Teacher-Authors: What’s Happening on my Writer’s Blog

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A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share a popular post from the past month:

This post is for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (click the link for details on what that means and how to join. You will also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out. The first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words of encouragement for fellow writers.

This month’s question — What are your thoughts on using AI, such as GPChat, Raptor, and others with your writing? Would you use it for research, storybible, or creating outlines\beats?

I use AI sparingly, mostly because it pops up in something else I’m doing. For example, I use AutoCrit to review my manuscripts as I finish up. AutoCrit will do an AI summary of the book, the chapter, give story ideas (plot threads that need work or can be carried over into sequels), marketing ideas, and more. I found them useful albeit vanilla. To activate them effectively requires a personal touch and voice only the author can add.

I use Grok to provide ideas on what something I’ve never experienced before looks/feels like. Grok adds lots of sensory detail I didn’t expect and provides sources I can click through to for more.

I’m looking forward to reading other ideas, see what I’m missing.

For more on what others shared on this topic, click through to Alex Cavanaugh’s website.

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Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, an Amazon Vine Voice, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.