Artificial Intelligence in Education

The availability of artificial intelligence (AI) sites and apps, including ChatGPT, has been a cause for concern regarding cheating and has caused teachers and school leaders to examine how these tools can be used appropriately by teachers and students. The goal for our district is to grow the confidence of our educators to embrace AI within their instruction and to educate our students to use AI appropriately.

BASD Presentations and Newsletters

AI Newsletters: December 2023, February 2024, May 2024

AI at BASD Presentation from August 2023
This presentation includes the goal and vision for AI and provides links to videos and tutorials for using originality reports in Google Classroom to detect plagiarism.

AI in Education (October 2023)
This presentation includes an introduction to AI including Chat GPT and Google Bard. Examples of other AI tools are provided with a focus on AI tools for teachers.

AI in Education - What Students Need to Know (October 2024)
This presentation outlines the key aspects of the district's Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education policy and provides teachers with a presentation to share with students.

AI in Education for BASD Students (October 2024)
This presentation provides students, teachers, and parents with the guidelines and expectations for the responsible use of generative AI apps and tools.

Student Support wtih AI (January 2024)
See how Chat GPT, Google Bard, and Magic School can be used to create and differentiate content for students.

AI Supports Student Assessments (February 2024)
See examples of how MagicSchool and Eduaide can be used to provide feedback for student work. Learn about the pros and cons of using AI for assessing student work.

Ethics in AI (August 2024)
This presentation highlights the important aspects of our district's policy for the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence in education.

AI in the Classroom
This presentation provides specific examples of how AI tools can be used by teachers.

AI Apps for Teachers & Staff - BASD employees can submit this form to request approval for additional AI apps and sites
Adobe Firefly
Log in with your BASD Google account to access tools including text to image, generative fill, text effects, generative recolor, 3D to image, extend image, and more. This app is available to students and employees.

Audio Pen AI - converts voice notes into text that's easy to read and ready to share.

Brisk - add this extension to Chrome to gain access to the feedback generator, presentations maker, quiz maker, and more. The Inspect Writing tool provides a quick review of all changes a student has made to a document identifying content that was copied and pasted.

BriskBoost provides a secure way for students to use Brisk within individual assignments.

Canva
Log in with your BASD Google account to access Canva's online creation and design tools. AI tools include image generator, photo editor, and magic design. Canva is available to students and employees.

ChatGPT - artificial intelligence language model designed to understand and generate human-like text based on input.

Curipod - ai lesson creation tool for teachers. Includes templates.

Diffit - ai based differentiation tool for teachers

Eduaide.Ai - user friendly resources for teachers including many templates for planning, student activities, and assessments.

Essential Elements - provides feedback to students while playing their musical instruments.

Flexi - AI math and science tutor from CK-12.

Google Gemini - similar to ChatGPT, Gemini is an AI language model designed to generate human-like responses based on prompts.

MagicSchool.ai - teacher tools for planning, differentiating, and assessments. Includes many templates. The Launch to Students feature can be used to safely provide students with access to AI tools for use on specified assignments.

NotebookLM - Upload PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs, or Google Slides, and NotebookLM will summarize them and make interesting connections between topics.

QuestionWell - generates questions aligned to objectives and standards

Revisely - AI generator that can create flashcards, notes, & quizzes from an image or pdf upload.

schoolai - provides a way to share AI resources with students through a secure link (no login required by students). Resources include historical figure chatbots and AI tutors.

AI Apps for Student Use (Also approved teacher & staff use)
Most AI apps have a minimum age requirement of 13 or sometimes 18 and may require account verification through email. As a result, many AI apps, including those listed above, are not available to BASD students through their BASD email accounts.
Adobe Firefly
Log in with your BASD Google account to access tools including text to image, generative fill, text effects, generative recolor, 3D to image, extend image, and more. This app is available to students and employees.

BriskBoost
Approved for use for individual assignments as specified by teachers.

Elicit
Approved for BAHS students (minimum age is 13). Elicit is a research tool that can be used to synthesize information from academic articles based on a prompt.

Flexi
Approved for use only if provided by a teacher with specific guidelines.

MagicSchool
Approved for use only if provided by a teacher with specific guidelines.

schoolai
Approved for use only if provided by a teacher with specific guidelines.

Articles and Sites to Explore

Teaching Students How to Use AI Responsibly from Edutopia

7 Ways to Detect AI Writing Without Technology

ChatGPT Resources for Teachers
The FAQ section includes suggested prompts, an explanation of how ChatGPT works and its limitations, the efficacy of AI detectors, and bias.

ChatGPT, Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in Education
This site provides definitions of AI, implications for the classroom and education, examples and resources for teachers, and how to define cheating and plagiarism with AI.

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning from the U.S. Department of Education (May 2023)
This 71 page document provides information, research, and recommendations for using AI in education.

How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?

How to cite ChatGPT in APA format

AI Training Resources

AI 101 for Teachers
Free online training series and resources from code.org. Includes starter prompts for teachers and more.

AI Lesson Plans (grades 6-12) from Common Sense Education

The Bard's Tale: Google AI in Education
This document from Eric Curts provides a comprehensive list of AI tools along with examples of how they can be used responsibly by teachers and students. The document also includes questions to consider when establishing guidelines for the use of AI tools in your classroom.

Generative AI for Educators
Free, self-paced course for teachers.