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10 Ways Teachers Can Use Google’s NotebookLM
Google is living in the future with NotebookLM, a free AI-powered learning tool that can act as your personal teaching assistant. NotebookLM lets you generate resources, summaries, quizzes, and even podcasts — all grounded in the materials you upload (not random sources from the internet)! Most importantly, Google has a clear privacy policy and states “NotebookLM does not use your personal data, including your source uploads, queries, and the responses from the model for training.” This makes the tool great for teachers! Here are 10 ways to use NotebookLM to plan smarter: NotebookLM is still evolving, but it’s already changing how educators plan and teach. It’s grounded in your sources,…
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5 Canva Code Games You Can Build (EASY Prompting)
Canva’s new Code feature is a total game-changer for teachers and anyone who want to build interactive games—no coding skills needed! I’ve tested it out and created 5 different educational games to see what works (and what doesn’t). In this post, I’ll break down each game, my exact prompts, and tips to help you save time. Whether you’re making a quick activity or an ambitious end of topic/term game, Canva Code can bring your lesson idea to life. YouTube Video tutorial: I Built 5 Interactive Canva Code Games (What Worked + What Didn’t) 👉 Grab your FREE PDF Guide Canva Code – Create Interactive Games Inside this resource, you’ll get:…
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Canva Code for Educators: Build Your Own Classroom Apps with No Coding!
Hey teachers! 👋 If you’ve ever dreamed of making your own digital classroom games or interactive activities without needing to know code… Canva just made that possible. In my latest YouTube video, I try out Canva Code, a brand new tool that lets you create simple apps using just text prompts. No coding skills? No problem. You can build interactive experiences like sorting activities, games, simulations and more right inside Canva. It is currently being rolled out across the globe, stay tuned here. I even created a digital version of a Taboo-style word guess game I normally prep with printed flashcards. It used to take forever—now it’s all digital, fast…
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How To Make A Google Forms Quiz Using ChatGPT – EASY!
You can now use the power of AI to help us save time in planning and creating learning resources. Let’s put ChatGPT to the task of creating an interactive quiz! Of course you can directly retrieve generated quiz questions via the ChatGPT web app, but how about making the quiz interactive using Google Forms? Note: If you haven’t used ChatGPT yet, check out my post on how to use ChatGPT in teaching to save time. I’ve tinkered with a few fiddly solutions including: The simplest method I’ve found for creating a Google Form quiz using ChatGPT is through a quiz platform called Quizalize. Quizalize has integrated ChatGPT into their dashboard…
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How to Use Padlet in 10 Ways For Teaching
Padlet has become a classroom favourite for teachers and students. Its rise came with the shift to online learning and the increasing need for teachers to engage and keep students accountable in their learning. What is Padlet? Padlet is a digital canvas that allows teachers and students to share their ideas and collaborate with others. It is student-friendly and, unlike other collaborative edtech platforms, it doesn’t permit students to edit or delete another student’s post. Padlet also filters profanity (yay!). Is Padlet free? Padlet has a free version that allows you to have access to 3 padlets. You can get an additional padlet if you register with this referral link.…
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Engaging educational activities for students learning remotely #COVID-19
Since the beginning of school closures world-wide, I have witnessed the collegiality and raw strength of the online teaching community. Like many others, I have spent more time on Twitter this week than ever before. Teachers from around the world are sharing resource ideas and extending an arm and a leg to help others during today’s global crisis. How do we engage students? If students are involved in an asynchronous mode of remote learning, they will not have the presence of a teacher explicitly directing them to complete tasks. Students will need to self-regulate and motivate themselves. To solve this problem, educational technology (edtech) companies gamify learning experiences by using:…
