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20 useful ways to use Padlet in class now

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Padlet is a web app that lets users post notes on a digital wall. The uses for this site in the classroom are virtually endless!There’s a good chance you’ve done the “write on a sticky note and put it on the wall” activity — or have seen it happen before. Padlet lets those sticky notes have images, […] The post 20 useful ways to use Padlet in class now appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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Why artificial intelligence won’t replace teachers

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Artificial intelligence continues to grow by leaps and bounds. For many of us, when we met ChatGPT for the first time, we started asking lots of questions.What can these AI assistants do -- and what CAN'T they do?Will students use these to cheat? How will this change the workforce -- and what we need to do […] The post Why artificial intelligence won’t replace teachers appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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Classroom AI 101: Simulate conversations with characters using AI

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It's one thing to teach students about characters in history -- or the characters in a book. Students can read their words, learn about those people, analyzing what they've learned and applying it to their own lives. But having simulated conversations with those characters? That's a whole different story.Use an AI assistant like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Bard, Anthropic's Claude, etc.

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10 AI discussions schools should have now

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When ChatGPT was released in November 2022, teachers and schools were reeling with the implications of this powerful new AI tool. This AI assistant – and other AI assistants like it – are capable of answering questions, writing essays, explaining ideas, answering questions, and more.It caused us to ask lots of questions.We wondered about cheating. Are […] The post 10 AI discussions schools should have now appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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10 ways for students to get repetitions for practice

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We know that practice makes perfect – or, as some like to say, practice makes permanent. If we want students to remember – to lock new information or ideas into long-term memory – getting meaningful repetitions still is key. And the science of learning still backs that up.Retrieval practice is the act of recalling information from […] The post 10 ways for students to get repetitions for practice appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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The building blocks of a meaningful ISTELive conference

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The ISTELive Conference is one of my very favorite professional learning events. In a word, it's an experience.ISTELive (International Society for Technology in Education) is a multi-day professional learning event every June.More than 14,000 educators participate on-site -- with thousands more attending virtually. More than 1,000 sessions ("learning opportunities") are offered by more than 1,600 presenters.Hundreds […] The post The building blocks of a meaningful ISTELive conference appea

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10 ways Curipod engages your students with AI

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Curipod creates interactive slide presentations in seconds using artificial intelligence. See how it can engage your students and save you time.Post sponsored by Curipod Imagine arriving at school in the morning and realizing, "Oh no! I need some slides for a lesson -- today! I'll never have time to create something good!" Then, you remember that […] The post 10 ways Curipod engages your students with AI appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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