SDUHSD AI Best Practices Document
Interested in using AI to support your work? Currently exploring AI tools to enhance teaching and learning? The AI Best Practices document linked below offers guidance, ideas, and additional considerations to help you navigate this journey. Stay tuned for upcoming PD opportunities in the field of AI.
If you are brand new to AI or are looking to add to your AI toolbox, explore the following resources:
Watch the 5 must-knows to get started with Generative AI from Google.
Explore the AI In Education presentation from TeachAI
Watch videos in the AI 101 for Teachers series from code.org
Take a free self-paced course from Google called Generative AI for Educators
Earn a certificate for taking the one hour AI Foundations for Educators course from Common Sense Media.
Approved AI Websites and Tools
SDUHSD has a signed data privacy agreement on file with the following popular AI tools and resources. The free versions of these resources are accessible on staff devices using your district account. AI integrations are also present in many of our district programs, like Canva, Formative, Pear Deck, andEdPuzzle
Google Gemini for Staff
The ability to chat with Gemini, Google's AI assistant included in Google Workspace for Education, will provide staff with an avenue to utilize an AI chatbot with their district accounts in a private and secure environment. Take a look at the Gemini Quickstart Guide from Common Sense Media's AI Foundations for Educators Course to help you get started.
Learn More:
Generative AI for Educators Course (Google)
NotebookLM for Staff
NotebookLM is an AI-powered collaborator that generates responses only from specific sources that you upload.
Ask questions about specific related documents, like PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, etc.
Summarize complex documents
Get a podcast-style audio overview of multiple sources
Want to see some examples of what you can do with NotebookLM? Click on one of the links below and sign in with your district Google account. Try out the chat function, listen to the audio overview, and explore the notes.
About Magic School: MagicSchool is a set of 70+ easy to use, AI-powered tools that help lesson plan, differentiate, communicate, and more
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Brisk Teaching Chrome Extension
About the Brisk Extension: Brisk is an easy-to-use AI-powered Chrome extension that helps busy teachers save time directly within their existing tools. Quickly create instructional materials, give feedback, evaluate student writing, and adjust or translate texts - all without leaving your current workspace.
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Interested in using an AI tool that is not listed above or currently embedded within one of our district-supported programs? Check the Approved Websites page to check to see if the website/tool is already listed. If not, follow the process for requesting the tool be evaluated.