Cognitive Resonance's PDF, Education Hazards of Generative AI, provides a basic scientific overview of how Large Language Models (LLMs) work and examines the implications for educators. #AIinEdu #EdTech cognitiveresonance.net/EducationHazar…

Funny Friday! Q: Why won’t mother deodorant let her daughter carry a handbag? A: Because she is an "anti-purse-parent." P.S. Draw a stick of deodorant in this Zipper: shapegrams.com/deodorant

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo, I watched the 8 minute "AI and the Energy to Power It Fuel Climate Concerns" from PBS NewsHour. I asked AI to pull out 10 interesting facts from the video: learninginhand.com/campaigns/view….

Here's what you can find in the latest issue of the Learning in Hand Newsletter: 🛀 Bathtub races 🗓️ Free classroom calendar 🔀 Padlet Sandboxes 📛 Version history poster 🪄 Magic Grab in Canva 🌏 AI & climate concerns 📕 Page templates in Book Creator learninginhand.com/issue11

I always enjoy teasing a new Shapegram. 😉

The free 2024-2025 teacher calendar from We Are Teachers is ready for you to save and print. The calendar features quotes, jokes, learning opportunities, writing prompts, and more. weareteachers.com/free-teacher-c…

Tip Tuesday! Easily mute or unmute a YouTube video or ad by pressing M on your keyboard.

This will be my favorite new feature coming to iPhone in iOS 18 → a PAUSE button to use during video recording! 🎥⏸️🥳 Great for jump cuts and reducing the number of video files in my Photo Library! 9to5mac.com/2024/09/09/ios…

Jamboard is shutting down October 1st. Padlet has a brand new digital canvas format called Sandbox, and you can import your existing Jamboards into it. I wrote short overview: learninginhand.com/campaigns/view…

Remove Background + Magic Eraser = Magic Grab 🪄 Magic Grab in Canva removes an object's background and fills in what might be behind it. You can then reposition, resize, and rotate the object freely, while Canva’s AI fills in the "hole" left behind.

This week's Learning in Hand Newsletter features: 🎟️ Exit ticket templates in Canva 👀 Glance and Guess number sense game 👨‍💻 Claude Artifacts 🪄 Magic in the Google Photos app 📛 ← What's this emoji? 🎨 4 color palette generators 🖨️ My label printer learninginhand.com/issue12

Happy #InternationalDotDay! 🎉 The Circle Panda is dreaming about circles! Get this grab-and-go lesson for drawing a panda with only circle shapes: shapegrams.com/panda #DotDay #GoogleEDU #EdTech #TeacherTwitter

The latest issue of my newsletter contains... 🎟️ Exit ticket templates in Canva 👀 Glance and Guess number sense game 👨‍💻 Claude Artifacts 🪄 Magic in the Google Photos app 📛 ← What's this emoji? 🎨 4 color palette generators 🖨️ My label printer learninginhand.com/issue12

Play this number sense game I co-authored with Claude: GLANCE AND GUESS! claude.site/artifacts/3b03… I wrote in my newsletter how I prompted Claude to create this interactive "artifact." learninginhand.com/issue12 #AIinEducation #EdTech

I just updated my iPhone to #iOS18. A feature I'm very excited about is Send Later in Messages so I can schedule texts. I'm disappointed to discover that Send Later is not an option when sending an SMS. Send Later only works with messages you're sending to other Apple users.

The schedule for @ShiftinEdu in Miami has been released! There's so much to look forward to, including: 💄 Making over lessons with AI's help ↔️ Sorting fact from fiction 🖌️ Generating custom illustrations with AI 🤓 Using emojis strategically 🧠 Thinking in the age of AI 🎬

Tip Tuesday! The Google Photos app for iOS and Android has a Magic Editor. Similar to the Magic Studio in Canva, Google’s Magic Editor can erase or reposition and resize people and objects. It also can improve lighting and blur backgrounds. You get 10 saves per month for free.

NEW today! 🎨 Want to empower your students as graphic designers? 📚 Tony Vincent aka Learning in Hand shares practical EdTech tips to help students excel in visual communication. 🔗 And hear about the upcoming #ShiftinEdu conference! classtechtips.com/2024/09/17/stu…

The “name badge” emoji (📛) looks like a flame with a white rectangle. Like many emojis, the name badge emoji has Japanese origins. The badge is shaped like a tulip, and it’s a common name plate design for young children in Japan. emojipedia.org/name-badge#emo…