Chris Webb

@crippit.bsky.social

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High School #Math Teacher Winner of University of Portsmouth Alumni Impact Award @ZipCaptions.app Creator #GoogleET #GoogleEl #TOR16 Lead #GEGEasternCanada #AdobeCreativeEducator

A screenshot of the main grid view on zip easy speak
A screenshot of Google Meet with Zip Speech active
A Stream Deck alternative showing Companion
A graphic with the text "Amplifying the teacher's voice with artificial intelligence"
Gemini is available in classroom - a screenshot of the Google blog
Teach and learn in 15 New languages
A screenshot of a photo of Chris along with a block of text describing the award.
The front cover of the book
When we think of the use of Al in the classroom we're often afraid that Al will remove the voice of the teacher, or that the teacher will be replaced. believe that the success of Al in the classroom will be in it amplifying the teacher's voice. What does this mean? It means that we take what the teacher has said and then use this to produce materials in the teachers own 'words, using language that supports that that's been used in the classroom, so students aren't seeing yet another way to do something, or having to learn another set of vocabulary. It means being efficient with a teachers time so they have more time to spend on developing new curriculum content, reimagining tasks, or even taking part in their own professional development. Al shouldn't be here to replace the teacher, it should be here to empower them, to help them support learning in the classroom, for learners at all levels. Change the reading level of the same document, add more scaffolding or remove it. These are all things which will empower the teacher to enhance learning. By controlling the content, and our own biases we can also try to right the wrong when it comes to Al bias as well, but this is always something that we need to watch out for!
An FAQ document about the Cosine Law
A screenshot of the Google Play Store showing the instant games available
A red pencil with the writing "Owen's Pencils"
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A screenshot showing information about the captioning feature release
Float a window You can now multitask more effectively when you float a window. When you float a window, you keep that window open and can freely move it around. On the window that you want to float, hover over Maximize . In the menu that pops up, select Float . Reposition and resize the window as applicable. Tip: A floated window stays in the background when you open or select other windows or apps. You need to move the floating window around to get a full view of windows or apps in the background. Close a floating window To return a floating window to its previous position and size: On the window that you want to close, hover over Unfloat . In the menu that pops up, select Float . Tip: When you close a floating window, it doesn’t automatically maximize the window. Instead, it returns to its size and position before it was floated.
A black chair on a green background
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a futuristic and modernist image of people communicating