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ISTE Certification 02

Dangerously Irrelevant

Despite my familiarity with all of the ISTE Standards, I have found that I am thinking much more deeply about the ISTE Standards for Educators as I go through this process with my cohort (which I appreciate)… One of our activities asked us to reflect on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines.

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Revolutionizing Classrooms: How Microsoft’s AI is Changing Education

The CoolCatTeacher

It was truly a thrill for me, as a classroom teacher, for Lydia Smyers, the Vice President of US Education for Microsoft, to sit down with me at ISTE. Brought to you by Microsoft, this podcast offers a glimpse into the future of education and an AI-infused landscape where possibilities are endless (and challenges abound.)

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Educators Team Up to Respond to Sudden Rise of ChatGPT

Edsurge

and tech companies building AI tools, including Amazon, Microsoft, and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. And then there is a larger group that sees the new AI as a spark for a wider change in how they think about teaching and assessing student work. The challenge of that larger reshaping is figuring out what guides the work. “If

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Leading the Integration of AI in a School System

edWeb.net

The disadvantages start with their being “only as smart as the data they were trained on,” so they may provide misinformation and disinformation, include biases derived from their training, and deliver content that is obsolete, inappropriate, and not aligned with state or district guidelines.

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7 Apps That Inspire Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are three general guidelines: The app must improve outcomes. EdPuzzle, now used in half of American schools, allows teachers to crop and format existing videos, add text, their voice, and questions, as well as other options that will enhance the usefulness of videos as teaching and assessment tools.

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Creating an Effective Learning Environment While Practicing Social Distancing

Dr. Shannon Doak

So, your school has decided to re-open face-to-face learning following CDC guidelines for social distancing. This means students will be in the classroom and you as their teacher, will need to share documents with them, assign learning tasks, and assess their understanding. Office 365. Below are links to many of my previous posts.

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10 Tips to Increase Teacher Productivity

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Collaborative Cloud Tools: Tools like Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 enable collaboration on documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. Online Assessment Platforms: Platforms like Kahoot! Teach students communication skills and establish clear guidelines for respectful and productive interactions.

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