Colleen Orlando

6th grade ELA teacher using AI bots to give teachers their evenings back. Real tips, no jargon. Creator of Orlando's English Emporium on TPT 🍎

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

New article: how I check every AI draft before it reaches my 6th graders. My bot drafts, I decide. My favorite test: could this comment go on any other kid's paper? What's the one check you never skip? #AIinEducation https://t.co/p5fNCxIxWG

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Unlike Microsoft Outlook, these bad boys never go down.

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

I'm having my Grok bots help me find great accounts to follow, and thanks to a special DM, I've decided to use more of my own voice. I've been trying to see what works, and it's all a big experiment. I'm trying to grow so I can share my AI passion and enthusiasm with everyone.

Who's a teacher account you think I should follow?

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@highvoltageme That one hurts. Somehow some words just slip through the cracks, and it's scary.

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@missbarr8 Love this! Congrats to her!

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@Tiffloveless @KEDCGrants @DrJWEvansJr @KingWendy_m @AmericaDialogue What a gift for your class! The kids must have had so many questions for him. What was the most common one?

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@MrsTamiNeal @NISDJordanMag Hi from a fellow 6th grade ELA teacher! That kind of buzz about pre-writing gets me excited and giddy!

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

Using my bots to help draft feedback comments on my 6th graders' writing, and they're getting more guidance than they would if I was doing it alone. They're staying on track, fixing things before they get out of control, and focusing on what matters: a polished final product. Anyone else using AI for feedback? What's working for you?

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@PCS_Pride Those look amazing!!

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@Vernon_MS I love this! Although I can already picture the cards being "fanned" all over my classroom. 😂

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@gcs_vp I haven't read Restart yet! How are your 6th graders liking it? Always looking for new books for my class.

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@gilescreekmiddl Hello from a fellow 6th grade ELA teacher! Love seeing these.

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@DrReyRodriguez A lot of teachers in my school are jumping into Poe this week too. Love the question on the board!

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@ssjones70 @INDY_Lakota Hi from a fellow 6th grade ELA teacher! Central idea is a tough one, so that's a big win.

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@FretCore Totally agree. Seeing that mastery pop up on the screen is such an amazing feeling. 60% is real progress!

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@Larryferlazzo Thanks for sharing these, Larry. One good sentence can make a great Do Now for my 6th graders. Which one from this week would you pick for middle schoolers?

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@ComstockSchool Sharing a good book side by side is such a simple way to grow readers. I'm about to start Holes with one section, and I hope some of that same joy comes home with them. What book did families gravitate toward?

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@euclidschools Helping students sit with service, sacrifice, and gratitude is such important work. Today's Do Now asked my 6th graders to write about a kind moment and how to be "chicken soup" for someone. What classroom activity seemed to land the most?

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@SJHSwarriors Letters of encouragement from creative writing students is such a meaningful assignment. My 6th graders did a Do Now this week on who they would thank and what courage looks like, and a real audience would have made that even stronger. Did the recruits write back?

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

@MrsMoricz A really good classroom read aloud is such a gift. One of my sections just finished All Summer in a Day and Holes is next, so I'm always listening for books that work out loud. What made this Jasmine Warga one so strong as a read aloud?

[Colleen Orlando @MrsOrlandoELA]

That messy first draft lesson is so true. Some of my 6th graders' new endings to Down a Dark Hall already sound stronger than their plans, especially after yesterday's mini-lesson on openings and transitions. Do you show them a messy draft before they revise, or after they get stuck?