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...
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 ....
I have been using the iconic Arduino Uno R3 for classroom projects for many years now. The boards are easy-to-use, reliable, and inexpensive (important, as eagerly enthusiastic hands playing with power supplies and soldering irons have been known to occasionally fry them). After many years, the...
Student mental health is a topic we're all paying attention to, especially post COVID, so this is timely and important. Mental health conditions like depression, anxiety and loneliness are on the rise, and so the Adobe Foundation and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) joined forces to...
I've been experimenting with meaningful ways to use Generative AI in the classroom. Here's one recent project that would be a really fun one for introductions during back-to-school (which is mere months away, sorry!). I had the opportunity to visit 4th and 5th graders in TX and NY, and gave the...
My fellow Adobe EDU team member, Jesse Lubinsky, posted thoughts and reflections on Teacher Appreciation Week .
Adobe Firefly is now in beta. To celebrate I asked it to generate drawings of Creative Educators instilling joy into their classrooms . This is what it created. You're welcome! To try Firefly for yourself, go to https://firefly.adobe.com/ .
This is a fun one! We've just added audio animation to Adobe Express. How does it work? You just select a character and background, record (or upload) your audio, and Express' AI engine will fully animate the character, complete with lips synched, head motions and more. Then just download the MP4...