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Integrate AI Guidelines into Your Class Syllabus: Essential Tips for This Year
It’s quite possible that THIS upcoming school year IS the year we see the greatest use of AI in our classrooms. As such, finding a way to integrate AI Guidelines into your class syllabus will be more important than ever! Below are some essential tips for this year as you prepare your classroom for AI […]
5 Tips for Guiding Students Through PHET and other Simulator Tools
If you’re a science teacher you know that there are simply some concepts that cannot be shared or visualized by students without the support of a simulation. Fortunately, there are MANY available simulator tools (some FREE and some subscription based) that can support your instructional efforts. <For an exploration of OTHER simulation tools, see this […]
ChatGPT Plug-Ins
Learn how to use and access the new ChatGPT Plug-Ins available on ChatGPT 4.0. These plug-ins allow you to enhance the functionality of ChatGPT by accessing specific websites/databases live on the internet.
Generating Rubrics with ChatGPT
Learn how to leverage ChatGPT to make rubrics for your classroom.
CoSpacesEDU and Augmented Reality
Are you an educator looking to venture into the world of Virtual and Augmented Reality? If so, CoSpacesEDU might just be what you’re looking for!! When I mention CoSpaces, the name doesn’t do justice for ALL of the things that this augmented reality (and virtual reality) tool can do. I like to think of it […]
ChatGPT for Teachers
The artificially intelligent chatbot known as ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. If you haven’t heard of this newly emerged resource, take a look, as it is posed to revolutionize information generation as we know it! What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a remarkable, conversational language chatbot designed to engage in dialogue with users by […]
Modeling Waves
In our efforts to integrate Next Generation Science Standard MS-PS4-1, we had the BEST time building and exploring our own wave machine!! As a result, we created a Wave Machine!! The machine, constructed from relatively easy to obtain supplies, allowed us to visualize and model mechanical waves as we identified the patterns that make up […]
Kinetic Energy Popsicle Stick Chain Reaction
Show your students the conversion from elastic potential energy to kinetic energy as they release this COOL popsicle stick kinetic energy chain reaction.
Writing CER Reports (Part #2)
In Part #1 of this CER Series, we took a look at ways to help your students recognize the components of a CER by sorting a series of claim, evidence and reasoning cards. In Part #2, we’ll take a look at how we can support students in the process of writing their own CER Report […]