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Essential Guidance for SCUSD Educators: Navigating AI Resources
As an SCUSD educator, you have access to a growing landscape of AI-assisted tools that can enhance your teaching and support student learning. The resources provided on this webpage represent a selection of these tools.
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
To access Google Gemini, please log in using your SCUSD account credentials. This ensures a seamless and secure experience within the district's trusted Google environment.
Google Gemini is a generative AI tool designed to assist with a variety of tasks, acting as a conversational partner and information processor. As an SCUSD educator, you have access to the basic version of Gemini, which offers powerful capabilities to support your teaching and professional development.
Gemini can help you:
Brainstorm ideas: Generate fresh perspectives for lesson plans, classroom activities, or even professional development topics.
Draft content: Get a head start on writing emails, summaries of articles, or initial drafts for educational materials.
Summarize information: Quickly extract key points from lengthy texts, helping you to efficiently review resources.
Answer questions: Ask Gemini a wide range of questions to deepen your understanding of subjects or find quick facts for your lessons.
This foundational version of Gemini provides a secure environment for your interactions, and your data is protected under Google Workspace for Education terms.
This video demonstrates how to create a custom Gem. Custom Gems are like chatbots with knowledge that you put in.
Gemini has a tool called "Canvas Mode" that can create documents and even web apps for our use! This video gives a great demonstration on how to use Canvas.
AI-Embedded Tools in Google Classroom
Artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated into educational technology, and Google Classroom now incorporates AI-powered features designed to support K-12 educators. These tools aim to streamline various aspects of teaching and learning within the familiar Google Classroom environment.
The AI functionalities focus on enhancing efficiency and personalization. For instance, they can assist with administrative tasks such as generating rubrics or providing initial drafts for lesson plans. In terms of content creation, AI can help educators develop differentiated learning materials or brainstorm ideas for classroom activities and discussion prompts. Furthermore, these tools offer capabilities to support student learning, potentially by generating tailored feedback or providing insights into student progress, thereby aiding in the identification of areas where students may need additional support.
The integration of AI within Google Classroom is intended to augment an educator's existing capabilities, allowing more time to be dedicated to direct instruction and student engagement.
This video demonstrates several ways to use the new Gemini embedded Google Classroom tools. NOTE: One demonstration is to create an email to guardians using Gemini. Avoid using any student personally identifiable information with any AI tool.
This video demonstrates how to use AI suggested interactive questions for YouTube videos in Google Classroom. The video also shows the analytics after a student completes the activity.
Welcome, Educators! Discover NotebookLM: Your AI Research Assistant for Teaching and Learning
In today's dynamic educational landscape, staying ahead means embracing innovative tools that can transform the way you research, plan, and create. Have you ever wished for a dedicated assistant to help you synthesize information, brainstorm lesson ideas, or develop engaging activities tailored to your students?
Look no further than NotebookLM – an experimental AI research assistant from Google designed to amplify your intellectual process. Think of it as your personal, confidential study partner, built to help you make sense of large amounts of information and generate new insights, all from your own uploaded documents.
For K-12 educators like you, NotebookLM offers a powerful way to streamline your workflow and enrich your teaching. Imagine easily extracting key concepts from professional development readings, generating differentiated questions from curriculum materials, or even brainstorming creative project ideas based on student interests. NotebookLM is here to empower you to spend less time sifting through information and more time focusing on what you do best: inspiring and educating the next generation.
Other AI Resources
Other AI Resources
These are a few of the AI tools that are available. If you are unsure about an AI tool and have questions, please reach out to Michele-Robb@scusd.edu.
Free with an SCUSD account. Log into your ClassLink and click the Canva app.
Curriculum embedded AI tools:
Many of our district-adopted curriculum is bringing AI tools for educators into the platform.
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