AI Tool Interaction
AI tools are slowly, but surely going through the Ed Law 2d approval process. Many tools that are already approved are now embedding AI elements into the platform.
TASK:
Please work your way through the following resources. There will be a poll and reflection after you view the videos. You do not need to watch both Microsoft 365 Pilot and Google Gemini. Select the one your district uses.*
*Not all tools are available for all districts. Check with your technology director to see if the tools can be access or turned on.
ED LAW 2d APPROVED TOOLS
Designed for K12 students with built-in monitoring & controls for teachers. All Spaces include personalized 1:1 tutoring, guidance, and support. Choose from the growing library spaces, or create your own with custom instructions. Spaces allow you to launch safe GPT-powered experiences, tailored for each students’ needs. You get full control as your students embark on their journey. Set guardrails to keep the AI on task. Give custom instructions to students with specific needs. Use AI to understand how every student is doing and feeling. Get actionable insights & automations to help you personalize classroom instruction.
Many educators are familiar with Canva and love it. Now Canva has AI tools built into the platform. This exciting addition brings the power of AI tools right inside Canva to transfer the ordinary into extraordinary. Canva is a free tool for educators. If you haven't explored Canva, we have 2 asynchronous offerings available this summer.
Microsoft 365 CoPilot
Copilot is integrated into Microsoft 365 in two ways. It works alongside you, embedded in the Microsoft 365 apps you use every day — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and more — to unleash creativity, unlock productivity and uplevel skills.
With Copilot, you’re always in control. You decide what to keep, modify or discard. Now, you can be more creative in Word, more analytical in Excel, more expressive in PowerPoint, more productive in Outlook and more collaborative in Teams.
If your district hasn't turned on Microsoft Copilot, please explore here: https://copilot.microsoft.com/
Google Gemini is an advanced AI language model developed by Google, designed to understand and generate human-like text based on large-scale data training. It leverages state-of-the-art natural language processing techniques to assist in a variety of tasks such as content creation, question answering, and language translation. With its deep learning capabilities, Gemini aims to enhance user interactions across Google's ecosystem and beyond.
If you school district hasn't turned on Gemini, please access using a personal Google account.
Free accounts can create up to 3 Padlets (they can be deleted or remixed)
Padlet is a versatile online collaboration tool that allows users to create digital bulletin boards for sharing ideas, documents, and multimedia content in real-time. Its AI integration enhances user experience by offering smart suggestions for content organization, automated content tagging, and facilitating efficient moderation with AI-powered spam detection. This combination of collaborative features and AI-driven functionalities makes Padlet a powerful platform for educational, professional, and creative projects.
Questions? Email Doreen Pietrantoni at doreen_pietrantoni@boces.monroe.edu