As we prepare to return to school and with all of the announcements over the summer, what are the things we should do right away to prepare. Should we really enable all of the things or how can we slow down and test what really needs to happen to ensure the safety of our students and the educational value we want to offer?

Teacher and IT Director, Vicki Davis, gives an overview of the summer's hottest AI announcements and some tips that schools are using to keep kids safe and cover their bases when it comes to implementing this cascade of change in ways that protect learning and kids. As always, each school must make these decisions for themselves to keep kids safe as the responsibility is on each of us to do so but here are some tips that might make sense for you.

Show notes and links:

https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e908

I have three AI prompts I teach my students on the first day. Learn about why I do this and what the prompts are in this turbo tip episode!

See the three prompts in the show notes and see a copy of the presentation I use to teach students to prompt: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e907

Microsoft's Mike Tholfsen unveils game-changing AI breakthroughs for educators at ISTE 2025, including Copilot Chat for teens 13+, the revolutionary Teach module that creates standards-aligned lessons in minutes, and AI-powered study guides that transform how students learn. Discover how Learning Zone on Copilot+ PCs brings AI directly to your classroom without internet, plus exciting updates to Learning Accelerators and seamless LMS integration that puts powerful AI tools right where teachers need them.

Key takeaways:

• FREE Copilot Chat now available for students 13+ with enterprise data protection
• New Teach module creates lesson plans, rubrics, and assessments aligned to standards from 35 countries
• Study guides in Copilot Notebooks generate personalized quizzes and flashcards
• Learning Zone app enables offline AI lesson creation on Copilot+ PCs
• Unified LTI integration brings Microsoft's AI tools directly into Canvas, Schoology, and other LMS platforms

Perfect for K-12 teachers ready to save time and enhance learning with responsible AI.

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Full show notes: coolcatteacher.com/e906

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