Mica Mulloy
@micamulloy.bsky.social
Integrating innovative teaching strategies, AI & technology in the classroom at Brophy College Prep in Phoenix, AZ. Husband. Dad. Baseball coach. Northern Arizona University alum.
Anthropic is introducing a new policy to address users who are being abusive and cruel towards Claude. This is good and shouldn’t be controversial. Humans that perpetrate abuse and cruelty towards things, even “inanimate” or “lower” lifeforms, should face consequences for their behavior.
One thing I’ve learned from 38+ years in #education: Lectures are actually an easy-to-do #teaching method. It’s when you change your role from dispenser of information to designer of engaging experiences that things get hard.
AI detection may be fueling the very behavior we’re trying to prevent. Better detection → better ways around it → better detection... Where does that arms race leave trust and transparency in the classroom? 🎧 More in our latest episode: bit.ly/4cC7Wmh #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation
Summer break and building a new podcast studio put recording on pause for a bit @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social. But the new school year is off and running, and so are new thoughts on AI in education. Fresh episode below! @jakejakekellykelly.bsky.social @danikachorskyphd.bsky.social #AIEdu #EduSky
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · last mo.An AI detector says the Pope’s writing on AI is 100% AI-generated. If detectors get that wrong, what should teachers do when a student gets flagged? 🎙️ New podcast episode on detection, trust & better ways forward. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/detection-...
Generative AI has become prevalent in marketing, to the discomfort or disdain of many beholders. In the dining scene, the use of “AI slop menus,” as some consumers have dubbed them, can signify qualities people generally don’t want to associate with food. https://cnn.it/4qOalQx
Tired of AI slop? So are the companies responsible for it. #AIEdu #EduSky
Mica Mulloy@micamulloy.bsky.social · 2mo agoAI slop stats from the NYT: TikTok auto-labeled 3B+ videos. Spotify pulled 75M spammy tracks. YouTube wiped 130k low-quality channels. Nearly half of X posts over 50 words are AI-written. That's a lot of slop. 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/t...
AI slop stats from the NYT: TikTok auto-labeled 3B+ videos. Spotify pulled 75M spammy tracks. YouTube wiped 130k low-quality channels. Nearly half of X posts over 50 words are AI-written. That's a lot of slop. 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/t...
AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
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Best not to jump to conclusions before you post online. That was true before AI and is still true now. Of course there's more to this particular discussion, but that has to be a basic takeaway. futurism.com/artificial-i...
Devious Prankster Posts Real Monet Painting, Tells People It's AI-Generated, and Watches the Chaos Unfold
A devious prankster posted a real Monet painting, but told people it was AI-generated. Naturally, chaos ensued.
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Practical classroom suggestions from @danikachorskyphd.bsky.social over at @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social. If you want students' authentic voices, ask them to record it! #EduSky #AIEdu
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · 9mo agoLooking for an alternative to a 5-paragraph essay? Try podcasting 🎙️. Even with AI prep, this promotes authentic student voice and demonstration of understanding. New post on how we do this in the classroom: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/podcasting... #AIEdu #EduSky
A new post from me with podcast recs for AI news and mindset shifts. Hard to go wrong on AI conversations with @kevinroose.com @caseynewton.bsky.social at Hard Fork and @emollick.bsky.social #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · 9mo agoFeeling behind on AI news? 2 podcast episodes helped me catch up—and reminded me why mindset is as important as keeping pace. "What CAN it do?" vs "What CAN'T it do?" matters more than you think. 🆕 New post on growth mindset + AI: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/ai-updates... #EduSky #AIEdu
Every school needs to anchor its AI approach in its mission and values. Whether it's Ignatian spirituality, progressive education, classical pedagogy, or any other foundation, AI integration should align with the mission. A new post from me. #AIEdu #EduSky
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · 9mo agoIs your educational mission guiding AI use? If not, you’re implementing technology for technology’s sake—and that’s a misguided recipe that serves neither students nor teachers. ➡️ New Post: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/ai-integra... #AIEdu #EduSky #AIinEducation
"Generative AI just demonstrates that schools have gotten so caught up in the points-grades-GPA game that students have lost sight of the real goal: learning." ➡️ Is AI the biggest problem, or is it that kids see grades as their goal rather than learning? #EduSKy #AiEDU edut.to/4sionKO
AI Isn’t the Main Problem—It Just Shows Us What That Problem Is
Students are chasing points and grades because that’s what the education system prioritizes, but we can guide them to focus on learning.
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I showed this to my high school class today. Most got them right, but not all students got all of them right. That is good data and emphasizes a pressing need for AI literacy. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
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Check out some of the great work @danikachorskyphd.bsky.social and @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social are doing with AI to reach all learners where they are at. If you're not sure where to start with differentiation, here it is. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation #UDL
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · 12mo agoWhat do you get when you mix AI with Universal Design for Learning? 🎧 Audio versions of readings 📹 Step-by-step video instructions 💬 Chatbots that don’t do the work for students We tried them all. Here’s what worked → 🔗 mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/4-simple-a... #AIEdu #EduSky #AIinEducation #UDL
"Not magical — just math." This is our starting point with AI and students. Not magic, not God, nothing mystical. Just a tool. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/o...
Big things going on over @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social! #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · last yr.We hit a milestone by surpassing 500 Substack subscribers! Join the party over at mindfulaiedu.substack.com All ground-level, secondary or pre-secondary student, teacher, and administrator experience with AI. And all free! #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation #Substack
Is your school wrestling with AI and cheating? A new @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social post encourages transparency over detection with 4 steps to try in your classroom. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · last yr.AI detectors will always lag behind AI generation. What if we focused on student transparency instead of playing tech whack-a-mole? #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation 👀 New post: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/why-i-use-...
Great point. Any decent promoter knows your work is rarely done after the 1st response. Narrowing and pushing back are key. This moves even novice users to better results. #AISky #EduSky
Aaron Makelky@handle.invalid · last yr.I don't see anyone talking about ChatGPT 5's biggest change: responses consistently ending with a "if you want..." style line that nudges users towards the next prompt. This has always been an issue: people don't know what to do with LLM outputs. GPT 5 handles this better than any model I've seen
Details and lessons learned from a #Veo3 video I made over @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social #EduSky #AIEdu
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · last yr.🎬 What I learned from Veo 3: directing AI video feels a lot like real filmmaking—intentional, detailed, and sometimes unpredictable. Details, process and full prompts here: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/putting-go... #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation #Veo3
Does a roomba clean your house perfectly? No. But is it better than not cleaning your house at all? For sure. Still think this is the right way to think about current AI tools for the foreseeable future, as productivity enhancers in domains that tolerate failure
I put Google's Veo 3 to the test. It did not disappoint. My video and a behind-the-scenes post on how I made it and what I learned about this potentially game-changing tool are below. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · last yr.Creating an introduction video for a high school AI course was a fitting way to experiment with Google's Veo 3. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation youtu.be/ZbrqGk7eQ9Q
A new post over @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social on the cautionary tale and hope that updated AI videos reveal. If you are a teacher and you aren't thinking about AI Literacy, now is the time. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · last yr.Have you seen the viral Biblical influencers and Bigfoot and Yeti videos on Instagram 👀? Made with AI. Polished. Persuasive. Funny. The implications are huge. AI literacy isn’t a “future skill.” It’s a right now skill. #EduSky #AIEdu New post: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
Is getting started with AI on your summer to-do list? Not sure where to begin? Everyone has to find their breakthrough moments. Maybe my journey can help you discover some useful AI possibilities. #EduSky #AIEdu From @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/the-flashi...
The Flashing Cursor That Changed Everything: How I Found My AI Breakthrough
Small Wins with AI Can Lead to Big Changes in How You Teach, Lead & Connect With Students
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“Writing is thinking” is true; I learn so much when I admit I need to rip up most of a draft. But in spite of building revision stages into assignments, I think I’ve rarely led students to grasp this for themselves in a writing course. It takes a long project they care about, like a thesis. 1/2
Our @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social colleague @danikachorskyphd.bsky.social has been churning out content this summer! If you're an educator looking for approachable guidance on AI, check us out over on Substack 👀. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation
Dani Kachorsky, PhD@danikachorskyphd.bsky.social · last yr.Here's my latest post with @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social Start Where It Hurts: Using AI to Tackle Assessment Pain Points open.substack.com/pub/mindfula...
Tired of cobbling together exam questions from publisher banks and archive folders? There's a better way to dial in test questions. We have a new post over at @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social #AISky #AIEdu #EduSky
Mindful AI for Education@mindfulaiedu.bsky.social · last yr.Too many test banks are written for someone else’s students. Too little time to rewrite everything. This teacher found a better way to create tests with AI that actually fit his students. Not too hard. Not too easy. Just right. 🆕 New post: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/not-too-ha...
You could do a find/replace of "Google" and "Cellphone" for "AI" and this 2006 article would still be relevant in 2025. "No, the problem is not cheating. The problem is firmly one of instructional and evaluation technique." #EduSky #AIEdu
Sean HC🦋@seanhc.bsky.social · last yr.Stop Chasing High-Tech Cheaters In life, we all use Google and cellphones to get information, says Ira Socol. Why shouldn’t students do the same? #EduSky #AIEdu www.insidehighered.com/views/2006/0...
All good ideas for classroom AI integration from @edutopia.org. Most are scalable for different grade levels. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation www.edutopia.org/article/5-en...
5 Engaging AI Classroom Activities to Try With Your Students
From targeted writing prompts that get pencils moving to an interactive radio show where students join as the co-host, these AI classroom activities help students take learning to the next level.
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