Author Archive

Using AI for Differentiation / How Not to Use Technology / Science Videos to Get Kids Talking

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.

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AI
THree Simple Ways to Get Started Using A.I. In Your Classroom – Use AI to help with differentiation. @ajjuliani

Math
25 Bad Uses of Tech to Avoid When Teaching Math, According to Teachers = Calculators, the internet, and smartphones have each raised alarms that they would short-circuit students’ math learning. @AriannaProthero @EdWeekEdTech

Science
Tive science and technology videos to get students talking – With a vast video library and the chance to customize lessons for students, TED-Ed Lessons can be incorporated into all topics. @eSN_Laura @eschoolnews @TED_ED

iPhone

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

Teens are on phones every waking hour — here’s what parents can do about it. Nearly half of 11- to 17-year-olds receive at least 237 notifications on their phones — and in some cases, they get up to 5,000 in a 24-hour period. @SteinbergBrooke @nypost

English

Learning

We Created A New Way To Learn Swedish. This applies to any other language. @stefanthyron

Kids

Leadership/Parenting

13 Halloween Ideas for Kids Using Chromebooks – The Halloween ideas for kids on this list incorporate Chromebooks and websites that work well on these popular devices. @ClassTechTips

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

Ego

@Gapingvoid

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Newport Sessions: Béla Fleck – “A Banjo Crashcourse” – This is an interview with Bela Fleck, my banjo hero. Regardless of which instrument you play this is worth the time. @belafleckbanjo
  

Jooble

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts


Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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

Cup of Joe
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.

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Podcasting is Changing Teaching / Teach Emotional Intelligence / The Evolution of Film

Thursday, September 28th, 2023

Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.

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Podcast
How Podcasting Is Changing Teaching and Research – For a new book, a scholar interviewed 101 academic podcasters and argued that the genre is challenging traditional notions of who gets to be an authority. @jryoung @EdSurge @MindShiftKQED @allegra_lab

Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence for Students: Tips & Resources – Emotional intelligence works in tandem with intellect and diligence, giving people the resilience and flexibility they need in various situations. @smartstudynow

IMAX
What Imax Films Look Like Compared To Other Types = From 16MM to the IMAX 70MM (with 15 sprocket holes), the film industry sure has come a long way. @HelloSidneyReed

TikTok

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

The 25 craziest TikTok challenges so far – and the ordeals they’ve caused – Created in 2016 as a portal for short, humorous clips, TikTok has recently become synonymous with something far more sinister: viral internet challenges. @MarisaDellatto @erichegedus @nypost

Learning

How To Read Faster, Get Through More Books And Still Retain The Information. These tips make sense to me. @cajunkoi

Cars

Leadership/Parenting

Self-Driving Car Crash: Who Is Liable? Self-driving cars may not have hit the roads for everyday use yet, but they’re no longer the stuff of science fiction stories. @KohanBabloveLLP

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

Vision@Gapingvoid

Soda

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

The Soft Drink Market Monopoly, Visualized – Capitalism has gotten to the point where three mega corps own practically everything we drink. @jaredrusso @digg
  

Jooble

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts


Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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

Cup of Joe
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.

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Schools of the Future / How Important is Homework? / New MacOS Features

Wednesday, September 27th, 2023

Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.

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Schools
Schools of the Future: Creating the Entrepreneurial Education Model – Agency, choice, and elevating learner voice requires innovation, creativity and embedding entrepreneurship in our school models. @DocConner13 @Getting_Smart

Homework
How important is homework, and how much should parents help? In recent years, homework has become a very hot topic. Many parents and educators have raised concerns about homework and questioned how effective it is. @MindShiftKQED

MacOS
All the Top New Features in macOS Sonoma – Apple has officially released macOS 14. Here’s a breakdown of all the new features, which Macs support it, and how to download it. @BStoly @WIRED

ChatGPT

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI’s ChatGPT will ‘see, hear and speak’ in threat to Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is getting a major update that will enable the viral chatbot to have voice conversations with users. @Reuters @nypost

Happy

Learning

The Happiest States in the US, Mapped – Can your students see any trends here? @wallethub @MatadorNetwork @JoriAyers

Story

Leadership/Parenting

The danger of a single story – Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice. @ChimamandaReal

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

Emotion@8Amber8

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Circle of Fifths: Everything You Need to Know – Anyone interested in music should watch this short video. @SMCSMusic
  

Jooble

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts


Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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

Cup of Joe
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.

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Language Learning Tips / Quick Built Housing Solutions / Foods That Prevent Headaches

Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.

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The secrets of learning a new language | Lýdia Machová There are some solid tips here for anyone who wants to learn another language. @e_r_richards

Tech
12 QUICK-BUILD SOLUTIONS THAT ARE REALLY IMPRESSIVE – If you want a living structure built quickly there are any options. @TechZone_DPEF


Foods that Help Headache and Migraine Relief – These are foods I eat all the time and I never have headaches. @nutrition_facts

AI

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

Snap Begins Testing Sponsored Links in ‘My AI’ Chatbot Responses. Snapchat’s moving to monetize its new “My AI” chatbot option, via a new partnership with Microsoft. @adhutchinson @socialmedia2day

Birds

Learning

Ninety Animals Ranked By Their Eyesight – Share with any biology teachers and studens you know. @jaredrusso @digg

Joy

Leadership/Parenting

How to Nurture Your Joy in Teaching – Teachers can find enjoyment at work without ignoring real challenges, and doing so may help them and their students continue to learn and grow. Christina Torres Cawdery via @edutopia

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

Leadership@Leadershipfreak

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Barbie girl” again, but in the style of 6 classical composers – If you are trying to teach theme and variation this can’t miss. Share with music teachers and students you know. @jcastanyer
  

Jooble

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts


Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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

Cup of Joe
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.

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The American classroom has changed / Corruption Perception Index / New Apple Watch Review

Monday, September 25th, 2023

Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.

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Backpacks
Gun Violence Is Remaking America’s Classrooms. While some school districts invest in additional safety measures, such as easy-to-exit emergency windows, some parents are adding bulletproof backpacks to their children’s back-to-school shopping lists. @annette_choi @talyellin @CNN

Map
Corruption Perception Index: A world urgently in need of action. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. What can your students conclude from this data? @erikssonphd @anticorruption


Marques Brownlee Tried Out The Apple Watch Series 9, Here’s Why He Was Disappointed – This watch seems to for people with really old Apple Watches of no Apple Watch at all. @MKBHD

Google

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

Switching away from Google’s search engine takes ‘too many steps’: DuckDuckGo CEO. @TBarrabi @nypost

US

Learning

The Most And Least Diverse States, Mapped – It may surprise you to learn which states are more diverse than others, not just in terms of race and ethnicity, but in other ways too. @wallethub @jaredrusso @digg

Dads

Leadership/Parenting

Dads, your involvement is key to boosting your kids’ education: A study led by the University of Leeds found that children do better in school if their dads engage in activities with them like reading, drawing, singing and telling stories. @ADaneKlausner @nypost

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

Daskal@LollyDaskal

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

J. S. Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor on the glass harp – GlassDuo have created an exceptional musical instrument from a set of custom made wine glasses. @whereisglassduo #GlassHarp #MusicalGlasses
  

Jooble

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts


Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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

Cup of Joe
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.

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