Fran Kompar

Am a huge fan of Google Gems! And so I'm loving the premade Gems at EduGems created by Eric Curts: edugems.ai/home #googlegems #aiined #edtech #edtechchat #FIELDGuide #socialstudies

In Budapest, there is a fountain that looks like an open book. At regular intervals, a sheet of water curves to one side to give the illusion of a page being turned

Connecticut libraries lose money, access to books after Baker & Taylor collapse - Connecticut Public apple.news/AUYRE4h_aQOOHt…

New course alert! Canva AI skills for students is live. Helping students use AI creatively and responsibly — from Magic Write to Canva Code. 🔗 Teacher lesson: bit.ly/4bFTES5 Student course: bit.ly/3LPyUNd

💎 New EduGem: edugems.ai/gem/profession… 📣 Professional Learning Coach - Get personalized, bite-sized PD to deepen your expertise and apply evidence-based practices in your school role 👏 Thanks to Liz Voci for the original prompt! #edtech #GoogleEDU @GeminiApp @GoogleForEdu

I’m excited to co-host a conversation entitled “The Metamorphosis of the School Library in the Age of AI” with Prof David Loertscher at EduCon 2026 in Philadelphia- look for us on the schedule on February 1st, 11 am 2026.educon.org/conversations/…

Next up… Slide Decks! Turn your sources into a detailed deck for reading OR a set of presentation-ready slides. They are fully customizable, so you can tailor them to any audience, level, and style. Officially rolling out to Pro users now (free users in the coming weeks)!

Starting today, we’re making it easier for everyone to verify if an image was created or edited with Google AI with SynthID, our digital watermarking technology, right in @GeminiApp.

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Follow @GeminiApp and RT this thread if it was helpful. For more inspiration and info on Gemini's Nano Banana image generation and editing capabilities, check out gemini.google/overview/image…

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If you or someone you know need help, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources.

Another huge week of AI and robotics news I summarized everything from OpenAI, xAI, Google, Meta, Figure, Nvidia, Tencent, Unitree, Weave Robotics, Engine AI, and more. Here's everything you need to know and how to make sense out of it:

The hope is that AI can improve learning through immediate feedback and personalized instruction. But studies show AI makes it easier for students not to learn. 'Metacognitive Laziness': How AI Helps Students Offload Critical Thinking, Other Hard Work kqed.org/mindshift/6551…

This is such an important letter - it needs to be heeded for the sake of our children.

Happy 4th of July weekend!

📚 Librarians, lighten your load! Discover how ChatGPT’s Book Scout can spark reading culture, create personalized book talks, streamline lesson ideas, & integrate tech effortlessly. Get the scoop on 4 librarian-approved workflows to save time & inspire creativity! buff.ly/X5tuWhn #librarytwitter #edtech #edutwitter

We are glad to see the Senate Commerce Committee advance the Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act known as COPPA2, today. It's been more than 25 years since this children's privacy law has been updated. Congratulations to @SenMarkey and @SenCassidy for leading this.

The first question you should ask on the internet: Is this worth my time? At the 87th annual Cubberley Lecture at @StanfordEd, DIG Co-Founder @samwineburg explained why critical thinking starts with choosing what deserves our attention.

Very helpful and needed as AI tools proliferate. #AItools