MyNotes: Cassandra Speaks
Note: This is one of my most cherished MyNotes on a book. It really shifted my perspective on this topic. Image Credit: Good News Planet
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Self-Publishing
Publishing your own work can be difficult, not that I'd know. I've read the story from others going through the ordeal several times. \\\Jonathan Moeller\
A Few More Formula Writing Ideas
Every few years, I revisit or reshare the list article. The reason why is simple. I don't want to lose a reminder of how I got my start in publishing my writing. But there are othe
AI Expertise Over Tech Jobs
This was an eye opener… Firms in the tech sector and beyond went on a hiring spree after the onset of the pandemic before pivoting to a focus on efficiency through layoffs and ot
MyNotes: Phonics Instruction
As much as I loved my graduate level professors, I have found their approach to teaching reading...problematic. I remember beginning my year teaching third grade bilingual, working
Writing, Structured CriticalThinking and AI ChatGPT edtech education
Given the \\\resource I shared about writing outside earlier\\\, I wondered if students might find writing ou
Making Custom GPTs with ChatGPT Plus education edtech tcea
Wanting to explore ChatGPT Plus and have even more fun with AI? Wait, before you say, "No, AI is destroying everything!" take a moment to learn how to use it in ways that can be us
Save a Life - Free LifeSaving CPR AED Training
Want to save a life? Get free training in CPR, AED, or First Aid via Save a Life. It’s a temporary offer and
The List Article Revisited
My favorite approach to writing? It’s pretty easy to follow. When I walked into the bookstore–whi
Writing Outside: A Resource
Looking for writing prompts for nature? These YpsiWrites folks have put together a \\\series of prompts or writing resources\\\
MegaPrompt: Improving a Prompt
This prompt was modified using a rubric I put together from a meta prompt analysis. I fine tuned it in collaboration with multiple AIs, eventually turning it into the Academic Prom
Time Is Short: Sign Up to Present at TCEA's ETC 2024 Today edtech education conference
"Should your PreK 5 student be using that technology?" It's a question that pops up in my head every time I'm out eating and see a device babysitting a child. Since I had a differe
To Blog Roll or Not
Blog rolls. They seem a thing of the past, an archaic habit consecrated by time long past. It's a very old fashioned way of keeping track of, and linking your blog to other blogs o
Token Latino?
While chatting with a colleague, they made the following observation about my work as a K 12 educator in educational technology. I found it a fascinating perspective and insight. S
A Cemetery of Ideas: Dead Blogs Walk
\ “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust Starting a new blog, goofing up the domain name for an established
MegaPrompt: Travel Agent
MegaPrompt Travel Agent This is a megaprompt for Travel Agent AI. You can see the custom GPT generated online at \
Podcast 1: Magic Formulas For Speaking And Listening
A few thoughts about speaking and writing with the magic formula.
Ten Sayings: Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius
!\\ Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius are two people I hadn't heard much about except the occasional mention
A New Blog Space - MGBlog.org
\ Personal development is the idea that people constantly strive to improve themselves, whether intell
AI as Critical Thinking Scaffold: The Orwell Test
A short time ago, I wrote about \\\Pay for Student Performance\\. At the time, I felt I didn't know enough
Is The Blog Dead?
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Look Before You Leap
Earlier this year (2024), I had the chance to facilitate a works
Stained Purple
Have you ever run into someone taken by power that they will do anything to hold onto it? I have. Several times in my career in education, I have had to work in organizations with
MegaPrompt: An Introduction
Below, please find examples from Harry Pickens, who first introduced me to megaprompts or long prompts. What appears below is from text Harry shared via Facebook post in 2024: H