U5 Instructional Technology Tips Feb 26th

 

It's the end of February already and at least where we are, the weather has been beautiful.  Normally February is a month that drags on because it is usually rainy, or there are several inches of snow on the ground, but this year it has been great.  I hope this doesn't mean we are in for a terrible March.  Spring Break is 4 weeks away; so close, but so far away. 

Take a look at the U5 Instructional Tech Tuesday for the last two weeks.  

• Last week we had Institute Day on Tuesday February 20th and we presented a District AI presentation. It went really well and we got a lot of great feedback. 
• If you have not tried Class Companion, take a look, it is SOPPA Approved.
• Practice Sets in Google Classroom, what a great way to get some great formative feedback on instruction.  These can be created from PDF's as well.  Take a look at the short video. 
• Learning for Justice Website.  This is being used in many of our classes, it has many different topics to explore.  
• Teachflix is a great classroom video option.  The videos are already categorized by elementary, middle and high school.   You can browse by content area or by selecting the grade level.  There are also premade activities for you to download for your students.  Take a look, you may find something you can use right away. 
• Most Likely Machine - AI Simulator - Teaches students about algorithms and how they can make mistakes.
• First Chapter Friday -This resource allows you to listen to the Author read their first chapter of their book.  What a great way to provide many opportunities for books for students.  You can even filter these by your level on the left sidebar, elementary, middle, high. 

As always, use what you can and pass along so anyone else who can use it as well.  Here's to the 2nd month of 2024 being over in a flash! 

U5 Tuesday Instructional Technology Tips

 

Happy Halloween!  In this issue you will find some AI and Halloween activites.  

• AI Literacy 6-12 Lessons - This reasource is from Common Sense Media and each lesson is about 20 minutes.  Great for introducing students to AI. 
• Halloween Escape Room
• 27 Scary good Halloween Riddles - Use as a bellringer as students are coming into class. 

October U5 Instructional Technology Updates

 Welcome to the October U5 Instructional Technology Updates.  In this issue you will find:

• Is using ChatGPT for school cheating or a new form of learning? - Video from the Today Show.
• Some Matt Miller AI resources. 
• I just attended a Webinar of his this past week on this subject and it was very good.  Stay tuned for a recap of what was learned. 
• The Most Likely Machine - an AI Algorithm Game
• YouTube Summary Extension
• Infinite Campus update - U5 only
• Book Creator - Video on taking pages from your teacher template and copying them to all your students.  

Lots to enjoy over the weekend!  

April Instructional Technology Update

 

Welcome back!  Hopefully you had a restful Spring Break.  Can't believe there are only 37 1/2 days left of schools.  This year has flown by and this spring feels like it has been supercharged! 

Take a look at the Instructional Technology Updates for April.  We highlight our 18-22 program at Eugene Field Vocational School,  Go Guardian, and AI and Google Workspace as well as how to create some interactive AI lessons with Standards.