Using an AI resource like ChatGPT or Copilot can be tricky if you aren't sure how to create the proper prompt to get the result you are looking for. This is where Magic School shines! Magic School (https://www.magicschool.ai/) built in the most common and useful AI prompts directly into its websites so that teachers, and even students, can quickly create resources that could be used right away! Check out the tutorial video below to see it in action.

If you are looking for more training resources on Magic School, visit their PD page, ​https://www.magicschool.ai/professional-development.

Recently I came across a really useful resource I wanted to share with you called Diffit. Diffit can create resources for you instantly and can help you create materials for your classroom with ease! To help understand how to use it, I created a little infographic which I will share below. If you are more of a "show me what it does" kind of person, I can help you with that too!

So, for example, I want to show a video on my favorite soft drink of all time, Diet Coke (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJpiMkv4v3k), but I need something to go along with it. Difft can create summaries, multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and even open-ended prompts! Check out this example: 

• Diffit Resources based on the video The Cult of Diet Coke

Hopefully, you can find this resource helpful in your daily education journey :-)

Yesterday astronauts on the International Space Station had to go to emergency shelters due to space junk (https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782946/russia-asat-test-satellite-international-space-station-debris). The idea of space junk and rogue satellites causes many issues for governments and companies. Interestingly enough though, you and your students can track satellites and other space debris using this LeoLabs interactive resource: https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization. Check this website out and see what you can do. 

​I also recommend to try searching for Starlink in the LeoLabs interactive and check out the possible future of internet access (https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/how-do-spacexs-starlink-satellites-actually-work).

Curating and managing a classroom library of books is no easy task. Also keeping it up to date with new material and/or material relevant to you curriculum is expensive! If your classroom has access to some devices or your school is 1:1, EPIC! can help. EPIC! has a tiered price structure, but educators can create a classroom that students can use their platform for free Monday through Friday, from 7am-4pm. They also have a variety of non-fiction books to supplement your curriculum and audiobooks for struggling readers.

Watch the video below to see a little demo of how EPIC! works and how you can easily implement it in your classroom.

Having students create a story can help them improve their oral language skills, help them retain knowledge, encourage critical thinking, and so much more. Creating a story can be tough for a student and tough for the teacher trying to motivate them to do so. Giving learners a variety of options on how to create their story though and one of these options could be Make Beliefs Comix. Make Beliefs Comix allows students to create a comic from scratch or use a template to tell a story. Watch the view below to see a little overview of how Make Beliefs Comix works and how you can use it in your classroom.

Videos are a great way to share information with students. They get awesome visuals and audio that otherwise may not be possible in a classroom environment. The issue as educators we run into though, is if the watchers actually understand what they have watched. Some of this issue can now be eliminated by using PlayPosit (​www.playposit.com). PlayPosit allows you to take any YouTube video and make it into an interactive response. You can ask students simple yes/no questions, multiple choice questions, free response questions, and even host a discussion right within a video! 

All the students and/or learners responses are recorded and can be graded to see how well they did. With just a few clicks you can make your own interactive video and get rocking. To see how, watch the short tutorial below or jump right in by going to www.playposit.com! 

If you want to try PlayPosit as student, check out this link to learn about the Seaweed Sheep: ​www.playposit.com/listcode/922359/e71a4a/open/anonymous

There are several resources out there to create screencasts, but few of them are as simple and neat looking as Loom!

Educators and students alike can use Loom to help highlight how to use websites, explain ideas, and just about anything you need to talk about. One of the great features of Loom is that it makes it super simple to embed yourself into the video! 

Watch the tutorial below to see how you or your students can use Loom.

Recently I came across this pretty neat math resource called Knowledgehook. The best way I can describe it is, is if Kahoot and Freckle Math (previously known as Front Row) had a software baby, this would be it. Knowledgehook allows teachers to push 'Missions' to students that they must complete. The questions look very similar to state standardized tests and provides them in a non-overwhelming amount. It also features a 'Gameshow' ability. Gameshow is a Kahoot styled activity that can be not only done in a competitive mode, but also in a collaborative mode. The collaborative mode promotes students taking their time to solving the problem and also gives them the ability to submit proof of how they solved the problem.

Knowledgehook provides content for grades 3-12, but younger or more advanced classes could take advantage of the 'Custom Content' feature to make it fit their needs. If you want to see Knowledgehook in action, please watch the tutorial below to see a overview of it's features.