Go Public: Schools and Libraries Need Saving
Consider this report from the San Antonio Express News about a district near me: The Judson ISD board is considering cutting librarians, increasing class sizes, reducing uncertif
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Types of Scientific Knowledge
Melanie Trecek King does a great job explaining these concepts. Learn more from Melanie Trecek K
Exploring Ollama with Page Assist
I thought it might be fun to revisit what local AI solution I'm using and what graphical user interface (GUI) am I using to interact with Ollama. That GUI is Page Assist
Game On: Using Gamification in Your Writing Lessons EduSky writing
How cool to see this piece from Stacey Pattenaude and Samantha Sanchez (listen to this podcast with Samantha
MyNotes: Carnegie Learning's State of AI in Education EduSky
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to watch and listen to the Carnegie Learning AI in Education webinar
Is AI Worth the Trouble and Cost?
Is Gen AI worth the trouble and cost in K 16? That's the question that apparently is bugging lots of people: Gina Parnaby, a 12th grade English teacher at Atlanta's Marist School
A Bias Hidden in AI? Really?
The objection to this headline isn't that there is bias in AI. It is the assertion that it is "hidden" somehow. Consider [this article, AI culture war: Hidden bias in training m
Merging Text Files
I was a bit at a loss how to merge 22 different text files into one file. You see, I had a few PDF files that I converted to text files (I used Calibre). But I wasn't sure how to c
Print Book Perspectives
Doug Johnson bemoans print books and I had to laugh: S
Stand Up for Libraries
Highlighting this bit from Elissa Malespina: On March 14, 2025, an executive order was issued directing the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) "to
Daily Takeaways from AI Emails (March 31, 2025)
For fun, I ran today's Gmail summary through Google Flash 2.5 Pro (experimental) with a Mark Twain spin. I found the results humorous. Everything below the divider is AI generated.
Transform ELL teaching with the Prism Framework EduSky
Transform ELL teaching with the Prism Framework for ELLs! Boost language, align with TEKS, and empower students. In this blog entry, you will see three possible projects aligned to
3 Ideas for Streamlining Your AI Knowledge Stacks ft. BoodleBox Gemini ChatGPT Perplexity
Chatting via Mastodon with Moe, I got the idea to refine my awareness of AI Knowledge Stacks a little more. The question g
An AI Newsletter
Like a lot of folks, I get tons of email about new AI tools, not to mention a million other topics. Since I was doing a presentation earlier this week, I thought it might be fun to
Daily Takeaways from AI Emails (March 28, 2025)
As I said before, it's easy with Google Gemini Advanced to select a few emails in your inbox and then get it to do a summary. Below, you will find a bullet list of news items and A
Webinar: Ctrl-Alt-Teach - Rebooting Higher Ed with AI
Welcome! On this page, you will find resources for the Monday, April 21, 2025 12:00 PM 1:00 PM lunch and learn webinar to SHSU faculty, staff, and preservice educators on Gener
Exploring Google Gemini and Ollama
A knowledge stack I have handy on my machine is comprised of high effect size instructional strategies. That is, lists of evidence based instructional strategies that can turbo cha
Finding a GUI for Local AI Ollama
In a not so surprising twist, I decided to drop other GUI platforms for interacting with local AI solutions. Two things became clear: I needed to optimize for speed and complicated
The Path to AI Job Displacement
AI hasn't taken the junior level jobs directly. Instead, what's really happening is that mid level employees have become dramatically more productive by eliminating mundane, repe
AI Browser Extensions Violate Privacy
Yikes, this is worrisome. Generative AI assistants packaged up as browser extensions harvest personal data with minimal safeguards, researchers warn. Some of these extensions
An AI Helping Hand
This piece by Ethan Mollick, The Cybernetic Teammate
Counteract AI Cynicism with Philosophy-Inspired CARES Model EduSky
In one of his missives to followers, Steve Hargadon writes something my memory assigned to
Exploring Ollama and Open WebUI AI
Realizing I must have missed something about Ollama (a whole bunch, actually), I decided to take another look at it. The results I have been getting from Msty and Hugging Face mode
Optimizing Knowledge Stacks AI Msty EduSky
As I mentioned before, I'm using Msty after trying out several solutions for hosting an AI locally on my computer. Now that I've found an AI model that runs