Latest articles by Erik Ofgang
4 Brand New AI Tools For 2025 With The Potential to Change Teaching
2025 has already been a wild year for AI models and teaching.
One High School Teacher's Strategy For Using AI to Enhance Learning
Kevin Hudson has encouraged his students to use AI in specific ways, and he’s seen their assignments improve as a result.
DeepSeek: Everything Educators Need to Know About The New AI Model
DeepSeek R1 is a new reasoning AI model that has made the next generation of AI tools more readily available to students and teachers.
Google’s New AI Tutor LearnLM Is Trained On Learning Science and It Shows
I tested Google LearnLM and it’s the best AI tool for teaching that I’ve seen.
Large Print Format Books Help Young Readers, Says New Research
A study conducted by Project Tomorrow found large print books help student readers, even those without vision impairments.
AI In Education: 4 Ways To Avoid Falling Behind The Curve
Arizona State University professor Andrew Maynard has tips for educators on keeping up with AI developments and harnessing its educational potential in the process.
AI Prompt Writing For Middle School English
Bill Henry, an 8th grade English teacher, shares prompts and advice for teaching English with the help of AI.
The Remembered Success Effect: Adding Easier Math Questions Can Boost Student Motivation
A new study of the remembered success effect finds that adding less challenging questions to the beginning or end of an assignment can improve student motivation.
Sora: Is OpenAI's Video Generating Tool Helpful For Teaching?
OpenAI’s new video-generating tool is impressive and flashy but needs work before it’s a realistic classroom option.
4 New Teaching Features For Google Classroom: AI, Accessibility, and More
Google Classroom AI updates and new accessibility features for Chromebooks are among the new features Google recently announced.
Grok: Using The AI Tool To Teach
Grok — the AI tool from X and its polarizing owner, Elon Musk — offers similar teaching opportunities as other popular generative AI tools, but also has some unique features and advantages that set it apart.
4 Ways I Improved My AI Prompt Writing
Writing effective AI prompts is an increasingly important skill for educators and their students.
Teaching With Drones: 6 Skills Students Can Learn
Students learn coding, math, physics, cybersecurity, and other STEM lessons while becoming drone pilots.
5 Ways to Use ChatGPT to Prepare for Class
ChatGPT has a lot of potential to help educators with class prep.
I Took OpenAI and Common Sense Media’s Free Course For Teachers
The one-hour free course from OpenAI and Common Sense provides lots of good prompt writing advice and an overview of using AI as a teacher
Perusall: How To Use It To Teach
Designed to harness the best of social media, Perusall is a digital annotation tool that helps students to complete assigned readings.
5 Edtech and Other School Trends to Watch in 2025
The future is unwritten, but these aspects of education are almost certain to see change in 2025.
5 Ways Writing Instruction Should Evolve In The Age of AI
AI is here to stay, and we need to find ways that AI can help our students while also creating assignments that prioritize human creativity and protect "real" writing.
4 Studies About AI Tutors Every Teacher Should Know
AI tutors are here, but so far the research on efficacy is mixed. Here is some of the most intriguing research conducted so far.
QuillBot Excels As A Free Grammar and Spellchecker
I used QuillBot with all my writing for several days. It’s a great spelling and grammar-checking tool even if I’m not a fan of its generative AI features.
AI Predators: What Schools Should Know and Do
AI is increasingly be used by predators to connect with underage students online. Yasmin London, global online safety expert at Qoria and a former member of the New South Wales Police Force in Australia, shares steps educators can take to protect students.
Google Scholar’s New AI Outline Tool Explained By Its Founder
Google Scholar PDF reader uses Gemini AI to read research papers. The AI model creates direct links to the paper’s citations and a digital outline that summarizes the different sections of the paper.
Making Students Part of Your Security Operations Center
How to strengthen your security operations center with student employees and provide them educational opportunities at the same time.
