Hypothesis

Alan Levine posted about receiving a notice from a Hypothesis annotation. The annotation was several years old.

I rarely see/hear of others using Hypothesis. So, naturally, I responded.

Much to my surprise, the wonderful Alan Levine replied. He noted that he found getting people to participate in open annotation was an “uphill both ways in a blizzard” battle.

@troypatterson I have found too getting open annotation participation is uphill both ways in a blizzard. I always thought it would be an easy ask of academics. I ran a project in 2021 for our OEGlobal confernence seeking annotation of the UNESCO OER Reccomendation https://oer.pressbooks.pub/oeg2021/ I did everything, created a Rose the Remixer poster, recorded how to videos, ran demo sessions. https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/lets-annotate-the-oer-recommendation-together/3289 I've not given it a go since then, still believe!

I’m always kind of blown away when someone at the Alan Levine level responds. I added one more thought:

I still use Hypothesis regularly (pretty much daily). It’s great.

Edu GEMS

Google GEMS hold lots of promise (and over promise). One of the powerful parts is that these GEMS could be shared. Eric Curts has stepped up to the plate in a powerful way. Eric has created EduGems.

EduGems is a “growing collection of pre-made prompts (“Gems”) for educators to use with Google Gemini”. The collection is already pretty robust. If you are interested in Gems, check it out. There is even a link to submit your own Gems for consideration for inclusion. This could be powerful.

Some of the current categories:

  • Curriculum and Lesson Design
  • LIteracy & Language
  • Student Activities
  • Assessment
  • Student Support

Congratulations

This is terrific news. The Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals has recognized two Middle School administrators from Dearborn. For the first time in history, the Middle School Principal of the Year (Mark Rummel) and the Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year (Maha Fayad) are from the same school. Both are currently serving at O.L. Smith Middle School.

I had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mark Rummel. He was always a terrific person and leader. He was always positive and willing to learn. I’m not surprised that he has developed into an award winning leader.

https://massp.com/2025/10/o-l-smith-leaders-capture-mi-2026-middle-school-principal-assistant-principal-of-the-year-honors