I hear this question almost daily now: "With AI here, should we teach kids to code?" I was reminded of the following from our book, Captain Code , that teaches coding to kids. The intro asks kids "Why learn to code?".
LinkedIn just made me aware that of my almost 28 years at Adobe , I've been in my current role for 10. 10 years! As those of you who know me know, that's a long time for Mr. Needs Excitement Or Gets Bored.
SFUSD has paused implementation of a controversial "grading for equity" plan amid significant backlash from parents, politicians, and even Board of Education members. Some of the concerns raised feel valid, others appear to be more emotional than rational. Students absolutely should be allowed...
Yes, this post has absolutely nothing to do with what I usually discuss. But, it took a while to find this info, so documenting here for the next time I need it (assuming I remember to check here, that is). Office printers are became a rarity, but if you have one that scans, and want to configure...
Matthew & Laura Grundler invited me to join their popular K-12ArtChat Podcast to talk content creation vs. consumption, Adobe Express, creativity in the classroom, and the right way to harness technology to create more joyful classrooms and engaged learners. Here's a Google Podcast link ....
On December 4, World Education, in partnership with USAID/PEPFAR, unveiled a new project at the Global Digital Health Forum in Washington D.C. that uses Adobe Acrobat to convert healthcare materials from paper to PDF, making healthcare materials about HIV easier to consume on...
The new 2nd edition of my MySQL Crash Course was just released. This book is a spin-off title based on my best-selling Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 minutes . I originally wrote this book at the request of readers (and educators) who liked the SQL book but wanted one that could go deeper into MySQL...
AI was all over Adobe MAX this year, from the opening keynote, to Sneaks, to oh so any presentations and sessions. This post summarizes some of the big AI news from MAX 2023 .
Last week I posted an introduction to using ChatGPT to generate SQL statements . One reader asked me about data visualization, and, yes, that is indeed possible with ChatGPT, too. Or rather, NOW it is possible by using the new ChatGPT Code Interpreter. As I write this, Code Interpreter is available...
ChatGPT is all the rage right now, and understandably so. Feeding it prompts and watching it spit out quality articles, recipes, travel itineraries, code examples, and more is fun and addictive. Yep, it's a rabbit hole, and one we're all getting a kick out of. One of ChatGPT's many neat tricks is...