DREAM IT! CREATE IT!

by CATHY BROWN

No:271 09 03 2024

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to take a minute to say hello to you all! I'm excited that you're here. I started this newsletter to interact with other EDUCATORS and to share encouragement and inspiration. And here we are for the 271st Virtual Teacher Newsletter! And I think it is the best one yet!!

Dream it Create it with Adobe FireFly

"Unleash Your Creativity with AI: Bring Student's Imagination to life!

Dive into my newest video "THE FANTASTIC PROMPT & MR FOX" where we explore the magic of prompting with AI and Adobe FireFly — a tool that turns your imagination into reality!

I guide kids through a brainstorming adventure, teaching them to harness their collective creativity. By using an interactive whiteboard, we bring ideas to life, save them to a computer, and then share them via Google Drive.

The kids can then pick their favourite images, describe the characters, and justify their choices. Join us in this creative journey where imagination knows no bounds!"

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Cathy

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HIERARCHY OF DISAGREMENT

"WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?"

or

"WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT"Game

Here's the illustration from Graham's research showing his Pyramid

The Hierarchy of Disagreement

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Illustration-of-Grahams-Hierarchy-of-disagreement_fig1_366398014

After a couple of recent playground discussions, this visual aid is a great frame discussions.

THE GAME

"WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?"

Starts with

I predict..........."

My evidence is........................"

Might go like this

I predict we will be using the iPads and Spheros to make a track and my evidence is -

It's written on the day plan

The iPads are out

There is a Sphero video on the EWB

Mrs X(the technology teacher) is here and we used iPads with her.

The Spheros are here

There is masking tape and scissors over there.

I expect at least 5 pieces of evidence. This can be done quickly with K-6. Often ES1 does extremely well. Providing evidence for their predictions and assumptions is Splendid Training.

Reference to the Hierarchy pyramid is an interesting way to resolve playground disputes.

ADOBE EXPRESS

Creative Challenge: Share Your Favorite Book Watch the Video then click on the link under the video to use the template. then remix the template.

Access moRE Adobe Express Creative Challenges here

https://edex.adobe.com/teaching-resources/creative-challenge-my-favorite-book

IMAGINE WHAT'S POSSIBLE

“When Your Technical Skills Are Eclipsed,

Your Humanity Will Matter More Than Ever”

Is a splendid short essay from Aneesh Raman and Maria Flynn worth reading.

"A.I. could usher in a world of work that is anchored MORE, not less, around human ability”,

https://www.nytimes.com/by/aneesh-raman

How does this apply to education?

It will transform educational systems, teacher training and student learning.

The question becomes: What does AI DO WELL,

and WHAT DO HUMANS DO THAT AI CAN'T.

Let the AI do what it does, and let the humans learn to be great at everything else. The everything else, includes, people skills, social abilities, ideas, creativity, prompting, questioning etc.

After reading this essay there is a clear direction forward for the future of learning.

We need to start from a place where we IMAGINE what's possible.

After all,

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear.”

~ George Addair

SORA

#OpenAI’s NEW “SORA” Justshocked everyone!

CRAZY GOOD!

So advanced. Next #evolution of text to video #SoraAI. It is a data driven physics engine.

SO AMAZING

This model has a true understanding of how things move but not all of them.

The detail is incredible.

How insanely fast these models are improving.

And this is the worst that this technology will be, it will only get better!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agTJpLS7cjY

VT YOUTUBE

This video is an experiment with AI image generation using DALL.E 3,

each image was produced by creative human prompts.

A great conversation starter for the technology of the past and AI, the new technology tool of the future.

WITNESS the evolution of technology unfold in a 16:9 aspect ratio, each frame in nostalgic sepia hues, in a photorealistic style that brings each era to life with hyper-detailed clarity.

As we TRAVERSE TIME, we pay homage to the humble abacus, humanity's ancient calculator, and the compass that helped chart our course across unknown waters.

GAZE through the lens of the telescope that unlocked the secrets of the stars and felt the power of the steam engine that propelled us into a new age.

We illuminated our nights with the glow of the light globe and captured the essence of motion

through the movie camera.

With each keystroke of the typewriter,

we narrate our history, while televisions,

personal computers, and iPhones open portals to infinite knowledge and connection.

But our odyssey doesn't end there.

The metaverse beckons, a realm where fantasy and reality converge, and through AR and VR,

we touch the intangible.

We float aboard the space station,

and our dreams take flight on rocket ships, reaching for the cosmos.

AND NOW, WE STAND AT THE PRECIPICE OF A NEW ERA WITH AI.

THE LATEST TOOL in our perpetual quest for knowledge and exploration.

What worlds will we build?

What mysteries will we unravel?

Join ME, step into the future with AI, and imagine the possibilities.

Where will it take us? Welcome to the future.

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