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April 16, 2023
Social Media Success: Easy Strategies For Schools And Districts
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This podcast with Andrea Gribble will help school administrators and principals create a school social media strategy to drive engagement, build community, and enhance their organization's online presence. Schools and districts are leveraging the power of social media social more and more because it engages them with parents, students, and the larger community. But w...
April 15, 2023
What is Chat GPT?
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People everywhere are asking, “What is Chat GPT?” and “Why does it matter?” I'll admit when I first went into Chat GPT earlier this year, I went in and came away not super impressed. Then again, I didn't really know how to prompt it, so I wasn't getting great results. I also didn't know I could give it feedback to improve the prompt. I also didn't really understand h...
April 14, 2023
What Do I Do If I Think Chat GPT Wrote my Student’s Paper?
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Perhaps the first thing teachers, students, and just about anyone who has used Chat GPT thinks is,
"Oh no, we're in trouble. What will happen when kids figure out they don't have to write their paper -- that Chat GPT can do it for them."After I share the information with you in this post, you'll be even more concerned, but perhaps will find some ways that you can work with students until we have AI to help u...
April 13, 2023
Experiment, AI or HI: What Writes the Best Paper?
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Steve Dembo is a teacher. As a pioneer in Web 2.0, he's been teaching Artificial Intelligence to his Computer Science students for years. It is no surprise, he's already speaking about Generative AI. I couldn't attend his recent keynote in Chicago so, for today's 80 Days of AI and Hi Feature, here's Steve Dembo talking about Generative AI.
I think my favorite thing about this conversation is where he discusses an...
April 12, 2023
Join in 80 Days of AI and HI – Day 1 #80DaysOfAIandHI
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today I showed seventh graders Chat GPT-4. We are writing ebooks, and the original topic of conversation was how we could use AI to be more creative. But when I realized that many didn't know anything about this tool, we took a trip into my GPT-4 account since they are not old enough to get their own account. Most had never seen it before. I asked them how it made them feel as they watched it write an endearing stor...
April 10, 2023
Empower Your Students: Tips to Teach Financial Literacy Like a Pro
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today, we share a must-listen podcast for educators who want to help their students succeed financially. With April being financial literacy month, there's no better time to tune in and learn how to integrate financial literacy into your curriculum. This show's guest is financial literacy expert Brian Page. This podcast provides practical tips and strategies for teac...
April 6, 2023
AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools? Should it be blocked? Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. We need to get practical, past the hype, and work to do that in this show.
This is also episode 800. We alw...
March 30, 2023
Should AI be STOPPED?
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Some tech titans have co authored a letter “Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter” urging that all AI development past GPT-4 be halted for six months because
“…recent months have seen AI labs locked in an out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds that no one – not even their creators – can understand, predict, or reliably control.”
Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter...
March 28, 2023
12 AR Apps and Tips for Awesome Classrooms with Jaime Donally
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Using your smartphone, you can now scan a human. In this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher podcast, I speak with AR expert Jaime Donally about practical ways to use augmented reality in the classroom. Jaime shares 12 top tips and resources for engaging learning with immersive tech, including 3D scanning, 3D printing, and more. She discusses the importance of spatial l...
March 25, 2023
Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning
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So, I’ve spent this week looking at and testing many AI tools. I know I’m a total beginner, but then again, I guess everyone is a beginner right now.
While all of these schools have been rushing to block ChatGPT, many don’t realize that generative AI tools are making their way into Google Workspaces and Microsoft 365. (If you have public website, your data can also...
