The teacher gets the desks turned on him. Tony talks about the challenges he faces in his efforts to learn Spanish, with a focus on his use of Duolingo.

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You’ve got a couple of students who have the hunger, the drive to learn. What tools can you recommend to help them up their game? Have a listen. Tools Mentioned Anki https://apps.ankiweb.net - free flashcard creation tool Citation Machine https://www.citationmachine.net - citation generator and more Claude AI https://claude.ai Duolingo https://www.duolingo.com Elicit https://elicit.com - Summarize research papers Einblick https://einblick.ai - chart generation ExplainPaper https://www.explainpaper.com - Upload paper, highlight text, and it explains stuff. Can customize explanations Heuristica https://heuristi.ca - mind mapping AI. Good for using to start out with topic or field Litmaps https://www.litmaps.com - create map/graph to read Lit reviews NextNet https://getnextnet.com - drug research OpenRead https://www.openread.academy/ - article searching Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai PikToChart https://piktochart.com - creates infographics from text prompts Powerdrill https://powerdrill.ai - Uses your own data Scispace https://typeset.io - summarizing and reading includes conclusions Stapleton, Andy https://www.youtube.com/@DrAndyStapleton/videos - Teaching you the insider secrets of academia Tavily https://tavily.com - research agent creates research agent for a topic. Includes references and embeds links. Mainly for LLMs Zavala https://zavala.vincode.io/ - outlining tool (Mac only) Zotero https://www.zotero.org - research and citation tool

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Part two. The two old farts are in their rocking chairs on the front porch, watching the sun go down. Pull up a chair while they talk about the lessons they’ve learned and the wisdom they have accumulated over the years…and all the ways they’ve screwed up.

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The two old farts are in their rocking chairs on the front porch, watching the sun go down. Pull up a chair while they talk about the lessons they’ve learned and the wisdom they have accumulated over the years…and all the ways they’ve screwed up. They go so deep, it will be a two-parter.

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This month we wrestle with the smartphone controversy. What are the issues? What are the upsides? What is the most sensible way of dealing with this bit of tech in your classroom? Plus, a big announcement.

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We open the mailbag and field questions from listeners. Be sure to listen through to the end for the big reveal. Apologies for the audio not meeting our usual standards. 猿も木から落ちる!

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Digital Surveillance: Who’s watching you and your students? We discuss some of the ways we are tracked daily, by both human and non-human agents. 👀 Better read those Terms of Service agreements.

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Charles again talks with his daughter, this time about university graduation, future plans, how it feels to set out on a new phase in life, and some of the things learned while studying to become a teacher.

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