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How immersive technology can empower students (and teachers) to learn – Here is how to help PreK-12 educators and students find their path to what’s possible–no matter where the starting point may be. @MHEducation @eschoolnews
How to Use ChatGPT’s New Image Features – OpenAI’s new image analysis update for its chatbot is both impressive and frightening. Here’s how to use it, and some advice for your experiments. Reece Rogers via @Wired
How Satellites Are Used To Map The Vast And Light-less Ocean Floor – The ocean floor isn’t flat, and its mountains and trenches are represented by the ocean levels. Here’s how satellites and other submarines use sonar and other tech to map the ocean floor. @cleoabram
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
97% of kids use their cell phone during school hours and beyond. Mobile phones just might be young people’s best friend, whether their parents like it or not. @atstabile @nypost
Learning
Michio Kaku Explains Everything You Need To Know About String Theory In Under A Minute. Unless you’re a physics researcher, this bare-bones explainer will get you through any cocktail party conversation. @michiokaku
Leadership/Parenting
Using Board Games to Teach Math to Young Children – Playing board and card games can improve number sense among children as young as 3—and it’s fun. @edutopia @nellwmc
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@motivational
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Mozart’s Requiem Mass – I sang this once with my wife and daughter. It really kicks. @TheHarryChanne1
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini
Plays Well With Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrongby Eric Barker
How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting from Tots to Teens by Melinda Wenner Moyer
My Post-Pandemic Teaching and Learning Observations by Dr. Doug Green Times 10 Publications
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel Pink
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers by Jo Boaler
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
Listen to Dr. Doug on the “Cup of Joe” podcast. I recorded it last week. On it, I talk about the many good things I have seen in schools doing hybrid teaching. @PodcastCupOfJoe @DrDougGreen @BrainAwakes
Back to School COVID Myths – by Dr Doug Green @mssackstein
This is my podcast on the Jabbedu Network. Please consider listening and buying my book Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science, It’s Way More Complex. Here’s a free executive summary. @jabbedu @DrDougGreen
Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves (the book can be found here.
@motivational
@Gapingvoid
@8Amber8
