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From Games to Google Docs: Practical Tools for Building K–12 Student AI Literacy
How should students practice AI literacy?
In my latest newsletter post I argue that it’s beneficial to align AI literacy practice with specific curricular needs teachers already face. Teachers are far more likely to embrace these tools when they see them not as a separate subject to be squeezed in, but as lenses that clarify and support their existing goals.
Gemini 3 vs. ChatGPT for Teachers: The Infrastructure War Teachers Are Ignoring (And Why That's Great)
Lately, the battle for the future of educational technology is being framed as an “Infrastructure War,” a high-stakes competition between Google and OpenAI. Yet, there exists vast, open territory for purpose-built specialist tools to thrive. And they are. Winning the infrastructure war doesn’t automatically win you the workflow war.
The $1,400 Humanoid Robot Educator Is Here. Schools Aren't Ready.
For years, the idea of humanoid robots in classrooms felt like some far-off hypothetical. And while we’ve debated whether robots could replace teachers, they quietly slipped in as helpers. And this month, two breakthroughs just made mass integration inevitable.
The question of whether humanoid robots will appear in schools has already been answered. They will — and in many forms.
AI Tools & Uses: A Practical Guide for Teachers
If you're willing to learn and join the vanguard of educators shaping the future of education, then this book is for you. AI Tools & Uses: A Practical Guide for Teachers will be your roadmap, providing practical strategies, constructive examples, case studies, and step-by-step guidance to help you harness the power of AI in your classroom.