The Torrance Unified School District EdTech Team's onboarding presentation for teachers is a dynamic and forward-thinking initiative designed to help demystify AI, lower the affective filter for teachers, showcase educational applications of AI, and how it can enhance student achievement. The focus of this presentation is on harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a supplemental tool to elevate teaching practices and help differentiate instruction. The presentation underscores the potential of AI to address the diverse needs of students by integrating AI into teaching practices. Teachers can create a more inclusive educational experience that caters to the specific needs of every student, thereby promoting equity.

Onboarding AI Presentation

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This is an introductory presentation given by the TUSD EdTech. This covers general and foundational information about AI, as well as specific instructional applications for teachers across all grade levels and roles. If you are interested in this professional development opportunity, please inquire with your administrator to invite the EdTech Team out to your site during staff or PLC meetings.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer) is a large language model created by OpenAI designed to understand and generate human-like text. It excels at engaging in conversations, answering questions, and providing information across a wide range of topics. ChatGPT is powered by algorithms and extensive training data that enables it to comprehend and generate text. The current free iteration of ChatGPT (3.5) is trained on data prior to January 2022, which means that is its knowledge base limitation. All information generated with ChatGPT should be approached with healthy skepticism and a critical lens to validate the accuracy of the information. Although there are other AI platforms available, ChatGPT’s terms of service, acceptable use policy, and 13+ with parent/ guardian permission aligns with the goals of TUSD. It is free to create an account for GPT 3.5 and offers the option to log in with Google. Create an account and ask away!

Ideogram

Ideogram AI is a free text-to-image generator that uses artificial intelligence to generate photorealistic images based on your text input. It was launched in August 2023 by a team of former Google Brain researchers. AI is a free tool, but it does have some limitations. For example, you can only generate four images at a time, the images and lettering are not always perfect, and users must possess a discerning eye for any potential bias that may be produced. There are a variety of purposes for Ideogram such as: creating concept art, generating product designs, designing logos and branding, illustrating books and articles, creating social media graphics, and personal art. Although there are other AI platforms available, Ideogram’s terms of service, acceptable use policy, and 13+ with parent/ guardian permission aligns with the goals of TUSD. Create a free account, login with Google, and design your heart out!

Want more AI Vocab?

Geek out and explore the AIPRM’s (AI Prompt Repository Manager) Ultimate Generative AI Glossary to further expand your vocabulary.

*Credit: Shared with the EdTech Team by a passionate and inspiring female-led student STEM Club, whose dedication to learning and exploration is paving the way for future innovators. 🚀