Sharing Diigo Links and Resources (weekly)

Great blogs and resources from this past week!

• Tome – The AI-powered storytelling format

  Unlock your best work with Tome’s AI-powered storytelling format. Type in a prompt and watch Tome generate entire narratives from scratch or create additional content pages within seconds. Use our DALL·E 2 tile to create compelling images, tailor-ma…

• Brancher.ai

  Sign Up Now! What exactly is Brancher.ai?

• Presentation Software | Basic to Beautiful in Minutes with Beautiful.ai

  Start your presentation inspired. Look, we made it easy. Smart templates give your team a blueprint for making presentations. The modern ones that customers love. We filled Beautiful.ai with tons of smart templates for you to choose from, so it’s ea…

• Stockimg AI

  AI image generation for teams – You can easily generate AI logo, AI book covers, AI posters and more – Stockimg AI

• Runway – Everything you need to make anything you want.

  With 30+ AI Magic Tools, real-time video editing, collaboration, and more, Runway is your next-generation content creation suite. Right inside your browser. TRY RUNWAY FOR FREE All from your browser. No downloads required.

• Rationale – a revolutionary decision-making AI powered by the latest GPT and in-context learning

  See two sides of the coin, make rational decisions. Use GPT and in-context learning to analyze pros & cons, cost-benefit, SWOT, multi-option, and outcomes. Rationale helps you make well-rounded decisions.

• AI Resume Writer: Build Your CV Automatically With GPT-3 | Kickresume

• ChatSonic – A ChatGPT alternative with superpowers

  ChatGPT is an open-source conversational AI system created by OpenAI, founded by Sam Altman. It is powered by a neural network that has been trained on millions of conversations. It is designed to understand natural language and respond in a meaning…

• Worst-paying college majors

  College graduates who studied liberal arts or education aren’t likely to make a lot of money in their careers, but a degree in theology results in the lowest payout of all majors right after college, new data reveals.

• Is AI Artwork Copyrighted? | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

  A question I have been receiving recently from readers of Educators Technology is whether AI images can be copyrighted or not. While I am not a lawyer or expert in these matters, I did some research and hopefully can help clarify some of these quest…

• Analyzing a meta-analysis of flipped learning

  Here at the blog on Fridays, I like to repost either a “throwback” article from this website years ago, or something that I wrote that was published outside this blog.

• Solving the Student Engagement Crisis | EdNews Daily

  Student engagement is a critical driver of academic success. If students are bored and disengaged in school, then studies show they won’t learn as effectively. Numerous studies confirm the link between engagement and success.

• Balancing high expectations with relationship building to boost engagement

  Teachers are constantly challenged with improving student engagement, something they know directly impacts student learning outcomes.

• Why educational robotics is a critical STEM learning tool

  Engineering is a critical part of STEM education, and engineers play a role in creating, improving, and maintaining some of today’s most valued and essential things, from smartphones and airplanes to zippers and roller coasters.

• Is Your MTSS Playbook Ready? | EdNews Daily

  MTSS stands for “Multi-Tiered System of Supports.” It’s a framework, process or model used by schools and districts to elevate student learning, giving targeted support to struggling learners.

• 10 ways teachers can develop social and emotional skills for their learners – Hapara

  Check out our SEL strategies that can help you create a more positive and equitable school and district culture.

• You Know You’re a Techy Teacher When…

  I have to reblog this wonderful post by my efriend, Lisa. How many of these fit you? Can you add to this list? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

• Investigation: Compare DNA from Different Samples

  My freshman class usually does a basic strawberry DNA extraction. This is a really simple lab that can be done with minimal supplies. When I see some of these students again in my AP biology class, I like to make this lab a little more challenging.

• 13 Common WordPress Block Editor Problems and How to Fix Them

  Are you running into errors when using the WordPress block editor? WordPress replaced the old classic editor in 2019 with a brand new content editor called Gutenberg. This new editor uses blocks to create content in WordPress. However, sometimes you…

• Crack the Code: Oodles of Riddles to Challenge Your Kids’ Minds | Fractus Learning

  Hey there, it’s Olivia! I’m here to talk about one of my absolute favorite things – riddles for kids! They’re such a great way to bring laughter, boost memory, and improve problem-solving skills all while having fun.

• Five tips to help manage behavior in young children

  Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Subscribe today!

• What is computer science education lacking?

  The evolving needs of the IT workforce are constantly discussed–even people who are far from it understand the constantly growing needs for computer science. And yet, U.S. high schools don’t consistently offer computer science education and IT class…

• The 8 Pillars of Playful Design – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert

  I’ve messed around with formalising a way to introduce play into experiences in the past, but this is the first time I have tried to plot out the key features of playful experiences in a way that becomes replicable in some way.

• I Am a Scientist | Science for All

  I am a Scientist is a wonderful site that promotes the diversity of working scientists. The vision of the project is that “everyone deserves to see themselves in science.

• Taboo.AI: Play Taboo with AI

  Guitar Birthday Halloween Piano Diamond Bicycle Garden Summer Vacation Wedding Chocolate Pizza Carnival Zoo Beach Waterfall Volcano Fireworks Pirate Robot Dragon Vampire Werewolf Alien Ninja Superhero Witch Ghost Angel Unicorn Mermaid Fairy Elf Lion…

• “Academic Integrity considerations of AI Large Language Models in the p” by Mike Perkins

  This paper explores the academic integrity considerations of students’ use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools using Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT in formal assessments. We examine the evolution of these tools, and highlight the pot…

• Teaching AI to All Students | Getting Smart

  We also need to encourage students to become creators and brainstorm ideas for how AI can benefit society. In the past two years, the amount of artificial intelligence being used in our everyday lives has increased significantly.

• Scribble Diffusion

  Scribble Diffusion Turn your sketch into a refined image using AI Draw something here.

• Kansas Public School Teacher: The Benefits of Privatization | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Liz Meitl is a public school teacher in Kansas. She usually testifies against vouchers and other forms of privatization, but she suddenly realized what she could do if the Kansas legislature passes a voucher bill.

• ChatGPT Cheating: What to Do When It Happens

  The latest version of ChatGPT has only been around for a few months. But Aaron Romoslawski, the assistant principal at a Michigan high school, has already seen a handful of students trying to pass off writing produced by the artificial-intelligence-…

• Infusing More Math into Our Thematic Teaching

  By Kathleen Palmieri The truest learning comes when we find the connection between what is being learned and how it applies to our daily lives.

• Free Technology for Teachers: My Updated Guide to Media for Classroom Projects

  Over the last year some of my old favorite sources of media for classroom projects changed or completely disappeared. They’ve been replaced by some new and updated sources for free sound effects, music, videos, pictures, and drawings to use in class…

• Free Technology for Teachers: The Google Docs Features Starter Pack

  I recently published a playlist of 76 Google Docs tutorials. But you certainly don’t need to use all of the features of Google Docs demonstrated in that playlist let alone watch all of the videos.

• Growing authors: 15 ways to use Book Creator to publish student writing – Ditch That Textbook

  How can we help students do deep, meaningful learning? For one, let’s help them think and work like authors. Learn 10 ways to help students publish their work — and how Book Creator can help. Some students in your classroom probably dream of being …

• Collegiate Esports Recruiting 101 – Gaming Concepts

  As a student, the esports recruiting process can seem like a mountain.

• How to perfect your prompt writing for ChatGPT, Midjourney and other AI generators

  Generative AI is having a moment. ChatGPT and art generators such as DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney have proven their potential, and now millions are wracking their brains over how to get their outputs to look something like the vision in…

• Synthetic Reality: AI and the Metaverse | by Matt White | Feb, 2023 | Medium

  This article is adapted from my 2014 talk called “Synthetic Reality: How AI Will Shape the Metaverse” I’ve re-posted it from my personal blog at http://www.matt-white.com and updated with the more recent AI papers, products and services.

• 6 ways Google can help you solve everyday math problems

  Even if you don’t do math as part of your job, everyone has to crunch numbers in day-to-day life at some point. Depending on your comfort with math, that can be no big deal — or it can be a challenge. As someone who lives with a math-related learnin…

• 6 Best AI Video Generators for Teachers | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

  AI technology has taken the field of education by storm and although technological skeptics are already pointing out the potential threats it poses to students and teachers, given the alarming pace with which it is transforming the world around us w…

• Why All of Us Could Use a Lesson in ‘Thinking 101’ | EdSurge News

  Research in psychology has led to a clearer picture of common pitfalls in human reasoning — instincts people are wired to make that may have helped our caveman ancestors but that now lead people to make biased decisions or incorrect assumptions.

• OPINION: Here’s a great way to teach kids about climate change: Start with the food they eat

  Climate change has been driven by human behavior. That’s why long-term success in halting it must involve large-scale changes in how we live. Most of the behaviors we associate with preventing climate change are totally inaccessible to younger child…

• 4 Approaches to Detect AI Writing

  AI-generated writing, currently centered around ChatGPT, already is a disruptive force in education. Check out these articles: Detecting AI writing can be a difficult task, as modern AI systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their abilit…

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• Free Technology for Teachers: Three Ways to Quickly Map Spreadsheet Data

  I recently came across an older Towards Data Science article about ten ways to represent data on maps. Reading the article reminded me of something that I’ve tried to share with social studies teachers and students over the years. That thing is that…

• Free Technology for Teachers: How to Create Your Own Online Memory Games

  A few years ago one of my students created a memory game app with the MIT App Inventor. It was a great exercise through which she learned about all of the variables and parts of the app that need to be designed.

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  Teachers can use tools like ChatGPT as one strategy in their efforts to teach students how to think critically and write effectively.

• 8 education trends bringing disruption in 2023

  The pandemic made it clear that education must innovate and evolve to meet the diverse needs of students.

• OPINION: Middle school math is a unique problem

  Before the pandemic, middle school students’ test scores in math tended to decline as they moved through each grade.

• 7 Characteristics of a Student Centered Classroom – Teacher Tech

  My passion is not for Google or any type of technology. It is for student centered classrooms. It is hard. Easier is coming to class every day and sharing what I know with the class. Hard is thinking about how will the students influence the lesson.

• The Benefits Of Inquiry-Based Learning In Your Classroom

  Children are infinitely curious – they want to understand the world around them, how it all works, where it comes from, and how to interact with it. And yet, research shows that children ask few questions during instruction – and that this number ke…

• 15 Ways Sticky Notes Can Jazz Up Our Lessons in a Jiff

  As you self-reflect after a long teaching day, unit, or extended break, Kelly Owens’ series of UN–to-RE articles will deepen your thinking about what needs UNDOING and how we might RESET for greater student success.

• 6 of The Best AI Content Detectors for Teachers and Educators | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

  AI generated content is now everywhere online. The infamous ChatGPT is but the tip of the iceberg. In fact, AI content generation tools have been around for several months before the introduction of ChatGPT.

• 57+ Kindergarten Websites That Tie into Classroom Lessons

  Here’s the list of Kindergarten websites I use most often during the school year. Notice that many of the headings are links to more websites under that theme: Animals Art Coloring Books Draw…

• How do we make great learning go viral? – George Couros

  This past weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to work with both board trustees and superintendents on the idea of “Laying the Foundation for Innovation in Education” and how we can move from “pockets of innovation” to a “culture of innovation.

• 100 Year Starship

  It’s a dynamic star map that shows the closest star to you directly overhead when you look up. And since the Earth is constantly moving, our logo features different stars based on where you are and what time it is.

• New Worthwhile Resources On Using ChatGPT In The Classroom | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  So much continues to written about ChatGPT – and AI in general – in the classroom, and I think so much of it really isn’t helpful. The Future of Writing in a World of Artificial Intelligence #ChatGPT is by John Spencer.

• The Future of Writing in a World of Artificial Intelligence #ChatGPT – John Spencer

  Back in December, I showed ChatGPT to a friend of mine who is also a professor. She shook her head. “I know of colleagues who are going back to the blue books and banning devices. Or they’re looking into programs that can detect ChatGPT in an essay.

• Rubric, sample, vocabulary list and more! – YouTube

  How might ChatGPT help save time with rubric creation? What about vocabulary lists? Learn more about ways to engage with generative AI https://ift.tt/juoGJTY

• Periodic Table of Elements – PubChem

• Yoodli | Free Communication Coach

  Improve your communication skills with real-time feedback from our AI-powered speech coach, guided by Yoodli. Get realtime analytics on your visual, verbal, and vocal delivery. Um no more filler words, you know what I mean?

• www.conker.ai

  Lessons in a flash ⚡ Conker is the fastest way to create engaging quizzes and formative assessments for your classroom

• Online Puzzlemaker | Create Your Own Puzzle | Discovery Education Puzzlemaker

  Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more-using your own word lists.

• Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar Instruction, UDL and Cartoon Drawings!

  When I work with educators, they often ask for examples of what UDL looks like in practice.

• Free Technology for Teachers: How to Use the Google Authenticator App With Twitter

  In what appears to be an on-going quest to drive users away, late last week Elon Musk Twitter announced that it would soon start charging for two factor account authentication done via text messaging (SMS).

• The Nerdy Teacher: Burn Notice – Supporting Yourself When Burnout Is Near #EdChat

  As we hit the mid mark of February, many teachers are starting to feel burnout creeping up on the them. Some might already be dealing with it. Burnout is very real and very serious for teachers. There are some things you can do to keep it from overt…

• Create Mini Courses with Simplicity and AI | Mini Course Generator

  Use interactive mini-courses as lead magnets. Create more engagement and interest compared to non-interactive content. Better marketing, higher lead conversion. No credit card required. It’s free

• Moving from Planning the “WHAT” to the “HOW” in Math Class

  By Mona Iehl For well over a decade I’ve been working on shifting the focus of my math teaching practice from students memorizing procedures and being “right” to students thinking and problem solving.

• Teaching Mindfulness In School At Any Grade Level: 10 Tips

  contributed by and TeachThought Staff While the scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the Waisman Center aren’t yet ready to issue evidence-based mindfulness curriculum practices, Flook an…

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• Students Excited by Robotics and AI | Mr. Gonzalez’s Classroom

  My 5th and 6th grade STEM classes have been working on robotics using the Lego Mindstorm EV3 kits since December. Students built their first robot then took the Lego Mindstorms programming lesson tutorials before we began some activities and challen…

• Truth For Teachers – How to adjust lessons for students WITHOUT last-minute planning

• How to Use ChatGPT as an Example Machine | Cult of Pedagogy

  This post was co-written by Sarah Levine. You have probably already heard about or tinkered with ChatGPT (the “GPT” stands for “generative pre-trained transformer”). ChatGPT is a chatbot (or “bot”) powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

• Great Picture Books to Teach Internal Conflict (Tough Questions from Notice and Note) – Pernille Ripp

  Posted from my Patreon community where I take requests for book lists to create, share resources, and offer up coaching for members. It is a very easy way for me to be accessible to peopl…

• Free Technology for Teachers: Warm-up Activities for Group Brainstorming Sessions

  Last week I published a blog post about tools for recording brainstorming sessions. That ended up being one of the most popular things I’ve published this month. Writing that post reminded me of a set of brainstorming warm-up activities designed by …

• A Principal’s Reflections: A Framework for Learning Through the Purposeful Use of Technology

  Technology has the potential to transform teaching and learning in a number of ways. One way it can be used to transform teaching and learning is by providing students with access to a wealth of information, including multimedia resources, education…

• 12 Great Online Music Games | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

  Classics for Kids offers free access to a wide range of music games that can be played online. These include Compose Your Own Music games, Match the Rhythm games, Note Names games, Musical Terms, Instruments of the orchestra, Composer Map games, and…

• Control Alt Achieve: Free Media Resources for Projects

  When creating a project, such as a presentation, video, poster, podcast, or more, one challenge is finding media elements for your project that are free to use.

• Introducing the AI Mirror Test, which very smart people keep failing – The Verge

  In behavioral psychology, the mirror test is designed to discover animals’ capacity for self-awareness. There are a few variations of the test, but the essence is always the same: do animals recognize themselves in the mirror or think it’s another b…

• Openly Licensed Images, Audio and More | Openverse

  An extensive library of free stock photos, images, and audio, available for free use. All Openverse content is under a Creative Commons license or is in the public domain.

• A Step-By-Step Example of Mastery-Oriented Feedback.

  These are the types of feedback we are so often accustomed to receiving and giving. But what does it do for us? How does it help us improve? The UDL guidelines encourage us to provide students with “mastery-oriented feedback.” Mastery-oriented feedb…

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Sharing Diigo Links and Resources (weekly)

Here are some more amazing blog posts all from this past week:

• How Will the Use of AI in Education Impact the Roles of Teachers? | EdNews Daily

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a more prominent component of several global industries, including education. But in some industries, it has reached a point where workers are now concerned about whether or not their jobs are safe.

• What Makes EdTech Engaging? – Teacher Tech

  When it comes to EdTech what makes a user interface engaging for a student? Engagement matters. I’ve personally seen students open up an EdTech product, including Google Classroom, and immediately groan out loud.

• 5 math resources to boost student inquiry

  Lloyd Alexander once said, “We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from the answer itself.” I love this quote because I’ve witnessed the truth of it firsthand in the classroom.

• ​Why SEL is practical to integrate into 21st-century classrooms

  Whether you are aware of it or not, you are teaching social-emotional learning (SEL). Your students are watching and learning from everything you do and say.

• Tech Tip #45 My Screen is Sideways!!

  In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provid…

• Free Technology for Teachers: Free Course on ChatGPT and AI in Education

  Do you have questions and concerns about artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and their potential impact on schools? Have you heard of ChatGPT, but haven’t tried it because you’re not sure if it’s a fad or something you should learn about? If …

• The Nerdy Teacher: Rubber Duck Debugging With Your Students #CSforAll #EdChat

  I was working with my students on the Sphero Delivery Service Coding Challenge I had created. Students need to code their Sphero through the delivery route to deliver a package to the main office. They are provided the map below to guide their codin…

• Free Technology for Teachers: An Overview of Microsoft’s Search Coach

  Last summer Microsoft announced a new Teams product that would be rolling to education users over the coming school year. That product is called Search Coach and it appears to now be widely available to all Microsoft Teams education users.

• Does ‘Flipped Learning’ Work? A New Analysis Dives Into the Research | EdSurge News

  Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning.

• Professional learning could advance teaching, equitable learning

  Research shows that professional learning has the potential to transform teaching and advance equitable learning and student success. Yet notable gaps in practice undercut its impact.

• 5 Hidden Features of Google Classroom – Teacher Tech

  At a base level Google Classroom is a box that allows you to post work for students. Classroom gives students a space to submit work. There are many things you can do with Google Classroom that is less obvious. Here are 5 hidden features of Google C…

• Finding the learning loss data needed to drive learning recovery

  The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Report Card on learning loss was a sobering but not unexpected reckoning for how deeply and broadly the pandemic impacted student learning and achievement.

• Innovative Micro-credentialing Initiatives Across The Nation: Three District Case Studies to Consider – Digital Promise

  Since launching our first micro-credential policy map update in 2020, district implementation of micro-credential programs have tremendously evolved across the country.

• Teaching Writing in Harmony with Advancing AI Technology – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  In a previous blog post and corresponding podcast, I said, “if teachers design student-centered learning experiences that allow students to write with support in class, ChatGPT won’t be nearly as disruptive as some articles claim.

• Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: Assessment and “Cheating” – Leon Furze

  This is the fourth post in a series on Teaching Writing in the Age of AI. The first post provided an overview of some of the changes we’re facing as the number of AI writing tools increases.

• GPT This! a writing assignment in the age of GPT-3 & other Large Language Models | by Mark C. Marino | Feb, 2023 | Medium

  Need an assignment that is ChatGPT-proof? Look somewhere else. I’m not sure one exists, but here’s a model for a kind of writing assignment that might at least use the program in a way that stimulates — rather than replaces — student critical thinki…

• If we are setting assessments that a robot can complete, what does that say about our assessments? – Daisy Christodoulou

  ChatGPT is capable of producing original and high-quality essays with minimal effort. What does this mean for educational assessment?

• Sal Khan to Schools: Don’t Ban ChatGPT

  Khan Academy, the nonprofit educational organization that offers students free digital learning resources, has taken off in recent years. The organization now partners with 280 school districts, up from just 9 before the pandemic.

• Free Technology for Teachers: Writing With Emojis

  Yesterday I wrote about Tony Vincent’s new page of free Shapegrams. As I mentioned in that post, Tony has always had great ideas for using clever graphics in the classroom. In fact, five years ago Tony Tweeted a slick graphic that convinced me to pa…

• Free – Shapegrams

  Get started free Shapegrams lessons, Zippers, and posters!

• Truth For Teachers – A fresh approach to supporting disengaged students

  In my travels and conversations with educators from coast to coast, there is a resounding panic from teachers feeling unprepared and ill-equipped to support disengaged students.

• Truth For Teachers – Free teacher resource on using ChatGPT

  The free ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool is a total game-changer for teachers. There are so many ways you can teach more effectively and efficiently by automating some of the low-level aspects of your work.

• Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Transition to Standards-Based Grading | Tech & Learning

  When a district or school switches to standards-based education, also known as mastery-based education, there can be pushback from students, teachers, and parents.

• If You Only Teach Students One Thing About Writing –

  If you only teach your students one thing about writing, you could do worse than to teach them how to effectively pre-write. Of course, there’s more to it. The writing process is a sequence of objectives (also with a purpose of their own), each with…

• LanSchool Air | Cloud Classroom Management & Teaching Software

  Award-winning edtech solutions help keep students safer online, providing complimentary access to new Image Removal tool. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 5, 2020 – LanSchool, Lenovo’s…

• Microsoft Makes a Major Investment in ChatGPT Tech | EdTech Magazine

  OpenAI released ChatGPT in late November, and the easy-to-use chatbot quickly took the world by storm and set off a minor panic in education circles, where some worried that its ability to craft essay-length responses to some prompts would usher in …

• 8 President’s Day Activities

  Presidents’ Day is an American federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February–this year, February 20, 2023. It was originally established to honor George Washington, the first President of the United States, and expanded to also celebrat…

• 7 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ (Spoiler-Free) – GeekDad

  Note: There are no spoilers for this film in this article beyond what has already been shown or referenced in trailers, ads, and merchandise. (There may be spoilers for previous Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) content, however.) Ant-Man and the Wasp…

• Use Google Maps, Pixel and more to start running

  Sticking with a long-term running habit can feel like a pipe dream (hello, incomplete resolutions of years past).

• Pixilart- A Great Web Tool for Creating and Sharing Artwork | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

  Watch this video to see Pixilart in action Pixilart Shop Pixilart features a shop where users can purchase original artwork created by featured artists as well as kits for creating their own pixil art. Users can easily create custom shirts, phone ca…

• OPINION: We can add ChatGPT to the latest list of concerns about student cheating, but let’s go dee

  Recently, there’s been a virtual tsunami of stories about artificial intelligence and its impact on education. A primary concern is how easy programs like ChatGPT make it for students to cheat.

• Some students who question the value of college are going into the trades

  This story originally ran in 2018 and has been updated to reflect the three years of the pandemic, sharp declines in college enrollment, passage of the federal infrastructure plan and the changing U.S. economy, which is prompting more people to go s…

• Simplified K-12 cybersecurity streamlines student data access

  Remember when moving from one end of a state to another often meant changing phone numbers because the new residence would be in a different area code? And, after cell phones were born, remember when relocating across the country meant ditching a ce…

• How to Create a Video Essay with Students – Class Tech Tips

  Video essays are a powerful and engaging way for students to express their understanding of a particular topic or concept. By combining video footage with voiceover narration, students can create a multimedia presentation that showcases their knowle…

• SearchReSearch: Answer: What do you call this thing?

  Getting to the right keywords…. … sometimes takes some time and a willingness to look at the search problem differently. Let me tell you my story of searching for this thing. Our original Challenge was:

• The Nerdy Teacher: Using @MakeyMakey To Explore Circuits and Conductivity #MakerEd #SciChat

  Students have had a fun past few days building their own controllers for games they coded on MakeCode Arcade. Makey Makey has been a wonderful tool in my Innovation and Design class as well as our Science classes.

• Free Technology for Teachers: Three Tools for Building Your Own Online Games That Aren’t Kahoot-like

  Earlier today I fielded a question from a reader who was looking for some suggestions for tools he could use to create some online games for his students to play. Specifically, he was looking for some alternatives to the typical suggestions of Kahoo…

• How ChatGPT Can Improve Education, Not Threaten it – Scientific American

  To read the news, the sanctity of everything from college application essays to graduate school tests to medical licensing exams is imperiled by easy access to advanced artificial intelligence like ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that can produce remarkably…

• AI is changing scientists’ understanding of language learning – and raising questions about an innate grammar

  Unlike the carefully scripted dialogue found in most books and movies, the language of everyday interaction tends to be messy and incomplete, full of false starts, interruptions and people talking over each other.

• What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?—Stephen Wolfram Writings

  That ChatGPT can automatically generate something that reads even superficially like human-written text is remarkable, and unexpected.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Can You Trust Machine Learning Chat Applications for Weather Information?

  Today, machine learning (ML) applications such as chatGPT are all the rage, with folks worried about the displacement of humans, bogus homew…

• Top 5 Digital Marketing Trends in 2023 – e-Learning Infographics

  In the ever evolving and expanding field of digital marketing, keeping up with these trends may make your company stand out. These trends offer perceptions on how businesses use cutting-edge methods and technology to engage with clients more effecti…

• Schools Matter: David Coleman is the Face of College Board’s Dishonesty and Cowardice

  With more and more colleges and universities no longer requiring the racist and classist SAT for admissions decisions, the billion dollar non-profit that owns the SAT is desperate to maintain the College Board’s test-based empire.

• Data Visualization Word Search — Cool Infographics

  Take a break and solve this Data Visualization Types Word Search ! Post your completed puzzle time in the comments! You can play the interactive puzzle below, print it out, or play full screen .

• For The Love of Learning | Tech & Learning

  Ask any educator why they chose to become an educator, and answers may include “To inspire the next generation,” “To impart learning on young minds,” or “To instill the love of learning in every child.

• TEACHER VOICES: Help may finally be on the way for struggling readers

  As veteran educators, for years we have encountered students who struggled with decoding and reading comprehension, yet were continually pushed on to the next grade.

• Is ChatGPT Writing Your Students’ Homework? New Tech Will Detect It

  The hottest disruptive technology to come to education since iPads is ChatGPT. It sounds too simple when I read the dozens of articles that fill the internet so I asked the AI to tell me what it was: “ChatGPT is a computer program that generates tex…

• Lumen5 – Video Maker | Create Videos Online in Minutes

  Lumen5 is a video creation platform powered by A.I. that enables anyone without training or experience to easily create engaging video content within minutes.

• AI Text Generators: Sources to Stimulate Discussion among Teachers

  Compiled by  and licensed CC BY NC 4.0. Note that the below tools are experimental, not foolproof, and designed to detect outputs from an outdated version (GPT-2).

• the-future-of-recruiting

  From in-person interviews to Zoom calls and now Metaverse, the age-old recruiting process is going digital. As Web3 startups lead the change, a few mainstream tech companies are also leveraging AR/VR technology. They have already taken some importan…

• 4 incredible ChatGPT ideas for ESL teachers – Charlie’s Lessons

  We’re taking a look at ChatGPT for ESL teachers and I’m going to show you how you can use this artificial intelligence in your classroom. To get set up on ChatGPT you just need to visit chat.openai.com and either make an account or log in. Using my …

• Frankenbot Template – Ditch That Textbook

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  NC — The STEM Careers Coalition™ – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – presents a curated collection of no-cost content celebrating the careers of Black leaders…

• A Few Educators ‘Going the Extra Mile’ Cannot Save the Education System | EdSurge News

  After gorging ourselves on Chinese takeout, my husband opened his fortune cookie and read the following line: “It is never crowded along the extra mile.” I had a visceral response to this seemingly harmless message. It took me a while to figure out …

• Teachers are burning out. Can AI help?

  The teaching profession is in crisis. K-12 teachers report the highest burnout rate among all industries nationally, according to a June 2022 Gallup poll. Job satisfaction is at the lowest it’s been in 40 years. There is an estimated teacher shortag…

• Student-Led Innovation To Promote Better Mental Health for Teens and Teachers – Digital Promise

  In 2021, Digital Promise teamed up with Ciena to launch the Ciena Solutions Challenge, a global design challenge inviting middle and high school students to design solutions that address the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals within their communitie…

• ChatGPT: Kill It, or Use It? | My Island View

  ChatGPT, should we sing its praises, or just beat it to death with a stick? It has been made available for almost four months now, but it has maybe had the fastest and greatest impact on education since rows of desks were established.

• Free Technology for Teachers: GPTZero – Another Tool to Detect Writing Created by AI

  Yesterday, I shared a brief overview of AI Text Classifier which can be used to determine the likelihood that a article was written with ChatGPT. Today, I have a similar tool to share with you.

• A Collaborative Meme Studio for Your Classroom – Class Tech Tips

  Looking for a meme lesson plan? Antimatter is a free tool that gives students a shared canvas to work and build on each other’s ideas. Hear plenty of flexible and diverse strategies for encouraging creativity in writers of all skill levels with and …

• antimatter.systems

  Antimatter was inspired by the many great learning meme communities on the internet. Required: Javascript pro. Bonus: Three.js

• What you need to know about ChatGPT and other AI tools – Deakin Life

  You’ve probably now heard about Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT.  These are systems which use machine learning to automatically generate content, such as text in the case of ChatGPT, based on a user prompt.

• What are Restorative Practices?

• Google is reportedly testing an alternate home page with ChatGPT-style Q&A prompts – The Verge

  We know Google is currently freaking out about AI chatbot ChatGPT, but a report from CNBC offers new details about how the search giant is apparently marshaling its response.

• What about the other kids in the room? – Unconditional

  Your student is breaking stuff. Not idly breaking stuff, like accidentally snapping a pencil or shredding a piece of paper with fidgeting hands.

• What is Unreal Engine for Education – Teacher Tech

  Unreal Engine is the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D tool. So how is this helpful for educators? I talked with Steve Isaacs about how this free resource can be used in classrooms.

• Discovery Education and Boeing Present a New Virtual Field Trip for Students Exploring STEM and Robotics in Aviation Manufacturing 

  Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and Boeing present a new virtual experience – Manufacturing the Future of Aviation Virtual Field Trip – to show students how STEM makes aviation manufacturing more efficient and safer.

• Webinar: ChatGPT in Education – EdTechTeacher

  WHAT IS ChatGPT? How can teachers use it today? HOW ABOUT STUDENT USE? What about cheating? WHAT’S NEXT FOR AI IN EDUCATION?…. In this EdTechTeacher Webinar, our expert panel will be discussing this and more! Join us and ask your own questions to ou…

• Museum of Science, Boston enters metaverse with “Mission: Mars” Roblox experience

  The Museum of Science, Boston is making its first move into the world of immersive online education with its launch of “Mission: Mars,” an educational experience on Roblox, a global platform connecting millions of people through immersive 3D experie…

• TCEA 2023: Texas School District Shares 12 Tips for Success with a 1:1 Program | EdTech Magazine

  The Irving ISD team also noted that having highly trained staff was essential to their success. The district ensured that there were enough digital learning coaches or librarians who could teach students and staff how to use and maintain the devices.

• Free Technology for Teachers: Three Things You Should Know How to Do With TinyURL

  I’m not 100% certain of this, but I’d make a substantial wager that TinyURL was the first URL shortener I ever used. I know I was using it before I started this blog and that’s going on 16 years this year. The point being that TinyURL has been aroun…

• DeSantis Tightens His Grip on Higher Education | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a statement about his higher education agenda. He intends to expunge all references to or studies of diversity, equity, inclusion and “critical race theory,” the study of institutionalized racism from the curricu…

• Charlie Sykes: The Nazis Are Back on Twitter | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Charlie Sykes used to be a conservative Republican. Then Trump became President, and Sykes became a Never Trumper (maybe before the election, I’m not sure). Charlie and other Never Trumpers and their friends created a website called The Bulwark. It …

• Free Technology for Teachers: The Makers of ChatGPT Have Launched a Tool to Detect Text Written With AI

  In this week’s Practical Ed Tech newsletter I included a video overview of a tool called AI Writing Check that detects whether or not an article has been written with the use of a tool like ChatGPT.

• Scientifically Artful Individuals – 10 Facts About Creativity – e-Learning Infographics

  These are responses of people to things that creative people are bound to get. Bring into the world. It can be their out-of-their-box ingenuity, their unorthodox design sense, or pretty much something that feels like a complete new approach to doing…

• 02FEB23 – Alma HS- Team Created CFAs – Google Slides

• Home | k20 Educators

  Advancement in technology has created worlds beyond our imagination. We have the ability to transform ourselves, our relationships, our communities, our professions, & our futures. Over 125 million educators around the world are working in silos des…

• ChatGPT tool ban introduced at Victorian schools

  The decision to block access to the AI service from the department’s servers was an interim measure, and was because of ChatGPT’s terms of use, which specify that users must be at least 18 years of age, a spokesperson said.

• Gamify Glide Apps REBOOT – YouTube

  Add gamification mechanics to your Glide app!

• How to help ESL students improve writing skills

  Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. And it becomes even more challenging for ESL learners. Not only do they learn a language but they also ha…

• Podcast: EdTech for Emergent Bilinguals: Interpreting the Research

  In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Podcast, your host, Learning Counsel News Media and Research CEO LeiLani Cauthen, talks with Nicholas Feroce, Ph.D.

• 5 of the biggest education trends in 2023

  With the start of a new year and education conference season just beginning, educators and industry leaders are discovering the biggest education trends for 2023.

• What America Needs to Tackle the Youth Mental Health Crisis

  Editor’s Note: This is the first of a four-part series on the student mental health crisis and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for in-school mental health resources. Our children are facing a mental health epidemic.

• OPINION: Can we please stop talking about so-called learning loss?

  In recent weeks, news outlets and social media have been filled with depressing stories about “declines” in student achievement, in both reading and math. These reported downturns were not observed in terms of student problem-solving or thought proc…

• What It Means To Think Critically – Rethinking Critical Thinking

  What does ‘critical thinking’ mean? Well, that depends on who you ask. For educators, as a term critical thinking is similar to words like democracy, global, and organic: You hear people use them all the time, but no one seems to understand exactly …

• Facing Up to Cultural and Religious Bullying

  Is bullying in schools a social pandemic we need to take more seriously? Utah teacher Laleh Ghotbi makes a compelling case that educators and parents can do more to protect children.

• 250: How do you find a balance with flexibility and student agency? – The Thinking Stick

  This episode debunks a few misconceptions about Maker education and design projects. We have help with the debunking from Lindsey Simmons, an educator who has partnered with Mackin Maker, who have been a phenomenal sponsor of this show.

• What is Wikipedia and How Can it Be Used to Teach? | Tech & Learning

  Wikipedia is one of the most well-known sources of free information on the internet. This remains a volunteer-run and free online encyclopedia of resources that are made available to all. It is the largest and most read reference work in history, cl…

• A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Engaging classroom Teaching Videos | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

  A vital asset you can use for your videos is the stock images and videos that are available for educational purposes and are also free. For example, you can easily find images and videos on science topics (like anatomy, black holes, atomic structure…

• Honoring Black History Month with Buncee – Buncee BlogBuncee Blog

  Since the 1970s, February has been dedicated to Black History, which is a great time for students to learn about the milestones of Black History, and celebrate the powerful African American historical figures that have an influence on today’s societ…

• The Top 50 Best Books for Teachers in 2023 | Fractus Learning | Great Teacher Professional Development and Educator | The Best Books For Teachers To Read | Education Books You’ll Love

  There are a LOT of great books for teachers out there. Picking just fifty is no easy feat but we’ve done our best to cover the best books for teachers from five different angles. All of these are exceptional reads for teachers.

• No Longer a Luxury, Coding is Now Core | EdNews Daily

  One of the most valuable skillsets we can teach our students is the ability to code. Not only does it enhance their writing and math skills, but it also gives them a valuable mindset for future life and employment situations.

• Future safety: Content moderators and digital grassroots justice – NetFamilyNews.org

  A flash of insight occurred the other day as I was listening to a conversation between two completely remarkable lawyers: Vivek Maru, founder of Namati, the nonprofit organization behind the Global Legal Empowerment Network of more than 3,000 organi…

• AI Won’t Replace Teachers, Yet – The Reflective Educator

  Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about a surge of people using artificial intelligence in art and writing to algorithmically produce original art work and original writing.

• Four Questions to Consider on using ChatGPT in Education – George Couros

  So ChatGPT has been everywhere lately, and there is a lot of conversation about it in education. This is a good thing.

• Immersion – YouTube

• The danger of silence | Clint Smith – YouTube

• New AI classifier for indicating AI-written text

• Native Education Curriculum Materials | OSPI

• Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project

• Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State | OSPI

• Governments around the world are changing their policies to support esports – Digiday

• Adam Ruins the Suburbs | truTV.com

• The Disturbing History of the Suburbs | Adam Ruins Everything – YouTube

• Coaching for Equity Tools – Bright Morning

• What are Resistant Teachers Hiding? – Bright Morning

• What is a #CoffeeEDU – Teacher Tech

  Host a CoffeeEDU! It is supposed to be fun and easy. If it’s not fun and easy you’re doing it wrong.

• Creating a Comfortable Learning Environment with Lärmampel App – EDTECH 4 BEGINNERS

  As a teacher, one of the most important aspects of your job is providing a comfortable and conducive learning environment for your students. However, this can often be challenging, especially when the classroom noise level becomes too high. This is …

• Discover, Create, and Publish your research paper | SciSpace by Typeset

  Trusted by Nobel Laureates and graduates alike.

• “SciSpace” Uses AI To Analyze Research Papers | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  SciSpace lets you search for research papers on any topic. Then, instead of reading it yourself, you can ask it questions about the information you seek and Artificial Intelligence provides you with the answers. It could have some potential for savi…

• Keith Benson: Black History, White Backlash, and CRT | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Keith Benson is a teacher in Camden, New Jersey. He is also President of the Camden Educators Association, an author, and a member of the board of the Network for Public Education. He wrote the following article for the Newark Star-Ledger.

• An Online Site Where Homeschoolers Teach Their Children to Be Nazis | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Christopher Mathias wrote at Huffington Post about a group called Dissident Homeschool that provides resources for parents who want to teach their children to be Nazis. Through research and inquiry, he found the names of the couple who administer th…

• A Principal’s Reflections: #EDvice: Interest Powers Learning and Outcomes

  Humans crave a deep connection when it comes to learning something new, especially if they initially don’t see any value in what’s being taught or facilitated. We expect this as adult learners, so it goes without saying that our students both want a…

• 10 Things Teachers Can Do with ChatGPT to Save Time – Class Tech Tips

  Can you use the popular AI tool ChatGPT to save time? Over the past few months, I’ve looked at numerous ways for educators to save time using this new chatbot.

• – Slow Reveal Graphs

  Want to learn more about slow reveal graphs this summer? Check out two free, online and on-demand PD opportunities: the Build Math Minds Virtual Math Summit (hosted by Christina Tondevold) & the Math Teacher Lounge (with Bethany Lockhart Johnson & D…

• Free For Teachers | Lumin PDF Editor

  Make assigning and marking student assignments hassle-free and fun… Forget endless scanning sessions and homework going astray, share assignments with students through Google Classroom or from within Lumin.

• Mental Tricks to Get Through Tough Workouts | Fitness | MyFitnessPal

• Getting Started to Learn Google Apps Script – Teacher Tech

  Google Apps Script is a powerful tool that allows users to automate and extend the functionality of Google Workspace (formerly known as G Suite) products such as Google Sheets, Docs, and Forms.

• Watch Two Schools Experience the Street Data Process | Cult of Pedagogy

  This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

• The False Dichotomy of SEL and Deeper Learning | Mike Kaechele

• Practice Feedback Loops of the Endocrine System

  The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) includes a learning standard about feedback loops and homeostasis. Specifically, students must plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.

• Free Technology for Teachers: How to Map Spreadsheet Data on Felt

  Felt is a multimedia mapping tool that I started using late last year and it has quickly become one of my favorite mapping tools. With Felt you can create everything some simple directions maps to maps that have historic overlays to maps of animal m…

• Will AI tech like ChatGPT improve inclusion for people with communication disability?

  If you’re one of the 1.2 million Australians with communication disability or among the 44% of Australian adults with low literacy, you may soon find helpful, automated communication assistance online.

• we-should-want-real-school-choice

  I’ve spent much of my adult life producing persuasive messages to convince you that school choice was a totally not racist force for social progress. My argument has been that determining how and what one learns is a human right.

• The Rise of Gaming-Based Virtual Field Trips – Eos

  You’re flying over a hill of rock that’s as big as a whale’s back and just as gray and speckled. You touch your feet down onto the beast and peer at the scratch marks along its fault lines.

• chatgpt-will-transform-microsoft-office

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