MegaPrompt: ChatGPT (but it works in other chatbots, too)
Note from Miguel For those just getting started with ChatGPT in education: This is a 'megaprompt' that you can copy and paste that instructs ChatGPT to guide you through a pr
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Wrestling with Old Questions
When watching evangelicals on television, listening to incessant political adds of 2024, I am often reminded what theologian Dick Westley calls "religion vs faith" conversation. He
Discovered Ignorance
As I take the time to read the history of my Panamanian roots, I realize how much I don't know. But I do have threads to cling to, that I can grasp and pull greater truths closer.
MyNotes: Christians Against Christianity
Today, we must realize that schools are under attack by Christian Nationalists that are doing their best to control and destroy democracy in the United States of America. They have
MyNotes: Good Without God
Ok, this blog entry explores Greg Epstein's book, Good Without God . Before that, though, I thought I'd share how I came to be reading a book about Humanism. Morality vs Reli
MyNotes: Powerful Teaching
These are my notes on \\\\Powerful Teaching\\\. I'd like to say I finished the book, but I only made it 3/4ths of the way through before
MyNotes: Writing in Middle School Science CER CERCA
Looking for an easy way to introduce students to CER, or Claim Evidence Reasoning approach? You may want to check out Scott Phillips slim text, [Writing in Middle School Science
Applying The Orwell Test to Pay for Student Performance
A short time ago, I wrote about Pay for Student Performance. At the time, I felt I didn't know enough about
Russian Drama and AI
A colleague in a ChatGPT for Educators Facebook group shared the following:
Revisiting the Past: Libraries, Early Voting, and Double-Think
I was so glad to cast my early vote today. After breakfast, I drove my wife and I to the Brook Hollow Library
Ten Sayings of Epictetus
What are 10 top sayings of Epictetus from simplest to implement to the most difficult? Place a one word descriptor in front of each saying or lesson. Word…
Thoughts on Writing, Hattie, and AI
That highlighted portion below is like, "Go ahead and surrender. AI's incursion into schools is already a given victory to the corporate interests." Of course, there was never any
Yet Another Course on ChatGPT
"In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn," said Phil Collins. How true that is. I discovered the experience when I sat down to put an online, self paced cour
Afraid to Speak Up
"The younger you are, the more likely you are to speak up against authority, or to act. The older you get, the more you realize what a waste of time it is. The reason why is people
Pay for Student Performance
Is this too much like merit pay? You get paid for results, as if children were widgets?
Eschatology, Taylor Swift, and Critical Thinking with AI
Disclaimer: Looking for long prompts to get AI to apply critical thinking process and analyze claims you find on the web or people share with you? You're in the right place. Be
Applying The Orwell Test to Texas Secession with MS CoPilot
Are you familiar with The Orwell test? It came to mind when Nikki Haley was expressing positive thoughts about Texas secession.
Comparing AI Solutions for School with Perplexity.ai
One of the questions I have, even after attending TCEA 2024 Convention and missing the opportunity to visit the booths of each vendor, is, "How do these solutions compare to each o
Gemini Advanced: The Orwell Test
Part of the fun of relying on AI? Using it to apply Critical Thinking processes that assess claims in news and life. For example, you can read a previous blog entry where Microsoft
Investing in AI
So far, my experience with AI has been mixed. While Claude, Gemini Advanced offered some hope as being my go to, so far, ChatGPT Plus and Microsoft CoPilot remain the best
Anthrop\C and CRITICal Thinking: Analyzing the Guardian's UFO Reporting AI CriticalThinking
As I've mentioned before, one of the essential skills people are said will be in dire need when AI chatbots rule the world is CRITICAL THINKING. Over the last year, I've spent some
Alaska's Rust Colored Rivers and the Irony of AI
In a pair of blog entries, Tim Stahmer (Assorted Stuff) points to the dark cloud of AI on the horizon, whose silver lining is now being mined by...everyone. In his [Conference Ch
Book Review: Making Room for Impact
This past month, I bought a book, Making Room for Impact . I immediately was engaged in the first few chapters. You can watch Corwin's video where the authors discuss the book: [
Making Room for Impact: De-Implementing EdTech Solutions
Having read this book, Making Room for Impact, earlier last month, I had a fun idea. What