Think of all the content you create — the good, the bad, and the ones that take a scary amount of time. Now think of how you organize it. How do you keep track of how content is performing? Do you use those metrics to improve for future campaigns? If you're missing this kind of organization for your company, consider investing in a content audit. They are an excellent planning resource and roadmap for future content creation, while organizing analytics so you can refer back to high-performing posts if needed. In this post, learn how you can perform one for your own business, and discover high-quality tools to help you streamline the process. Content Audit Goals Running a content audit...
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge “Can you get medicine for someone at the pharmacy?” It’s a simple enough question for humans to understand, says Pandu Nayak, vice president of search at Google, but such a query represents the cutting-edge of machine comprehension. You and I can see that the questioner is asking if they can fill out a subscription for another person, Nayak tells The Verge. But until recently, if you typed this question into Google, it would direct you to websites explaining how to fill out your prescription. “It missed the subtlety that the prescription was for someone else,” he says. MUM is Google’s biggest, brightest AI language model The key to delivering the right answer, says...
Creative writing is a great tool to use in your homeschool. It offers an outlet for creativity and free expression, a place to explore ideas, and is an excellent way to practice communication skills. Check out this Homeschool Living for ideas for strategies for teaching creative writing, creative ways to encourage reluctant writers, and fun ways to use creative writing in your homeschool. Though far from the only subject you’ll teach in your homeschool, writing is one of the most important skills to start teaching early and to continue to develop over time. Creative writing influences cognitive development by encouraging organizational skills, building confidence, developing problem solving skills, and increasing communication and persuasion skills. Check out these four benefits of...
Hello teachers! Do you use math sentence frames during your math instruction? If you do, then you know how they can solidify comprehension not only with second language learners, but all students. Let’s take a deeper look at using sentence frames in Math. What is a sentence frame?A sentence frame is a question or sentence with words removed to provide language or writing support for students. Usually, the sentence frame consists of a subject and a predicate. Examples of simple frames are I like___ or I can___. Why use sentence frames in Math instruction?By using sentence frames in math, teachers can offer a method of scaffolding for students as they build and develop math skills. Sentence frames give students an opportunity...
Homeschooling Grade 8 and High School We are into our second, third (fourth! I can’t seem to get this post finished!) official week of homeschooling for the new academic year. My youngest daughter is in 8th grade and my two older are in high school. Most every year, I write about our current plans and I’m going to share some of the topics, units and resources we are using this year. Down at the bottom I will link to the (MANY!) posts I’ve written in previous years so you can check out what they were doing in 1st or 5th or 6th grade (and what have you!). For example, we started the year with these fun chemistry experiments a couple...
