AI systems, workflow automation, and building things that run without you.
17 posts in Practical AI
How I built 30 video compositions using Remotion and Claude Code — without writing the code myself. React renders video now, and you don't need to be a developer to use it.
May 1, 2026
How I automated blog featured images using Google Imagen 4, a Node.js compositing script, and a CSV file. The full pipeline that produces consistent, branded images in under 10 minutes each.
April 21, 2026
I was copy-pasting prompts into ChatGPT to generate images one at a time. Then I built a 50-line script that calls an API instead. Here's why that single change transformed my workflow.
April 17, 2026
How a non-developer used Claude Code to build image pipelines, video compositions, website redesigns, and automation scripts. The mental model shift that makes it work.
April 14, 2026
The one AI tool that can't hallucinate on your documents. I use NotebookLM to prep for board meetings, analyze policy handbooks, and build course content. Here's the exact setup — step by step.
March 27, 2026
I've produced two full courses with HeyGen — here's exactly how to create your avatar, build your first video step by step, and the gotchas nobody mentions.
March 20, 2026
Gamma takes your bullet points, a document, or even just a topic and generates a full presentation with layout, images, and content. Here's the exact workflow — and where it falls short.
March 13, 2026
Step-by-step: how I cloned my voice with ElevenLabs, paired it with an AI avatar, and used it to produce an entire video course. The exact settings, the real costs, and what I'd do differently.
March 6, 2026
Claude Projects let you build a persistent AI workspace pre-loaded with your documents, style guide, and rules. Here's the exact setup I use for course production, policy drafting, and board prep — step by step.
February 27, 2026
Most AI-generated report comments are generic garbage. Here's the exact prompt and verification process I taught 50+ teachers — step by step, with the settings that actually matter.
February 20, 2026
A step-by-step walkthrough of using Claude Code to automatically search, summarize, and organize research digests on AI in education.
February 5, 2026
The gap between leaders who understand AI and those who don't is widening fast. Why AI literacy is now essential for school leadership.
January 12, 2026
Difficult conversations used to keep me up at night. Now I use AI to prepare, practice, and process them. Here's my system.
January 8, 2026
Most AI training fails because it starts with tools instead of problems. Here's the framework that got skeptical teachers actually using AI in their classrooms.
December 14, 2025
I used to spend 2-3 hours daily on email. Now I spend 30 minutes. The difference wasn't discipline — it was systems.
December 7, 2025
You have 47 documents, 3 spreadsheets, and a week of meeting notes. The board wants a 2-page summary by Friday. Here's how I stopped drowning in sources.
November 5, 2025
You've got a stack of individual parent updates to send, each needing a slightly different tone. Here's the system that gets me out of my inbox before dinner.
November 1, 2025