July Update for Gen AI
An update on Gen AI from my email traffic.
Gen AI
The Prompt Library
This blog post shares Miguel's The Prompt Library, a collection of (at last count) 305 prompts across a variety of areas. It specifically highlights the Data Display Patterns, which allow easy graph and chart creation.
Wrappers for Agentic AI Use: Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex
Listening to the Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput podcast, The Artificial Intelligence Show, from three weeks back (it's been a busy few weeks), on the ride to work this morning, I realized that Mike's comment about how regul
LACDH 2026: Instructional Rasquachismo: Building AI-Powered Teaching Tools
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Instructional rasquachismo builds dignified, practical teaching tools from limited resources, while nepantla is the transformative in between space those tools bridge between enterprise technology and under resourced classrooms.
The Arrival Nobody Voted For AI AiLiteracy education texas EduSky
AI walked into Texas cla
Wikifying My Files with Gen AI AI wiki EduSky Codex Code
I'm been having a lot of
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.
Reflections: A Yearlong Gen AI Webinar Series Ends
Today, it was my last pre
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
Children At Risk - Radio Podcast
There are so many amazing podcasts available to listen to these days, it's hard to keep track of them. One that I'm adding to my podcatcher is the Children At Risk one. Sure, a par
Analog, Not Digital
Is your business analog, not digital? Or put another way, anti GenAI rather than leveraging Gen AI to improve your work processes and workflows? If so, you may not deserve the role
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
NSPA3: Automating Office Tasks with AI (Updated)
Practical AI workflows for summarizing notes, drafting follow up emails, organizing documents, and building productivity routines.
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
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
Gem and NotebookLM Workflow AI Google learning
Are you using Gems and NotebookLM together well? Here is my current understanding of how you can use both tools better. Come along as I explain this to someone else. This was an ac
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
TCEA26: The Session Assistant Gem (Updated)
As you know, I'm facilitating a few sessions this coming week at the TCEA 2026 Convention and Exposition. I had an idea for making all of my session content available for you to in
Exploring 3x3x3
After reading this blog entry
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
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
Moving Fonts: Windows to GNU/Linux
Update: Instructions Worked! Original: Someone on Mastodon asked, and for fun, I ran it through
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
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
Rclone, anyone?
Every Thanksgiving break, I take a stab at backing up one of my external USB hard drives to another. It takes forever since the drives are huge and data is traveling over a USB con
Project Iceberg Made Simple
The MIT Project Iceberg report looks to be quite portentous but
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.
AiNotes: Outline and Reflections on From Video Games to the Classroom
Cued up in my podcast fee
3 - The Learning Loop: AI and Education
In this Issue: Ex
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.
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
Free GenAI Offers for Students Comet Perplexity Cursor Gemini
Dr. Michelle Kassorla sha
Texas Library Law Bot
Texas Library Law Bot is a custom AI assistant Miguel created to help Texas school librarians start navigating HB 900, SB 13, and related library law questions.
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
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: Gen AI Claude Data Storage and Training
It was inevitable, just like Thanos in the Marvel movie where he says that. Gen AI, no matter the p
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.
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
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
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?"
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
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. ; )
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
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
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
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
TCEA's AI for Educators Conference EdTech Education
AI empowered learning
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
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
Comparing BoodleBox Premium/Free Models for Bot Creation
Over the last few days, I've spent some ti
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.
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
Webinar: NSPA AI Fast Track (Updated 4/16/25)
NSPA Virtual AI Series Home Welcome to my resources for my NSPA AI Fast Track
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
AI: A Tool for Destroying Education
I am sensing a definite backlash against AI. There are moments in my use of AI that I realize that I've eliminated AI components from the digital tools I use. Consider the followin
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
AI Pushback of AI Refusal EduSky
I really wanted to join the AI Resistance Movement when I saw this beautifully designed masterpiece. After all, who wouldn't want to be like some kind of Martin Luther, nailing
Comparing AI Models and a 3-2-1 on AI Writing EduSky
Later this month (or maybe in a month or two, I forget), I need to do an AI Smackdown. Of course, what an AI Smackdown means for me is different than what it means for someone else
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
Have you played around with Mistral.ai? I have and it's one of my favorite AI chatbots. I like to think of it as a stripped down Perplexity, or a wannabe ChatGPT. At least, I did u
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,
TCEA 2025 Convention Post Roundup EduSky
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
Exploring Retrieval Practice via the Lens of the SOLO Taxonomy TCEA EduSky
Are you a Retrieval Practice fanatic? You may have enjoyed my session on the topic: Digital Tools for Memory and Learning
AI Detection and Writing
As an educator with friends in K 12 education, responsible for teaching writing, much as I did when I worked in a classroom, I am sympathetic about the turmoil that AI causes. For
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
AI Tools for Educators: Another List
A quick list of AI tools for educators, including lesson planning, research, video, design, transcription, and classroom productivity tools.
Ed Tech Failures to Reflect On
A short reflection on past educational technology failures and the risks of overhyped AI tools in schools.
Presenting AI at TLTA Emerging Tech in Title
Session resources and reflections from my Texas Land Title Association Emerging Tech in Title workshop on AI.
Demystifying AI: An Introduction
An introductory AI workshop resource with practical examples, common AI tools, and ways professionals can use AI thoughtfully.