdread

Oh no, this echo chamber I'm stuck in is full of amazing art, generous, kind people, and joy. What ever shall I do?

@nate.moore.codes I took a look at your space pizza game. I'm curious about your process for hosting the game directly on your website. how did you do that? so far, i've only been able to post on itch.io (although there's nothing to see on my itch channel yet, but stay tuned).

I teach middle school #computerscience. We’re learning Godot this semester. Is it ok to allow the students to use chatGPT as a script writing assistant?

@al-czarnecki.bsky.social are you familiar with this: substack.com/home/post/p-... I’m trying to parse its credibility. Thoughts?

People I’m hoping to connect with on @bsky.app #cartoonists #teachers #animators

Hello!