What Sorting LEGO Bricks Can Teach Us About AI
A hands-on ITEC session used LEGO bricks to explore how AI organizes data and why we should choose carefully what to automate.
How One School District Built an AI Literacy Curriculum
Pleasant Valley educators developed hands-on, adaptable AI literacy lessons that help students understand how AI works, recognize bias, question its output, and use it responsibly.
Google URL Tricks Made Easy
Google URLs can do a lot more than simply open a file. Learn a handful of simple URL tricks that make it easier to preview, copy, download, share, and present Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings.
Boardous Review: Online Tutoring Platform + 10% Off Promo Code
Boardous combines scheduling, video calls, collaborative whiteboards, lesson templates, messaging, billing, and lesson reports in a single tutoring platform.
Rapid PD Recaps with AI
Read recaps of my six presentations for Camp Plug and Play 20.0. The theme for this online PDF even was “It’s Time for an Upgrade,” and focused on creative uses of technology to improve lessons and units.
Even More Digital Snacks
Discover a curated collection of free, browser-based "Digital Snacks" designed to help students reset and refocus through creative, physical, and relaxing brain breaks that require no logins.
Preload Learning Prompts for Students in Google Gemini
Did you know you can give students a link that auto-fills a prompt in Gemini? Learn the simple URL formula to preload topics and trigger Guided Learning mode instantly.
Go from PDF to a complete classroom Jeopardy experience with Factile
The custom Jeopardy game maker keep getting better with features like buzz-in shuffle, games from PDFs, and a redesigned game builder.
Next-Level Teaching with Brisk
Brisk Teaching is a popular AI assistant for teachers. Read about Brisk’s 6 core tools, get the details on Brisk Next, and receive 3 free months of Premium access.
Gamma.app: AI Slideshow Generator for Teachers
Curious about AI slideshow tools? Teachers are turning to Gamma for quick, editable decks you can share anywhere.
Going Undercover with Wait Time
I discovered a fresh way to frame silent reflection in class: call it covert thinking.
The Curiosity Effect: Irresistible FigJam Activities
FigJam is a free collaborative online whiteboard for classrooms. Watch my 23-minute presentation on using FigJam to spark student curiosity and engagement.
AI’s Tell-Tale Writing Style
The more you use AI, the more you start to spot its writing habits. I put together a graphic that highlights some of the common signs of AI-generated text.
Smashing new name for Quizizz
Quizizz has a new name! What’s inside this piñata they sent me?
Push Your Thinking with AI
Ask AI to refine, reframe, and reexamine your ideas. This post shares 10 prompts that help you think more clearly, creatively, and critically.
ChatGPT Knows Me—Here’s What It Thinks I Do Best
ChatGPT remembers details about your work, writing style, and projects—so I asked it, “What am I best at?” Its response made me smile and got me thinking about other prompts that tap into AI’s memory for personal insights.
Be An Author Month: Helping Students Tell Their Stories
March is Be An Author Month, and with free resources from Book Creator, you can help students turn their ideas into stories worth sharing.
Canva Presentations: Offline Access + Live Drawing
Two handy features for presenting with Canva: access offline and annotate in presentation mode.
Recolor SVG images in PowerPoint, Keynote, Canva, and Google Slides
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) images can be resized and edited without losing quality because they are made up of mathematical paths instead of pixels. I love using SVGs in my documents because I can adjust their colors to match my design directly within the app I'm using.
YES Symmetry Puzzle in Google Slides and PowerPoint
Get a copy of this puzzle in Google Slides or PowerPoint! Can you arrange the Y, E, and S pieces in a way that has a line of symmetry running through it horizontally or vertically?