Tag Archives: edtech
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Teaching Teens About AI & Mental Health
Leave a commentNovember 8, 2025 by Dr. Robbie Barber
Teens in my high school appear addicted to their devices. It is a constant distraction. This means that in the …
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Teaching AI Energy Use – Part 2
Leave a commentAugust 10, 2025 by Dr. Robbie Barber
Part I: Teaching AI Environmental Impact In April 2025, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated on social media that there …
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Teaching AI Environmental Impact
1July 11, 2025 by Dr. Robbie Barber
At a recent conference, I gave a presentation about images and image manipulation. I then added artificial intelligence (AI) image …
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Teaching High School Students to Understand AI
1June 1, 2025 by Dr. Robbie Barber
What if we teach what artificial intelligence (AI) is before we dive in? Hollands & Breazeal (2024) reviewed the MIT …
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AI: No Such Thing As a Free Lunch
1December 30, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
In the 1800s, saloons would entice clients to come in with an offer of free lunch, if they paid for …
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The Power of a Still Image
Leave a commentSeptember 2, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
I have been teaching about fake news for several years to high school students and at professional conferences. One thing …
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Incorporating AI into Instruction
1August 11, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
Ignoring the advance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the schoolhouse will ultimately hurt students. This does not mean you must …
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AI Policy Considerations in a School Library?
1July 10, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
As AI grows, what policy considerations would I like to see in my school library? (Note: this blog is in …
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Accessibility with AI
1July 5, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
I have students who cannot read well or simply cannot read in English well. They may have hearing or visual …
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Guiding Students in Using AI
1June 25, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
It is conference week for me! I am attending and presenting at both ISTELive 2024 and ALA Conference 2024. I …
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