Bringing Characters to Life: How to Use AI Character Chatbots in the Classroom
Wondering how to introduce artificial intelligence to your students or looking for creative ways to incorporate it in your classroom instruction? Try an AI character chatbot!
MagicSchool AI for Teachers: 5 Game-Changing Features
This post will dive into the wonderful world of Magic School AI and share some handy AI-powered features you can start using right away. Here we go!
Carousel Writing: An engaging, no-prep ELA classroom activity
Carousel writing is engaging, adaptable to almost any time frame, and requires virtually no prep whatsoever.
How to create a Google Form with conditional email notifications using Google Apps Script
This easy guide provides a step-by-step tutorial for customizing email notifications based on Google Form responses, eliminating the need for multiple Google Forms.
A Teacherβs Guide to Using ChatGPT: Essential Tips Every Teacher Should Know
Whether youβre team-AI-all-the-way or trying to ignore the fact that a chatbot can now write a Shakespearean-style sonnet in under five seconds, I encourage you to spend some time exploring the ins and outs of this clever little chatbot. Here are some essential tips to help.
50 Time-Saving ChatGPT Prompts for Teachers
From creating content for students to analyze to sharing strategies for assessment and classroom collaboration, ChatGPT has the potential to save you hours of time and make your life infinitely easier. Here are 50 prompts that will help with that.
3 Ways Teachers Can Use ChatGPT in the Classroom, According to ChatGPT
Teachers can use ChatGPT, a large language model trained by OpenAI, in the classroom to engage and educate students in a variety of ways. Here are a few ideas:
How to Change the Font in Google Forms
Google Forms recently updated its interface to allow the use of Googleβs extended font library. Hereβs how to change the font in Google Forms.
What's New in Google Docs?! β 5 Google Docs Updates 2022
The 2021-2022 school year saw quite a few new features in the Google Docs department. Here are five of my favorites.
10 essential Google Slides tips every teacher should know
Google Slides is an incredibly versatile tool for teachers and students. Here are 10 of my favorite tips for making the most of your Google Slides experience.
How to create animated GIFs for FREE in Screencastify
Learn how to make animated GIFs with the free version of Screencastify. You'll also learn how to use the Screencastify Editor (how to cut and crop clips, how to zoom in on clips, how to annotate the screen, etc).
How to Create Student Podcasts in the Classroom: All Your Questions, Answered
Last year, my journalism students created a podcast. None of us had any experience with podcasting and there was quite a bit of trial and error, but it was easily one of the coolest things Iβve been involved with as a teacher. Hereβs everything you need to know about that experience.
How to Annotate Student Work in the Google Classroom iPad App
When you open a Google Doc attachment in the Google Classroom iPad app, you can write on it directly using a variety of annotation tools.
The Best Google Font Pairings + More Design Tips for Teachers
Did you know the fonts that appear in your font dropdown are actually just a fraction of the available fonts in Googleβs collection? Itβs super easy to find and add more.
5 FREE Jamboard Templates for Teachers
Here are 5 FREE Google Jamboard templates! These templates are ideal for teachers in a virtual or hybrid setting.
Google Jamboard vs. Google Slides: Whatβs the Difference?
Jamboard and Google Slides are both popular Google tools that offer a variety of collaboration options for teachers and students. While both tools have quite a bit of similarities, there are also some key differences you should be aware of.
12 Teacher Organization Hacks for the Virtual and Hybrid Classroom
Iβve collaborated with some of my favorite tech-savvy English teachers to bring you 12 organization hacks to help streamline your digital classroom, feedback system, lesson planning and more.
How to Use Google Slides to Facilitate Virtual Book Club Meetings (+ FREE Template!)
Hereβs how Google Slides can help facilitate student collaboration during virtual book club meetings.