Amazing tool that has changed the way my teachers teach

Submitted 10 months ago
David W.
David W.
Technology coordinator
South Allegheny High School
McKeesport PA, US
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My Take

I know AI is scary for some educators but what I believe is that if we don't teach responsible use of AI, we are doing our students a disservice. SchoolAI has been a great resource for our teachers

How I Use It

I'm a tech director and introduced AI tools early this year. We first piloted Magic School and SchoolAI. This fall we launched SchoolAI and we continue to find new ways to use it. My teachers love it.

One way that we use it is for writing. Inside of the SchoolAI "space" the prompt will work with them on coming up with a thesis, then might ask them to think of a few sentences for the first paragraph, then second, etc. Throughout the process it doesn't give them answers but asks thought provoking questions and suggestions. At the end, it will help pull everything together. There is a teacher view which allows me to see the work each student has put into their essay and eliminates cheating that may be done on GPT

I've also had teachers use it in more fun ways like interviewing historical figures, escape rooms, oregon trail type choose your own adventures and a million other ways. Participation has increased dramatically and helps students learn in a way that text books and lectures can't.

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