*Detailed video instructions for setting up a Teams classroom page are provided. It is a very intuitive, simple process!

*Connecting with third party apps is an easy way to pull more tools and content within reach of students. For example, assignments added on Teams will show up on students' calandars.

*Teams provides a space where an educator can curate a collection of materials, instructions, assignments, and tools in a variety of mediums, and share with students, while students can respond, share, and collaborate. 

*In flipped learning, direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space through the use of recording technology. The teacher can give students exposure and background information on a topic, in order to spend class time on practice, projects, or other activities. 

*Flipped learning can make content more accessible to students by allowing them to review the material as many times as they need, and allowing them to skip over parts they have already mastered. 

*Flipped learning gives parents access to instructional materials and creates a window into the classroom for families, administrators, and colleagues. It provides additional instructional time for individual students or the whole class in situations where a special assembly or an absence interrupted instruction. 

*When creating a flipped lesson: teachers plan carefully how best to meet the learning objectives. They evaluate. What makes sense to present outside of class through flipped learning? Which activities are more likely to require direct teacher guidance or face- to- face collaboration?

*Artificial Intelligence is the ability of a machine such as a computer to perform tasks normally thought to require human intelligence. 

*Every type of AI looks at patterns in data. Generative AI replicates those patterns with different data to create new content. GPT AI models are programmed to "train" themselves and adapt based on user responses and commands. The most effective generative AI is based on Large Language Models, or LLMs, which allow the AI to pull from a wide variety of data, creating grammatically correct, well-informed and seemingly "creative" responses. 

*AI tools are common in everyday life. I have experienced AI through bringing Google Maps GPS along as a copilot on car trips. Additionally, I have experimented with generative AI to create images, tweaking the wording of a prompt until the image resembles the desired scene. 

*The AI tools described in the course mostly fit with Domain 1 of the Danielson Framework: Planning and Preparation. Generative AI tools cut down on the time required for administrative tasks because an educator can prompt the AI model to generate content, which the educator will edit and check for accuracy, consuming far less time than starting from scratch. State Standards and lesson objectives can be included as part of the prompt.