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Carl Hooker

Austin

Keynote Speaker | 9-time Author | Podcast host | Follow me on @K12_Leaders | Learning Evolution book - https://t.co/89EH1MTVIi | Speaking https://t.co/kUySOeFfKR

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  • 2 weeks ago | hookedoninnovation.com | Carl Hooker

    This week Google announced an update to their DeepMind video model called Veo 3 and some of the demos have been absolutely mind-blowing (and somewhat mind-altering). Videos that could be commercials or even part of a feature film are starting to be produced and distributed widely. They have authentic audio and even the look and feel of something that is real.

  • 2 months ago | hookedoninnovation.com | Carl Hooker

    We all know that AI is here to stay and will be very much a part of the our students’ future world. Educators have had a couple of years to be in the “exploratory phase” of AI but lately, the schools I’ve been working with have started to shift to something a little more long-term. Much like the proliferation of iPad apps back in the early 2010s, there was a point in time where schools started to think about appropriate topics and skills to teach students at various levels.

  • Feb 27, 2025 | hookedoninnovation.com | Carl Hooker

    For the past 2 years, I’ve been facilitating a series of AI workshops across the country. The goal of these workshops is to remove some of the fear around AI and see it’s potential if used with fidelity in the classroom. It has been eye-opening to me to see how the sentiment towards the use of AI shift over these past couple of years. One of the first questions I always ask (via poll) in a workshop is “What concerns do you have around AI?”I feel like getting this out of the way does two things.

  • Feb 6, 2025 | hookedoninnovation.com | Carl Hooker

    Warning: This post contains graphic language…just not the words you might thinkWhen I started my teaching career I was always worried that I might let a bad word slip. My parents raised me in a house hold where they tolerated some colorful language as long as I didn’t use it outside the home. Of course, the second I got to middle school I realized all bets were off as my friends taught me all of George Carlin’s famous 7 words that you can’t say on television.

  • Jan 10, 2025 | bamradionetwork.com | Rita Wirtz |Errol Smith |Debra Pierce |Carl Hooker

    Carl Hooker with Travis Allen and Dr. Michelle AmentThis episode discusses the importance of shifting educational focus from mere knowledge acquisition to fostering human skills essential for thriving in an AI-driven world. The conversation highlights the Human Intelligence Movement, a nonprofit initiative aimed at ensuring students develop critical human skills.

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Carl Hooker
Carl Hooker @mrhooker
28 May 25

If you're a educator, I would love 1 minute of your time to enter answers into this fun survey that I'll be using as part of a "Family Feud" style game show at an upcoming event. Have fun with it and share! https://t.co/04l2kgHwsB

Carl Hooker
Carl Hooker @mrhooker
27 May 25

RT @PHausEDU: Why Experience Matters in a Post-AI World https://t.co/b8KPy3jBnU via @MrHooker

Carl Hooker
Carl Hooker @mrhooker
22 May 25

RT @FutureReady: New! Is pedagogy still king in the age of AI? @AskAdam3 & @mrhooker chat with @ISTEofficial’s @southjoseph on tech, teachi…