Teachers On Fire
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How Good is Canva’s Magic Eraser Tool?
For years, I’ve been teaching my media design students how to edit subjects out of photos using photo editing tools in Pixlr.com, the web’s best cloud-based photo editor. But AI applications are evolving quickly, and tools like Canva’s Magic Eraser can now do in seconds what used to take minutes. Exactly how good is Canva’s… Continue reading
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9 Lessons That Teachers Can Take from Mr. Beast
What does the world’s most successful YouTuber have to teach students and teachers about creativity, learning, and education? Meet Mr. Beast, the most successful individual YouTuber in the world. With 140M subscribers on his main channel and dozens of other channels in operation, Jimmy Donaldson’s life has been defined by his creative work on the… Continue reading
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You Just Created a New Google Classroom. What’s Your First Move?
You’re at the beginning of the year, the semester, the term, or a fresh unit of study. Fun! Your brand new Google Classroom is sitting there, sparkling, completely untouched. You want to set it up a little before having your students join. What should you do first? In this video, I’ll show you the important… Continue reading
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Why the NYC Department of Education is Wrong on ChatGPT
Whenever I come up against a difficult decision in our schools, I run it through this tried-and-true filter: What is best for our kids? What is best for learning? Banning the latest technology from our schools just doesn’t feel like a great answer to either of those questions. Listen, there’s no doubt that the path… Continue reading
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The Teachers on Fire Awards: Top Education Voices of 2022
Over the week of voting in 2022, I was delighted to receive responses from 86 educators — not a bad starting point for this first edition of the Teachers on Fire Awards. If you’re hoping to take your practice to the next level in 2023, these are introductions worth making. Continue reading
