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Greetings and welcome to some potentially useful "Tips to Unlock the Practical Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Education." We aim to offer actionable tips to seamlessly integrate artificial intelligence into your teaching practices. Far from replacing teachers, AI serves as a dynamic tool to amplify your impact, to help foster personalized learning experiences and streamline your administrative tasks. Discover how practical AI can enrich the learning environment, empower your praqctice, and redefine the future of education." The Rundown 00:34 - Moment of Zen “People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately.” - Oscar Wilde 02:18 - FOCUS ON SEL: Reference Article: 4 Ways to Use AI in Implementing Restorative Practices 04:29 - CREATE RESTORATIVE REFLECTIONS Prompt: A student violated (school rule). Generate five reflection questions to help the student think about their choices and improve their

In a rapidly advancing digital era, the need for computer science education has never been more crucial. It's not just about learning to code; it's about fostering critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and preparing students for a future where technology is at the forefront of every industry. Today, we're diving deep into the reasons why educators, parents, and policymakers are recognizing the value of bringing computational thinking into the curriculum and why computer science is more than coding.   The Rundown 00:36 - Moment of Zen  Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way. - Rudy Rucker   01:00 - ChatGPT changes in the news! 02:14 - What is Computer Science? 03:24 - What is Computational Thinking? - Computational thinking is an interrelated set of skills and practices for solving complex problems, a way to learn topics in many disciplines, and a necessity for fully participating in a computational world - Digital Promise Computational Thinking for Next Generatio

We're on our 4th AI podcast and the water just keeps getting deeper. Our goal was to discuss the importance of student equity in regards to Artificial Intelligence. The actual conversation went considerably broader and promises more to come. Lengthy podcast notes are on the way but I wanted to hit the Thursday publish date.   Thank you so much for listening!   and inspiring!   Cover art created with help from Adobe Firefly.  

According to ChatGPT our guest today is a visionary leader who has been driving a transformative change within our school district bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience in implementing AI solutions in the classroom. Evan will be sharing insights on the potential of AI to revolutionize education, the challenges and ethical considerations that come with it, and the exciting projects they've been working on to make learning more engaging, effective, and accessible. If he doesn't end up doing these things you can find Evan O'branovic on LinkedIn and express your displeasure. The Rundown 01:01 - Moment of Zen  “I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson   01:41 - What are the best AI tips you’ve come across so far? 04:24 - What should schools be focusing on? 12:09 - What's the role of Artificial Intelligence in five years? 14:23 - Artificial Intelligence and student equity. 15:55 - What are you using AI for?   Thanks aga

This is one of the best conversations we've had on the pod. Part 2 of our 3 part Artificial Intelligence in Education primer is a must listen. the podcast runs longer than usual because the conversation touched on many important topic regarding the future of education as a whole.  We take our diamond tipped carbide bits and drill down into the education systems subfloor to test it’s foundations for the future Artificial Intelligence load. The Rundown 00:55 - Moment of Zen  “Chickity-check yo' self before you wreck yo' self” - Ice Cube   01:20 - “If we don’t talk about it, if we don’t begin the conversation, it’s going to happen anyways and we just won’t get to be part of the conversation,” he said. “We just have to be forward thinking and not fear change.” - Jake Carr, mr.carr.on.the.web 01:55 - How will AI change classroom experience? 05:33 - Using AI to build to mastery 06:55 - AI bias, accuracy, equity 10:28 - Be cautious with your AI investment 13:49 - Student privacy 17:21 - Breaking News! Executive Orde

Today's introduction is composed by ChatGPT... "Today we're delving into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence in Education. AI is transforming the way we learn and teach, and we're here to explore the potential, challenges, and opportunities it brings to our educational landscape. In this episode, we'll discuss how AI is personalizing learning, enhancing classroom experiences, and even changing the role of educators. So, whether you're an AI enthusiast, an educator looking to stay ahead of the curve, or a even a student curious about the future of learning, stay tuned because we've got a lot to uncover."  The Rundown 01:24 - Moment of Zen  “Machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men, but no machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” - Alan Turing   04:21 - What is AI? What is ChatGPT? AI is here to stay, and will only get more powerful Students can use it to write essays and do other classwork AI Detectors are not great Detecting AI may be impossible. That's a big problem for teachers

It's a Bonus TCAPS Loop Podcast!  Jennifer Ehalt from Common Sense Education hosts Matt Smith from MACUL and our very own Danelle Brostrom as they kick off DigCit week. Thank you Jen for allowing us to repurpose your content for the podcast! Check out Common Sense Education for all the DigCit content and stay plugged into the TCAPS socials for more info regarding TCAPS' own DigCit week.    

Shortly after the Wall Street Journal published the article "Chromebooks were once good for schools now there becoming e-waste," TCAPS' Executive Director of Technology and todays co-host Evan O'Branovic had a conversation with the Ticker’s Craig Manning for his article “The Chromebook Question: Do School Laptops Cost Too Much For What They Offer?" On today's podcast we dive a bit deeper into that question and recommend some criteria to consider before making your next edtech investment. The Rundown 00:54 - Moment of Zen  “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” - Marie Curie   01:26 -Ticker Chromebook article background   05:02 - TCAPS Chromebook history   09:04 - What is the right device? the conversation is changing.   09:47 - 4 principles school boards and parents should consider when purchasing EdTech - 2022 Article in the Conversation by Lucas Johnson   10:24 - Why Technology? SAMR Method   14:08 - Is it compatible wi

Did you know Common Sense Education’s Digital Citizenship Week has occurred every 3rd week in October for the last 11 years? That's shockingly longer than this podcast has been potentially useful and certainly longer than TikTok has been a thing. In those years this topic has only become more relevant to our students and there well being and education. Today's pod is a sneak peak into what to expect and what resources are available on Common Sense Education. The Rundown 00:49 - Moment of Zen  “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” – Nelson Mandela   01:13 - DigCit Week Introduction and History   02:45 - What have we learned from previous years?   04:04 - What's new this year? New Digital Well-Being lessons for Middle School and High School were co-developed with the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education.  New Device Advice lessons for grades K-5 are a great way to help young students build healthy habits with media and tech.  Free resources: https://www.commonsen

We are back for the 7th year of potentially useful TCAPSLoop EdTech Podcasts. This week's episode set's up some of the topics we will likely be covering throughout the year as Danelle and I countdown our "Top 3 Topics in Education for 2023/24". The Rundown 00:59 - Moment of Zen  Maybe it’s not about trying to fix something that’s broken. Maybe it’s about starting over and creating something better.” – Unknown   01:21 - State of the Pod Address   03:42 - The Top 3 Topics in Education   04:38 - Danelle’s #3:  Accessibility - using research to ensure inclusion  TCEA Webinar last week captions accessible colors 10% of male population is color blind hyperlinks not saying “click here” Google Apps includes ALT text for images   07:35 - Larry's #3:  Microlearning -Microlearning is the delivery of learning content in a short, succinct way, typically 3-5 minutes. Condensing large quantities of information into bite-sized training drives better engagement and knowledge retention for learners, and saves valuable time an

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic: Summer Opportunities for Professional Development and Fun! The Run Down: (02:58) WIREDTC - wiredtc.net Highlights include sessions on AI, esports, SEL, digcit, powerschool, computational thinking, Canva, etc.   (07:05) Doodle for your Noodle More information and sign up: Doodle For Your Noodle - Professional Learning - REMC Home   (08:55) TCAPS Digital Wellness Choice Board Learn More: Adult Learning Digital Wellness Choice Board  Sign up: Digital Wellness Learning Series Sign Up   (11:34) REMC Courses   (12:03) Michigan Virtual MyPD -  Use METS 2022 Fall Rally playlist or  TCAPS Loop Podcast content to design your own PD opportunity   (13:24) Big Conferences  CSTA ISTE (one is virtual, one has a virtual option)   (14:12) Tech Tool of the Week: Check out your local library TADL does BATA bus passes, 3d printing, Library of Things, Online Resources like Libby, MICHIGAN ACTIVITY PASS (Dennos Museum)   (01:02) Moment of Zen: “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the gras

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic: Making sure students are "Tech Ready" post graduation. The Run Down: (00:21) Diversity through exploration   (04:29) How do you teach "Resiliency" (07:31) Employers want "Collaborators" (8:37) Tech Skills (10:27) TCAPS Portrait of a Graduate, "Collaborator" (11:53) TCAPS Portrait of a Graduate, "Resilient" (13:20) The stats that back it up. (17:30) Backpack of tech survival tools (19:29) Soft skills are the key (20:34) Digital Literacy   (22:16) Moment of Zen: “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” - John Dewey Hosts: David Noller, Larry Burden Um and Ramble Editing: Larry Burden  

Topic for the Week:  Virtual Experiences   There's nothing quite like a field trip: That day when permission slips grant students golden tickets to an experience outside the classroom.   Although virtual field trips don't physically bring kids to new locations, they make use of the web and video to amplify online learning in an experiential way. Virtual field trips can be informative and inspiring.  They are inclusive because they don’t depend on funding from PTO (that may or may not be there), grant applications, etc.  All the ones we are going to talk about today are FREE.   So where do you start? You might already have a topic in mind, which will narrow your choices. However, you'll also want to consider what type of virtual field trips to try.    Livestreaming - means students watch a live feed from a camera in another location.  Interactive exploration offers students a multimedia experience that's usually more hands-on and open-ended.  This might look like a 3d online tour. Video visits take kids to a l

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic: Large-scale Classroom A/V update district-wide. (Large scale Tech Projects in general) The Run Down: (01:50) Tackling a major project  (06:12) Keeping up with technology (08:00) Where do you start (16:20) Making sure it's manageable (19:30) Replacement cycles (21:00) Involving teacher and students (25:00) When is good, good enough Tech Tool of the Week: (27:37) Wireless Projectors (01:00) Moment of Zen: “If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got through with it.” Lyndon B. Johnson, Former President of the United States of America Hosts: Evan O'Branovic, Larry Burden Um and Ramble Editing: Larry Burden  

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic:  Apps & Extensions We Love - Join us for a fun discussion of the apps and Chrome extensions we love! Chrome Extensions We Love: (02:23) Library Extension  (05:03) Toucan (learn a language while you browse) (07:48) https://coolors.co/ - Coolers has a Chrome extension! (09:38) For students especially - Block Youtube Feed Apps We Love: (11:19) Headspace Meditation App - FREE for educators! (12:08) HiHello - virtual business cards Tech Tool of the Week: (15:18) NameDrop.io - Pronounce names correctly (01:00) Moment of Zen: “The intentions of a tool are what it does. A hammer intends to strike, a vise intends to hold fast, a lever intends to lift. They are what it is made for. But sometimes a tool may have other uses that you don't know. Sometimes in doing what you intend, you also do what the knife intends, without knowing.”   - Philip Pullman Bonus content from Danelle on the Patreon...wait, we don't have a Patreon:PD Opportunity - Abbott Elementary TV Series Study - https://michi

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic: FREE EdTech Tools to Try Now! (4:08) Chat GPT - use AI as a teacher to give kids examples, and help secondary students figure out how to use it as a starting point to expand from. (10:43) Canva - A free-to-use online graphic design tool for schools!  https://blog.tcea.org/student-podcasting-canva/ (15:13) Talking Points - allows teachers to more easily communicate with families who don’t speak english as a first language  (17:46) Tech Tool of the Week: WIREDTC site!! Wiredtc.net Keynote Announcement! Alexis Dahl will be the 2023 WiredTC Keynote Speaker! Check out her amazing YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AlexisDahl    (00:37) Moment of Zen: “The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.” ― Arnold Bennett   Hosts: Danelle Bro

Episode 6.4 Greetings and Welcome to another potentially useful TCAPSLoop EdTechPodcast!! Today's episode focuses on the future of Artificial Intelligence in education, specifically the updates to the OpenAI ChatGPT. While we discuss the concerns and drawbacks of AI there is also a realization that it's not going anywhere and will only increase in prevalence. David and Danelle provide possible uses and solutions for using it in an educator's practice. We highly recommend checking out this great resource: Chat GPT & Education - Dr Torrey Trust   TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen! "I can only show you the door, you're the one that has to walk through it" – Morpheus   Tech Tool of the Week Canva text to image feature "Picture This" AI informed plant identifier mobile app 

Episode 6.3 - A DigCit Doctors Appointment Greetings and Welcome to another potentially useful TCAPSLoop EdTechPodcast!! Today's show features Larry Burden, the ed-tech twitter famous, Danelle Brostrom, and a Lake Woebegon expatriate, Stephie Luyt.      TCAPSLoop moment of zen “The most important thing an institution does is not to prepare a student for a career but for a life as a citizen.” – Frank Newman    Digital Citizenship Week has passed but TCAPSLoop just won't give it up. Danelle and Stephie present the EdVolve Framework for discussion and get into a deeper discussion regarding the difficulties of implementing digcit lessons into a districts curriculum.   Tech Tool of the Week Killer Underwear Invasion by Elise Gravel  "This middle grade graphic nonfiction is an ingenious introduction to media literacy for kids." 

Episode 6.2 Greetings and Welcome to another potentially useful TCAPSLoop EdTechPodcast. Pod guests include the TechnNollerGist, David Noller, and TCAPS Director of Technology, Evan O'Branovic. We usher in Digital Citizenship week with a discussion around a recent study out of the University of Colorado, Boulder regarding "screentime" and it's effects on our children. The study has some surprising conclusions that may change how we pursue digital citizenship and digital literacy.    TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen: “And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”   

Well, hello there! It's time for another season of the TCAPSLoop Edtech podcast, where once again we attempt to demystify educational technology and inspire our fellow educators, parents and any other sentient beings to embrace these amazing educational tools and ideas.    TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen: Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.  - Frederick Douglass   On Today's Agenda: Stephie is joined by High School Head Librarians: Genevieve Minor, and Larissa Vanderzee to discuss what's new at their libraries including peer and writer mentoring. They also touch on the process of putting together a collection and other resources libraries can provide for students. Finally we acknowledge "Banned Books Week," September 18-24. Originally launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. This week we invite you to, "join librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the fre