This April is Poetry, a Solar Eclipse and A.I. (oh my)!
One week from today, on Monday April 8th there will be a total solar eclipse in North America! Check out this NASA site for a 3D visualization of the path of totality. To add a bit of whimsy, also consider this eclipse playlist (scroll down and preview before sharing with kids) compiled by NASA interns for the 2017 eclipse.
A Few Beautiful Minutes by Kate Allen Fox (with gorgeous illustrations from Khoa Le) is a great read to use to explain how solar eclipses work and build anticipation for this event.
The MACUL Conference was fantastic as usual. A few of my new favorite A.I. resources were GoblinTools, a site that helps you break down tasks into manageable steps, just describe your task in the “add new item” box and click the magic wand on the right-hand side and Pi AI, an A.I. personal assistant (who doesn’t need one of those?!) I’m also intrigued by EduaideAI, a robust lesson planning (and more) tool.
April is National Poetry Month and it’s my birthday too!
Speaking of A.I., Verse by Verse is an intriguing tool that helps you compose poetry inspired by classic American poets. Click on “let’s write a poem”, choose up to three famous poets, choose your preferred poem structure. I wrote one just now about the solar eclipse, here’s how it turned out:
If you’re someone who buys me birthday gifts, in lieu of a gift this year consider leaving a review of my first book (assuming you read or skimmed it).