Getting Value from MSFT Copilot

Impressed with some of the facets of Microsoft Copilot. Much of the student work I now get uploaded into SharePoint can be cross-referenced by colleagues who teach alongside me but never enter my classrooms. Now they can dynamically see the evolution of student portfolios as core elements percolate …

Power Words in Subject Lines

Reviewing my listing of power words because many of them work well on me.

Getting confused on first approach

Imagining hundreds of cars approaching the poorly marked entrance to our university campus at the start of our academic semester. And knowing that challenge will be faced by dozens of the young students who may feel stressed when they miss the entrance on their first attempt.

Donors Choose to Fund Emergency Drawer

My daughter Misty approaches teaching as a vocation. She wants “to help my students reach Self-Actualization–or at least some academic content–while at school, so I try to have an environment where students feel safe, loved, and included in my classroom.” So she has an …

Spotted a worthy project that will help young teens stay focused during math classes: www.donorschoose.org/project/f…

Counting down with books about ictedu

by Bernie Goldbach, content wrangler. We’re counting down to 13 May and the next iteration of #ictedu in County Tipperary. In the run-up to the opening events, we’re combing through standard print and e-book materials that support education in Ireland. See more about #ictedu23

Python and Maker Meet

I’m experimenting with transcription services, starting with the bog-standard YouTube transcript while listening to Euro Python discussions shared by Chris Reina.Chris was with MakerMeet.ie at EuroPython 2022 in the Dublin Convention Centre. He described the work he does, providing Maker-Led …

Comprehensive Catalogue of Research Papers #OER

I found OpenAlex.org to be an open and comprehensive catalog of scholarly papers, authors, and institutions. It’s inspired by the ancient Library of Alexandria. It holds an index of hundreds of millions of interconnected entities across the global research system. It has a web interface, API, …

Shawn.bike teaches kids to share stories

Everything is rooted in story. I teach to meet learners where they are and help them write the future narratives of their lives, and even re-write the past from a different point of view. If kids matter, then so do their stories. We must therefore honor each student as a rounded whole and embrace …