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Tech Tuesday: Game Jam Technologies and Diversifiers

It's Tech Tuesday and this week I share the technologies we used during the South Mountain Global Game Jam to create a VR game in 48 hours. Besides the technologies and how we used them, I discuss how Diversifiers can be used in the classroom. Enjoy! https://globalgamejam.org/games/2024/lunch-duty-mayhem-4 [https://globalgamejam.org/games/2024/lunch-duty-mayhem-4] Game Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZw1DLrhTbQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZw1DLrhTbQ] * List of technologies used to complete a VR game in 48 hours during the South Mountain Global Game Jam. * Unity * Old school tech * Leonardo AI * MidJourney * Smartphone apps * RecorderHQ * Bard * Plask Motion * Ready Player Me * Discord, Twitch, YouTube, Webex * DotBigBang * Oculus * Diversifiers for the game jam and how the concept can be implemented in the classroom. Mentioned incorrectly in the Podcast - RealPlayer.Me is actually ReadyPlayer.Me.

Tech Tuesday: AI to Create a Book Cover Image

Good morning, it's Tech Tuesday: Your Weekly Dose of Tech Inspiration and Exploration! It's the end of NaNoWriMo and you might be ready to create an image for the cover of your novel. Here is one way you can accomplish that task. * 3 AI Tools to create an image for your novel cover Show Links: * YouTube Video to accompany this guide: ⁠https://youtu.be/T7xRiLotgHs [https://youtu.be/T7xRiLotgHs] * Visit ⁠jeannetteshaffer.com⁠ [https://jeannetteshaffer.com] for Tech Tuesday Guides * Leonardo.AI https://leonardo.ai/ [https://leonardo.ai/] * Canva Magic Media: https://canva.com [https://canva.com] * DALL-E 2: https://openai.com/dall-e-2 [https://openai.com/dall-e-2]

Tech Tuesday: AI As An Interviewer

Good morning, it's Tech Tuesday: Your Weekly Dose of Tech Inspiration and Exploration! This week's edition will help prepare you to prepare for the holidays. * AI prompt for using AI to interview you about a particular topic * AI interview prompts ideas for your students * Meet Ivan AuthorInterview chatbot who is waiting to interview you about the novel you are writing this month Show Links: * YouTube Video to accompany this guide: https://youtu.be/9P_9yV302eM [https://youtu.be/9P_9yV302eM] * Visit jeannetteshaffer.com [https://jeannetteshaffer.com] for Tech Tuesday Guides * Character.AI https://beta.character.ai/https://beta.character.ai/ [https://beta.character.ai/]

Tech Tuesday: AI & Writing a Novel Part 2 - Character Building

For the month of November, the Tech Tuesday Inspiration guides will be focused on AI and writing in the spirit of National Novel Writing Month. In this week’s Tech Tuesday, I share how to use Character AI to build out a character for a novel, story, or chatbot. If you’re just starting with character building and want to see how artificial intelligence can help you with that process, it’s a great application to explore. Visit ⁠jeannetteshaffer.com⁠ [https://jeannetteshaffer.com] to access all the Tech Tuesday Inspiration Guides and transcriptions. You may also sign up to have the Tech Tuesday Inspiration delivered to your inbox. Thank you for listening and have a beautiful day!

Tech Tuesday: AI & Writing a Novel Part 1

Tech Tuesday Inspiration Guide [https://www.canva.com/design/DAFyjnBZygo/7mfpsJ5x0GoraZ_igoaAxA/view?utm_content=DAFyjnBZygo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor] For the month of November, the Tech Tuesday Inspiration guides will be focused on AI and writing in the spirit of National Novel Writing Month. If you are interested in joining us with this challenge click this link to register [https://forms.gle/an2MQM2K8qhM3mRJ7]. This challenge is open to everyone so please share with anyone that you think might be interested in a 30-day challenge to write a novel. In this episode, I share several AI prompts that will assist you in fine-tuning your novel idea and begin mapping out the plot. Visit jeannetteshaffer.com [https://jeannetteshaffer.com] to access all the Tech Tuesday Inspiration Guides and transcriptions. You may also sign up to have the Tech Tuesday Inspiration delivered to your inbox. Thank you for listening and have a beautiful day!