Swimming in Choppy Water
...if you want to be successful in a distributed and decentralized world, you need DEI. Societies that reject DEI become insular, insecure and fragile . But…
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Applying PRISM to History EduSky Education
What if middle school students could analyze history as interconnected ideas, not just facts? Social Studies offers the ideal platform for critical thinking. The [PRISM Framework
Collecting Millions
This was an eye opening read: Before 2022, Governor Greg Abbott had offered lukewarm support fo
Exploring Ollama and Msty
A chunk of my evening was spent exploring two tools, Ollama and Msty. The first is a text only local AI running on my machine. Mst
Gummy Bear Genetics
Someone jokingly shared this gummy bear view of genetics:
TeachTruth Syllabus: Reclama Nuestro Destino
This was an enlightening read from the Zinn Education Project: The tsunami of [laws and Executive Orders attacking
MyNotes: Obsfuscation of School Data Breaches EduSky
Great piece about a timely topic: ...district leaders across the country have employed a pervasive
AI: Products Or Services
How do education consultants leverage AI for their business? How do schools do so and is there any comparison possible or worthwhile? These questions from [Isar Meitis, CEO of mu
AI Pushback of AI Refusal EduSky
I really wanted to join the AI Resistance Movement when I saw this beautifully designed masterpiece. After all, who wouldn't want to be like some kind of Martin Luther, nailing
Comparing AI Models and a 3-2-1 on AI Writing EduSky
Later this month (or maybe in a month or two, I forget), I need to do an AI Smackdown. Of course, what an AI Smackdown means for me is different than what it means for someone else
Essential Thinking Tools
Jared Cooney shares these quotes with a point that is on target: AI in Education: "A child
Exploring Mistral.ai and Duck.ai
Have you played around with Mistral.ai? I have and it's one of my favorite AI chatbots. I like to think of it as a stripped down Perplexity, or a wannabe ChatGPT. At least, I did u
Exploring Sanctum AI EduSky
Running an AI on one's own computer is pretty interesting to me. The experience is reminding me a lot of distro hopping I experienced in mid 2000s. You're not committed to any one,
Stand Up For Every Student DEI EduSky
I love this suggestion from The Humanist
TCEA 2025 Convention Post Roundup EduSky
Wow, it's hard to believe how many blog entries resulted from conversations at TCEA 2025 Convention and Exposition held in Austin, Texas earlier this week. Next year, the Conventio
AI Literacy With PRISM: Patterns, Reasoning, Ideas, Situation, Methods
PRISM offers five lenses for AI literacy: notice patterns, question reasoning, develop ideas, consider the situation, and test methods. This article applies those lenses to classroom examples while keeping human judgment central.
What is PRISM, again? EduSky
PRISM is a structured framework designed to guide students in critical thinking and analysis. It helps learners move from basic pattern recognition to sophisticated reasoning, alig
Google Capitulates on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Reduction DEI
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are being banned, the history of oppression being whitewashed.
Free Media Tools and Resources for Educators
This archive note explains the effort to gather media tools and sources into a shareable collection. For the current site directory, use the Free Media Content and Tools resource page.
Promote Online Safety EduSky
Discover actionable tips to promote online safety and digital well being this Safer Internet Day. When I opened the Netscape browser on a Mac LC II, I started to navigate the Web i
TCEA 2025 Reflections
On Tuesday, you would have found me taking notes on my presentation for later in the day. I took a moment from working Level 3 at the Convention Center to scribble a few pages of n
TCEA Presentation Update: Day 5 (Wed) EduSky EdTech
Today is the last day of TCEA 2025 Convention, and I have one presentation update to share: The Fundamentals of Teaching in a Tech Enhanced Classroom Integrate technology
Voxercast: Samantha Sanchez TCEA EduSky
[Listen to this con
Voxercast: Tech with Littles EduSky TCEA
At the start of t