Miguel Guhlin Another Think Coming Challenge Claims, Uncover Reality

AI

Reverse Poem: Read the Credits

Reading reverse poems is too much fun. Getting AI to craft them, well, it appeals to my sense of irony and humor. Beauty First Do not tell me We should begin With the

Interactive BINGO Game Maker with WebDeck

Looking for an interactive BINGO Game Maker that you can share links to BINGO cards online with others? Well, i was NOT either until [Patrick Hausammann](

MyNotes:Doubling Growth #ai

This was an eye opening assertion: Two studies independently concluded that the capabilities of the l

Personalized Spam Text

Howdy, I got this bit of text spam on my phone and I want to make you aware of it so you can see how clever they are: Hi Miguel, I'm Pressella, a PR consultant at Pathos Communic

Start Analog, Finish Digital

I laugh every time I see strident objections to Gen AI. The reason is that until students understand the problem with shortcuts, they won't see the benefit of the long way to learn

Yikes! ChatGPT Images

Someone asked, "What should we call you?" I had a flashback to a book titled "Call me, Miguel" and thought, "Hey, it might be fun to generate an image that tells people a little ab

Mapping Out Claude Courses

Curious about Claude's offerings, I asked it to lay out the courses for me as an educator. Here's what it came up with. Wait, Before You Explore That Take a quick look at these

Creating Interactive Visuals with Claude

I read an article about Claude's ability to create interactive visuals. The examples in the article didn't excite me so I thought I would ask Claude for some prompts. These prompts

The Window is Open. It Won't Stay That Way.

Note: I set up a Claude Project that combines StoryMaker, SlideMaker, and BlogAssembler (sets of custom instructions) to help me decipher the Anthropic labor research report

Trying Out Claude's Import Tool

If you're thinking about switching, you can use Claude's Import Tool (for lack of a better term to describe the process) to "Bring your pref

Reflections on AI Prompting Process

The work of creating a Gen AI tool that does what you ask it to reliably can be easy. But, also, time consuming. It feels like making your way in a dark room, stubbing your toe, ch

AI Prompting Made Simple - #TSAE AI Conference

Welcome to my resources for the AI Prompting Made Simple session. This session was created for the TSAE AI Conference, but anyone can access the session resources. What's more,

MyNotes: AI Job Impact Potential

This is fascinating. People losing their jobs over the POTENTIAL of GenAi's ability to do that work: ...findings suggest that the phenomenon of AI taking jobs and reducing hiring

Authoritarian Tik Tok Policy?

Since I love to read terms of service and policies (NOT!), I wondered what a Gen AI's analysis might be of Tik Tok's policy update. Analyze this privacy policy for concerns: [h

Coaching a ChatGPT Project

Today was a lot of fun. I spent some of my time "coaching" a ChatGPT Project on how to make an infographic that relied on the BOOM Concept Model Map, which I explore in this blog e

MyNotes: Learning with AI

I loved Dr. Philippa Hardman’s article on “ [How Your Learners Actually Learn with AI](

AI in Five: Learn an AI Tool (Updated)

Wanting to learn how to use Generative AI tools like BoodleBox , ChatGPT , Gemini , and others? Be sure to follow the AI in 5 videos series. Each topic gets video tuto

NSPA: AI in 5: Gemini

Howdy, scholarship providers! Here’s a special treat to support your learning. Over the next few days, you will get access to several video tutorials for popular Gen AI LLMs/chatbo

NSPA: AI in 5 - BoodleBox Unlimited

Howdy, scholarship providers! Here's a special treat to support your learning. Over the next few days, you will get access to several video tutorials for popular Gen AI LLMs/chatbo

BoodleBox Curio

I logged into BoodleBox in anticipation of a workshop I'm facilitating in the new year, and was confronted with a new feature...well, several new features! [![](

Five Steps of Evidence-Based Practice

Curious to see what ChatGPT might do with a diagram or concept map I adapted a few years ago, I submitted the original adaptation to ChatGPT: [![](

Predictable Product Generation #AI

Reading about the purported death of PBL, I stumbled across [this definition of traditional time in schools](

Resonating Rejection

This piece by Matt Crosslin via Stephen Downes caught my eye: Education is ofte

VIVA: AI Appropriation vs Collaboration

A quick summary of an article on the topic; link appears at the end. VIVA Overview VIVA is a simple thinking and communication framework—Verify, Illustrate, Validate, Apply—that

ChatGPT for Teachers

This gives me goosebumps… ChatGPT for Teachers is built for both educators and school leaders.

Ollama Cloud and #AI #ROI

A few days ago, an email arrived from Ollama announcing Ollama Cloud. It wasn't until a free moment that I had the chance to try it out. I had a collection of audio transcripts fro

Craft Prompts, Evaluate Outputs #ai #education

This study looks interesting… …educators need to prompt AI carefully and use their own professional judgement when deciding if AI outputs match their students’ needs. “The gr

Hammering GenAI in Schools

Today, no advancement in technology (save for cell phones, which are now facing [widespread, war

Old Problems, New Clothes

When I see arguments like this one, it's so easy to think, "This is an old problem garbed in a fresh set of clothes." That is, the problem of becoming critical thinkers and learner

Gen AI and COPPA

Earlier today, someone from a private, Catholic school wrote and asked me about COPPA and Gen AI use. I thought I'd share my response and, if someone has some additional points to

ChatGPT's Study Mode

Capturing the education market is a key strategy for many Gen AI companies. After all, there's a boatload of money in education reform. Too bad that money isn't there for K 12 publ

My Notes: A Societal Necessity

This quote caught my eye. What do you think? "Critical thinking, long considered an academic virtue, is now a societal necessity. In the past, it may have been seen as a metaskil

What the Future Holds

Gen AI tools are changing rapidly. I can't keep up. As one of my colleague put it, no one can. He [cites Carroll's Alice in Wonderland characters](

Costly Experimentation

What a powerful insight about Gen AI adoption by Clara Hawking via [Linked In](

#1 - The Learning Loop: #AI and #Education

In this Issue 1: Discover how to prepare pre service teachers for the AI enhanced classrooms of tomorrow with evidence based frameworks and practical strategies. Learn how adm

Make a Bot for Your Problem

Need to do something but you can’t code? Vibe code it. That’s what Dan Rezac did: I really lik

AI as Soylent Green

Wow, what a great connection to make: I came to feel that large language models like ChatGPT a

Writing to Think

This is a fantastic piece on why writing to think is so important and how it’s not GenAI’s fault that we are all engaged in formula writing. ![](

MyNotes: #AI Jobs

It’s like watching a train wreck in real time. 60% of managers use AI to make decisions now, including whom to promote and fire… In fact, 43% of managers surveyed went on to re

Making Ethical Choices

Steve Hargadon makes some great points in his blog on AI ethics . ![](

Fight for Workers #AI

This was an interesting read at Gizmodo: [Bernie] Sanders sees the rapid advancement of AI n

#BoodleBox #AI Web Search for all models

BoodleBox has turned on web search for all models. You no longer have to rely solely on Perplexity or Semantic Scholar for web searches then switch to another model for analysis, e

#GenAI In the Fullness of Time

"For the vision of AI in the halls of learning shall come in the fullness of time appointed. Though the rulers of thy schools do tarry in their embrace thereof, cease not thy pre

MyNotes: Unreliable #AI Ethics

This is fascinating reading… The purpose of the experiment…was to explore ChatGPT’s conception of humanist ethics. Doing so using a sensitive topic such as religion underscores

Limits on GenAI

Nice to see someone, somewhere will have limits placed on big tech: The Senate killed a controversial effort to prevent US states from regulating artificial intelligence, deliver

Sharing Gems

This has been long in coming…of course, it’s not here quite yet: [people have been] requesting the ability to share their custom AI experts with others, and we’ll be launching

#Gemini Fails, #BoodleBox Succeeds (Updated)

Since Google Gemini has an iPhone app, I thought it would be a simple matter to snap a picture of my grocery list and have it give me an estimate as to total cost of my upcoming gr

Create Your #GenAI Assistant: #BoodleBox Bot

Creating custom GPTs, or Boodlebox Bots, Perplexity Spaces, Google Gemini GEMS, Claude Projects is a lot of fun. In this short walkthrough, I'll share tips for crafting a BoodleBox

MyNotes: #AI Privacy

As you look at this chart, you might ask, “How well does using a GenAI model via API safeguard your data?” This question is relevant for schools and individuals who need a higher l

My #BoodleBox #AI Optimization Checklist

A few months ago, I came up with a list of desired features. Reflecting one weekend afternoon, I decided to add a few more and update the list with BoodleBox's bot assistance. I am

Critical Thinking Made Simple

Need a way to teach critical thinking and problem solving? Learn to tackle problems and make decisions. This session offers strategies to assess ideas and arguments. Discover resou

Learn Lab for AI

There's a need for bridging the gap between potential and practical implementation for educational research. Shouldn't we be doing more of that with what we already know about how

Er, OpenAI Privacy…Illusory

Use ChatGPT? Your chats are going to end up in public thanks to a lawsuit. I had heard about this but since I was working on some projects, I hadn’t spent the time looking it up. U

Those Entry-Level Jobs #AI

“She’s applied for over 50 jobs,” he said. No doubt, finding a job is tougher today than before. Meeting with a friend and retired colleague yesterday, the info about AI use by mid

The AI Proficiency Report

Over at section, they are doing an amazing job exploring how AI can fit into business. One of their publications, The AI Proficiency Report , is worth checking out. You can [d

AI Literacy

Well crafted points on this topic by Miriam Reynoldson: Using AI is not about communicating. It’s about avoiding communicating . It’s about not reading, not writing, not drawing

MyNotes: AI in the Writing Workshop (P1)

While attending a STEM related workshop in Austin,Texas, I read a fascinating take on AI and writing. As you probably know, this is a hot topic. I have often asked myself how I mig

No More Active Producers of Meaning

Ouch. This quote highlighted by Ben Williamson in a LinkedIn post is worth checking out: … by accepting generative models’ normative rationality, the University reframes learning

AI Admin Assistance PD

As Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) finds its way into school and district offices, administrative assistants are on the front line of learning what works. This blog en

Summer Reading List

Looking for summer reading list but the Chicago Sun Times list let you down

#AI Annotation Analysis Assistance

Listening to one of the Boodle Box facilitated webinars, I had a chance to listen to Cheney Luttich. As I listened, I took notes. The goal of [this webina](

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

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

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

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

Differentiate Learning with #AI #EduSky #Education

Discover how AI powered differentiated learning can transform your classroom with these tips and solutions. Every student learns differently. So, then, how can educators better mee

The Pursuit of Wisdom #AI #EduSky

What a fantastic read from Alan Noble. Are we asking too much from children to pursue wisdom rather than efficiency? And, even for adults who are deep into their careers, should we

Beautiful Slide Decks with #AI #Gamma

As part of my work, I'm always creating slide decks. I still remember with nostalgia my college days when I could create an outline of a presentation with paper n pencil. Over time

A Brief Respite: Mistral on Local AI

After watching DeepSeek misinterpret my model instructions on Msty local AI tool, I dumped it. Who wants to have endless conversations with their device about how to do something?

Catching Up with AI

About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork – double the share in 2023 (Source: [Pew Research](

Hazardous #AI

MLCommons has released their v1.0 benchmark that measures LLM (aka "AI") propensity for giving hazardous responses . What does that mean? [![](

GenAI Effects: AI Summary

Some developments: Key statistics and concepts from the paper “ [The Labor Market Effects of Generative Artificial Intelligence](

#TCEA 2025 Going on an AI Journey

As you might imagine, one of the big challenges schools face is, "How can AI be used in a way that supports teaching, learning, leading?" A lot of folks are struggling with this qu

AI and Critical Thinking #EduSky

This study, AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking , by Michael Gerlich [ landed on Linked In ](

AI Tools for Educators - Another List

Someone posted an infographic with all the best AI tools for educators. I figured I'd jot them down, then ask, "What are YOUR favorites that didn't make the list?" AI Tool Desc

AI Detection

The recent rise in artificial intelligence systems, such as ChatGPT, poses a fundamental prob

Apple's Betrayal of Trust

This is shocking, even if not unexpected or a surprise...our technologies are always listening, sell

MyNotes: AI Impact on Human Evolution

Fascinating... Evolutionary changes over many generations could well change or even diminish some of the human traits we cherish most, including friendship, intimacy, communicati

A Tired Argument: AI for Students

\ Chatting with someone on Facebook, I felt compelled to write the following in response. I've updated it a little to show some additional reflection on the topic. A Tired Argu

ChatGPT Search Tool -Potential Issue

\ OpenAI’s ChatGPT search tool may be open to manipulation using hidden content, and can return malicious code from websites it searches, a Guardian investigation has found. via \

Value in the Friction AND #AI Skills #EduSky

This quote from Nathaniel Myers: “I want them to undergo the writing process for themselves in ways that aren’t immediately turning to a tool that’s helping them write, because t

AI in K-12 Education

Looking for AI Tools for Education with Sample Classroom Uses? You can [ find a few listed in this Gamma presentation deck. ](

From One Uncertainty to the Next

Over the last few weeks, I've been reflecting on the issue of AI. My problem is that my reflections occur at o

#AI Browser Search Extensions

This morning, I found myself exploring browser search replacements to Google. Of course, since I have access to ChatGPT and Perplexity, I started with those. What are the top 5 c

#AI: Expertise Paradox #Edusky

Associate Professor Jonathan Boymal highlights a new study. Here is one excerpt that jumps out me: 1. The Expertise Paradox: “The paradox of expertise is that while generative Al

TCEA SysAdmin 2024

This Friday, November 8th, my colleague Diana Benner and I will get a chance to present on the following thre

AI Tutoring Study

Wow, pretty interesting conclusion…more studies needed to support this since one study isn’t enough. Check out Dr. Hardman’s take: A new study from Harvard currently still unde

ETHICAL: Jane and John #ETHICAL

I created a Perplexity Spaces area equipped with ETHICAL mode for decision making . Then, I shared a situation that is

ETHICAL - Office Drama #ETHICAL

This has been too much fun. Let's take a look at a fresh scenario through the lens of the [ ETHICAL decision making model ](

ETHICAL: Jerry's Quandary #ETHICAL

Ok, so I'm ready to apply ETHICAL decision making framework to a real life situation. Ready to see ETHICAL in action?

Logical Approaches to Every Day Decisions #ETHICAL

One of the challenges I struggle with involves figuring out how to make decisions. You know, you encounter an difficult decision and it's hard to take all the factors into account.

Stunning Visuals with Lummi AI-Generated Images

[![The image features an orange tabby cat lying on a laptop keyboard. The cat appears to be sleeping or resting, with its head comfortably placed on the laptop's trackpad and one p

Copy Selection as Markdown

Looking for some easy ways to get content into and out of AI chatbots? Learn to use Markdown. Here are some digital tools you may find helpful. If you are copying n pasting from an

AI Summarizer: Roundup on GenAI

\ An AI summary of Paris Marx' article, [ Roundup: Will generative AI have many long term benefits? ](

Reimagined Education

\ The integration of AI in education is not a future possibility—it's our present reality. This shift demands more than passive acceptance or futile resistance. It requires a fund

AI Humanizers and AI Bias

Want to sneak your AI generated text in under the radar? [ Try UndetectableGPT ](

AI Coded Game - Tower Defense

What fun to use AI to design a Tower Defense game (ASCII). It's been a few thousand versions. The creation started in Claude, but quickly overwhelmed its limits (I HATE those limit

Designing ChatGPT Custom GPTs

Designing ChatGPT custom GPTs this week has been so easy and fun. I had a few custom GPTs made, but it has been awhile since I spent so much time fine tuning a custom GPT. Here are

My AI Breakthrough

This was a really interesting set of pie graphs from a SectionSchool webinar featuring Greg Shove I attended t

Student Use of AI

\ ...when students rely on a generative A.I. tool like ChatGPT to outsource brainstorming and writing, they may be losing the ability to think critically and to overcome frustrati

Free AI Survey course Available

Announced a few days ago... A free survey course on LLMs, taught by practitioners...[on] Mastering LLMs, a set of workshops and talks from practitioners on topics like evals, r

Untitled

\ The threat to critical thinking is not merely an academic concern, but an existential one. If we allow AI to dictate the terms of our intellectual discourse, we risk losing sigh

Time Saved, An AI Illusion

Will AI really save time overall or just push us to complete tasks more quickly so we can do more tasks without saving time? If you have eight hours, you finish 20 tasks instead of

Yikes, AI is Coming for Your Data

\ We may use the information we collect and publicly available information to help train our machine learning or artificial intelligence models for the purposes outlined in this p

Got Google EDU AI yet?

Google makes announcement about Gemini AI available for purchase…I am curious how many schools have purchased AI via Google for their teachers and older than 18 students? Announ

Authentic Writing vs AI Writing

Is it safe to say, without evidence, that most writers don’t write for the pleasure alone, but for money? An

AI in Education and Environment

This was an interesting article that dealt with more than AI’s impact on the environment. See included table

AI-Powered Reading Records

At TCEA's ETC event, I had a chance to sit in on a presentation about Amira Reading Assistant. As I listene

ChatGPT Prompts for Busy Educators #tcea

Take a look at ChatGPT prompts for educators! Learn how to craft your best prompt to maximize your results and get what you’re looking for. One of the most powerful benefits of the

LinkShare: AI Assessment Design Framework

This has some intriguing ideas and visuals worth exploring regarding AI: …a framework, “Stop Grading Essays, Start Grading Chats” © includes preparation activities to kickstart s

Linkshare: ChatGPT EDU for Higher Ed

\ ChatGPT Edu, a version of ChatGPT built for universities to responsibly deploy AI to students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations. Powered by GPT 4o, ChatGPT Edu can re

Anthropic AI Agents

Over at The Verge , Kylie Robison writes: Anthropic is releasing a new featur

AI: Privacy is a Perk

It’s all about your privacy perspective, isn’t it? Free account? Expect none to little privacy, or whatever

AI Tools List #AItools EdTech #tceajmg

Exploring the world of AI tools is like diving into a treasure chest of drill bits! 💡 From lesson planning to email management, there's a tool for every need. Want to know my top

Teacher Use of AI for Grading

I loved this response to an educator’s question about AI use by teachers vs students. It is concise, to the

AI Notes: Comparing GPTs

Analysis and notes by AI: Based on the provided source, here is a chart comparing the features of GPT 4 and GPT 4 Turbo: Feature GPT 4 GPT 4 Turbo

Event: AI Educators Conference

Ready to master AI? Join the AI for Educators Conference this summer! 🌞 Learn about AI ethics, privacy, new tools, and tips to wow your students and colleagues. Don’t miss this vi

Prompt Engineering #TCEA #tceajmg #CAPE #RETO

Ready to get started with prompt engineering? Use the handy TCEA Prompt guide. Or, use any of the other assorted prompt engineering acronyms. It's amazing what AI chatbots can gene

Comment Hoist: Attracting GenZ to Teaching

In a response to the post on Attracting GenZ to Teaching, responding to the question of "What Would It Take to Attract Gen Z to Teaching?," [Cass M made this comment]

AI Fears: Lacking Evidence, Part 1

In an online course I co developed, an educator wrote via AI the following question: What are we so afraid of in education that would make us not embrace this new technology in o

AI: Going Nuclear for Energy

building water and energy hungry datacenters to fuel the AI boom comes at the expense of our already over

An AI in K12 Panel

Someone asked if I might consider serving on a panel discussing AI in K12 education. It occurred to me to as

3-2-1: GPT4o (GPT4 Omni)

The following is a summary of information about OpenAI's GPT4o, which was announced in May, 2024. This summary (below the line) is AI generated. The AI generating it is Perplexity

Linkshare: AI Detectors are Silicon Snake Oil

AI detectors…so, what is research on these? “I wish commercial "AI Detectors" would show just a little more integrity and stop selling us the snake oil. They must know for sure t

AI Tool List

This post has been updated and moved. Find it online at Thanks for visiting!

LinkShare: Image Accessibility

How interesting to discover this resource for Image Accessibility tool from Arizona State University. It appears to be an AI powered tool to generating alt text, etc. ![](

On AI-Generated Content

I don’t disagree with this… For my own part, I see no problem with AI generated content if it's accurate, well written, and not intended to deceive. Via [Stephen Downes, Ste

Prelude to AI Thinkers

From my perspective, these were the best insights from a brilliant article. The art

LinkShare: Perplexity AI for Teachers

\ PERPLEXITY FOR EDUCATORS Educators save hours with AI Search How will AI change education? Start our free AI Search for Educators course: seven bite sized lessons deliver

LinkShare: EduChat AI App

A New South Wales AI app NSWEduChat, adapted from ChatGPT, is being deployed: NSWEduChat, designed by the state’s Department of Education, is modelled on ChatGPT but built specif

AI and Audible

This is worrisome news…I love the audio stories via Audible, especially narrators like R.C. Bray and John Lee. I sincerely hope other narrators won’t lose their jobs. I understand

AI Smackdown: Gemini Advanced Versus Perplexity Pro

Wondering if a pro account is worth the $20? Let’s explore the similarities and differences between Gemini Advanced and Perplexity Pro. Artificial intelligence models change daily.

AI at Work

\ despite many generative AI tools being readily accessible, most people don't know how to apply them to their work. (source) Interesting. Mayb

Slack Adds AI Features

Slack adds AI features… A quick summary via Perplexity recap: Recap Feature : Start your day inform

3-2-1: Parental Rights in Education

3 Ideas I. "Parental rights in education are essential for fostering a collaborative environment between families and schools, but they must be balanced with the educatio

AI Jobs: Adapt and Learn

Worth keeping Ruben Hassid’s assertion below in mind for AI…but what evidence is there he is right? Or wrong? Steam engines freaked out the strong. Printing presses put scribes

AI in Real Estate, Part 1

Here are some real estate specific tools, and prompt generation ideas: Prompt Engineering Tips Want to improve your prompts to get better results from AI? Tell the AI what you w

Greeting Card Magic #IntroAI

Need to write a wonderful graduation message to your niece? Maybe, a congratulatory note to a friend, or celebrate secretary's day with a greeting card? If you've found yourself dr

AI in the Real Estate Sphere, Part 4

Title Specialists Let's not leave out title specialists. Duty Human Connection AI Assistance Reviewing and processing tit

AI in the Real Estate Sphere, Part 2

In part 1 of this series, I shared a few AI tools to assist real estate and title agents. In this follow up piece, we'll take a closer look at some of the human connections with AI

Demystifying AI #IntroAI

by Miguel Guhlin, mguhlin@tcea.org Read the TCEA TechNotes blog Sign up for online courses to learn more

Embracing #AI in the Real Estate Sphere, Part 4

In this part of the Embracing AI in Real Estate, let's take a look at how AI can enhance efficiency, accuracy, and security while title agents and companies focus on the human conn

The Big List of AI Tools

Oops, this list has moved. Find it at the link below: The Big List of AI Tools

3-2-1: The Cost of Higher Education

Paying for college as I approach retirement isn't something I hoped for, but it is something that became necessary. I always knew I would be paying for, or assisting my children, i

MyNotes: AI Leads to Smaller Workforce

\ “A survey of senior biz executives reveals that 41 percent expect to have a smaller workforce in five years due to the implementation of AI technologies.” [via The Register](h

MyNotes: Harmful or Helpful, ChatGPT

\ …use of ChatGPT was likely to develop tendencies for procrastination and memory loss and dampen the students’ academic performance. Finally, academic workload, time pressure, an

Untitled

A Nightcafe creation

MegaPrompt: Critical Thinking Process #1: FLOATER

NOTE TO READER What is this? For those just getting started with chatbots in education: This is a 'megaprompt' that you can copy and paste that instructs an AI model to guide

MegaPrompt: The Orwell Test

In the spirit of media literacy, check out The Orwell Test mega prompt. The bulk of the text comes from The Frame Lab's blog on the topic, which is credited in the prompt itsel

3-2-1: Book Banning

Here's a 3 2 1 on book bans in libraries, which [National Public Radio (NPR) reported](

AI Meme Generators and Classroom Activities

AI Meme Generators and Classroom Activities Explore how AI meme generators can get students to focus on instructional concepts, and discover three classroom activities with meme

AI-Powered Brain Breaks

AI Powered Brain Breaks Want to incorporate brain breaks to boost learning but don’t have a lot of time to search for or create them? Let AI do the work for you! [Read more

AI-Powered Open Audiobooks

AI Powered Open Audiobooks Do you enjoy listening to audiobooks? Take advantage of FREE open audiobooks available online through Project Gutenberg read by Microsoft AI! [Re

Artificial Intelligence Educator Course

TCEA Offers Artificial Intelligence Educator Course Embark on an enlightening 12 hour journey with the ‘AI Educator’ course, tailored for educators interested in integrating art

Canva Magic Studio Makes Creative Magic Possible

Canva Magic Studio Makes Creative Magic Possible Make magical content with AI powered creative tools in Canva’s Magic Studio. Let’s get hands on with Magic Design, Write, Switch

Five AI Art Creator Tools

Five AI Art Creator Tools Looking for amazing AI art assistance? Check out these five powerful AI art generators. All are free to start with! [Read more](

Five AI Lesson Plan Generators

Five AI Lesson Plan Generators Lesson planning can be a very time consuming task for teachers. Explore five AI lesson plan generators that can make planning go faster! [Rea

TCEA Canva Specialist Course

TCEA Canva Specialist Course The purpose of the Canva Specialist course is to dig deep into the Artificial Intelligence (AI) aspects of Canva Magic Studio and AI powered apps. Y

TCEA ChatGPT for Educators Course

TCEA ChatGPT for Educators Course Embark on an enlightening adventure with our "ChatGPT for Educators" course, a treasure trove for teachers eager to harness the capabilities of

Three Steps to Easily Create a Custom GPT

Three Steps to Easily Create a Custom GPT Quickly create custom GPTs using ChatGPT Plus! Boost productivity, streamline your work, and complete tasks more easily. No coding requ

Use Canva Magic Studio to Amplify Your Message

Use Canva Magic Studio to Amplify Your Message Ready to assume the role of storyteller in chief for your school? Use Canva Magic Studio to connect with your school community!

AI-Powered Health Trackers (PASTOR) #AI #health

Problem I was a few days ago old when I discovered my smart health tracker also keeps tabs on my location and movements, available to the police. Well, at least I think that it

3-2-1: AI in Education

One of my favorite emails is what I get from James Clear . I like the 3 2 1 format. That said, it seems pretty formulaic and

Clarifying Meaning

I stumbled on a selection of writing earlier today. It had appeared in an online publi

Sorting through Bias

We're coming up on a ton of political campaigns, and it was those that spurred me to take a look again at SIFT, which others have mentioned, but I had only briefly explored. After

Implications for PD Facilitators

Figuring out what to present on is always fun for conferences and events. In educational technology, it's easy to pick the tech tool of the week and do a session on that. Right now

How To Survive the AI Job Apocalypse

How do you survive the AI Job Apocalypse that's coming? For many of us in education or related fields, it's clear that there's a shift coming. I have often heard about how AI is go

Learning Something Anew

Earlier this year (2024), I found myself looking at my print notebooks, aghast. How ugly my print writing is! If you've ever had to read my print, you'll find it nigh illegible. Of

AI Expertise Over Tech Jobs

This was an eye opener… Firms in the tech sector and beyond went on a hiring spree after the onset of the pandemic before pivoting to a focus on efficiency through layoffs and ot

MegaPrompt: Improving a Prompt

This prompt was modified using a rubric I put together from a meta prompt analysis. I fine tuned it in collaboration with multiple AIs, eventually turning it into the Academic Prom

Token Latino?

While chatting with a colleague, they made the following observation about my work as a K 12 educator in educational technology. I found it a fascinating perspective and insight. S

MegaPrompt: Travel Agent

MegaPrompt Travel Agent This is a megaprompt for Travel Agent AI. You can see the custom GPT generated online at [

MegaPrompt: An Introduction

Below, please find examples from Harry Pickens, who first introduced me to megaprompts or long prompts. What appears below is from text Harry shared via Facebook post in 2024: H