Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Links of the Week

Each week I keep an eye out for the latest edtech resources through blogs, social media, podcasts, videos, user groups, and more. I then try to reshare these resources in many ways.

One way I share these is here on the blog in these "EdTech Links of the Week" posts. See below to explore the latest batch of resources, and be sure to share with others who may benefit.

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This week I have 4 resources from around the Internet and 3 resources from my blog.

🤖 Did a Robot Write this Report? Managing AI Cheating

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I recently recorded a 50-minute webinar that does a deep dive into addressing cheating with AI including:

📔 Defining AI Cheating
✅ Adjusting Assignments and Assessments
📑 Encouraging Proper Citation
🔎 Monitoring AI Usage
🧭 Setting AI Guidelines
🎓 Educating Students about AI
And more!

Check out the recorded video and all the resources at the link above, and please share your ideas on this important topic.

🎧 Podcast Spotlight: One-to-One Podcast

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I recently had the pleasure to be a guest on the "One-to-One Podcast" where we discussed creative uses of technology in the classroom, the importance of student voice and choice, my current top three favorite EdTech tools, and more! Click the link above to listen to or watch the episode, access the resources that I shared in the episode, and explore more about the podcast.

📰 What's New in Google? October 2024

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For an easy way to catch up on everything new in Google for Education from the summer, check out the recorded video, detailed agenda, and all the links from the GEG-Ohio October 2024 Meeting. As usual we shared lots of news, updates, helpful ideas and resources for schools. What is your favorite update?

🗺️ Guess Where You Are

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A while back Geoguessr switched from a free to a paid model, and since then many free alternatives have popped up.
Recently I came across "Guess Where You Are" which serves as a nice free option for this type of game.
Basically you are placed in a random location using Street View and must guess where you are on a map.
You can explore the surroundings by navigating the Street View interface to gather clues about the location.
Then make a guess about where you are on the mini map in the left corner by clicking on it and confirming your choice.
Once you make your guess, you receive points based on how close your guess was to the actual location.
This can be a fun way to practice skills for geography and culture, either on one's own or as a whole class activity.

🖊️ Sticky Scribble

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A while back I shared my "Jam Slides" template to help people use Google Slides as a replacement for Jamboard.
One shortcoming was that the "Scribble" tool in Slides does not quite match the features of the "Pen" tool in Jamboard.
The big issue is that the "Scribble" tool only stays active for one mark and then deactivates, so if you want to draw a lot, you have to keep clicking on the tool over and over again to reactivate it.
Well now there is a free Chrome extension that fixes this!
"Sticky Scribble" is from Clay Smith and basically makes the "Scribble" tool in Slides stay selected and active until you choose to deselect it.
This makes it super easy to draw or write as much as you want, just like the "Pen" tool from Jamboard.
Although nothing will perfectly replace Jamboard, this extension makes Slides much closer.

📝 Guided Notes from Brisk Teaching

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I have often called Brisk Teaching the "Swiss Army Knife" of AI tools for schools because it offers over 20 free features for educators.
Well recently they added another new tool, which is the "Guided Notes" creator.
This is a fill-in-the-blank study guide for your students to complete while they read an article or watch an educational video.
All you have to do is open up the article or video or document that you want your students to process, then click on the Brisk Teaching extension, choose "Create" and select "Guided Notes".
You can now pick the grade level for the guided notes, and optionally add any additional direction for the AI.
Brisk Teaching will then generate a Google Doc with the complete guided notes for you to share with your students.
As example, here are the guided notes for an article about metamorphosis, and here are the guided notes for a video about the War of 1812.

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