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.
🤞 "Two Truths and a Lie" - AI Prompt
“Two Truths and a Lie” is a classic game you can play with your students to see if they can guess which of your three statements is false. This can be a great way to build critical thinking and subject area knowledge. To help with this I have put together a prompt that you can use with your favorite AI chatbot to create an interactive “Two Truths and a Lie” game for any topic and any grade.
Check out my blog post linked above where you can get your own copy of the prompt to edit and use however you want, as well as watch a short walkthrough video to show how it works.
🤿 World Snorkl Day 2025 - Recorded Videos
As many of you probably know, Snorkl is one of my favorite educational AI tools. It provides personalized feedback for students' spoken and hand-drawn responses to your questions.
This summer I had the privilege to be a part of World Snorkl Day once again. This was a free live streamed PD event with six hours of sessions to help you learn, explore, and apply Snorkl in your classroom.
This year I got to provide the closing session on "Level Up All Learners with Snorkl" where we did a deep dive into how Snorkl can support all students with feedback, personalized learning, accessibility, and more.
You can watch the 30-minute recording of my session, as well as access all the other recorded sessions from the event at the link above.
💻 CFISD Digital Learning Day Videos
For the last 8 years I have had the chance to present sessions for the Digital Learning Day hosted by the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in Texas. This is a free online conference which is open to everyone. If you missed the live event, they are kind enough to leave the recordings up for a few weeks afterwards. I am not sure how much longer these will be up, so I encourage you to check out my two recorded sessions if they sound interesting to you:
Chromebooks Create! Empowering Students with Screencast, Canvas & Cursive
- Recorded Video - YouTube link
- Resource Doc - http://bit.ly/curts-cbcreate
Chromebook Accessibility Tools
- Recorded Video - YouTube link
- Resource Doc - https://bit.ly/curts-cbaccess
📗 Back to School Resources from Book Creator
Every year Book Creator releases helpful resources to kick off the new school year. This year you will find:
- Webinars on a wide range of topics
- Template books for your new students to acquaint themselves with you and their classmates
- Editable Digital Norms books to set expectations around AI, collaboration, privacy, and digital behavior
- Vocabulary Notebooks for help students expand their language skills
- And more!
Head to the link above to access the webinars, and then click on the "Teacher Resources" section to find all the rest of the content.
😜 Adobe Express Meme Generator
I have shared about meme creation tools in the past as a fun and creative way for students to define a vocabulary word, explain a science concept, give an opinion on a historic event, illustrate a theme from a novel, and more. Adobe has recently launched a new meme design tool that is completely free for anyone to use.
- The tool includes a massive collection of meme templates, although you can also just start with a blank canvas.
- You can then edit the text for the meme to convey your idea.
- As needed you can pull from Adobe's collection of images, design assets, and fonts to further customize your creation.
- Finally you can download your meme to share however you like.
You can access this new meme tool and start creating at the link above.
🪲 Camouflage Evolution in Bugs
I came across this intriguing simulation that will be great for science classrooms in particular (or for anyone with an interest in educational simulations in general). Basically it is a "game" where you try to click on bugs to get rid of them, but actually end up learning about how natural selection works. Here is a description from the site:
You are a predator hunting bugs. Eat them by hovering your mouse over them (or tapping if on mobile). Your hunger timer counts down constantly, and you’ll need to keep eating to survive. In about 1-3 minutes of playing, you'll see the bug population evolve a camouflage strategy. It's a classic survival of the fittest situation - the bugs that are harder to see against the background image will tend to survive and procreate.
You can change the background and adjust lots of settings if desired. I found this to be a great example of how technology can be used to teach a concept by making it interactive and engaging.
📋 Class Companion Clear the List Challenge
Start the School Year Stocked & Supported! Class Companion’s Clear the List: Show Up & Glow Up Challenge is a back-to-school celebration where teachers complete fun tasks to earn chances at classroom wishlist prizes, exclusive swag, and AI-powered PD perks.
When you participate, you can:
- Submit your Amazon Wishlist
- Complete quick tasks to earn points
- Win wishlist-clearing grants, swag, and gift cards
- Access helpful AI tools and bite-sized PD
- Earn an AI Literacy certificate along the way
Each activity boosts your chances to win. The challenge runs through August 16th and teachers can join here: https://giveaway.classcompanion.com/459710/22723819
Post by Eric Curts
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