Jeff Plaman

Preventing health care costs from exploding?
Reopening the government?
Lowering the cost of groceries?
 
Nope. Building himself a new $300 million ballroom.

How AI Impacts Academic Thinking, Writing and Learning Research shows ChatGPT reduces student mental effort while boosting grades - raising crucial questions about cognitive engagement and genuine learning.

"In writing tasks, findings suggests that students primarily prompt ChatGPT for data, facts, and information." psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-o... #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEd

Canvas assignment page with a lot of text, a bulleted list, and some blue feedback links at the bottom.

A colorful canvas page with a color coded list, clear directions, and cute feedback buttons at the bottom.

The before and after results of asking AI to revise the HTML of my Canvas assignments continues to impress and astound me. It's more accessible, will make more sense to students, and it's just prettier. #Aiinedu #EduskyAI

Beyond words.

I’ve been briefed this morning on an ongoing situation involving targeted shootings in Champlin and Brooklyn Park.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement are on the scene. We will share more information soon.

RESULT: Nicusor Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucarest, will be the next president of Romania.

A big loss for the far-right: its candidate George Simion got 41% in round one, but didn’t grow enough, & turnout surging worked against him. Simion is down 54.3% to 45.7% with 96% reporting.

How Black Girls Code is preparing underrepresented kids for the AI revolution Nonprofits nationwide are exploring what diverse AI could look like.

How @BlackGirlsCode is preparing underrepresented kids for the AI revolution via @mashable mashable.com/article/blac... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence

Reframing the narrative.

Buttigieg: Like I love A1 steak sauce, but A1 steak sauce is not one of the most important things confronting humanity right now. Artificial intelligence is. And somebody who doesn't understand that probably should not be leading an important federal agency.

“You can’t say people are our most important product and then treat them like shit.” - Jim Sinegal, co-founder of Costco

“Stranding all or part of rural America with worse internet so that we can make the world's richest man even richer is yet another in a long line of betrayals by Washington,” said former BEAD director Evan Feinman

BREAKING: The head of the $42 billion federal BEAD program that aims to bring broadband internet to rural and unserved areas has left the Commerce Dept.

He sent a departing email warning of "deeply negative outcomes" for people if the Trump admin shifts $$ from fiber internet to Musk's Starlink:

Nearly 700 union members and allies attended the Fund Our Future Rally at the State Capitol yesterday to make sure elected officials know Minnesotans expect them to step up for workers and their families. mape.org/news/labor-r...

@mapeunion.bsky.social Fighting for fully funded public services and our essential jobs! #unionpower #mapepower

@mapeunion.bsky.social #mapestrong #unionstrong

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Dept. of Education cancels grant program, affecting 185 students at St. Thomas pursuing careers in special ed The university's president says the program was flagged by the Trump administration as a DEI initiative.

This one. www.kare11.com/article/news...

First Avenue workers ratify first union contract more than 15 months after unionizing The venue and union members agreed on a deal that includes raises, training, protections for LGBTQ+ employees, and more.

First Avenue workers ratify first union contract more than 15 months after unionizing

When you're too racist for DOGE...

This is very good

I note that www.glad.org is providing legal services here. They have a donate button at the top right of their website.

Photo of text states: Buffalo in herds, surround the most vulnerable to keep them safe from threat. The big bulls on the outside, horns pointed outward from the center. The matriarch females form another circle behind them. The youngest, the calves are in the center, protected on all sides. This is what was on my mind all day. Protecting the most vulnerable. Placing them at center. Circle up. Just thought I’d share that. 🦬

In my head all day.

The answer appears to be no so far. Let’s change that.

AI Skills You Need For 2025 | IBM We need to invest in education and upskilling to fully reap the benefits of AI

"87% of executives expect jobs to be augmented rather than replaced by... AI." Yet, "47% of executives say their people lack the knowledge and skills to effectively implement and scale AI." ibm.com/think/insigh... #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEd

Three Blondes, by Judy Horowitz, 2017, 📸 by @BMPPhoto

I think often about this experiment at Harvard showing active learning upped test scores by 33%... but students thought they were learning more from non-active lectures

The problem: being challenged is the key to learning BUT we hate challenges, they are hard & make you realize how little you know.

Excellent @davekarpf.bsky.social essay: "Labeling the entire AI skeptic camp according to our most-glib retorts doesn’t sit right [bc we] have written more thorough & serious critiques. We, think that gen AI is very real & very dangerous, specifically because it does not work as-advertised."

What’s the name for the little spaces that can sometimes be crunchy and a little extra savory inside aged hard cheeses like English Cheddar or aged Gouda? #cheesechat #foodie

I get this question in most of the PDs/Workshops that I do, so this is really interesting and useful for me.

The energy demand of #AI may not be as bad as we are hearing.

Article below.

#EduSky #AIEdu #EdAI

Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Artificial Intelligence The Department of Education’s (Department’s) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provides resources to assist school communities with ensuring that artificial intelligence (AI) is used in a nondiscriminator...

Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Artificial Intelligence www.ed.gov/laws-and-pol... @civicsoftech.bsky.social #AI #AIEdu #AIEdSky #AIEthics #CritGenAI #AILiteracy