Artificial Intelligence
Over the past semester, our team has gathered resources and shared advice on how to use artificial intelligence tools via our Tech Bytes newsletter. Here is a compilation of such resources.
Tools Approved for School Use
The following tools have been approved by our GDPR Officer.
⚠️ Please notice that column regarding who can use it.
| Name | Description | Audience | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Create realistic images and art from a description in natural language. | Teachers Students | 13+ | Students 13-18 y.o. must have consent from their parents | |
Emulate human-like responses and provides quick answers with cited sources. | Teachers Students | |||
Generate Lesson Plans & Other Educational Materials - (paid) | Teachers (grades 4 and up) | |||
Is introducing Q-Chat, an AI tutor that engages students with adaptive questions based on relevant study materials. | Teachers Students | 13+ | students using a child account | |
Bring children's drawings to life, by animating characters to move around | Teachers | |||
Generates illustrations ( book cover, logo, wallpaper, poster, image,art) | Teachers | |||
A Google Chrome extension plugin that gives loads of skillfully crafted prompts to use with ChatGPT and Google's Bard | Teachers | |||
Hit record, start rambling. Audiopen will convert messy thoughts into text when you are done! | Teachers | |||
Online reader: read research papers, textbooks, books, pdfs, anything, with an AI companion. | Teachers Students 13 y.o. or more |
Video Tutorials
Perplexity AI
In this video, we focus on practical classroom uses of Perplexity, with examples of how students can incorporate this tool into their digital repertoire to improve their information literacy skills.
Secondary Teachers: Turn-it-in + ManageBac
Learn about how to use ManageBac and Turn-it-in to detect AI-generated text, as well as best practices to enable student self-regulation and adherence to our Academic Honesty policy.
AI resources collection
Training Resources for Teachers
Here are some training suggestions for teachers wanting to develop their AI Literacy skills:
| Training | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
Designed by teachers for teachers who want to increase their general understanding of AI, including why it is important for learners; | Free / 16 hours / Beginner | |
Explore the ways in which artificial intelligence, machine learning, and algorithms impact our daily lives. As learners navigate this course through the lens of an avatar interacting with modern technologies, they will explore and evaluate the ethical implications of these technologies and how they shape our world. | Free | |
Basics of artificial intelligence – what it really is, applications of AI, the relationship between humans and AI, and how you can use AI to your benefit. | Paid | |
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