Pinboard Sharing is Here! Share Insights with Ask Your Data
We’re excited to introduce a highly requested feature in Ask Your Data of Intelligent Insights: the ability to share pinboards! As part of our continuous efforts to extend the value of Intelligent Insights, we’re delivering impactful features that will enhance collaboration and productivity. With ...
5 Years of Wonder Tools: Lessons from testing hundreds of apps
After 5 years, 265 posts, and testing hundreds of digital tools, I share lessons learned and the hall of fame apps that truly enhance creative productivity.
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I had to chuckle when I read this Verge article about Meta’s attorneys botching their document redactions during the FTC antitrust trial. Having spent three decades in the legal racket, it was shocking to me how often lawyers (and their staff) were completely flummoxed by the idea of digital redaction. Way more often than not,... Continue reading →
Whimsy Roundup: Six Playful Apps and Customizations for Your Mac
One aspect of macOS that I truly love is the level of customization that it allows for. Out of the box, Apple’s desktop operating system is easy to use, and its user interface has been streamlined over the years around its core principles: apps, windows, icons, and the mouse cursor. That being said, the Mac
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Framous: The Ultimate Screenshot Framing App for Apple Devices - MacSparky
Charlie Chapman, the developer behind Dark Noise — the white noise generator I use constantly — is back with a another Mac application that feels custom-tailored for me. It’s called Framous, and it allows you to take screenshots on your Apple devices and elegantly frame them inside an appropriate Apple device bezel. As someone who... Continue reading →
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Supercharge your research in Obsidian with Zotero 7
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Sparky's Case for Focus Modes (And a Short Poll) - MacSparky
One of the best features Apple has added in recent years is Focus Modes. I use them every day across all my devices, and they have become an essential part of how I manage my attention, my work, and even my personal life. At its core, a Focus Mode is a filter between you and... Continue reading →
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I tried a new formative assessment technique in a workshop today that was inspired by Bonni Stachowiak's recent Teaching in Higher Ed podcast episode with Todd Zakrajsek. I called the technique Spinner Retrieval Practice. Here's how it worked:
1. I created a Padlet Sandbox deck with a card for each instructor. Each card was divided into six boxes that were labeled "Spin," "Retrieve," and "Rate." (See image below.)
2. Instructors clicked on the virtual spinner link in the "Spin" box to access an online spinner. The spinner included five topics we had just explored in the workshop, which in this case, were five Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs). Instructors spun the wheel and took note of the topic they landed on.
3. Instructors returned to their card in Padlet Sandbox, and in the "Retrieve" box, they typed the name of the topic they landed on and what they could recall about the topic from memory.
4. In the "Rate" box, instructors rated how confident they were that their response was correct by jotting down a number between 1-5 on the sticky note (with 1 being not confident and 5 being very confident).
5. Instructors repeated steps 2-4 for a second round.
6. Afterwards, we reviewed the responses as a group. I particularly focused on reviewing responses that anyone rated less than a 4, and in many cases, instructors were correct despite their initial doubt. This led to a good discussion about how confidence ratings can be useful as part of one's formative assessment approach.
Overall, Spinner Retrieval Practice was a fun way to randomize and slightly gamify the traditional retrieval practice approach!
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Blog Questions Challenge 2025 (no blog chain breaking)
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Schools are using AI tracking software on student devices, recent investigation shows — Marketplace Tech
Back when the pandemic first hit, many students received tablets or laptops from their schools. Schools also wanted to know what students were doing on those devices, so demand for AI-powered software to monitor students’ digital activities also grew. That surveillance software is the subject of a new investigation from the Associated Press andTthe Seattle Times, whic Claire Bryan coauthored. Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes asked her what sort of things this surveillance software might flag.
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