Greetings and Welcome to another Potentially Useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast. After several rather stress inducing weeks at TCAPSLoop towers we decided to keep this episode light by focusing on some great tech tools to get you through the stretch run of the school year. So let’s start the calming process by inhaling this weeks TCAPS Loop Moment of Zen:

Canva for podcasting

1. 1. How To Create a Podcast in Canva
   2. Free and customizable podcast templates

Google Classroom Practice Sets

1. 1. 1. Practice sets - Google for Education
      2. Uses AI to help find and attach supplemental study material
      3. Uses AI to deliver insights about assignment/class

AI Test Kitchen from Google

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Additional Inspiration:

• Dr. Nagler Named COSN EmpowerED Superintendent of the Year
• Too much screen time? U-M pioneers digital wellness program for youths | University of Michigan News
• In the legislature now: The American Privacy Rights Act of 2024

Bluey. Just watch it.

• Watch - Bluey Official Website
• NPR Bluey Podcast

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Greetings and Welcome to another Potentially Useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast. This episode dives into the world of AI prompts with guest Pete Milne, REMC Director! We explore best practices for crafting effective prompts, ensuring responsible AI use, and leveraging Pete's expertise to elevate your ed-tech game. Buckle up and get ready to unlock the appropriate use of AI in your practice!

Crafting Powerful Prompts: Pete shares key tips for creating clear, concise, and effective prompts that guide AI tools towards your desired outcome.

Reliable Sources & Verification: Learn the importance of including reputable sources in your prompts and double-checking information for accuracy.

Responsible AI Use: We discuss crucial considerations like avoiding PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and verifying sources to ensure ethical and responsible AI integration.

Practice Makes Perfect: Pete emphasizes the importance of practice when crafting prompts. Explore scenarios like those offered by Common Sense Education (https://www.commonsense.org/education/collections/ai-literacy-lessons-for-grades-6-12)) to hone your skills.

AI as Your Partner: AI is best used as an assistant or thought partner, not a replacement for our expertise.

REMC 2Central

• REMC Association of Michigan
• REMC SAVE
• Control Alt Achieve: Super Prompt - An AI Prompt to Create AI Prompts
• The Prepare Framework – AI Pioneers
• Doc for Getting Started with Prompts
• Enhancing Efficiency & Effectiveness While Providing Accommodations for All - April (asynchronous)
• Sketchnoting - April 17th (noon - 3:30)
• PSTL in a Box - May (asynchronous)

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Greetings and Welcome to another Potentially Useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast. Danelle's leveled up after her successful quest through MACUL 2024 and will guide us into the exciting realm of Developmentally Appropriate AI in Education. We know our youngest learners must develop the necessary critical thinking skills to navigate a landscape where AI will be ubiquitous. So, gear-up, fellow ed-tech explorers, as we embark on a journey through bytes, and building blocks.

Thoughts on Access vs. Exposure in regards to AI in schools

Generative AI has potential benefits for education and risks that must be thoughtfully managed.

Early Elementary - Bite sized digital citizenship, scaffolding to big ideas

• AI is not a human
• “Peek under the hood” to see how these things work
• Critical Thinking
  • AI hallucinations
  • AI created images
• Slow down and self reflect AND Seek facts and evidence (5 core dispositions of digital citizenship)
• Not directly on AI systems - under 13

Later Elementary

• Problem solvers, if we aren’t careful, they will learn to rely on this kind of tech rather than solving their own problems
• Ask ChatGPT questions, but the teacher is always in the drivers seat.
• Spend a LOT of time thinking critically about the answers
• Not directly on AI systems - under 13

Middle School

• CAUTION! “Over 13? Let’s get them on AI!” Developmentally what do we know about middle school brains? They lack impulse control. Set guardrails and limits.
• Exercises in which students ask a generative AI chatbot to answer a question or write an essay and then critique it—looking for factual errors, etc.
• “It should be used as a tool to complement and challenge the critical-thinking skills that come online at this age,”

High School

• High school students are fast becoming sophisticated users of programs like ChatGPT.
• Teachers may feel their main duty at this stage is to police students and make sure they’re not using ChatGPT, Photomath, and similar technologies to do their assignments. But experts say that educators have a more important role to play: primarily, to teach students the limitations of the technology. The text and images created by generative AI programs, for example, can be plagued with biases, stereotypes, and inaccuracies.
• “Exercise your natural suspicions. Doubt the machine. Don’t take answers at face value”
• AI is an important component of their education, but it still needs boundaries and guidance.
• AI Literacy Lessons for Grades 6–12 | Common Sense Education

AI Literacy Lessons for Grades 6–12 | Common Sense Education

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