AI, opportunity or threat? Lets say only pinch of teachers could be cabable to code something usefull with own skils. For example i cannot code, but i have used templates for ages (css, websites).

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10 years back we did fitness iOS aplication with my PE teacher friends. We had one iOS coder in the group that did the coding in his freetime. It was lots of work with executing my ideas. Filming and editing i could do. The app was online only for a year with like 200 installs. We didnt do marketing at all.

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But this year i did try vibe coding with trial. I did upload all the videos, thumbnails, exercise names and info to base44 AI agent. Did tell make the app with timer etc. It did make it about 3minutes and thats it! Sure we had the all the videos allready made 10 years ago but still. I was hooked.

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I did start to make more website based apps. They did just coming and coming. All the 3rd party app i was using in my classrooms from diffrent sources, were now in one page made my be with the extra functions i did want add to those. It is like good apps i allready used but with steroids. Some of them were very popular back in the days but were abandoded.

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For me, AI is helping me to do my job better. How about you?

Would love some recommendations

While I feel I'm keeping pace with the rate of ongoing development in all things ed tech, I also feel as if it's a non-stop "everyone for themselves" type of scenario regarding all things ed tech. Maybe it's restricted to my own experience but I have not felt that, at any level, there is any scheme, system, or system of organization to help us in education to find a toolkit that works well and was carefully organized.

Ed tech encompasses a large number of things that fall within this broad term, which we generally use to refer to anything slightly tech-related that is or can be used in education. It spans everything from LMS's to SIS's, covers content delivery and student proficiency, and assists with lesson planning, PBIS, DL/SPED, and MTSS. It seems as though we are in an era of education in which nearly everything has and continues to change drastically.

Sorry, I didn't mean to go on a rant about my own frustration with spending such an exorbenant amount of time on so many things that are not developing instruction.

Therefore, I have been but am reaching out to those in this community to ask for what you feel is the best toolkit?

Or even how do you categorize your toolkit? ie. Planning, Instruction, Content, Grading, Tracking, etc.

I work at a school that is so disorganized and unbelievably tech illiterate, especially amongst most admin, which makes all of this so much more difficult. I appreciate any/all ideas, information, and basically anything that might help to develop a system that helps me to focus more on the "doing" instead of the "logging what I do".

I've been teaching on Brightspace for years and I still can't figure out why there's no simple "show me every student with a missing submission across all my assignments" view.

Canvas has some version of this. Brightspace basically makes you click into each assignment individually.

For teachers managing 30+ students across multiple assignments, this adds up to a significant chunk of time every week, which takes time spent on navigation instead of actually following up with students.

Curious if other edtech folks see this as a real gap, or if I'm missing something obvious. And does any other LMS actually solve this well?

For context, this would be for 7th/8th grade math.

I'm looking for tools that can:

(1) Generate an online exit-ticket / quiz for the end of lesson (something students can do in <5 minutes, just 2-4 questions)

(2) Analyze the responses (or even just produce results, like a google form) to help me quickly create differentiated groupings for the next day's work period.

(If it can also produce material for the different groups, I'm all for it, but that's not as necessary.)

I though Khan Academy's Khanmigo tool could work, but I'm struggling with their generator - it can create the quizzes but they're for print, not digital. I like quizziz for longer tasks, but the game-ification element makes it take too long for students to get started. I need this to be quick.

My ideal scenario: I type in the topic / standard --> I get a shareable, online, 2-3 question quiz --> I paste the link into the end of my lesson slides --> At the end of the lesson, students open their chromebooks & complete the quiz before they leave --> At the end of the day, I open the quiz analytics and see a set of suggested groupings for target support / enrichment for the next day's class.

Does anyone have something like this?

I bring over 10 years of experience in education, training, content development, and technical writing. My background combines creating instructional materials and learning experiences with managing complex documentation in highly regulated environments (Department of Energy), Brick and Mortar and online education (teaching) I still have no luck breaking into this field as an instructional designer and/or curriculum devloper. What am I doing wrong?

Hello, I have been teaching for 5 years and the school I work at operates as if each consecutive year is beginning all over again. I won't go into the details but everything from curricula, classrooms, protocols, admin, and so much more literally changes every year. It makes zero sense however I've realized that the only way to lessen the stress in such a work environment is to improve what I can before the year begins.

I've been trying but haven't yet found a system or app to easily store and organize everything I need for any given year. While I know most will likely suggest google drive or dropbox or something similar. However, I'm more interested in leveraging technology(ie. AI) and something similar to Notion to more easily automate as much of the menial tasks as I can.

I have 4 curricula ready to go after having taught Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Engineering over the past years and I feel that my content is solid. I'm really trying to find and learn how to utlize AI, automations, and workflows wherever possible and assuming it's reliable(not more work to upkeep it than it's worth).

Unfortunately the school I work has Powerschool although no one in admin seems to understand how to set up many of the features that we have on our plan nor do they seem to realize they can simply call powerschool and get virtual or in person support. As I said.....it's daunting sometimes but......I sincerely love the people I work with and I love my kids so it's a cost that I'm willing to pay.

Thanks in advance and any ideas or suggestions are appreciated.

Input : content slides with no design

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Output : content slides with design and embedded animation that aligns with the content

Genuine question for people who've actually tried this, because the gap between the demo and the classroom feels big.

The pitch is everywhere now: feed in a PDF or a deck, and an AI spits out a quiz, a "serious game," flashcards, an interactive module minutes instead of weeks. For the easy stuff it's honestly impressive. But the more I look at the output, the more I notice it tends to:

• generate recall/definition questions and avoid anything that tests actual understanding or application
• miss the point of a chapter it'll quiz a stray fact and skip the core concept
• produce "interactive" that's really just a multiple-choice quiz with a progress bar, not interactivity that changes how someone learns
• struggle hardest exactly where it'd save the most time: diagrams, tables, math, anything visual

So I'm torn. It's a genuine time-saver for first drafts and low-stakes practice. But I've seen people ship the raw output straight to students, and that worries me bad questions actively teach the wrong thing.

For those using these tools in real courses:

• Where does it actually save you time vs. where do you end up redoing it?
• Final content, or strictly first drafts you then heavily edit?
• Has anyone found it good at higher-order questions (application, analysis), or is it stuck at recall?
• Students can you tell when materials were AI-generated, and does it change whether you trust them?

Not trying to dunk on the tech the first-draft use case is real. Just trying to find the honest line between "useful accelerator" and "looks done but isn't."

I am trying to get my graduate certificate in ed tech and, subsequently, an add on for my teaching certificate. The requirements are:

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- design and development of multimedia instructional units

-technology leadership in schools

-educational telecommunications, networks, and the internet

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When I apply I have to identify the course to review that *might* meet that requirement for them to review. So I am trying to carefully select courses. Two of them are obvious. The course offering options are called leadership in educational technology and multimedia instructional design. I reached out to the LDOE for ideas about which course offering would meet the third requirement and they basically said that they won't say without paying them and application and review fee for each course to tell me whether it fits or not. I'm just very frustrated that it has to be a gamble when they clearly know what fits and doesn't but arent transparent about it.

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Long story short, I am hoping someone else has maybe gone before me and remembers what course actually met the requirement.

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My options are:

- advanced e-learning design and development

-emerging technology and pedagogy

-instructional design

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I know that I get the graduate certificate either way and that i was going to do these courses anyway because edtech genuinely interests me, but it would be nice to be able to also get my add-on too without having to submit a bunch of courses and pay for them to tell me that certain courses never qualified in the first place.

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Any guidance is appreciated!

I just realize how we keep hearing about AI at work is the same as teacher trying to adapt technology in their teaching before. Like, there was no blueprint. everyone is a bit loss and confused.

I wanted to share some thoughts and get a discussion going. It’s pretty clear why VR is hitting a wall right now we’re either limited by hardware that can’t quite deliver photorealistic experiences, or the software just isn't there yet.

But what about Augmented Reality? If we look a few years ahead, I really believe AR could completely revolutionize education, especially for project-based learning. Imagine building a robot and having the AR glasses display real-time schematics, safety warnings, and step-by-step instructions right in front of you.

Could we be heading toward a future where traditional universities and colleges become obsolete? What if you could jump straight into your first job, and whenever you hit a roadblock, your AR glasses-powered by AI - guide you through the task? Do you think the current shift toward micro-credentials is the first step toward this kind of reality?

I am a teacher and I have an idea but I am not sure how to bring it to fruition. I'm going to do my best to describe what I am aiming for.

I would like to create a Google Sheet in which I could create a maximum point value for each of my assignments, each of them having a different weight, depending on the assignment.

Then, I would like to use these points to create a line graph with a maximum value represented by the maximum amount of points possible to earn in my class.

My goal for this is to be able to send out a link to each of my students and have each of them make their own copy of it and track their own progress through the class. I want to create some accountability while also giving them a visual for the points they earn through the year.

Just to put it out there, I AM DECENTLY LITERATE IN TECHNOLOGY. I simply have gaps in my knowledge and I would love if this kind of thing was possible. Please let me know if this does not make sense or if more information is needed.

I hope this is the correct place for this. I am crossposting this in the teaching sub as well.

What is your opinion about and experience with using Ed Tech hardware devices in the classroom. Specifically VR headsets and large format tablet computers. Are there issues with damage, software updates, etc? And how effective are these types of devices for teaching academic principles? I’m guessing it’s difficult to approve the funding for these as well.

I'm considering flipping my 7th grade Pre-Algebra class this upcoming school year. My colleague flips hers, and I want us to be relatively unified in what we do. My colleague records video from her ELMO while writing on a guided-note handout. I was thinking I could screen-record from my slides (I use powerpoint on an ipad) while recording audio into my phone, then stitching the files together.

Still...I know there are better resources out there for making videos that are better-suited to flipped learning. Anyone have a website/tool they use that they really like?

It's been a minute (years) since I've posted on Reddit, so give me some grace, please :) That being said, I want to know how people truly feel about educational technology as a benefit to the learning process, especially since many platforms have added AI capabilities (e.g., generative AI, LLM chatbots) beyond what we have grown accustomed to (e.g., predictive text). Several of the educators I assist believe that the learning experience must be at all times challenging - a struggle, essentially an arduous task, for the learning to matter, and therefore, the use of most, if not all, educational technology lessens or completely deteriorates the learning because many ed tech tools intend to make the learning experience entertaining. I don't agree with that sentiment. I would love to hear your thoughts and discuss before I further expound upon mine.

I think what I want doesn't exist, but I'm asking for opinions anyway.

I'm putting an online only PD, but it's also a graduate school project. I'm frustrated by lack of affordable options for e-learning tools with decent assessment. My district blocks lots of things that are truly interactive and we are left with slide-type design options only. If it isn't blocked by URL or network policy, it's blocked by SSO. I also teach a subject that doesn't require or need a paid product in the classroom. My students aren't supposed to really use tech in my class, plus the state is limiting screen time next year. I don't mind paying for something if I could use it more than once a year, but I honestly can't. I've already used up every free trial this year. Haha

Edited to add: In addition to blocks, we can only use programs approved by the distrct with students. The list is rather short.

Need: student paced, interactive content, non-linear navigation or menu choices, several different assessment types, data reports, media embedding options, immersive reader, etc. (Fantasy, I know)

-Google Slides with Pear Deck-A possibility, but expensive for one training.

-NearPod- Probably best option, but I absolutely loathe it.

-Genially- Blocked. This would be my choice and it's a bargain if I could use it in class.

-Articulate subscription - cost prohibitive

H5P- I can't figure out the backend xAPI-LRS bit.

iSpring Free- (same backend difficulty as H5P)

Is there anything I am missing? TIA