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Narcissism, Pornography, Friendship, and AI, Pt 2:
Part One , in which chatbots become our pools. Mark Zuckerberg sees this narcissism and loneliness as a market opportunity: ...the...

Kevin D
May 16, 20253 min read


AI Use Case: Deep Research
Inspired by Jeremy Caplan's Wonder Tools newsletter from May 2. In the AI arms race, many LLMs have deployed a "deep research function"...

Kevin D
May 13, 20252 min read


Book Review: Superagency by Reid Hoffman + Greg Beato
This week's review is on Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future by Reid Hoffman and Greg Beato . Hoffman is the...

Kevin D
May 9, 20254 min read


AI Use Case: More Image Generation
ChatGPT offers a free Substack for educators that provides occasional education-focused ideas. You should subscribe! Seriously! Their ...

Kevin D
May 6, 20251 min read


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
May 2, 20253 min read
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
Apr 30, 20251 min read


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 25, 20253 min read


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 22, 20253 min read


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 18, 20251 min read


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 15, 20253 min read


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 11, 20252 min read


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 8, 20253 min read


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 1, 20251 min read


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 28, 20252 min read


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 24, 20251 min read


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 21, 20252 min read


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 19, 20253 min read


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 14, 20253 min read


"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


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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