Presenters
Director of Digital Innovation
Steve Dembo is the middle school Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence Teacher and Director of Technology at Quest Academy in Palatine, IL. He is the co-author of the book Untangling the Web: 20 Tools to Power Up Your Teaching and the president of the Skokie/Morton Grove District 69 School Board, serving his third term. Dembo is a dynamic speaker on the capabilities of social networking, the power of educational technologies and the potential for digital content to empower teachers to improve student outcomes.
Session description
Generative AI like ChatGPT has rocked the world of education. While many people are hypothesizing what would happen when students get their hands on this technology, we decided to test it out! During this session, we'll share what AI looks like when put in the hands of middle schoolers!
Purpose & objective
Attendees will learn about first-hand experiences of students using AI in the classroom.
Attendees will discuss ethical considerations when using AI with students.
Attendees will explore a variety of AI powered tools that can be used to supercharge their own lessons.
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Outline
AI Introduction and Resources: 10 minutes
The Greater World of AI, outside of recent updates: 5 minutes
ChatGPT, Bing and Bard, understanding text based generative AI: 10 minutes
Experiences using AI in the classroom with students: 10 minutes
What comes next: $10 minutes
Q&A
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Supporting research
First hand experience
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-chatgpt-teachers-weigh-in-on-how-to-manage-the-new-ai-chatbot/2023/01
The AI Classroom: https://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Artificial-Intelligence-Education-Hitchhikers/dp/1959419110/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3O7P7I5LQKLSM
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