Create Your GenAI Assistant: Ollama and PageAssist
Creating custom GPTs, or Boodlebox Bots, Perplexity Spaces, Google Gemini GEMS, Claude Projects is a lot of fun. In this short walkthrough, I’ll share tips for crafting a Bot using
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Kiwix for Education
Give students a world of knowledge offline with Kiwix, a free app for K 12 schools to access Wikipedia, textbooks, and more without internet.
TCEA's AI for Educators Conference EdTech Education
AI empowered learning
What's Your AI Development Process?
One of my favorite new po
Create Your GenAI Assistant: BoodleBox Bot
Creating custom GPTs, or Boodlebox Bots, Perplexity Spaces, Google Gemini GEMS, Claude Projects is a lot of fun. In this short walkthrough, I'll share tips for crafting a BoodleBox
Loom Theory: Context Engineering
This bears more study…Zach Kinzler writes
MyNotes: AI Privacy
As you look at this chart, you might ask, “How well does using a GenAI model via API safeguard your data?” This question is relevant for schools and individuals who need a higher l
AI in Marketing
This research report blurb, AI Content Is 4.7x Cheaper Than Human Content [+ New Research Report], caught my attention…another data point to plot via Ryan Law
Apple and Perplexity AI ?
Apple 🍎 Inc is reportedly considering buying Perplexity AI in iPhone maker's biggest ever ac
Custom Instructions: AI Adaptive Learning Guide Bot BoodleBox
This is all explained in the post that appears about a minute after this one appears. Suffice it to say, this blog contains the custom instructions for a GPT/Bot/Gem you can try ou
Improving Custom Instructions for AI BoodleBox
Working with BoodleBox AI chat, it occurred to me to ask: I am trying to come up with some novel ways to make custom instructions for GPTs, Bots, and AIs more powerful. What sugg
My BoodleBox AI Optimization Checklist
A few months ago, I came up with a list of desired features. Reflecting one weekend afternoon, I decided to add a few more and update the list with BoodleBox's bot assistance. I am
Data Backup Woes and Workaround
When I read this headline, I could only shake my head in dismay: [Windows 11 user has 30 years of 'irreplaceable photos and work' locked away in OneDrive and Microsoft's sile
MyNotes: AI skills aren’t just for tech majors
Five takeaways from Ariel Gilreath
MyNotes: Blocking Email Trackers
I love using these tracker blocker type ext
QuickChat 4: Abilene Christian University with Maria C.
Another early start to the day with the Exhibit Hall. I had the opportunity to chat with Maria Christon, representing Abilene Christian University.
Writing Better
Thanks to TCEA TechNotes blog for publishing my piece on Write Better, Write Short. Here's the lead: Once upon a time, the blank page in a composition book scared me. But p
Creating Your Own Pseudoscience
Want to create your own p
ESC-9 Roundup Post: Sessions and QuickChats
Thanks for attending my sessions at the ESC 9 Education Round Up: Saddle Up for Success, Collaboration for Growth conference in Wichita Falls, Texas. Below, you will find my presen
Jigsawing Critical Thinking Made Simple
Need a way to teach critical thinking and problem solving? Learn to tackle problems and make decisions. This session, through the application of the Jigsaw Method (3 step), offers
QuickChat 1: SchoolAI's Mike P. AI
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to visit with School AI's Mike Powell, Senior Partnership Manager ([email protected]; 816 288 7958). You can listen to our conversation or view
QuickChat 2: Slide-A-Round Math
It's not every day you run into a number line inventor, but that was the case this morning at the Education Service Center, Region 9 Conference I attended. Slide A Round Math
QuickChat 3: Steam 4 Schools
STEAM is always a hot topic of interest for schools. That's why I was intrigued by STEAM 4 Schools table in the Exhibit Hall at the Education Service Center, Region 9 event. There,
Critical Thinking Frameworks
After reading this study on critical thinking and AI, I found my