Get ready for your weekly serving of what’s been happening in my head and life!
Ed-Tech I’m Testing
It’s that time of year when I’m teaching a bunch of digital citizenship lessons including the importance of checking and triangulating information online. Below you’ll find a series of links to trade untested resources. Enjoy!
- TheDogIsland.com is a fictional website that claims to offer a vacation destination specifically for dogs, complete with photos, testimonials, and detailed information.
- Tree Octopus is a satirical website that claims to be dedicated to preserving the endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, complete with photos, scientific details, and a store selling octopus-related merchandise.
- The CRAAP test is an academic article that discusses the use of memes and other internet phenomena as a means of engaging students and improving information literacy instruction.
Teaching Practice I’m Trying
After reading an article on norms in Cornell University’s teaching section, I decided to introduce a norm for reflection with my grade 5 class. And it looks like this:
- First of all, it’s a pause, then I’ll play music to trigger this reflection process,
- Then I’ll go through a box breathing exercise for three repetitions,
- And finally, I’ll ask them to write a reflection piece, with a question on the board for them to respond to.
Things I’ve Learned
I’ve learned that prompt engineering is something that I really want to get into, study, and then share my knowledge with others.
YouTube Video I’m Watching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3z9jYtPx-4&t=527s
Adobe has done it again, and this product looks insane! Essentially you can create your own animations with different text inputs. In this demo, Adobe shows some incredible animations that look like they could’ve taken weeks to make, but maybe they just took a single day. The one caveat I’m waiting for, as with any Adobe product, is that nasty monthly subscription. Let us wait and see how much that will cost…
The String I’m Pulling
I just started a new creative project on drawing, from Skillshare. Essentially I want to start drawing on a regular basis. When I draw, I feel really relaxed and almost immediately go into some sort of flow state. I want to try the 30-day experiment to see are to activate even, the inner artist. So, head to this page and check out my daily art for the next 30 days.
Quote, I’m Pondering
Get people to believe in themselves – one at a time CEO of IBM until 2002