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Empowering Educators with AI: Leveraging Generative AI to Enhance Teaching & Learning | The Education Cooperative (TEC)

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · May 27

I've designed a really great course for teachers on AI and I'm teaching it fully-remotely in June.

Would love to have you join the class! More info & register here:

tec-coop.org/offering/emp... #EduSky #AIinEDU

Generative AI has the power to reshape classrooms, empower educators, and unlock new possibilities for teaching and learning. The goal […]

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Generating Physically Stable and Buildable LEGO Designs from Text

Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · May 21

LegoGPT: a text-to-lego project out of Carnegie Mellon.

avalovelace1.github.io/LegoGPT/

avalovelace1.github.io

Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · May 20

Excited to be speaking about innovative ways #teachers can use generative AI to differentiate instruction at UCF's Teaching & Learning with #AI conference next week!

How are you using AI for differentiation? I'd love to hear your ideas.

#AiEdu #EdChat

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · May 14

Rigatoni becomes spaghetti!

Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · May 14

Wild, out-of-the-box questions like this have the potential to engage students in fun ways. This is a great example of a question where students thinking about and volunteering answers gives me insight into the degree to which they really "get it."

It's why I love @xkcd.com's "What If" series.

Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · May 14

• Food you subsequently ate would add to your mass, but not your volume.

• Swimming would become *very* dangerous as your density increased.

• You'd starve, eventually.

• Body core temperature would increase uncomfortably from the accretion disk?

What other implications am I missing?

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · May 14

"What would happen if you ate a small black hole, like, with an even horizon the size of an M&M?"

A creative question from an #Astronomy student in class today.

We talked about why this wouldn't be possible, but then discussed hypothetically:

First fault rupture ever filmed. M7.9 surface rupture filmed near Thazi, Myanmar

Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · May 12

Purported to be the "first #fault rupture ever filmed," this video going directly into the slide deck for my geology unit once I verify it.

#geology #earthscience #earthquake

www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ub...

YouTube video by 2025 Sagaing Earthquake Archive

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Apr 17

Second, I think such an explanation would require light be treated as a particle, which would imply that the law of reflection is "proof" that light is a particle, not a wave... but I've never heard that mentioned/taught before. But maybe I am thinking about it all wrong and/or mistaken.

Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Apr 17

I was thinking about an explanation built upon momentum of light, but that didn't sit well with me for 2 reasons. 1st, I think my explan. would end up being identical to the basketball bounce explanation, & it feels weird to use Newtonian mech to explain a phenomenon of light. Maybe it shouldn't?

Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Apr 17

ChatGPT for the code and Suno for the background music.

Create Educational Games/Programs with AI – No Coding Knowledge Needed At All!

Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Apr 17

I'm teaching Law of Reflection in Conceptual #Physics & realized I don't have a good understanding of *why* light follows the law. That is, I can explain why θi=θr for a basketball bounce pass w/ Newtonian mech, but I don't have an equivalent explanation for light. Anyone have a good one to share?

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Apr 11

I created this free game for my #astronomy students to get a sense of relative sizes of solar system objects.

Adjust moon/planet/comet/etc. sizes, lock in guess, & score accuracy points!

Made entirely with #AI

Would love your feedback

gregschwanbeck.github.io/scale-game/

#AIEDU #EduSKY #edchat

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Mar 31

It's amazing how easy it is for #teachers to program their own education games/simulations using #AI, without having to know *any* coding at all. Here's a tutorial video demoing how I made an Astronomy game from start to finish in 26 minutes!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnAe...

#EduSKY #AiEDU #STEM

How to fix your Airzooka Air Vortex Cannon by replacing the elastic rubber bungee cord

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Mar 24

My #physics department's Airzooka air vortex cannon things were all broken because the elastic cords had all worn out, so I replaced them.

There didn't seem to be an already-existing tutorial video on how to do this, so I made one.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fUp...

#iteachphysics

Spinning Wine Decanter Glass with Crystals,Creative Rotating Goblets,Rotating Crystal Glass Red Wine or White Wine Glass with Removable Cup,Idea Wine Accessory Gift for Christmas Halloween

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'm not sure if it is marketed or sold as physics equipment. I think it might just be sold to wine enthusiasts that are looking to spend money on wine-related nonsense.

That said, I think it is this glass available on Amazon for ~$40 www.amazon.com/HFLWYWD-Remo...

SpecificationName: rotating red wine glassMaterial: glassStyle: simpleScene: hotel, home, KTV, restaurants, nightclubsSize: height of about 23.5 cm (9.25 inches), the mouth of the glass diameter of about 6 cm (2.36 inches)Capacity: 500mlDESCRIPTIONUnique design: turn the wine glass upside down and spin it quickly without leaking a drop. Made of glass, artisanal, one-piece molding, suitable for all occasionsVERSATILE USE: suitable for red or white wine, daily use or special occasions. Swivel the column to rotate the glass without moving the bottom of the glass, thus easy to sober up without making the wine overflow.WORTH GIFTING: Ideal gift for family and friends at Christmas, weddings, anniversaries or birthdays.REMOVABLE CUP: Aluminum stem with removable cup for easy cleaning.MULTIFUNCTIONAL: Creative swivel highball glasses can be used to serve wine, whiskey, champagne, cocktails and more.Product List1*Red wine glass1*High-grade gift box

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How to Make a "Scrolling Lyrics" Video for your AI-Generated songs using slides & iMovie

Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Mar 5

This spinning wine glass would make a pretty cool rotational motion demo for #physics classes.

#iteachphysics

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Feb 26

Several of my colleagues are using #AI to make educational songs. Often these songs work best when students can read the lyrics while the song plays, so I just made this tutorial for #teachers on making "scrolling lyrics" music videos.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP0P...

#edusky #edchat #edtech #AiEDU

Learn about Learn About: Take a quick tour of Google’s generative AI tool for learning about… stuff.

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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Feb 25

I made a very quick tour of Google's "Learn About" tool to introduce it to my colleagues.

This #AI tool is helps you learn about whatever topic you are interested in, generating something akin to an interactive, multimedia textbook as you go.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V90z...

#AIinEducation #EduSky