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This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom geralt / Pixabay
At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM. Here are the latest: LingoBuddy looks like a decent language-learning tool that has a small free plan. Coloring Book is another AI tool for creating…coloring pages. Coloring Store is another one. Zpeakr looks like an intriguing language learning tool, though it only has a minimal free option. AI Slides Translator says it will translate your Google Slides presentation and keep the formatting. It could come in handy if you’re teaching ELLs. iGrow lets you create online simulations, though it, too, has a minimal free plan. I’m adding it to The Best Online Learning Simulation Games & Interactives — Help Me Find More.
My AI-Aware Strategy for the Year Ahead is from Teaching In The Age of AI. I’m adding it to A Beginning List Of Different Types Of Guidance Educators Are Giving Students About AI Use In Their Classes.       Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You can also see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here. Here are this week’s picks: How to Build Better, More Effective Tests and Quizzes is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments. 5 ways to boost reading fluency for middle and high school students is from Teach Learn Grow. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Reading Fluency (Including How To Measure It). I’m adding this video to The Best Resources On The Idea Of Evaluating Teacher “Input” Instead Of Student “Output”:
Peer tutoring helps students while saving schools money is from Ed Source. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES ON PEER TUTORS.
Research-Based Tips for Optimal Seating Arrangements is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Classroom Seating Strategies.
 An Epidemic Of Uncurious People Who Think They’re Curious IdeaTivas-TLM / Pixabay
I used to be surprised, but am no longer, at how few people – family members, students, acquaintances – ask me or others questions. I’m not talking about what I would characterize as “transactional” questions – questions about issues/topics that they might be very interested in learning about – gardening tips, video game cheat codes, the kinds of sheds people purchase for their backyards, how fix something. Many people will ask questions about issues where they have an immediate need for answers. And, because of that, they are likely to characterize themselves as curious people. It’s the deeper questions I’m talking about: “What’s bringing you the most joy these days?” “Is you life now what you thought it would be ten years ago?” “What’s frustrating you these days?” “Where do you want to be ten years from now?” These are the types of questions that I think are not only gifts to the people being asked them, but can also bring unexpected gems of wisdom and insight to the person asking the questions. I’m sad for the people not asking those questions – they “don’t know what they don’t know” and they don’t know what they’re missing (see The Best Resources On The Importance Of Knowing What You Don’t Know). I tried- with varying degrees of success – to help my students learn about this during the many years we did peer mentoring (see The Best Resources On The Value & Practice Of Having Older Students Mentoring Younger Ones). I learned about its importance during my nineteen years as a community organizer. I wonder, though, how do most people who understand this “superpower” learn it? I’m adding this info to The Best Posts On Curiosity. “Extra Credit” Reading: In Uncertain Times, Get Curious is from The Behavioral Scientist.  Ed Tech Digest
Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in checking out all my edtech resources. Here are this week’s choices: The Practice Problem is from Education Next. Mission USA has some new games, though I haven’t explored them enough to determine if they’re good or not. TyperBuddy lets you practice keyboarding and compete with classmates. I’m adding it to The Best Sites Where Students Can Learn Typing/Keyboarding and to The Best Online Games Students Can Play In Private Virtual “Rooms” Teach Quest and ClassMana sort of turn your classes into video games? I’m not sure I quite get it, or buy it, but it does look interesting. Wonders Of Street View highlights weird images from…Google Street View. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons. Enhancing Language and Culture Courses with Pictory is from FLT Magazine.  “Personal Touches Are Simple But Effective in the Classroom”Personal Touches Are Simple But Effective in the Classroom is the headline of one of my recent Ed Week columns. Teachers meticulously plan lessons to reach each day’s objectives. Here are ways to help. Here are some excerpts:
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