Faster than we ran to the TV for the return of “Abbott Elementary,” here are the week’s best articles from Tech & Learning.
- 4 AI Tools For Education That Are Nothing Like ChatGPT - Educator Erik Ofgang writes: "I’m finding more and more that the AI tools I'm most interested in seem to have more immediate educational potential and are nothing like ChatGPT." And none are as creepy as a Furby, either.
- 6 Ways For School Leaders to Address “Whispers” - Time can never mend the careless whispers of a good friend, however, the whispers that echo in a school can either tear it down or build up its culture, says veteran principal Mike Gaskell. Here’s how to navigate a rumor before it gets out of control.
- How AI Can Make Individualized Learning Easier for Students and Teachers - The use of AI can help teachers greatly improve individual learning for students, although it still hasn’t been proven effective in stopping dogs from eating homework.
- HOMER: How to Use It to Teach - HOMER is a digital learning tool aimed at helping preschoolers develop their drawing, literacy, and musical skills. Given my drawing and musical skills are, in a word, horrendous, I obviously needed a cave-wall version of this back in the day.
- Malware and Phishing: What Educators Need to Know - According to itopia, over the past 90 days there have been more than 15 million malware attempts made on schools alone. So be vigilant and remember: Your boss probably doesn’t need you to buy gift cards, your package was not delivered to the wrong address, and that Nigerian Prince still does not need your help, despite an AI upgrade.??
- Kide Science: How to Use It to Teach STEM - Using research-backed and child-led activities, this STEM platform offers a rich set of materials for educators . . . I kide you not!
- DebunkBot: Teaching With The Conspiracy-Busting AI - DebunkBot engages in conversation with users about conspiracy theories. Of course, the answer to my favorite conspiracy theory, (about the two Avril Lavignes) remains, well … complicated.
Okay, here’s to never growing up. Enjoy the long weekend ahead!
