How to Give Students Directions They Actually Understand Making small changes in your instructions can have a significant impact on students’ understanding and engagement.

Excellent tips here. They could even be used when working with adults in a PD setting!

You Don’t Need an AI Policy Your school, university, or business doesn't need an AI policy: you need to figure out what AI adds to the policies you already have.

Excellent guidance here from @leonfurze.com and basically what I've been saying from the start. You don't need a specific policy on AI. Look at what you already have in place - technology use agreements, academic integrity, etc.

I’m taking this class right now! Tony does a great job and offers actionable feedback for every assignment. I’m learning a lot. Highly recommend!

These videos are great. Thanks for sharing them.

What Worries Me About Teachers’ Use of AI A high school teacher reflects on how adult choices around AI use—particularly their approaches to transparency and focus on efficiency—can affect classroom culture.

As always, here's @marcusluther.bsky.social with a truly excellent piece on @edutopia.org! In education, we talk about the time about teachers modeling learning and behavioral habits for kids. Marcus applies that same idea here to our AI use.

www.edutopia.org/article/teac...

Book cover This Book Made me Think of You

Highly recommend as your next read!

Peg - just Google “roll a die” or “flip a coin”. You will see the same list of tools.

Happy to assist! He’s one of my favorite follows. As are you!

He is @leonfurze.com

What’s the Point of School When AI Can Do Your Homework? The creator of the AI agent “Einstein” wants to free humans from the burden of academic labor. Critics say that misses the point of education entirely.

The creator of the AI agent “Einstein” wants to free humans from the burden of academic labor. Critics say that misses the point of education entirely.

How Teens Use and View AI Just over half of U.S. teens say they've used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support from these tools. Teens tend to view AI's future impact on their lives more positively than negatively.

How Teens Use and View AI
Just over half of U.S. teens say they have used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support. More teens think AI will be positive for them than negative

Google Workspace Updates: Styled captions in Google Vids

Wow! What a cool new update to Google Vids!

Styled captions...

Deepfakes Are Everywhere. What Can We Do? X’s AI chatbot Grok is undressing users, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg with fake imagery online. How does it work and what comes next?

It’s more difficult than ever to know what is real online, as fake images, voices, and videos become indistinguishable from the real thing. How did we get here, and are there any guardrails?

Is Educational Technology All It's Cracked Up to Be? A seventh-grader's perspective, part 2

I highly recommend educators of all stripes read 7th grade Micha's reviews/impressions of the edtech that he uses in his day-to-day activities for school. micahblachman.beehiiv.com/p/is-educati...

AI Conversations Behind Closed Doors Student Focus Groups Reveal What's Actually Happening

"Both things can be true. Students are becoming more skilled at extracting value from AI while simultaneously becoming more dependent on it."

A piece built entirely around conversations with students about AI? Must-read of the morning:

fitzyhistory.substack.com/p/ai-convers...

Using Canvas in Gemini to Create a Presentation YouTube video by Mickie Mueller Ed Tech

Did you know that you can use Canvas in Gemini to create presentations? My new video will show you how!

How to create and use Google Gemini Gems in the classroom Using an AI assistant can be great -- and efficient -- way to get things done. But when you want to do the same types of activities over and over

Great work by Matt Miller @ditchthattextbook.com - How to create and use Google Gemini Gems in the classroom with ideas for teacher and student use. Includes sample Gem prompts that you can copy/paste and customize.

How Big Tech Uses YOUR Kids’ Classrooms To Sell THEIR Products YouTube video by More Perfect Union

I just watched this video about #EdTech from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social. As someone who has promoted technology in K12 classrooms for years, I have a lot to think about.

Teachers: Watch this! #EduSky

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Nano Banana for Image Editing in Google Vids YouTube video by Mickie Mueller Ed Tech

🆕 Nano Banana features in Google Vids! If you have an Ed Plus license or Teaching and Learning Upgrade, you can use Nano Banana for image editing in Google Vids. Check out my new video!

Create Video from Google Slides using Gemini in Google Vids YouTube video by Mickie Mueller Ed Tech

New Gemini features in Google Vids! If you have an Ed Plus license or the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, you can add Gemini-generated scripts, AI voiceovers and background music to existing Google Slides presentations that you have added to Google Vids. Check out my latest video!

Google Workspace Updates: Limited promotion of expanded access to AI features in Google Vids for Education Plus and Teaching and Learning users

If you have an Ed Plus license or Teaching and Learning Upgrade, you now have access to AI features in Google Vids. I love the read-along mode in the teleprompter and the AI voice overs. Check it out!

AI in the Classroom Is Often Harmful. Why Are Educators Falling Prey to the Hype? (Opinion) “AI is seductive for those who regard education as a series of steps toward a credential,” writes Alfie Kohn.

This article is in stark contrast to the article I posted earlier today. Two education titans with different opinions. Who is right?

Screenshot sharing my YouTube channel is 14 years old today

While uploading a video to my YouTube channel I learned that my channel is 14 years old today! My how time flies!

Check out my channel www.youtube.com/@MickieMuell...

I just uploaded a new video on the Gemini prompting tools in Google Classroom. BTW the video was made with Google Vids.

How AI could radically change schools by 2050 — Harvard Gazette In Ed School panel, Howard Gardner says tech could make “most cognitive aspects of mind” optional for humans.

Well this is certainly interesting...

#AIinEducation #EduSky

Gemini in Google Classroom Template Tools YouTube video by Mickie Mueller Ed Tech

Have you tried the template tools in Gemini in Classroom? Check out how to use them!

Gemini in Classroom Overview YouTube video by Mickie Mueller Ed Tech

I'm spending some time with Gemini in Google Classroom today! Check out my overview tutorial video!

Love the jeans with the big cuff!

Thank you!!!!

When you have time, could you post the link to the Google Doc she references? I don’t have an Instagram account.