Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk about Gemini training, AI, teacher cognitive load, and more. Dave takes on AI and what happens if it’s wrong.

Jokes:

What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?

Pumpkin pi

What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations?

Tinselitis.

I just want everyone to know that Dove chocolate tastes way better than their soap.

“I’m gonna’ whack you with the neck of this old Silvertone guitar!”

“Is that a fret?”

How does it feel when you cross a cantaloupe with a herding dog?

Meloncoly

Companies that unclog drains must have a good work flow.

Does the name Pavlov ring any bells?

The highlight of my trip to the zoo was seeing an antelope.

I’d never seen an insect run off to get married before!

I connected my new phone to the cloud.

Then I started getting mist calls.

Sign that states:
People Are Eating
Children
In This Area
Please
Leash Your Dog & Clean Up After Them
Thank You

Battery falling down a hole,
a battery with AA in a quote bubble, a slightly smaller battery with "AAA" in a quote bubble, then a smaller battery with "AAAA", then finally a really small battery with "AAAAAAA" in a quote bubble.

Found it!

Road with a sidewalk next to it. There is a sign at the end of the sidewalk that says "Sidewalk Ends".

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)

K12Science Podcast: What if AI Gets it Wrong?

I was recently reading the February 18, 2026 NSTA Blog, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.

In this blog I read the section, “From Chalkboards to AI” written by Valerie Bennett and Christine Anne Royce. They wrote an article entitled “What if AI Gets it Wrong? Teaching Students to Detect Errors and Misleading Models.”

When teachers intentionally surface AI errors, students learn that:

Authority does not equal accuracy.
Confidence is not evidence.
Scientific knowledge is always provisional.

It may be best to integrate AI literacy with disciplinary practices rather than teaching is as a standalone skill.

https://k12science.net/what-if-ai-gets-it-wrong/

Reports from the Front Lines

Gemini Presentation
- Shawn
- Troy
Building Simulations with AI
- Picasso Story
- Interrobang
PD Day
313 Day, Pi Day . . .

The Social Web

Google for Education @GoogleForEdu

Parenting a middle or high schooler in the age of AI? We’ve got you! @Google

and national nonprofit, @aiedu_org partnered up to launch a 10-episode podcast series designed to help parents guide their kids confidently with #AI. Listen here http://goo.gle/3Wo55EN

Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal

Replying to @MarioNawfal

2. AI in the Classroom Students’ worst nightmare is here: AI now decides who gets called to the board. Using advanced neural networks, the system analyses facial expressions and emotions to spot those who may be unprepared or trying to avoid attention. https://x.com/i/status/1849037253311627517

‪Susie Dent‬ ‪@susiedentwords.bsky.social‬

Word of the day is ‘fanfaronade’ (19th century): to strut and swagger about as if you own the stage.

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