York School Department
York, Maine
Introducing AI to Students Safely
Eric Lawson
Eric Lawson
Extra Curricular Activities
York, Maine, USA
Director of Technology & Innovation
York School Department
Introduction
“AI will not replace good educators, but educators that ignore AI will be replaced.”
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https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/5/24/ai-wont-replace-teachers-classroom-revolution-coming
1. Discussion of AI Use in Education
2. Points for Reflection
3. Showcase Student AI Lab
4. Share Staff PD Day
5. Discuss Platforms & Training
Students - MagicSchool.AI & SchoolAI
Teachers - Brisk, Diffit & Google Suite
6. Play Time
Agenda
From the book Learning Evolution: The New Era of AI in the Classroom by Carl Hooker
How are you feeling about AI? How about your perception of students?
AI in Education
Chat GPT
Google Gemini
MagicSchool.AI
SchoolAI, Diffit &
Brisk
Student Use
AI in Subscriptions
Both are great generative AI tools, but Gemini validates info from the web and can cite sources, and is one click share to Google Docs.
Assist with daily educational tasks like emails, lesson plans, differentiation, etc.
Must be vetted, have a signed DPA and age appropriate.
Google - Gemini Assistance
Classroom - Practice Sets
Google Labs - ImageFX
Canva - Magic Grab
Nearpod - AI Assist
AI Policy
3 Points of Discussion
AI vs. Human Generated?
Can you verify what is AI generated and what is human created?
Is AI Cheating?
Do AI tools have a place in education? Where?
Guidance
Promote guard rails for education. District policy for AI tools?
AI in Education
Resources for Discussion
AI Draft Lesson Plans and Resources
Notebook LM - Collation and Podcast
Models for AI Introduction
AI Labs
1. Detecting AI Imagery
2. Generative Text AI
3. AI Image Generators
4. Assistive Tech ML & Tutoring
5. AI Video Creation
6. Architecture AI
7. Animation AI
8. Research Lab (Videos & Articles)
9. Sounds / Music Creation
10. MagicSchool.AI & SchoolAI
AI Tools Parental Consent Form
Early Adoption
Resources
AI vs. Human Generated
Can you determine what was created with AI and what was not?
https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/odd-one-out/wAHNn4JsVTFOiw?hl=en
Lab 1 - Detecting AI Imagery
Lab 2 - Generative Text
The Big 4 LLMs
(Large Language Models)
Write a prompt to generate a text response?
Try being more specific. What did you find out? How could generative AI be helpful? How could it be harmful?
AI Prompting
1. Generative AI for Education Glossary
5. PARTS = Persona, Aim, Recipients, Theme, and Structure.
1. Persona: Identify your Role
2. Aim: State your Objective
3. Recipients: Specify your Audience
4. Theme: Describe the Style, Tone and Parameters
5. Structure: Note the Desired Format of the Outcome.
Lab 3 - AI Image Generators
Write a text prompt to try and create an image as close to identical as the one pictured above.
Create a character for a story that will help inspire young writers to expand their details.
Lab 4 - Assistive Tech ML and Tutoring
Assistive Tech with Read&Write Extension
Speech to Text in Docs
Predictive Language
Tutoring with Google Practice Sets
Machine Learning is another form of AI. Often these technologies are helpful to increase productivity and remove barriers.
How could assistive technologies be helpful? Are there any downsides to assistive technologies?
Lab 5 - AI Video Generators
Try writing your own prompt to inspire a short video scene.
What are your impressions? How could this type of technology be used?
https://www.maket.ai/
Lab 6 - AI in Architecture
Write a prompt to create a floor plan for a new building. The more specific you are, the better the results will be in the drawing.
What are your impressions? How could this type of technology be used?
Free Trials
Using a phone app, or a web app on the chromebook, create an animation either of yourself or an avatar.
How could this type of technology be used? Are there any potential dangers to this type of technology?
Lab 8 - Research Lab
Watch some videos, or a TED Talk explaining the many different forms of AI.
What are your impressions of these types of technologies? There are pros and cons to using AI. Can you think of how these could be used on both sides?
Lab 9 - Sound/Music Creation
Exploring the World of AI Generated Music
Use text based prompts to generate sounds or a musical score for your presentations.
Using text, write a prompt to write a short jingle or a song.
How could this tool be helpful? Could there be any problems with using AI generated sounds or songs in the real world?
Lab 10 - Platform Discovery
Exploring AI for Students Safely
80-20 Approach
Student DPA
Save You Time!
Educational Training
AI Labs
1. Detecting AI Imagery
2. Generative Text AI
3. AI Image Generators
4. Assistive Tech ML & Tutoring
5. AI Video Creation
6. Architecture AI
7. Animation AI
8. Research Lab (Videos & Articles)
9. Sounds / Music Creation
10. MagicSchool.AI & SchoolAI
AI Tools Parental Consent Form
Is the Use of AI Cheating?
What would your teachers say about the following?
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Using AI to generate ideas for a paper?
Using AI to enhance a particular lesson?
Using AI to edit a paper?
Having a parent edit a paper before submitting it for a grade?
Using a tutor to help write an application essay?
Having AI Write the Entire Paper?
Guidelines
We need to promote solid guidelines for teachers and students around the use of AI in education.
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YSD Roadmap
EverGreen AI Course 2024-2025
Student Handbook Expectations
Vetted AI tools (i.e. MagicSchoolAI)
Add language to AUP Policy FY25
Code of Conduct Update
Stand Alone AI Policy FY25
AI will change education. We must focus more on process versus product.
Reflection Time
What excites you about AI?
What concerns you about the use of AI?
Where you can find me…
LinkedIn - eric-lawson-78562825
K12 Leaders - k12leaders.com/k12/elawson20
BlueSky - elawson20.bsky.social
Gmail - elawson@yorkschools.org
GEG New England - GEGNewEngland.com
Website - bit.ly/ericlawson