Hi Tom! At the moment, I use OneNote to keep my notes (not as good as it sounds is it? ;-) ). I used to love Mind Maps, but I had so many of them, I couldn't find the "one" that I was looking for... Back then, floppies were a "thing" and boxes and boxes of them didn't help, oh well... I did get a 10GB Hard Disk and that helped somewhat. Frank does have some interesting ideas on this channel and YouTube. Look around and I am sure you will see something that strikes a cord for you. Have a Wonderful Day! RayW

Hi @Tom Pears ! Keeping your thoughts organized is impossible without a method... I have literally stacks of steno pads that never get touched, thinking that "someday" I will get back to them and find a way to make them useful again (they are in storage at the moment). Frank does have a mind map / connected graphs program that he mentioned earlier on the board that definitely would be a goodie for me... In the past I was definitely into mind mapping, again in the days where everything was pretty much independent of everything else. Things are starting to integrate now, and with AI, it may actually become VERY useful. I am up there in age myself, so I understand what you are saying... I am kinda a techie also, so I do the best I can! Have a Wonderful Day! RayW...

I actually had to lookup what SAMR and TEF models are... SAMR is good for efficiency and TEF is something for teachers for higher education... To tell the truth, I wasn't really into these... Educating students is imparting a set of concepts in a way that the students can understand (hopefully fully), and use as needed. It would also be nice if the students remembered beyond the tests ;-) ... The main methods I used was the Socratic Method - This allows the students to fully understand the concept and discuss their understanding at a deep level (similar to a child perpetually asking "Why?", but better ;-) ). When they get through the discussion, generally they understand the concept from multiple angles and are ready to remember it, this is where Spaced Repetition comes in (and The Memory Book). I did this as a tutor for literally 100s of kids, and it works REALLY well! All these things can be computerized and AI would definitely help with the Socratic Method. Of course, it would be best to teach someone in the path they learn best, like VARK - Visual (good for computers ;-) ), Auditory (talking about it, computers would work), Reading and Writing (notes - kept with computers?), Kinesthetic (learn by doing - Create a play?) . Having Fun Learning is ________! (Fill in the Blank for 1 point.) Have a Wonderful Day! RayW...

@Frank Bergdoll , Hi... I would like to join your class, if I may... I am curious if you are interested in Wozniak's Supermemo program's Spaced Repetition SM-2 or SM-17 algorithm version or even an off-shoot of one of them... It was like 40 years ago, but I remember it well. I wonder why ;-) ? Have a wonderful day! RayW...

@Frank Bergdoll Yeah, he didn't actually invent the idea, but was the first to implement it in a scientific paper and a computer program... I am sure I that ...have a copy of the paper if you like (somewhere). BTW it isn't Steve it is Piotr or something like that ... Have a Great Day! RayW...

Hi @Frank Bergdoll ! I know how I worked with kids 1-on-1 or in very small groups, but I am interested in how to work with larger groups. I wonder how to satisfy a groups need to learn (other than Soctratic method). I am sure that there is more than one way, I would love to hear others. Thank You and Have a Wonderful Day! RayW...

They have a good education area for teachers as well... https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/educator-center/topics/ai-for-education Have a Great Day! RayW...