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ChatGPT & Academic Integrity

  The edu-sphere is abuzz with the potential of ChatGPT , both for good and for evil. How should teachers and schools react?  If in the madness of teaching during the holiday season, you missed the coverage of the new chatbot that writes a variety of genres, including essays, lesson plans, and even computer code, you can read more here  and here .  I concur with Matt Miller and others that blocking access to one chatbot is an exercise in futility. For one, filters likely only work on campus networks. Moreover, more chatbot tools will likely emerge as the technology grows in popularity. It would be a waste of manpower to try to keep up with all of them.  What can teachers do, then, but embrace the potential? Embrace, also, the responsibility to incorporate education and model best practices. For instance, MLA and other style guides provide guidelines for citing the outputs of chatbots and other AI tools. Did you use ChatGPT to generate that stellar parent-teache...

Are You Using All of the Free Tools With Canva?

  TL;DR: Canva is a free tool for educators and students. It provides templates and other tools to make the classroom more exciting. Canva offers video courses for teachers and students. Are you using all of the FREE tools with  Canva ? I have to assume many teachers out there are using Canva regularly at this point. The Canva design suite for teachers just keeps getting better and better! Read more: