Faster than my interest in MLB faded when the Mets were eliminated earlier this week (*insert sad Grimace face*), here are the week’s best articles from Tech & Learning.
- AI Starter Kit for Teachers - Not exactly a newsflash, but AI doesn’t have to be scary! This regularly updated assortment of resources, tips, and advice can get you started on turning the AI beast into your obedient pet!
- AI-Assisted Characters Help Students Learn From TV, According to Harvard-Led Research - A recent study found that young students learned more from PBS’ Elinor Wonders Why when they had a chance to interact with an AI-powered version of Elinor. Hopefully not next up: Creating an AI version of Mister Rogers to upend my childhood memories!
- Reimagining Learning Spaces To Empower Students - During the recent Tech & Learning Northeast Regional Leadership Summit, host Dr. Adam Phyall, discussed how to best prepare students for their tech-enabled future. My favorite comment came when Phyall was discussing schools banning AI and said one of his students told him, “Teachers think we don’t have the internet at home.”?Right?
- Using Legos To Build a Better World: The Lego Build the Change Initiative - Heather Brantley discusses the Lego Build the Change Initiative being facilitated by Take Action Global. They could've called it: Block to the Future!
- ThinkCERCA: How to Use It to Teach - ThinkCERCA is a digital literacy program with online tools available to help students improve their writing and critical thinking. Here's how to get started with it.
- EdTech Week 2024: Sights and Sounds - Tech & Learning senior staff writer Michael Millington had the opportunity to attend EdTech Week this year, held in New York City, and reports on all the action. Spoiler: At no point did New York Knick legend Bernard King show up, although it was a great event anyway!
- Lucidspark: How to Use It to Teach - Lucidspark is a smart interactive whiteboard designed for collaboration because, well, it takes (at least) two to make a thing go right; it takes two to make it outta site!
HIT IT! And go enjoy the weekend ahead!
