The Teachers AI Café

Kane hosts a Teacher’s AI Cafe tech update recorded on 6 April (Easter Monday), noting he nearly missed the episode due to holidays. He shares using ChatGPT in the car via the latest iPhone/CarPlay update for hands-free brainstorming and idea organization while emphasizing safe driving and wanting the AI to challenge his thinking. He recaps recent AI developments: Microsoft’s “critique” feature in...

In this Teacher’s AI Cafe episode, Kane interviews Sri, Head of Science at Karratha Senior High School in country WA, discussing technology use in a remote, diverse mining-town context and recent cyclone concerns. Sri explains how COVID accelerated adoption of digital tools like PhET simulations and Socrative, though many teachers reverted to pen-and-paper afterward. They explore how ChatGPT’s rel...

Kane shares a March 30 AI tech update for educators, noting no major shifts but several important developments. 00:00 Channel Welcome 00:21 Weekly AI Tech Update 00:45 Apple Embraces Multiple Models 01:29 AI Reliability Warnings 02:01 Copilot Inside OneDrive 02:25 OpenAI Shifts to Agents 03:08 Choosing the Right Tool 03:53 Classroom Integration Examples 04:22 Wrap Up and Next Episode Subscribe the...

Kane compares paid versions of Claude and ChatGPT on practical teacher tasks in a live desktop demo for a podcast and YouTube audience. Using minimal prompting. Youtube version 00:00 Claude vs ChatGPT Setup 00:49 Quick Revision Summaries 03:12 Industrial Revolution Organizer 07:34 Claude Organizer Output 11:14 Auto Worksheet Pack Test 13:40 Results and Printability 16:37 Rewrite Text for Year 5 22...

Kane from the Teacher’s AI Cafe shares the March 23, 2026 AI update with a focus on practical shifts rather than big launches.  00:00 Welcome to AI Cafe 00:21 Weekly AI Update Setup 00:35 Claude on Android 01:00 Claude Export Downloads 02:14 Microsoft OneDrive Copilot 02:47 OpenAI Desktop Super App 03:22 Google Gemini Agents 04:07 Big Picture Takeaway 04:34 AI Policing AI in Schools 04:59 Next Epi...

Kane from the Teacher’s AI Cafe recaps key AI updates affecting teachers: OpenAI has removed older models (including the 5.1 family as of March 11), which may explain changes in outputs; Google’s substantial Gemini update across Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive can build spreadsheets, fill missing data, and answer questions across Drive content, targeting the “blank page” problem but raising profes...

In this podcast/YouTube episode, the host demonstrates using an iPhone’s voice mode to hold spoken, in-character conversations with historical figures for classroom learning. They prompt the AI to roleplay Winston Churchill, Julius Caesar, and Marie Curie, answering questions only from each figure’s perspective, and note the tool can produce quick, specific information while saving a full transcri...

Kane from the Teacher’s AI Cafe shares major March 9 AI platform updates focused on saving teachers time. He highlights the release of ChatGPT 5.4, including a new “thinking plan” that outlines an approach before answering so teachers can adjust lesson sequences or summaries early, plus a much larger context window nearing a million tokens for analyzing long documents and building extended curricu...

Kane from the Teacher’s AI Cafe reviews Gemini’s latest updates and explains why it fits school workflows by sitting inside Google Workspace for Education with an emphasis on privacy and institutional controls. He shares 10 practical classroom uses: uploading and referencing Drive files to generate quizzes and prompts; connecting to Google apps for calendar-aware planning; using a phone camera to...

Kane introduces Teacher’s AI Cafe and shares a March 2 tech update focused on what matters for teachers: Google launching the Gemini Enterprise mobile app and a new coding app, with AI increasingly embedded in everyday work tools like Google Workspace and the need to train staff. He notes Claude rising to the top of Apple App Store productivity rankings amid political controversy involving the Tru...

Teacher and parent Kane discusses where a psychology professor argued for integrating AI into assessment rather than banning it. He then reviews Alpha School’s AI-driven model (two hours adaptive academics, afternoons for life-skills projects) and its high tuition. Using a 404 Media investigation and other reporting, he raises concerns about lesson generation quality control, extensive student mon...

Kane from the Teacher’s AI Cafe shares a weekly AI update for educators dated Feb 23, 2026, focused on AI shifting from experimental tools into everyday infrastructure and hardware.. 00:00 Welcome to Teacher’s AI Cafe (What You’ll Get From This Channel) 00:20 Weekly AI Update Kickoff: Feb 23, 2026 00:48 AI Goes Ambient: Apple CarPlay Adds Gemini & Claude Voice Chat 01:49 How Teachers Could Use...

In this episode of Teacher’s AI Café , Kane sits down with a Western Australian Digital Technologies teacher to explore what artificial intelligence is really doing to coding, classrooms, and professional judgment. From the frustrations of AI rewriting perfectly good code to the practical realities of rolling out Microsoft Copilot in a school setting, the conversation moves beyond hype and into li...

In a bonus episode of Teacher’s AI Cafe, Kane reflects on attending a Career Connect event focused on AI and careers and shares disappointment that the session delivered few practical career insights. He summarizes guest speaker Alex Jenkins’ talk on generative AI and the future of work, including claims about AI’s potential global economic value, examples of AI-generated media, a Deloitte refund...

Kane from the Teacher’s AI Cafe shares a weekly tech update dated February 16 focused on incremental AI platform changes relevant to teachers. He highlights Claude expanding its free tier with features like direct file creation, calendar and email integrations, customizable skills, and improved conversation handling without ads, raising questions about how AI tools will be funded in education. He...

In this episode of the Teacher's AI Cafe, host Kane, a teacher and parent, discusses the OECD's latest report on digital education and its implications for 2026. The report emphasizes that AI and digital tools are becoming increasingly prevalent in classrooms globally. Kane highlights the critical questions the report raises about the role of technology in education, the importance of ma...

In this episode of the Teacher's AI Cafe, Kane, an experienced teacher and parent, discusses recent AI developments relevant to educators. The focus is on OpenAI's new subscription model, ChatGPT Go, its pricing, and how ads in the cheaper plans may impact student use. Kane also touches on advancements in AI coding tools like Codex and Claude Opus, highlighting their potential in teachin...

*Recorded online, so at times the audio is not to the usual standard. In this special episode, Kane welcomes Julie, a seasoned career practitioner with a background in IT, to discuss her journey in incorporating AI into her teaching practices. Julie shares her experiences working with indigenous students, using AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to enhance their career readiness and educational equ...

In this episode of the Teacher's AI Cafe, Kane shares practical AI strategies for educators to reduce workload and stress. Key updates covered include OpenAI's retirement of certain models and the launch of Prism for scientific writing, Claude's extension of MCP apps, Copilot's expanded chat insights, and new AI-driven initiatives in Google Classroom for India. Additionally, th...

In this episode of the Teacher's AI Cafe, Kane, a teacher and parent, explores using Notebook LM to create educational resources from scratch. He guides us through the process of converting a PDF on Hitler's rise to power into a variety of teaching tools, such as lesson sequences, quizzes, flashcards, mind maps, infographics, and video overviews. Kane shares his successes and challenges,...

In this episode of Teacher's AI Cafe, host Kane provides a comprehensive update on recent AI developments relevant to educators. Key topics include Google's AI advancements in Google Classroom and Chrome OS, OpenAI's new education initiatives announced at the World Economic Forum, and Anthropic's teacher-centered training program. The episode highlights the integration of AI to...

In this timely episode of the Teacher's AI Cafe, host Kane discusses practical strategies for preparing for the new school year using AI. Joined by Kayla, a popular guest and science teacher, they explore how AI tools can streamline their workload, enhance feedback, and reduce stress. Kane shares his process of leveraging AI to organize and update resources for classes he hasn't taught i...

Join us at the Teacher's AI Cafe for this week's AI tech update tailored for educators! Discover the latest incremental changes from major platforms over the past seven days. Learn about Microsoft's Elevate for Educators program, OpenAI's ChatGPT Go subscription tier, and Claude's new Cowork interface for MacOS. Our focus is on practical strategies to manage your workload,...

In this episode of the Teacher's AI Cafe, Kane discusses practical strategies for using AI to support middle school students who are learning English as a second language. He emphasizes the importance of dual-language scaffolding, AI-assisted writing, and personalized feedback to help students build confidence and independence. Kane also highlights the teacher’s role in effectively integratin...

In this episode of the Teacher's AI Cafe, Kane discusses the latest tech updates for educators as of January 12, 2026, including Google's new 'Gemini' features in Gmail, Microsoft's copilot enhancements in Windows 11, and a study on the emerging AI literacy divide among students. Kane highlights the significance of integrating AI tools into classroom settings to alleviate...