AIOhioEd
January 15, 2026 Issue #1
Every month, you'll find strategies, concrete examples and introductions to tools that can make an immediate impact on classroom instruction.
10 ways to Collaborate Digitally & Visually in Class
Another helpful piece from Matt Miller's "Ditch That Textbook" website. "Brisk Boost" now takes the visual, collaborative energy of a digital whiteboard and supercharges it with AI. Give students a space where they can interact with resources, get real-time feedback and show their thinking.
"Our powerful AI tools help you transform and share your thoughts as beautiful presentations, websites, social posts, and anything else you can dream."
Easy to jump into and try out. AI assisted slide decks, websites, graphics and more.
10 Prompts for Smarter Studying
Help guide students how to use AI as a study partner.
- P: Purpose — Why am I asking? (review, practice, brainstorm, explain)
- A: Action — What should AI do? (summarize, quiz, compare, give examples)
- C: Context — What details does it need? (notes, chapter topic, grade level)
- E: Explain — How should it present the answer? (step-by-step, bullet points, story, analogy)
Prompts with P.A.C.E. give AI direction, detail, and a plan—so it teaches instead of taking over.
#1: Convert a multiple-choice test into a project
Want to breathe new life into a multiple-choice test that needs revamped? This exercise is worth the time and effort just to see how Gemini or your favorite AI tool reframes the project, content, and learning approach.
"Act as an experienced (GRADE LEVEL / CONTENT AREA) teacher, skilled at designing authentic assessments based on durable skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. Your task is to redesign the multiple-choice assessment in the attached file. Students will work (independently/in groups, etc.) Convert the test into a project in which students will conduct research on the content covered in the original assessment and give a presentation to the class on their learning. Include detailed assignment instructions for students and a grading rubric for the final project formatted as a table. Utilize the Ohio Learning Standards for (subject/objective)." [upload existing test]
Google Classroom has embedded Gemini to "help" teachers write feedback
"We’re introducing AI-suggested feedback for written assignments in Google Classroom, a new feature designed to help educators provide high-quality, personalized support to their students more efficiently. Educators can now generate suggestions from Gemini to draft feedback that is specifically tailored to a student's work, grade level, and any specific focus area designated by the educator."
This is no longer just for teachers who were using Brisk, Magic School, or other tool. It is now embedded in Google Classroom and available to a much larger population of teachers.
If you are a school leader and you haven't had the conversation with staff about using AI generated feedback for grading purposes, now is the time!
For All Staff:
Not only do educators need to be aware of slop & slime, we need to educate our students as well.
Pink Slime - Somewhere between AI slop and "fake news", pink slime sites and publications are increasing, but there are ways educators and their students can avoid it.
AI slop -
You Probably Already Saw AI Slop Today. What Educators Need To Know About This Fast-Growing and Harmful Trend
For Tech Directors and Network Security Personnel
Shadow AI: What Schools Need To Know And Can Do About It
Many school districts are ill-prepared to defend themselves against the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks, a problem that has been exacerbated by federal government cuts to programs that support school cybersecurity, experts say.
Teachers learn how to integrate AI into meaningful writing assignments
In early February, Andrea Patt and I had the privilege of working with over 30 area teachers on a variety of strategies to integrate AI into various writing assignments. If your teachers (especially in ELA) are wrestling with these challenges, there are solutions to move forward. Because of the need and overwhelming positive feedback, we will be hosting this workshop again in the near future, and can bring it to your district.
Thanks for reading!
Please reach out with questions or ideas for future newsletters. Also, if you know of a teacher who is leading the way with AI integration, let me know so they can be featured in a future article!