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50 ChatGPT prompts for teachers Use these today in your classroom! ChatGPT and other AI tools can save teachers time in the classroom. The key is to experiment to see what works. It does take a few tries to get good at writing prompts (prompt engineering). You can adjust the difficulty of output (writing a prompt for a 5-year-old vs a high schooler). Keep refining your prompts until you get something that fits your students

12 ways teachers can use ChatGPT to save time in the classroom If you have spent time with teachers lately, you’ve undoubtedly heard the grumbles about ChatGPT and AI. These concerns are justified – how do we harness technology that will change how students learn forever? But one of the best ways to understand new tech in the classroom is to jump in with small, low-stakes tasks. This will help you get acclimated to understanding

How to write prompts for ChatGPT: Harness the power of AI in your classroom As the dust settles on the AI rollouts, teachers are coming to terms with the realities of AI tools in the classroom. Your students will no doubt look for shortcuts, and many questions about academic integrity exist. But the silver lining is that teachers can also use AI and ChatGPT (and save time!).  Understanding AI helps educators stay in step with

Use only 25% of your staff to influence the rest: Harness psychology to increase tech adoption You have many hurdles if you’re trying to lead tech adoption in your school or district: Too many options that all sound too similar Not enough time to differentiate between those options to offer the best solutions Choosing an option that a variety of people will love enough to adopt – no tech solution is one size fit all. 

Steps to Prevent Cheating with ChatGPT and AI in the Classroom Educators immediately understood the gravity of changes occurring with the onset of ChatGPT. They knew that education would be changed forever. ChatGPT makes it easy to generate ideas, and the worry is that students would use it as a crutch. And while this is true, teachers and students must change their mindsets to adapt to the new digital landscape. Here are some actionable steps

25 Examples of Multimodal Learning to Use in Your Classroom Today Is your classroom routine a little tired? Routine helps your students feel safe by keeping expectations predictable. The problem is that teachers can get locked into a handful of teaching strategies.  That can hurt your student’s learning in the long run. Students need access to a variety of ways to learn each day. Sometimes they need to see a concept in many different ways

Multimodal Learning Vs. Learning Styles: What’s The Difference? You’ve just sat through another PD about the latest craze: multimodal learning. You’re feeling a little jaded because it sounds like the education world is just repackaging the same learning styles fad of yesteryear.  But while similar, learning styles and multimodal learning do have their own unique differences. The learning styles movement had limitations, and multimodal instruction aims to address those. Additionally, multimodal learning incorporates technology in

19 Ways To Make Google Slides Interactive [PLUS The Tools To Use] There’s always a push to make classrooms more personalized and pursue more multimodal options. But you may already have a good infrastructure developed with PowerPoint or Google Slides. You don’t want to dump what already works.  Don’t reinvent the wheel. Instead, tweak the slide decks, PowerPoint, and Google Slide presentations you already have in your arsenal. 19 Ways To Make Interactive Google Slides

Multimodal feedback for classrooms: Reach students with more personalized learning Effective feedback for students is a struggle for teachers for a few reasons: It’s time-consuming: If you leave personalized feedback for students on every assignment, you’re likely not returning student work fast enough. It doesn’t go into enough detail: If you’re not leaving detailed and personalized feedback, your students aren’t learning from your grading.  It’s demoralizing: Your written comments come with little context, and the