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Narcissism, Pornography, Friendship, and AI
The largest interactions with AI will most likely be on the individual engagement level. As always, a new online technology will be...

Kevin D
1 day ago3 min read
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AI Use Case: Transformative Principal's Hyper-Localized Curriculum
Based on Jethro Jones ' podcast, Transformative Principal , Episide 657: Using AI Layering to Create Hyper-Localized Curriculum with...

Kevin D
3 days ago1 min read
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Book Review: AI Snake Oil
This week's review is on  AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference by Arvind...

Kevin D
Apr 253 min read
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AI Use Case: Demographic Data Analysis
Our schools have a large pool of demographic data which could be use to look at trends in academic performance or enrollment cases. In...

Kevin D
Apr 223 min read
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In Memoriam: Jesus Christ
In the Roman Calendar today is Good Friday, the day on which we commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. There is no more powerful...

Kevin D
Apr 181 min read
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AI Use Case: Dr. Tony Frontier on Caitlin Tucker's The Balance
This post draws heavily on Dr. Tony Frontier's appearance on Dr. Caitlin Tucker's podcast, The Balance , the full episode can be listened...

Kevin D
Apr 153 min read
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Book Review: Brave New Worlds: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (And Why That's a Good Thing) by Salman Khan
This week's review is on Brave New Worlds: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (And Why That's a Good Thing) by Salman Khan . Yikes....

Kevin D
Apr 112 min read
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AI Use Case: Australian Catholic Schools Takes the Lead
Via the Australian AI in Education Podcast from Dan Bowen and Ray Fleming . Dan and Ray are a great listen and do a great job of...

Kevin D
Apr 83 min read
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AI Use Case: QR Coding a Google Doc
Google docs are great! Sharing a url or link to a google document is not! The base google drive sharing allows sharing easily with past...

Kevin D
Apr 11 min read
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Book Review: The AI Classroom by Daniel Fitzpatrick, Amanda Fox, and Brad Weinstein
This week's review is on The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education by Daniel Fitzpatrick, Amanda Fox,...

Kevin D
Mar 282 min read
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AI Use Case: Descriptive Writing
This is an activity that I've done with my kids to reinforce what they are working on in school. Objective : Students will use adjectives...

Kevin D
Mar 241 min read
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Book Review: The IC Toolkit by Jim Knight, Jessica Wise, Michelle Harris, and Amy Musante
This week's review is on The IC Toolkit by Jim Knight, Jessica Wise, Michelle Harris, and Amy Musante . Jim Knight is a legend in the...

Kevin D
Mar 212 min read
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AI Idea: Handbook Chatbot
When meeting with school leaders - a common question involves generating use cases. Often times, it might be: "how can this help my...

Kevin D
Mar 193 min read
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AI Book Review: Atlas of AI by Kate Crawford
This week's review is on Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence by Kate Crawford. Artificial...

Kevin D
Mar 143 min read
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"The Hidden-Hand Presidency" and Principal Leadership
Why not draw leadership lessons for our Catholic schools from an analysis of the presidency of Eisenhower published in 1982? Fred...

Kevin D
Dec 6, 20244 min read
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The Promise and Peril of Chatbots: A Framework
In preparing to expand into the resolution phase of my brief series on chatbots and education (Their Promise and Peril Part 1 and Part...

Kevin D
Dec 4, 20244 min read
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A.I. and Education: The Peril of Chatbots (2/x)
If Chatbots can usher in an era of more limited human interaction but greater personalized learning , what else do we need to fear as we...

Kevin D
Nov 14, 20244 min read
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A.I. and Education: The Peril of Chatbots (1/x)
Last week , I pointed to the possibility of using chatbots as web-based tutors and aides in the classroom - assisting and monitoring...

Kevin D
Nov 5, 20242 min read
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A.I. and Education: The Promise of Chatbots
Let's start with using AI as an extension of differentiation, assuming a support role in the classroom like an aide.

Kevin D
Oct 30, 20242 min read
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Roses not Cows
As I continue to prepare and transition into a new role, I had the joy to listen to a conversation between Tyler Reagin and George Kamal...

Kevin D
Jul 14, 20212 min read
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