AudioSplat Recorder and Sound Editor
DrawSplat.org launches an easy to use, browser based, Chromebook friendly audio voice recorder and editor. Meet AudioSplat.
EdTech
Antites Unite: Screen Time Ban Grows
Richardson ISD limits screen time for students.
Science Detectives: Critical Thinking Online Breakouts (CTOBs) for Your 3–5 Classroom
Students need a chance to test an idea, compare evidence, and explain why one fact matters while another one does not. That is where Critical Thinking Online Breakouts, or CTOBs, fit nicely
Five New Digital Math Tools for PreKinder and Kinder
In today’s classroom, digital math tools can make first contact with mathematical concepts a supported first step for learners. In this blog, I share some math resources for PreKinder and Kinder that you may not be familiar with.
Eliminating E-rate: Slide Back to the Stone Age
What a shocker to imagine Internet access in schools without E rate to offset the costs. I still remember days before E rate, and after. It has been one of those blessings schools couldn't do without. Tearing It Down It
Remembering Thingamablog and a New Start for ATC
It's like an eternity ago that I first started blogging. I remember starting with a simple website, HTML based, not a real blog with a database behind. I relied on Thingamablog for 7,000 blog entries before switching to
Age Verification Has Arrived in Texas
Miguel describes a first hand age verification experience in Texas and raises privacy concerns about collecting sensitive identity data for online access.
LACDH 2026: Instructional Rasquachismo: Building AI-Powered Teaching Tools
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Read a Book and Save the Date: Librarian Conference EduSky LibSky Education read
Here I am pictured in front of one of my old haunts, Brook Hollow Public Library in San Antonio, Texas. In the original version of this picture, which my wife snapped Saturday, I appear bald head, bald knees, in shorts.
Read A Book: Diana Benner EduSky TLSky Librarians TCEA
Make sure to read a book and save the date, says Diana Benner. TCEA’s Librarian Conference is taking place this week, and here
A Reverse Poem Worth Reflecting On
I ran across this on Facebook and thought how apt it was...it is a reverse poem, which means, read it from the top for one perspective then read it from bottom up for another. Whic
Partnership is Key
Larry Cuban shares this perspective... In short, I learned that any successful district reform was as much building political coalitions within the system while mobilizing public
Prompt for Brand Page
I ran across some version of this
TCEA LibCon 2026 Session Resources for librarians library AI vibecode EduSky SchoolLibraries TLSky SkyLibrarians EduLib
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Winnie the Pooh BBC Collection Available
It's worth sharing this bit...or is it? Eleanor Morton shares this on BlueSky. I was intrigued...who do
Learning Forward Texas Resources: AI, UDL, Coaching, and Dashboards LFTX26 @LearnTexas
Learning Forward Texas 2026 session resources: slide decks, coaching protocols, UDL materials, and Gen AI instructional design tools for three professional learning sessions.
MyNotes: Bertrand Russell on Opinions
One philosopher that I immediately ignored early on? Bertrand Russell. I read he was an atheist, and thought, "Why would anyone read an atheist's thoughts on anything?" I doubt my
StickyBoard Use: PEZ Central EduSky education
I love what my colleague, Peggy R. did with her PEZ Dispenser blog entry. It dropped a few minutes ago and you have to check it out! Go Read the Blog Entry Now
WebDeck Builder: HTML Web Slides
It's not an original idea. And, it's not the ending point. But it's part of something that will be the beginning.
TCEA AI Conference 2606
Welcome to my resources page for my sessions at TCEA 2026 AI Conference. You'll find everything (slides, supporting documents, infographics) below. Questions? Don't hesitate to rea
11 – The Learning Loop: AI Workflows Meet the AI Backlash
In This Issue AI
10 – The Learning Loop: AI in the Classroom: Context, Costs & Consequences
AI is showing up everywhere—in our classrooms, workflows, policies, research summaries, and even commencement stages. This issue explores what happens when…
The Liberal Decalogue
I am posting these here. They remain quite relevant and appropriate today: Bertrand Russell’s “Liberal Decalogue” is his set of ten “commandments” for clear thinking, int
AI-Native Version of What You Do
In a LinkedIn post this
DrawSplat Game: Squirrel Run
"Wouldn't it be cool to have a game where you try to move a squirrel across the road?" asked my wife. We were both thinking of old Frogger game. We watched a squirrel 🐿️ dart acro
DrawSplat Tools: Turn Paper Drawings into Virtual Rooms with SketchSpace VR EduSky education panoform
A student leans over a printed grid with colored pencils scattered everywhere. She is trying to decide where the water cycle should go. Evaporation on the left wall? Clouds on the
Paper Book vs Digital
[Manga reading on paper vs. digital devices: Prospective effects on core and su
DrawSplat Feature: SplatImage Studio education ImageEditor free EduSky
Looking for an easy to use image editor that allows for cropping images, masking images to common shapes, and has layers? Sure, there are tons of them out there that do that. The
MyNotes:Doubling Growth ai
This was an eye opening assertion: Two studies independently concluded that the capabilities of the l
Wikifying My Files with Gen AI AI wiki EduSky Codex Code
I'm been having a lot of
Improving on Work: Good Instructional Design
I'd like to take a moment to thank Denis Wisner for his kind words in this LinkedIn post
NSPA4: AI for Marketing & Engagement: A Nonprofit Toolkit
Explore how AI can help scholarship programs and nonprofits craft clear, engaging outreach for newsletters, announcements, social media, and website content.
DrawSplat Feature: Big Link EduSky FREE education
Ever wanted a huge, gigantic link sprawled across a website when you're facilitating a class or workshop? I have. The problem is that these types of websites have disappeared. Ther
DrawSplat Feature: Rubric Builder EduSky education free
DrawSplat's Rubric Builder offers a no Gen AI way to create and print classroom rubrics from editable criteria and performance levels.
DrawSplat Feature: EU GDPR Support EduSky education
You may have just missed my post on DrawSplat's Privacy and Compliance section a few minutes ago. That one covers the USA and Texas. This post is a quick update for GDPR, too,
DrawSplat Feature - Quiz and Flashcard Studio free EduSky education
"What kind of tool do you need as a college student?" I asked my niece attending college. She replied: "I've been trying to use Quizizz to study content for my class. It's not work
DrawSplatTM: Privacy and Compliance
This article documents the privacy and compliance thinking behind DrawSplat, including how the project was checked against PROTECT and Texas school technology expectations.
DrawSplat Feature: Chart Studio EduSky education free
Looking for a little bit more robust chart maker? Give DrawSplat Tools: Chart Studio a try:
DrawSplat Feature: Animated GIF Maker EduSky free GIF webm mp4
Wish you had a FREE, multilingual, amazing Animated GIF Maker tool? I know I wish I had a great Animated GIF creator tool. Ther
DrawSplat Feature: DiceBreaker Creator multilingual education EduSky
One of my most popular
Supporting Stephen's Web
If you've missed this fount of ideas and info, then you are missing out! Be sure to explores Stephen's Web, and drop a few dollars
Comparing Codex and Code: DrawSplat
A while back, I started working on a vibe coded solution, DrawSplat. I started the project on a lark to see how far a non programmer could go. I starte
DrawSplat Feature: Mermaid Diagram Studio (Updated) EduSky education mermaid
Mermaid Diagram Studio gives educators a DrawSplat workspace for writing, previewing, and copying Mermaid diagrams without juggling separate editors.
Kitchen Table Stoic: Chapter Seven (Final)
Chapter 7: The Master’
DrawSplat Feature: Concept Map Studio
Concept Map Studio is a DrawSplat tool for creating, editing, embedding, and exporting concept maps and classroom graphic organizers.
Kitchen Table Stoic: Chapter Six
Chapter 6: Calculating
Introducing DrawSplat, A Free Whiteboard Plus Solution
DrawSplat is Miguel Guhlin's free browser based whiteboard and classroom tool suite, built through vibe coding with attention to export options, classroom use, and school privacy requirements.
Kitchen Table Stoic: Chapter Five
Chapter 5: Standing Fi
Kitchen Table Stoic: Chapter Four
Chapter 4: The Banquet
Looking forward: Marketing and Engagement with AI
I am really looking forwar
Vibe-Coding: Castles and Catapults game AI FREE
Miguel documents building a browser based Castles and Catapults game with Codex, using the project to reflect on vibe coding, iteration, and attribution.
Kitchen Table Stoic: Chapter Three
Chapter 3: The Toolkit
Kitchen Table Stoic: Chapter Two
Chapter 2: The Price o
Podcast Episode: Kitchen Table Stoic: Chapter One
Pip: Another Think Coming — where mguhlin asks the kind of questions most of us quietly shelve between the second cup of coffee and the commute. Mara: Today we're sitting w
The AI Adoption Beatitudes
I love how Adam Pryor has
Hackers Win, Schools Lose
I hate reading stories like this with quotes like this: ...in May 2025, the ed tech provider’s school district customers received individual extortion threats from either the sam
Personalized Spam Text
Howdy, I got this bit of text spam on my phone and I want to make you aware of it so you can see how clever they are: Hi Miguel, I'm Pressella, a PR consultant at Pathos Communic
Start Analog, Finish Digital
I laugh every time I see strident objections to Gen AI. The reason is that until students understand the problem with shortcuts, they won't see the benefit of the long way to learn
Texas Enrollment Down: The Great Contraction
University of Texas at Austin professor David DeMatthews says the Texas public school enrollment decline was "completely predictable." "This all could have been mitigated wit
MyNotes: Cisco 4k Job Cuts
This is an eye opener for those who rely on one of the standards in n
KPFT Radio Guest: AI and Learning
Earlier today, I had the chance to speak on radio with Owala Maima and Dr. Chris Kulesza. They asked a lot of great questions, but alas, my segment was super short for the topic (i
New Search Tool Makes Miguel Guhlin’s Writing Easier to Find
Finding the right article
Yikes! ChatGPT Images
Someone asked, "What should we call you?" I had a flashback to a book titled "Call me, Miguel" and thought, "Hey, it might be fun to generate an image that tells people a little ab
MyNotes: Scientific Consensus - Screen Time
Given the concerns
Join TCEA for Free education teachers
So excited to generate these with AI in response...they were a great test of C
MyNotes: Execution States
This article just blew my mind (sigh, I need a new
MX Linux Rocks
My old laptop had stumbled on ZorinLinux when it came to NVIDIA support. T
When Is It Time
I found myself reading and reflecting...do you ever ask yourself this ques
Claude Code Setup on MX Linux: Wikifying My Gen AI Knowledge Stack (Part One)
Welcome to Part One of this series. The link to Part Two appears at the very bottom. After setting up an old laptop (Dell Alienware M15) with MX Linux, I decided to investigate the
Results: Claude Code Wikifies Knowledge Stack (Part 2)
Welcome to Part Two of this blog series. Read Part One.
Navigating Nonprofit Org Leadership Transitions: An Assessment Tool, Part 1
While cruising through my Flipboard readings, I stumbled across a fascinating article that connects a philosopher, Empedocles, to how to handle change. The article, [Empedocles,
Navigating Nonprofit Org Leadership Transitions: An Assessment Tool, Part 2
Welcome to Part Two of this short exploration of Empedocles' philosophy as applied to navigating nonprofit organizational leadership transitions
Roadmaps to AI Literacy
Miguel sketches parallel roadmaps for personal Gen AI growth and organizational adoption, emphasizing leadership alignment, hands on practice, and workplace capacity.
Video, Image, and Text Conversions
What if you could save $30 for video conversion or video to audio conversion? That's how much one tool, HowToConvert, is charging. I can't tell you
Tools You Make with Vibe Coding and AI
Wish you had a KPI dashboard? You can vibe code one easily. I did for a blog entry I wrote for TCEA (which you will have to read over there when it comes out) where you upload a da
BoodleBox Updates Models
Want to use certain models safely? Look no further than BoodleBox, which as of today, now offers the following models. As you will see on review of the table, those "new models" in
Exploring AI Powered Newsletters
At an upcoming TCEA Lunch and Learn, I'll be walking through creation of AI powered newsletters
Knowledge Booster – Think with Claude AI
Artificial intelligence is no longer on the horizon. It is in the classroom, the lesson plan, and the professional practice of educators everywhere. [This three part Knowledge Bo
Streamlining My GitHub Workflow: Consolidating Repositories Without Breaking Links
As I build out more digital resources, my GitHub has gotten cluttered with "single purpose" repositories. This is due to ignorance and a desire to align how GitHub works to website
BoodleBox Changes Brewing
Big things are brewing! I can't wait t
Five Donkey Coloring Book pages
Someone on Mastodon asked for donkey coloring pages featuring the donkeys from the image shared.
Ten Years at the Job
Wow, it's hard to believe that today, March 21, I have been on the job at a nonprofit education association for ten years. Working since February, 1990 through 2026 (when this post
Mapping Out Claude Courses
Curious about Claude's offerings, I asked it to lay out the courses for me as an educator. Here's what it came up with. Wait, Before You Explore That Take a quick look at these
AI Adoption Readiness Checklist for Nonprofit Organizations
Thought this might be fun to cook up given interest in Ai from nonprofit organizations. I love how it's not about the tech or the innovation, but the change management process. If
BoodleBox Maintenance: What You Need to Know
Had AI rewrite this for fun...the original notice came via email. 😄 You
Creating Interactive Visuals with Claude
I read an article about Claude's ability to create interactive visuals. The examples in the article didn't excite me so I thought I would ask Claude for some prompts. These prompts
Profit Over People
It is a recurring theme, isn't it? Many in business choose profit over peo
How to Expand Google Form Registrations Into Individual Enrollment Rows
If your campus or district collects course registrations via Google Forms, you've probably run into this problem: one person selects multiple courses, and they all land in a single
A Practical Plan for Managing Your Gen AI Platforms: Selecting Claude, Gemini, or BoodleBox (Updated)
This image was generated in Nano Banana 2 via Gemini Pro account. I love how the memory feature dropped a plug for TCEA TechNotes blog , even though this is…
Claude: Make a Skill - Infographics and Slide Decks
Now that I've re created some of my favorite Projects from ChatGPT and BoodleBox on Claude AI, I started poking around in the settings a bit more, stumbling on skills. I am only at
Moving Projects (Update)
On Threads, I chanced upon a conversation that reflects my own work these days. As I explore Claude AI more and more, I realize that I want to recreate my ChatGPT Projects on Claud
Exploring 2/2/2 Framework Claude SectionAI AI NSPA
This morning, an email arrived in my inbox from Section AI, which is an amazing team of folks. I've had the opportunity to attend their free webina
NSPA3: Automating Office Tasks with AI (Updated)
Practical AI workflows for summarizing notes, drafting follow up emails, organizing documents, and building productivity routines.
Reflections on AI Prompting Process
The work of creating a Gen AI tool that does what you ask it to reliably can be easy. But, also, time consuming. It feels like making your way in a dark room, stubbing your toe, ch
AI Prompting Made Simple - TSAE AI Conference
Welcome to my resources for the AI Prompting Made Simple session. This session was created for the TSAE AI Conference, but anyone can access the session resources. What's more,
Oblivious to AI Work Tsunami
David Truss' points here are sobering: ...the reality is that the vast majority of people in the world are obli
Critical Thinking Made Simple
Need a way to teach critical thinking and problem solving? Learn to tackle problems and make decisions. This session offers strategies to assess ideas and arguments. Discover resou
Meet Karet, Healthy Eating Bot
Give Karet a spin
Building AI Knowledge Bases: Google Gemini NotebookLM
Building knowledge bases that serve as the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) for Generative AI has been a fascinating journey. ...accuracy rests on AI's ability to access sour
TCEA26: AI Newsletter Architect
Wow, it's the last day of TCEA 2026 Convention and Exposition. I thought I'd share some of the artifacts for my last session of the event. These items below were generated anew fro
TCEA26: Coaching the Heavy Hitters instruction tcea
What fun it was to go over my presentation for Coaching the Heavy Hitters of Instructional Strategy
Free AI Comparison: Gemini Rules BoodleBox The Winner
If you've paid for a Gen AI
MyNotes: AI Job Impact Potential
This is fascinating. People losing their jobs over the POTENTIAL of GenAi's ability to do that work: ...findings suggest that the phenomenon of AI taking jobs and reducing hiring
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Work Your Brain Muscle
As I get ready to attend the TCEA 2025 Conventio
Creating an Online Assessment with Gemini AI via GitHub
Earlier this week, someone asked me about an Emotional Intelligence assessment. I'd generated it a few months ago, but then had allowed it to lapse. It was never intended as so
Authoritarian Tik Tok Policy?
Since I love to read terms of service and policies (NOT!), I wondered what a Gen AI's analysis might be of Tik Tok's policy update. Analyze this privacy policy for concerns: [h
In the Face of Persecution, A Symbol
A colleague shared a cool image of a northern mockingbird. It made me wonder, is there a symbol for what's happening?
Is It Just Semantics about Gen AI and Privacy?
Over on Mastodon, PLB (initials only, although you can read the conversations via Mastodon) makes this point: My
PeerTube, a Tik Tok Alternative?
I wrote about this in a previous blog entry, Authoritarian Tik Tok Policy? There's a question at the end of that
TCEA26: AI-Powered Newsletter Architecture for Educators
Welcome to my resources page for this session. You'll find everything (slides, supporting documents, infographics) below. If you are curious about my other sessions at TCEA 2
TCEA26: Coaching Every Learner Through Universal Design and Equity
Welcome to my resources page for this session. You'll find everything (slides, supporting documents, infographics) below. If you are curious about my other sessions at TCEA 2
TCEA26: Coaching the Heavy Hitters of Instructional Strategy
Welcome to my resources page for this session. You'll find everything (slides, supporting documents, infographics) below. If you are curious about my other sessions at TCEA 2
TCEA26: Navigating Difficult Coaching Conversations with Confidence
Welcome to my resources page for this session. You'll find everything (slides, supporting documents, infographics) below. If you are curious about my other sessions at TCEA 2
TCEA26: Video-Based Coaching That Transforms Teaching Practice
Welcome to my resources page for this session. You'll find everything (slides, supporting documents, infographics) below. If you are curious about my other sessions at TCEA 2
MyNotes: Handwriting Again
[The Importance of Cursive Handwriting Over Typ
Exploring 3x3x3
After reading this blog entry
The Triple Boot 1: The FOSS Foundation Android
"Ownership begins where the telemetry ends."
Field Notes 1 - Coaching
Welcome! This is an artifact created for TCEA 26 Convention and Exposition event (see info below). Want to learn how to make your own Field Notes? See you at Convention! The news
Security Companions on the Road to Android
To ensure I didn't spend endless hours getting back up to speed on Android, I made lists of my favorite iOS apps and then found Android alternatives
MyNotes: More AI Use, Less Confidence in AI
This is about the same for many who push Gen AI
Gemini Langoliers: Three App Picks on Android
Over the weekend, I decide
9 - The Learning Loop: The AI Algorithms of Well-Being Health
"Over the last few months, I've relied on Broccy and Avo," I told my doctor during a few months ago durin
MyNotes: AI Risks in K-12 Education
The image above is an attempt to assign th
MyNotes: Retool College into Plumbing and Electrical Centers of Learning
Why not retool universities into a solution that meets the needs of the American workforce? Teach humanities, logic, philosophy, and critical thinking in the morning with Gen AI li
8 - The Learning Loop: The Environmental Impact of Gen AI
In This Issue As artificial intelligence evolves from a novelty into the "operating system" of modern life, we must confront the physical reality of its digital footprint. This
MyNotes: Misinformation
I read this from the AI School Librarian and just had to share it and g
TCEA 2026 Convention Sessions
Return here Heading to TCEA 2026? Join me for a series of deep dives into the modern coaching landscape. We wi
7 - The Learning Loop: AI and What Expertise Means Now
This issue of The Learning Loop explores the massive infrastructure being built for AI, the shift toward "raw" authenticity in social media, and the rapid evolution of autonomo
Coaching a ChatGPT Project
Today was a lot of fun. I spent some of my time "coaching" a ChatGPT Project on how to make an infographic that relied on the BOOM Concept Model Map, which I explore in this blog e
6 - The Learning Loop: Real-Time Feedback Strategies
In This Issue: Stop lecturing at your students and start learning with them. Transitioning to active learning can be daunting, but this issue provides the exact toolkit you nee
AI Summit for NonProfit EDUs
Earlier today, I joined my colleagues at a non profit education association (TCEA) in sharing a little about how Generative AI can work for them. It's been an incredible journey to
The Learning Loop 5: From Critical Thinking to AI "Slow Drips"
In This Issue: As AI
MyNotes: Learning with AI
I loved Dr. Philippa Hardman’s article on “How Your Learners \Actually\ Learn with AI
MyNotes: Ai Slow Drip of Insights and Three Things
It was startling to read t
AI in Five: Learn an AI Tool (Updated)
Wanting to learn how to use Generative AI tools like BoodleBox, ChatGPT, Gemini, and others? Be sure to follow the AI in 5 videos series. Each topic gets video tuto
From Conversations to Presentations: The New BoodleBox Workflow
Per an email that landed in my inbox this morning, BoodleBox just made some startling announcements! They’re moving from simple "chatting" to high impact "creating." With new direc
Power of Metacognition in AI Use
This was certainly an interesting read, Why AI Boosts Creativity for Some Employees But Not Others
NSPA: AI in 5: Gemini
Howdy, scholarship providers! Here’s a special treat to support your learning. Over the next few days, you will get access to several video tutorials for popular Gen AI LLMs/chatbo
NSPA: AI in 5 for ChatGPT
Howdy, scholarship providers! Here's a special treat to support your learning. Over the next few days, you will get access to several video tutorials for popular Gen AI LLMs/chatbo
NSPA: AI in 5 - BoodleBox Unlimited
Howdy, scholarship providers! Here's a special treat to support your learning. Over the next few days, you will get access to several video tutorials for popular Gen AI LLMs/chatbo
Put Phones Away
Limiting cellphone use during instructional time, and in some cases, throughout the whole school day, has improved student engagement in class and resulted in [fewer disciplinary
Ed Tech Negative Impact for Youngsters
Do you change your mind in the face of fresh evidence? I'd like to say I do, but more often than not, it's easier to ignore new evidence than try to discard old ideas and work on a
BoodleBox Curio
I logged into BoodleBox in anticipation of a workshop I'm facilitating in the new year, and was confronted with a new feature...well, several new features!
Five Steps of Evidence-Based Practice
Curious to see what ChatGPT might do with a diagram or concept map I adapted a few years ago, I submitted the original adaptation to ChatGPT:
Get Your Critical Thinking On
I am looking forward to ordering the amazing Melanie Trecek King’s book
Windows: Work Faster, Click Less
Never bothered to look too much for keyboard shortcuts on Windows, but I got the idea reading a discovery of a keyboard combination via Mastodon. Here are a few "one pagers" for Wi
Another Stab at Epictetus
Although I have an Epictetus Bot already made over at BoodleBox, I thought it might be fun to set one up with OpenAI's ChatGPT. The path I follow is the same process I go through w
ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers
Thanks to this referral from Stephen Downes, I learned of OpenAI's New AI Foundations Course
Session 5 with ChatGPT 5.2
Reading Bernie Goldbach's blog entry, Using Copilot on My Mobile Phone, I thought I'd give his three
Subscriptions Add Up
Not a day goes by that I don't wonder, "How much am I REALLY paying for subscription services?" It's crazy how these costs add up so quickly. Jon Henshaw shares a free, open source
Three Ways to Organize Gen AI GPTs and Projects
Since I spend so much tim
Focus Digest 1: Instructional Strategy
Focus: Making the jigsaw strategy work in practice Welcome back! I am playing with customizing instructions for generating newsletters or blogs from existing content. Lots
Predictable Product Generation AI
Reading about the purported death of PBL, I stumbled across this definition of traditional time in schools
Resonating Rejection
This piece by Matt Crosslin via Stephen Downes caught my eye: Education is ofte
VIVA: AI Appropriation vs Collaboration
A quick summary of an article on the topic; link appears at the end. VIVA Overview VIVA is a simple thinking and communication framework—Verify, Illustrate, Validate, Apply—that
In-Depth Learning->Podcast
How are you learning new things, or go deeper on one topic? This is the focus Zach Kinzler brings to a video he posted on LinkedIn
Learning with GenAI
Dr Phillippa Hardman shares some fascinating ways
Don't Make Me a Sinner for Your Ed Tech or AI Religion
There's word going around t
Creating a Github-Based Webpage with AI
Preparing for a workshop the first weekend in December, I asked myself, "Wouldn't it be cool to have an online assessment for Gen AI fluency but for a specific group?" I'd seen a p
Project Iceberg Made Simple
The MIT Project Iceberg report looks to be quite portentous but
ChatGPT for Teachers
This gives me goosebumps… ChatGPT for Teachers is built for both educators and school leaders.
NSPA: Creating and Revising Scholarship Applications with AI (Beginner Focus)
Learn how to draft, revise, and refine scholarship applications with AI, including prompts, eligibility criteria, FAQs, and scoring rubrics.
Potosi, Missouri
Check out this story from Missouri Humanities...
Upcoming aggieTEACH Podcast: Classroom Technology
Wow, looking forward to this! I
Adding Audio/Video Transcription to ZorinOS
Since I'm spending a LOT more time on Zorin Core Linux OS these days, I've taken some time to install all my favorite apps on it.
AiNotes: Outline and Reflections on From Video Games to the Classroom
Cued up in my podcast fee
MyNotes: Prompting Tips for GenAI
Paging through my notebooks for gems: Gen Ai transcription of notes: Prompting Tips for AI 1.
3 - The Learning Loop: AI and Education
In this Issue: Ex
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Five Questions To Shift Our Focus
Studying fakes and forgeries shifts our focus "from 'Is it true?' to 'Who created this? Who bene
Linkshare: TCEA AI-Amplified Educator with BoodleBox
What a fun project this was to work on! I got to share my affinity for BoodleBox AI while developing the TCEA AI in Education Journey for Individuals. I just have to share it with
The Last Oracle of Mount Veritas AIstory
Dedication: A story for a blue skunk.
TCEA Instructional Coach Certification teaching EdTech
Note: I thought you might like to see this linkshare.
Garbed in Silver
I can't help but remember my Dad in the digital story I composed while attending Joe Lambert's Digital Storytelling workshop in 2007, 18 years ago. Joe guided me through constructi
LinkShare: Why Every Educator Needs AI Literacy in 2024
Let's address the elephan
5 Ways AI is Revolutionizing K-16 Education (And How You Can Master Them) AIToolsEdu
Love this image as an examp
Beyond the Pilot: 5 Stages to a Sustainable AI Strategy in Your District
As Benjamin Franklin said,
Defend Texas - Cyber Command
Screenshot of the Texas Cyber Command website included at the link in this blog post
Why Every Educator Needs an AI Roadmap in 2025 education teaching
The AI revolution in education
Ollama Cloud and AI ROI
A few days ago, an email arrived from Ollama announcing Ollama Cloud. It wasn't until a free moment that I had the chance to try it out. I had a collection of audio transcripts fro
AudioChat: Southwest University with Ruby and Max
At the Sun City Ed Tech Co
LinkedIn Changes Terms AGAIN AI
Like everyone else using
Your New Instructional Coach AI VisibleLearning education EdTech
🤖 INTRODUCING YOUR NEW AI INSTRUCTIONAL COACH Imagine having an expert at your fingertips who knows all the highest impact teaching strategies and can help you apply them to your
Craft Prompts, Evaluate Outputs ai education
This study looks interesting… …educators need to prompt AI carefully and use their own professional judgement when deciding if AI outputs match their students’ needs. “The gr
Struggle Crucial to Learning ai education
Love this… Struggle, friction and mental effortare crucial to the cognitive work of [
Hammering GenAI in Schools
Today, no advancement in technology (save for cell phones, which are now facing [widespread, war
Old Problems, New Clothes
When I see arguments like this one, it's so easy to think, "This is an old problem garbed in a fresh set of clothes." That is, the problem of becoming critical thinkers and learner
Exploring MS Copilot
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present to a group of folks. Like many of the folks I present to, there's an expectation that you can protect data privacy with free Gen AI
Top Education AI Tools: A Red, Yellow, Green List - Avoid Data Breaches cybersecurity education teaching
I saw this image, [Best A
Meet HERA
HERA (Historical Evidence & Reasoning Assistant) guides students and educators through a three phase approach to historical analysis, transforming passive content consumption i
Get the Latest Curated Content
Ever find yourself wanting to share what you've read or podcasts you listened to with others? I know I have. I'll be in the middle of a conversation, and want to point somewhere on
MyNotes: Blue Books as Formative Assessment
Students write in blue books with robot watching I found [this account of a reimagined approach
FERPA-compliant GenAI, No Training Data claude chatgpt ai BoodleBox
Who has your back when it comes to data privacy? Every single Gen AI provider (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Copilot, etc.) is unable to safeguard consumer data. It's a si
MyNotes: Microsoft AI
This article captures my opinion on Microsoft’s efforts to push their vision for an AI powered des
Experiments in VibeCoding a WordPress Plugin
It's crazy how seven vers
NSPA: The Ethics of AI Use in Scholarships and Data Protection
Explore responsible AI use in scholarship work, including student data protection, bias mitigation, and ethical guardrails for automated tools.
Put a SHINE on AI
There's nothing so pleasa
MyNotes: College Student Brain Drain
This piece hits home as I bid farewell to a family member leaving for university outside of Texas.
MyNotes: Handwriting Trumps Typing Anecdote
What fun to read this…against the backdrop of pushing Gen AI in K 12 for student use. When we know better, do we really do better? To help sell this policy, I presented in the fi
Revisiting MineTest
I wrote this back in 2022, and ran across Minetest on my computer again. So amazing! Check it out if you are looking for something similar to Minecraft.
Bot Stacking with BoodleBox
A short time ago, I had a fun conversation with Clyde ISD's Saicy Lytle and Mike Neal. They are the hosts of the Ruff Draft podcast
MyNotes: AI as Cognitive Infrastructure
Wow, this piece by Carlo Iacono blew my mind. What a cool way to describe GenAI
My Notes: A Societal Necessity
This quote caught my eye. What do you think? "Critical thinking, long considered an academic virtue, is now a societal necessity. In the past, it may have been seen as a metaskil
MyNotes: AI as Critical and Cultural Practice
I enjoyed this piece from Michael G. Wagner. You will want to read the whole piece but here’s a t
Rebuttal to Cutler: Embracing AI as a Pedagogical Partner
This rebuttal was written by Gen AI, specifically, a Boodle Box bot (a.k.a. custom GPT) called Logic Architect. I thought it was fun
What the Future Holds
Gen AI tools are changing rapidly. I can't keep up. As one of my colleague put it, no one can. He cites Carroll's Alice in Wonderland characters
An Outline of David Cutler's Article
Over the weekend, David Cutler's article, ChatGPT 5 Just Changed My Mind — AI Has No Place in My Classroom
Costly Experimentation
What a powerful insight about Gen AI adoption by Clara Hawking via Linked In
Epictetus Bot
With Boodle Box's update, I switched the model powering the Epictetus Bot
NSPA: Icebreakers That Stick
NSPA Virtual AI Series Home "The best connections happen when we stop being titles and start being people." This wisdom from a vetera
The Journey to Deeper Learning: A Three-Phase Roadmap for Your Classroom
We all want our students to achieve deep, lasting understanding. But what does that journey actually look like? And how can we use technology to guide them, not just distract them?
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
I don't know why that title came to mind, perhaps Doug Johnson's post, "Why be afraid of AI?" coaxed it out of me. With the launch of ChatGPT 5 , the…
1 - The Learning Loop: AI and Education
In this Issue 1: Discover how to prepare pre service teachers for the AI enhanced classrooms of tomorrow with evidence based frameworks and practical strategies. Learn how adm
2 - The Learning Loop: AI and Education
In this Issue: Discover how BoodleBox is leveling up with access to more powerful AI models for educational bots. Learn what really happens to your deleted chats across differe
Are We Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for the Classroom of 2030?
As higher education professionals, our mandate is to prepare the next generation of educators for the realities of the classroom. In an era of rapid technological change and the ri
BoodleBox Makes Powerful Models Available GenAI AI
Do you know what one of the advantages frontier models like ChatGPT Custom GPTs and Gemini Gems had over Boodle Box Bots? The power of the underlying model.…
Chats with Z.ai
I missed the announcement of Z.ai, but it's a friendly AI, if a bit verbose. I like this chart it generated when I asked, "What formats can you export to?"
ChatGPT 5, AGI, Bot Stacking
Over the last few weeks, I've heard numerous podcasts focused on ChatGPT's "imminent arrival," "the model router of [ChatGPT] AI models," and how easy ChatGPT 5, the model that a
Ditch the Burnout: 3 High-Impact, Low-Prep Digital Strategies That Actually Work
As a teacher, your time is your most precious resource. You're constantly asked to integrate new digital tools, but you need strategies that are both effective and manageable. You
Is Your EdTech Investment Actually Improving Learning? A Framework for Impact
As a K 12 administrator, you've likely overseen significant investments in educational technology. But the nagging question remains: Is it making a difference? Too often, expensive
The Amazing Lesson Design Outline: Where Evidence Meets EdTech
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER: Join TCEA in celebrating the launch of our Mastery Learning Series for just $29 from now through Aug. 1, 2025! That’s less than $3 per credit hour
Beyond Bloom's: How the SOLO Taxonomy Transforms Digital Learning
This explainer introduces SOLO Taxonomy as a practical way to understand learning progression and choose technology uses that support deeper transfer.
Evidence-Based Teaching: The Missing Link in Educational Technology AI
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Mtg Resources: A Mission Aligned Approach to Gen AI Adoption
Please find resources for this session below. To return or share this page, use the link:
What Happens to Deleted AI Chats? (u:5/19/26)
Have you wondered what happens to deleted chats in Gen AI models? I simply figured that they would hang around forever. The short answer? BoodleBox safeguards your privacy on delet
MyNotes: A Banking System of Education
Like some of you, I read Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Make a Bot Example: High Yield Strategy Derby boodlebox GenAI AI
As I may have mentioned, I get to facilitate a workshop or two at an upcoming event. One of the activities I'm going to try replaces a face to face sorting activity. You can read a
Lassoing AI for Learning: High-Impact Strategies That Work
Welcome to the support page for my workshop session, Lassoing AI for Learning: High Impact Strategies That Work. The session description, slide deck, game cards, and other re
MyNotes: BoodleBox AI EdTech Education
BoodleBox Optimization List My BoodleBox Bots BoodleBox Posts
DIY AI: Running Powerful Models Locally to Save Money and Protect Privacy
Break free from subscription based AI! In this hands on workshop, educators will install and configure Ollama, Page Assist to run powerful AI models directly on their devices. Yo
MyNotes: Cybersecurity Dismantling
It’s challenging to watch dismantling of effective services for political reasons: …proposed bud
Building Your Knowledge Stack: Creating Reliable AI Systems for Education
Stop getting random results from AI tools and start building systems that consistently deliver for your classroom needs. In this hands on session, you'll learn to create powerful
MyNotes: Leave GenAI Fear Behind edtech
Dr Susan E. Ray makes some points
TCEA AI for Educators Conference
Did you miss the TCEA AI for Educators Conference held on July 22 24, 2025? No worries, you can still sign up for next year's event. ; )
I won’t help if you used GenAI
This is OK? The human directs creation with GenAI augmentation The title of this blog abbreviate
Make a Bot for Your Problem
Need to do something but you can’t code? Vibe code it. That’s what Dan Rezac did: I really lik
AI as Soylent Green
Wow, what a great connection to make: I came to feel that large language models like ChatGPT a
Support Public Media
This was a compelling reminder of each person’s responsibility to safeguard public media. The pr
Writing to Think
This is a fantastic piece on why writing to think is so important and how it’s not GenAI’s fault that we are all engaged in formula writing.
MyNotes: AI Jobs
It’s like watching a train wreck in real time. 60% of managers use AI to make decisions now, including whom to promote and fire… In fact, 43% of managers surveyed went on to re
The King and His Hawk
I love this story…loyalty betrayed. A lack of understanding. Piercing sorrow. A nun told me the tale. Be the hawk.
MyNotes: Don’t Judge Tech
This is an interesting take and I need to explore it further:. Also worth exploring is the Call for AI Ethics. “There are no such things
Fight for Workers AI
This was an interesting read at Gizmodo: [Bernie] Sanders sees the rapid advancement of AI n
Effort Distribution for High-Quality GenAI Responses AI
I love this chart. It captures what I have been trying to say about using knowledge stacks+custom instructions, or what has been described as context engineering
C.A.R.E. Framework for GenAI Ethics
On Linked In, Zach Kinzler has had a fascinating exchange about the ethics of GenAI
Ethics Washing Checklist for K-16 GenAI Solutions
The more I reflect on ethics statements from companies entering the K 16 space, I am fascinated by the idea of "ethicswashing
BoodleBox AI Web Search for all models
BoodleBox has turned on web search for all models. You no longer have to rely solely on Perplexity or Semantic Scholar for web searches then switch to another model for analysis, e
iOS Shortcuts for BoodleBox AI
It's a fast way to get into an app. Sure, you could hit the icon on your smartphone, but sometimes, your hands are full, and you need quicker access. It would be great if BoodleBox
GenAI In the Fullness of Time
"For the vision of AI in the halls of learning shall come in the fullness of time appointed. Though the rulers of thy schools do tarry in their embrace thereof, cease not thy pre
Exploring OpenThinker:7b ollama GenAI AI
While much of my experiments on the desktop with GenAI have been disappointing (Gemma3:latest is one model that works well after a pause), I have found that models like tinyllama,
Visual Learning with GenAI AI
A new blog entry to share on visual learning with GenAI and diagrams…here is paragraph one: Are
MyNotes: Unreliable AI Ethics
This is fascinating reading… The purpose of the experiment…was to explore ChatGPT’s conception of humanist ethics. Doing so using a sensitive topic such as religion underscores
AI Toolbox: BoodleBox Image Generation
Anyone who knows me realizes what admiration I have for people who can sketch and draw. My mother, who passed in 2017, was a mathematician, a teacher, and could draw with great det
Fears of AI Supplanting Thinking and Coders
Finding a way that ensures students learn critical and computational thinking, coding with GenAI in the mix remains a challenge.
MyNotes: Centaur AI- Predict and capture human cognition
Wow! Fascinating: Establishing a unified theory of cognition has been an important goal in psychology1,2. A first step towards such a theory is to create a computational model th
MyNotes: Context Engineering AI
Here’s that term again along with a cool diagram via Philipp Schmid, a Senior AI Relation Engineer at Google DeepMind:
Intrusive Google Gemini AI?
For Android users, check
An Existential Crisis
Why when I read articles like this, do I feel they should be shorter? Evidence, perhaps, of what this article asserts: …the death of critical reading harms the sentient minds of
Create Your GenAI Assistant: GoogleGemini Gem
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 Google Ge
Create Your GenAI Assistant: ChatGPT Pro
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 ChatGPT
Limits on GenAI
Nice to see someone, somewhere will have limits placed on big tech: The Senate killed a controversial effort to prevent US states from regulating artificial intelligence, deliver
eBook Audio Reader - MapleRead SE
Last month, I finally put money down (ouch) for an app to read ebooks on my iPhone. I hated to do it, having relied on free apps. But MapleRead SE ($7.99) promised to also read the
Sharing Gems
This has been long in coming…of course, it’s not here quite yet: [people have been] requesting the ability to share their custom AI experts with others, and we’ll be launching
An Epictetus Guide Bot Made with BoodleBox AI
What if you could query the wisdom of the ancients, or specifically, one ancient? As a guy in my fifties, I am struck by the folly of missing out on Epictetus' writings as a young
Upcoming BoodleBox Workshop
I saw this and thought you
Gemini Fails, BoodleBox Succeeds (Updated)
Since Google Gemini has an iPhone app, I thought it would be a simple matter to snap a picture of my grocery list and have it give me an estimate as to total cost of my upcoming gr
Running BoodleBox AI as a Browser App EdTech
While watching Sarah Gibs
AI Privacy for Various Scenarios AI EdTech GoogleGemini
Working on a presentation, I wanted to share these levels of safety from a question I asked Google Gemini. This is research, so if you know better, feel free to drop a comment. I'v
BoodleBox Drops Claude 4 Opus EdTech AI
This was a welcome surprise this evening:
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
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
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
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
Critical Thinking Made Simple
Need a way to teach critical thinking and problem solving? Learn to tackle problems and make decisions. This session offers strategies to assess ideas and arguments. Discover resou
Summertime PD: Online, Self-Paced, Earn CPE Hours
Just going to drop this here in case anyone is interested...
Activate Learning Mode AI Prompt
While randomly scrolling somewhere, I ran across this video, Claude AI is Killing Static Courses: A Live Demo of Agentic Teaching
Learn Lab for AI
There's a need for bridging the gap between potential and practical implementation for educational research. Shouldn't we be doing more of that with what we already know about how
What's Good for the Goose... AI
I ran across Bill Ferriter's post on LinkedIn, quoted below, and decided it needed a response. The Problem Educators using AI are setting up a situatio
BoodleBox AI On Mobile
One of the features I am eagerly awaiting for BoodleBox to implement? A better mobile experience.
Comparing BoodleBox Premium/Free Models for Bot Creation
Over the last few days, I've spent some ti
NSPA: Create Your Scholarships Resource Hub
Build a simple, sustainable scholarship resource hub with evergreen links, handouts, updates, and follow up resources in one place.
Updating My List of Bots and Custom GPTs AI ChatGPT BoodleBox
As I look forward to several AI presentations in the next few months, I'm making a shift in my "custom GPTs" or "Bots" that I'm sharing with others.
Doña Quixote y el Tesoro del Trabajo Duro
🌻 Story: Doña Quixote y el Tesoro del Trabajo Duro
Those Entry-Level Jobs AI
“She’s applied for over 50 jobs,” he said. No doubt, finding a job is tougher today than before. Meeting with a friend and retired colleague yesterday, the info about AI use by mid
The AI Proficiency Report
Over at section, they are doing an amazing job exploring how AI can fit into business. One of their publications, The AI Proficiency Report, is worth checking out. You can [d
AI Literacy
The article distinguishes blanket AI use from generative AI discourse competence: knowing when, how, and whether Gen AI belongs in a learning or professional task.
Texas Bars the Higher Ed Doors
When I read this, I may have expressed dismay at the short sighted behavior: Texas colleges face uncertainty after ruling ends in state tuition for students without legal statu
Another Week on Manjaro Linux
Wow, it seems silly to write about the operating system one uses, but I have been so impressed with how fast, easy to use Manjaro Linux (KDE Plasma) has been to use. My journey sta
MyNotes: AI in the Writing Workshop (P1)
While attending a STEM related workshop in Austin,Texas, I read a fascinating take on AI and writing. As you probably know, this is a hot topic. I have often asked myself how I mig
AI Admin Assistance PD
As Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) finds its way into school and district offices, administrative assistants are on the front line of learning what works. This blog en
Analysis and Revision
Running local AI (Ollama with Gemma 3 via PageAssist in browser), I asked it to critique the argument I made in this blog entry
What Is Ethical AI?
In following along on a conversation via Linked In
Summer Reading List
Looking for summer reading list but the Chicago Sun Times list let you down
AI Authored Legislation
Wow, this headline was an eye opener. Using
AI vs HI Interns
[Will AI destroy critical thinking in K
Exploring MX Linux
I have an old laptop (Alienware 15) that I got awhile back. With all the stuff going on about Windows 11 Recall, CoPilot, etc., I had been wanting to have one machine in my life th
Webinar: NSPA AI Fast Track (Updated 4/16/25)
NSPA Virtual AI Series Home Welcome to my resources for my NSPA AI Fast Track
Revisiting CryptPad and Diagram Tool
Could it be folks are moving away from US based businesses like Google? I read this with some interest: As part of the UN Open Source Principles initiative, the UN has invited ot
MyNotes: ICEBlock
With a motto of "See something, Tap something" this iOS only app is available: ICEBlock is an innovative, completely anonymous crowdsourced platform that allows users to report I
Spotify Sucks - Listening Disappointment
Imagine getting to
Backing Up Wikipedia
The other day, I heard a news broadcast about Wikipedia getting unwanted attention from worrisome corners. I remarked to my wife, “It wouldn’t hurt to make a backup of Wikipedia an
Free Event: Colorado Innovates
The goals of the Col
Writing with the PRISM Framework
This is something I found intriguing to explore. It arose from a suggestion from a former colleague. I had let the idea sit for a while, then thought about making the connection to
Ctrl+Alt+Teach Preso Materials
On Monday, 04/21/2025 (actually, at noon today), I get to present to a Texas university via a webinar. It's been fun curating the content and finding a way to make it available onl
AI Annotation Analysis Assistance
Listening to one of the Boodle Box facilitated webinars, I had a chance to listen to Cheney Luttich. As I listened, I took notes. The goal of this webina
Reading Simple Things
When I was in second grade, on account of learning two languages, and having a terrible teacher who didn’t teach, I failed second grade. I ended up in summer school at Ft Clayton A
Dangerous Thinking with AI
Later this month, I have the opportunity to share a little about AI with faculty and staff, perhaps even students, at a Texas university. Looking over my presentation, I feel like
Free ChatGPT Action Figures?
The latest craze has been using ChatGPT to create action figures
Quote and a Book to Read
First, the quote: “belief is the wound that knowledge heals. Second, the book is Ursula Le Guin’s The Telling
Three Quick AI Updates napkin anthropic claude canva
These are updates that dropped this week, and I wanted to note them here. I started with three about Napkin, Canva, and Anthropic, but had to add the latest news break from Perplex
MyNotes: Dropping AI Cost: Doom for Average Workers?
With the release of the AI 2027 report, the rhetoric or storytelling is amping up: The AIs of 2024 could follow specific instructions: they could turn bullet points into emails,
Take Interactive Lessons to the Next Level with Quizizz, Desmos, PhET EduSky
Transform your math and science instruction. Insert Desmos calculators and PhET simulations into Quizizz activities.
A Visit to the Bookstore
I'm back from a morning jaunt over to Half Price Books in San Antonio, Texas. My wife found a gift card from a colleague and friend (DB) in the kitchen maildrop, so I found mys
Types of Scientific Knowledge
Melanie Trecek King does a great job explaining these concepts. Learn more from Melanie Trecek K
Exploring Ollama with Page Assist
I thought it might be fun to revisit what local AI solution I'm using and what graphical user interface (GUI) am I using to interact with Ollama. That GUI is Page Assist
Game On: Using Gamification in Your Writing Lessons EduSky writing
How cool to see this piece from Stacey Pattenaude and Samantha Sanchez (listen to this podcast with Samantha
MyNotes: Carnegie Learning's State of AI in Education EduSky
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to watch and listen to the Carnegie Learning AI in Education webinar
Print Book Perspectives
Doug Johnson bemoans print books and I had to laugh: S
Daily Takeaways from AI Emails
For fun, I ran today's Gmail summary through Google Flash 2.5 Pro (experimental) with a Mark Twain spin. I found the results humorous. Everything below the divider is AI generated.
Transform ELL teaching with the Prism Framework EduSky
Transform ELL teaching with the Prism Framework for ELLs! Boost language, align with TEKS, and empower students. In this blog entry, you will see three possible projects aligned to
3 Ideas for Streamlining Your AI Knowledge Stacks ft. BoodleBox Gemini ChatGPT Perplexity
Chatting via Mastodon with Moe, I got the idea to refine my awareness of AI Knowledge Stacks a little more. The question g
Webinar: Ctrl-Alt-Teach - Rebooting Higher Ed with AI
Welcome! On this page, you will find resources for the Monday, April 21, 2025 12:00 PM 1:00 PM lunch and learn webinar to SHSU faculty, staff, and preservice educators on Gener
Exploring Google Gemini and Ollama
A knowledge stack I have handy on my machine is comprised of high effect size instructional strategies. That is, lists of evidence based instructional strategies that can turbo cha
Finding a GUI for Local AI Ollama
In a not so surprising twist, I decided to drop other GUI platforms for interacting with local AI solutions. Two things became clear: I needed to optimize for speed and complicated
The Path to AI Job Displacement
AI hasn't taken the junior level jobs directly. Instead, what's really happening is that mid level employees have become dramatically more productive by eliminating mundane, repe
AI Browser Extensions Violate Privacy
Yikes, this is worrisome. Generative AI assistants packaged up as browser extensions harvest personal data with minimal safeguards, researchers warn. Some of these extensions
Counteract AI Cynicism with Philosophy-Inspired CARES Model EduSky
In one of his missives to followers, Steve Hargadon writes something my memory assigned to
Exploring Ollama and Open WebUI AI
Realizing I must have missed something about Ollama (a whole bunch, actually), I decided to take another look at it. The results I have been getting from Msty and Hugging Face mode
SIFTing Through the Noise with Skilled Curiosity EduSky Education EdTech
Build critical thinking skills and empower students to become savvy information detectives in our digital jungle—one SIFT step at a time. “The illiterate of the 21st century wi
A Nice Note - Concept Mapping EduSky
In response to this blog entry I wrote...
Target Boycott
Just like there should be a boycott for any business that dumped its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy and support, Target is in the cross hairs. I remember fondly shopping a
3-2-1 AI in Texas Law
This 3 2 1 post explores AI related legal developments in Texas while explicitly flagging the need to check Gen AI generated claims against primary sources.
Creating Custom GPTs in Perplexity
Note: Read Other Blog Entries in this series: BoodleBox Bots Local AI
GROW Diverse Learners, Differentiated Learning AI EduSky
Every student learns differently. So, then, how can educators better meet the needs of diverse learners? How can I, as an educator, leverage my awareness of teaching, pedagogy, and
No Money For Higher Ed and Students
…the department also manages the federal financial aid process for college students. “I am not certain whether or not students will be able to get financial aid next year,” Domin
MyNotes: How Memes Control the Brain
How fascinating… Daniel Dennett insightfully described how ideas can control minds when he said, “The haven all memes depend on reaching is the human mind, but a human mind is it
PubMed Goes to Europe for Safe Harbor?
This bit of info caught my eye…especially given the backend changes the current administration may have made or may be making: So I didn't know, but Europe already has a backup o
Boodle Box AI: Checklist
Over the past few weeks, I've spent some time exploring Boodle Box AI. What I wanted Boodle Box to be was a solution for an organization to deploy AI with Knowledge Banks, and enab
New Alexa+
A big announcement from Amazon, but it falls flat for those who cancelled their Prime memberships due to elimination of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Powered by generative AI
Exploring AI Knowledge Banks/Stacks BoodleBox Perplexity ChatGPT
Disclaimer: This is my growing understanding of how these tools work. I could be wrong and hope that if you see a mistake, you will post in the comments or reach out to me vi
Wake Up, America.
This came as no surprise from Republican lawmakers in Texas, glad to joust with windmills they perceive to be giants, albeit all in their imagination… Sen. Brandon Creighton has
Differentiate Learning with AI EduSky Education
Discover how AI powered differentiated learning can transform your classroom with these tips and solutions. Every student learns differently. So, then, how can educators better mee
TCDLA Webinar Resources
Welcome to my session resources page for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA). Visit their Video Library
Farewell, Amazon. Hi, Smashwords! (Updated)
You've probably seen Amazon make the news recently. Come along as I share my separation from Amazon and encourage you to sign up for Smashwords,
The Pursuit of Wisdom AI EduSky
What a fantastic read from Alan Noble. Are we asking too much from children to pursue wisdom rather than efficiency? And, even for adults who are deep into their careers, should we
AI: Too Cheap to Control
When you want to get everyone hooked on a product, you release it for free. Read the AI's description of AI Lock In Strategy at the end of the post (oh, the…
Scaffolding Concept Mapping EduSky Education
This is a piece I wrote after prepping a presentation that didn't get shared at a recent Convention. You see, we prepare a list of presentations and submit them for review. Then, s
Presenting AI to Rent-to-Own Audience
About right now (yeah, this post is scheduled), I am presenting to the audience of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations (APRO) on the topic of AI. I'm stepping in fo
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Watch DEI
This is something useful… “This is not a call to boycott, it’s a call for corporations and individuals to buy into the values and principles that reflect our interests,” Keisha D
AI Learning Roadmap
I love this chart on AI skills. I regret that I was reading this on my phone and didn't catch the source to cite it (you know, fumble fingers), so I apologize in advance. If you ha
MyNotes: Exploring BoodleBox AI metaAI QuadrantOutline
Earlier today, I had a chance to chat with Zach from BoodleBox AI. Wow, what an incredible conversation about an amazing tool. If you want to try Boodle Box AI out, I've included
Presentation Feedback
It's so nice to get positive feedback on presentations, so forgive me for sharing it with you (as I have to put it somewhere).
Beautiful Slide Decks with AI Gamma
As part of my work, I'm always creating slide decks. I still remember with nostalgia my college days when I could create an outline of a presentation with paper n pencil. Over time
Diversity Study from Scientific American
This is a super simple summary, perhaps oversimplified, of a Scientific American study: 1. People saw real data showing strong support for diversity. 2. This changed their belief
Stanford Releases GenAI for Edu Hub EduSky edtech AI Education
While some are still hating on AI (and probably should continue until more transparency is there), some are jumping in with both feet. One of those is Stanford University. They ann
US Resources in Europe edtech EduSky education
The United States Department of Education and, in particular, the Office of Educational Technology, created a number of resources that have been foundational in supporting develo
Hazardous AI
MLCommons has released their v1.0 benchmark that measures LLM (aka "AI") propensity for giving hazardous responses. What does that mean?
Layoffs in Texas
On the way to breakfast this morning, my wife pointed out Socorro ISD is facing a cut of 300 staff. Wow. The headline reads:
Ollama Phi 3 Mini vs Msty Phi 3 Mini vs Mistral: The Orwell Test (Updated)
I'd love to be able to run The Orwell Test on my machine without connecting to the web. How would it work? You can see the verdict from ChatGPT at the end. About The Orwell Test
Supporting Businesses that Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
I love this story (because it's close to my own thoughts) shared by Costa Samaras: We got a Costco member
AIDA: “Timeless Lessons from Civil Rights Teachers”
Read this article in full from ASCD. Great stuff to ponder.
Local AI Model Comparison (Updated)
I tested several local AI models and mapped my thoughts in this chart. It may not be definitive, but it reflects my experience. Msty is my 2 choice. Ollama
PRISM Framework Custom Instructions on Msty with DeepSeek
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Seeking Balance with AI Augmented Work
This popped into my inbox and it was like so many other prognostications I keep hearing, but just
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GenAI Effects: AI Summary
Some developments: Key statistics and concepts from the paper “The Labor Market Effects of Generative Artificial Intelligence
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Exploring Ollama and Msty
A chunk of my evening was spent exploring two tools, Ollama and Msty. The first is a text only local AI running on my machine. Mst
Gummy Bear Genetics
Someone jokingly shared this gummy bear view of genetics:
TeachTruth Syllabus: Reclama Nuestro Destino
This was an enlightening read from the Zinn Education Project: The tsunami of [laws and Executive Orders attacking
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Great piece about a timely topic: ...district leaders across the country have employed a pervasive
AI: Products Or Services
How do education consultants leverage AI for their business? How do schools do so and is there any comparison possible or worthwhile? These questions from [Isar Meitis, CEO of mu
Essential Thinking Tools
Jared Cooney shares these quotes with a point that is on target: AI in Education: "A child
Exploring Mistral.ai and Duck.ai
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Exploring Sanctum AI EduSky
Running an AI on one's own computer is pretty interesting to me. The experience is reminding me a lot of distro hopping I experienced in mid 2000s. You're not committed to any one,
Stand Up For Every Student DEI EduSky
I love this suggestion from The Humanist
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Wow, it's hard to believe how many blog entries resulted from conversations at TCEA 2025 Convention and Exposition held in Austin, Texas earlier this week. Next year, the Conventio
Through the PRISM: AI Literacy
This article applies the PRISM framework to AI literacy, using patterns, reasoning, ideas, situation, and methods to analyze Gen AI use in education.
What is PRISM, again? EduSky
PRISM is a structured framework designed to guide students in critical thinking and analysis. It helps learners move from basic pattern recognition to sophisticated reasoning, alig
Google Capitulates on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Reduction DEI
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are being banned, the history of oppression being whitewashed.
Promote Online Safety EduSky
Discover actionable tips to promote online safety and digital well being this Safer Internet Day. When I opened the Netscape browser on a Mac LC II, I started to navigate the Web i
TCEA 2025 Reflections
On Tuesday, you would have found me taking notes on my presentation for later in the day. I took a moment from working Level 3 at the Convention Center to scribble a few pages of n
TCEA Presentation Update: Day 5 (Wed) EduSky EdTech
Today is the last day of TCEA 2025 Convention, and I have one presentation update to share: The Fundamentals of Teaching in a Tech Enhanced Classroom Integrate technology
Voxercast: Samantha Sanchez TCEA EduSky
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Voxercast: Tech with Littles EduSky TCEA
At the start of t
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We're getting close to the end of TCEA 2025 Convention and Exposition! As we approach the end of the Convention, I can't help but miss old friends I won't see at TCEA 2025. Here ar
AI Strategist MGpt
What would an AI Strategist look like? Someone who was informed by all the great ideas about AI? And,
TCEA Presentation Update: Day 3 (Mon) EduSky EdTech AiJourney
Wow, it's already Day 3 of TCEA Convention. Today's an even more special day. The TCEA Leadership Summit will take place today, and there is an awesome lineup of speakers. The one
TCEA Voxercast: AI as Network Assistant EduSky
At the end of Day 3 of TCEA 2025 Convention and Exposition, while walking out of the Exhibit Hall, I ran into David Mendoza from a K 12 Texas school district. We had a great co
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High-Impact Lesson Design and Listen to First Timers TCEA EduSky
"Fantastic!" When people asked me yesterday how my day went on Day 1 of TCEA 2025 Convention
TCEA 2025 Going on an AI Journey
As you might imagine, one of the big challenges schools face is, "How can AI be used in a way that supports teaching, learning, leading?" A lot of folks are struggling with this qu
TCEA Coaching Strategies for Teachers EduSky
At the TCEA 2025 Convention and Exposition, I had the opportunity to attend Diana Benner's and Peggy Reimers' session on Instructional Coaching. As you probably know, a lot of folk
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Woohoo, Day 2 is starting up. As I mentioned in a previous blog entry, I'll be sharing all my presentations on the day I present them. Ok, maybe I didn't say that exactly. Today, I
TCEA Recollections and AI Musings EduSky
Miguel and Heidi Have a listen to Heidi and I as we chat
And TCEA Begins EduSky edtech
Level 1/2 before the crowds Here’s a quick welcome from me via Voxer audio recording: [
Farewell, Audible DEI
Audible is iced As part of my move to send a message, no matter how inconsequential, to Amazon, w
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Like many others, I'm presenting at THE premier curriculum and instruction event in Texas and the Nation. No, no, it's not that acronym. Or that one either. It's the [TCEA 2025 C
Texas Diversity Equity Inclusion FAIL DEI
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Writing Refines Thinking TCEA EduSky
I stumbled on this quote below by Paul Graham over at Henrik Karlsson's blog , and it immediately resonated. I don't include the full quote but it is…
AI Detection and Writing
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MyNotes: Skipping Generic AI in Schools EduSky
Dr. Philippa Hardman is spot on with this analysis. I suspect we are all moving very quickly from generic AI (simple included models in tools like Google Workspace and Microsoft 36
Getting an AI Assist: DeepSeek's DeepThink(R1)
"How in the heck does an
Running DeepSeek AI Local
Flipping through articles via my Flipboard app, I stumbled on this wonderfully written explanation
Patriotica (Satire)
Patriotica, a Stor
Perpetual Brain-Trauma
Hasn't the whole effort towards mindfulness and Cultivating Calm been about learning to deal with the trauma we encounter every day? We're assaulted by…
A Change In Online Spaces
Today, new posts from my "new" website presence at MGlink.org (mguhlin.wordpress.com) should start to appear. I say "should" because when you're launching a…
Seven Citation Tools for AI
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El Silencio No es una Opción: Por Qué las Organizaciones Deben Defender la DEI
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Boycotting DEI Reducers
As I saw the Big Tech folks at the Inauguration event, I've seen some decide to c
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Handwriting Study Update
Oh, bother. Can't they get the study right? Should you whip out a notebook or a laptop to take notes? The answer is not so simple. You will want to read the whole piece: "w
PRISM: Exploring the Science of Mariology AI
Applying the PRISM Framework to a variety of concepts and situations can be fun. Here's one tha
MGpt PRISM Framework or Scaffold for Thinking EduSky
So, if you've \\\read my other PRISM framework posts\\\, you probably realized that I relied on AI to help me create stages o
Introducing the PRISM Framework EduSky edtech SOLO
Transform surface learning into deep understanding using patterns, reasoning, ideas, situation, and methods with the PRISM framework! What if you could use an acronym to spur stude
AI and Critical Thinking EduSky
This study, AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking, by Michael Gerlich landed on Linked In
Five Steps to Transform Videos into Lessons AI NapkinAI
Turn your classroom videos into dynamic teaching tools with this practical guide to transforming video into lessons.
AI Detection
The recent rise in artificial intelligence systems, such as ChatGPT, poses a fundamental prob
CPSENERGY DATA BREACH
!\\ Proton reports the following about a CPSEnergy.com data breach which I haven't
Apple's Betrayal of Trust
This is shocking, even if not unexpected or a surprise...our technologies are always listening, sell
2025 Preso: Streamline Assessments, Personalize Learning, Boost Success!
Streamline Assessments, Personalize Learning, Boost Success!: Embark on a fascinating exploration of how AI is reshaping the educational landscape. In this webinar, you’ll disc
MyNotes: AI Impact on Human Evolution
Fascinating... Evolutionary changes over many generations could well change or even diminish some of the human traits we cherish most, including friendship, intimacy, communicati