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Plus: I'm traveling to Dr. Phil today!
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Today is โDr. Phil travel dayโ
OK, my bags are packed. Iโm ready to go. (Obviously with John Denverโs โLeaving on a Jet Planeโ stuck in my head.)
Todayโs the day I travel to the Dr. Phil show to talk about AI in schools.
Until Iโm done recording tomorrow afternoon, Iโll be nervous and uneasy. What questions will I get? How will the conversation go? Will I be happy with how I responded when weโre finished?
Iโll certainly go back over some of the AI posts weโve published here to make sure Iโm ready, like โฆ
My interview with Jean Darnell, the teacher librarian who will be on the Dr. Phil show with me
Writing has been my way of processing things for a long time. Iโll go back over posts โ and actually re-read my book AI for Educators โ to try to prep.
Iโll take as many photos as I can and share the experience as soon as Iโm back!
Inside:
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๐ DTT Digest: Edtech, AI images, email templates
๐ก The Big Idea: Sum up the school year in style (template)
๐ Template: Reflecting on my learning
๐ Smile of the day: Thatโd be great โฆ
๐ How we can help
๐ The tool I use to send these emails: beehiiv
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4 teaching resources worth checking out today
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๐ Handy image prompting guide โ When you have a specific vision for what you want an AI image generator to produce, include important details. This poster from Tony Vincent might help.
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๐ก THE BIG IDEA ๐ก

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๐Sum up the school year in style!๐
Dive into the world of dynamic presentations with the new Adobe Express presentations challenge!
What can you do with the new presentations feature in Adobe Express?
๐ Add stunning images: Create captivating slides that pop with vibrant animations and stunning graphics.
๐ค Collaborate Seamlessly: Work together with classmates or colleagues in real-time to ๐ฅ share ideas, edit slides, and build something extraordinary together!
๐๏ธ Present Like a Pro: Impress your audience with sleek transitions, eye-catching visuals, and seamless audio integration.
Here are 5 ways to use this challenge in your class.
๐Digital Yearbook: Have students create a slide for each month of the school year, adding images, animations, and audio that reflect their favorite memories.
๐Classroom Achievements: Create a collaborative presentation where each student contributes a slide showcasing a personal or academic achievement.
๐Creative Storytelling: Let students pick their favorite school event and narrate it through a series of animated slides, like a digital storybook.
๐บ๏ธLearning Journey Map: Students can create a visual map of their learning journey, highlighting significant milestones and growth areas with interactive elements.
โณClassroom Time Capsule: Compile a presentation with each student contributing a slide about a significant trend, event, or personal moment from the year to be revisited in the future.
๐ Template

๐ชLooking back and ahead with the Reflecting on My Learning template
When the activity, project or lesson is over, the learning isn't over. Reflecting on how it went -- the good, the bad, and the struggle -- can help students in the long run. It helps them think about the content in a new light.
But it also helps them think about themselves as a learner and how they can succeed in the future.
The Reflecting on My Learning template gives them choice on how they reflect, providing 18 reflection prompts.
Students copy/paste six of those reflection prompt tiles from one slide onto the activity and respond to each. That way, they can self select which prompts fit the work they did -- and the lessons they learned individually.
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๐ Smile of the day
Itโs true in late May, too! ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ

h/t Bored Teachers
๐ How we can help
There are even more ways I can support you in the important work you do in education:
Read one of my six books about meaningful teaching with tech.
Take one of our online courses about practical and popular topics in education.
Bring me to your school, district or event to speak. I love working with educators!
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