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Saturday, March 21, 2026

EdTech Links - Week of 3-16-26

Each week I keep an eye out for the latest edtech resources through blogs, social media, podcasts, videos, user groups, and more. I then try to reshare these resources in many ways.

One way I share these is here on the blog in these "EdTech Links of the Week" posts. See below to explore the latest batch of resources, and be sure to share with others who may benefit.

If you want to make sure you don't miss new resources, you can:

🔗 View all EdTech Links of the Week: bit.ly/caa-links

📰 Sign up for my weekly email newsletter: bit.ly/curts-news
📧 Join the "Control Alt Achieve" email discussion group: bit.ly/caa-emailgroup
🔔 Get new blog posts automatically through email - FollowIt link

And as always, please let me know of any resources that you recommend. I would love to learn from you!

Recorded Webinar - NotebookLM for Schools

I recently recorded a webinar about NotebookLM for schools.

If you are not familiar with NotebookLM, it is Google's free AI-powered tool where you can load your own trusted sources and then generate engaging resources that are grounded in your vetted content.

In this deep-dive hands-on session we covered the following topics:

🗃️ Add sources to Notebooks including your own Google Docs, Slides, PDFs, websites, videos and more
💬 Explore how to "chat" with your sources to find specific answers and summarize key concepts
🔊 Use the powerful Studio tools to instantly generate Audio and Video Overviews, slide decks, infographics, mind maps, data tables, flashcards, quizzes, and reports
💡 Discover practical and creative ways to use NotebookLM for teaching and learning

To learn all about using NotebookLM in schools, see below to watch my recorded 1.5-hour webinar and to access the resources from the session.

Upcoming Webinar: Making Graphic Novels with NotebookLM

I am excited to be presenting a free webinar about creating educational graphic novels with NotebookLM.

A while back I came up with a workflow to use Gemini and NotebookLM to generate graphic novels, which I shared on my blog.

People have been loving this project and creating so many amazing things to help with teaching and learning in all subjects and grade levels.

To help more people try this out we will be doing a deep-dive hands-on session where we will cover the following:

🗯️ Graphic Novel Overview
📚 Loads of Pre-Made Examples
🛠️ How to Create a Graphic Novel
💡 Choose a Topic
🎨 Choose an Art Style
📄 Create the Script
✍️ Review and Edit the Script
📓 Create a Notebook
📖 Generate the Graphic Novel
✂️ Edit the Graphic Novel
💾 Download and Share the Graphic Novel

See below for details to participate in this training:

🗯️ Making Graphic Novels with NotebookLM
🗓️ Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
⏰ 3pm ET / 2pm CT / 1pm MT / Noon PT
▶️ The webinar will be live-streamed and also recorded for those who can't attend live
✅ Register at bit.ly/apr2graph or in this Google Form

I hope you will join me for this exciting webinar!

Recorded Webinar - Did a Robot Write this Report? Managing AI Cheating

Generative AI is a powerful tool that can be used to support teachers and students. Unfortunately, just as AI can be used to generate lesson plans, provide helpful feedback, and serve as a personalized tutor, it can also be used to write a paper, provide answers, and do students' work.

But how can we manage this? Over the last several years I have been having this academic integrity discussion with thousands of educators around the world in the trainings I have done. Through those conversations I have had the chance to get feedback on my thoughts, as well as pick up many new amazing ideas from participants.

Recently I pulled all of these resources together and recorded my 2026 version of "Did a Robot Write this Report?" This is a 1-hour video where I do a deep dive into addressing AI cheating including:

🍳 The impact of AI on student brains
📔 Defining what it means to cheat with AI
🔒 Adjusting assignments to reduce the potential of cheating while increasing the positive use of AI
📑 Encouraging transparency and proper citation of AI use
🔎 Tools and techniques for monitoring AI usage
🧭 Resources for developing AI guidelines
🎓 Resources to educate students about AI
And more!

See below to watch the recorded video and access all of the support materials. I welcome your suggestions, thoughts, questions, comments, and opinions!

EdTech Links - Week of 3-2-26

Each week I keep an eye out for the latest edtech resources through blogs, social media, podcasts, videos, user groups, and more. I then try to reshare these resources in many ways.

One way I share these is here on the blog in these "EdTech Links of the Week" posts. See below to explore the latest batch of resources, and be sure to share with others who may benefit.

If you want to make sure you don't miss new resources, you can:

🔗 View all EdTech Links of the Week: bit.ly/caa-links

📰 Sign up for my weekly email newsletter: bit.ly/curts-news
📧 Join the "Control Alt Achieve" email discussion group: bit.ly/caa-emailgroup
🔔 Get new blog posts automatically through email - FollowIt link

And as always, please let me know of any resources that you recommend. I would love to learn from you!

Recorded Webinar - Creating and Sharing Gemini Gems

I recently recorded a webinar about creating and sharing Gemini Gems.

If you are not familiar with Gems, they are reusable, custom prompts that save your best AI workflows for instant access, and they are a game-changer for educators!

In this deep-dive hands-on session we covered the following topics:

🔎 Explore Google's pre-made Gems and the 100+ Gems on my EduGems site
🛠️ Create new Gems from scratch
💬 Learn tips for effective prompting, reference files, and tool selection
🔗 Share the Gems we create
🗃️ Discover how to build a high-quality Gem repository for your staff and students

To learn all about creating and sharing Gems, see below to watch my recorded 1-hour webinar and to access the resources from the session.

18 New EduGems from February 2026

EduGems is my website where I share my favorite Gemini Gems for schools.

You can access, use, and copy any of the Gems at https://www.edugems.ai/

Each month I add new Gems to the site. See below for links to the 18 new Gems I added during the month of February 2026, along with a short description for each.

Feel free to share with others and please consider submitting your own Gems to the site.