With many questioning whether or not students get to use AI to support their learning, the truth is, they will be. Therefore, in an effort to help young people frame their digital citizenship in using these tools, I wanted to create a resource that was easy to remember and encapsulated…
Over the course of the last week or so, I’ve been sharing a number of resources about using Generative AI such as ChatGPT to help with the use of technology in the classroom. They’ve proved popular with many educators engaging with them. Here’s an example of the first one that…
I shared on Twitter the other day that “When it comes to learning and teaching in an AI era, strong literacy skills have never been so important.”. The question often arises though when you are unsure about what to do when you’re not quite sure about how to do something,…
AI integration in education isn’t easy. There’s no getting away from Artificial Intelligence (AI). It’s on our TVs and news cycles, it’s sending us phishing emails, targeting ads, it’s even driving some cars, let alone helping us choose our Netflix viewing. The truth is AI is making waves across multiple…
As the European Union takes steps to regulate artificial intelligence with its AI Act, there’s a lot in here that UK schools should be mindful of. While we’re no longer bound by EU regulations, the Act offers many valuable insights into the future of AI governance in education and there’s…
Over the last decade and a half, we’ve seen significant shifts in curriculum development, particularly influenced by figures such as Nick Gibb and Michael Gove. Their reforms placed considerable emphasis on prescribed curricula, which, as many have noted, has significantly diminished teacher autonomy. Now, with artificial intelligence (AI) are we…
Last year I created a ‘Little Book of Generative AI Prompts for Teachers‘. It was labour of love to create but has proven hugely popular. I’ve been promising for some time now to create an equivalent ‘Little Book’ with prompts in it for senior leaders… and here it is!! It…
Ofsted introduced a policy paper this week on “Ofsted’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI)”. It’s a welcome document, but as always with Ofsted, whilst much of it is useful, it could go some way further. When working on writing ‘Perfect ICT Every Lesson’ more than ten years ago, a lot…
The Department for Education has today released guidance on the use of mobile phones in schools. It is something which has been a hot topic for as long as mobile phones have been available to young people. The DfE have shared four key documents: Mobile phones in school: guidance Creating…
Embracing the future of education requires more than just adopting new tools; it demands a shift in mindset and approach. Following a great meeting today with one of my British International School overseas clients that I’m supporting, I thought I’d pen some thoughts on embracing new technologies, digital strategy and…
I’ll of course start with the same message I’ve been sharing for many, many years, that every day should be a safer internet day. It’s been a personal pleasure to see more people take on and share this mantra over the years. The truth of the matter is though that…
With Bett starting tomorrow I was reflecting on why people attend the event in their droves every single year – of course, the obvious answer is the networking, but often it’s more to do with the CPD, to learn about new technologies and to speak with the companies that produce…
Welcome to Day 24 of #24DaysOfAI, our Appvent calendar for 2023. It’s been a labour of love sharing alternate days writing the posts between Ronan McNicholl and myself (Mark Anderson). Choosing each day has been tough. There are lots of tools we could have included, especially those with lots of…
Welcome to the penultimate day of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Perplexity. AI tool of the day: Perplexity AI is a conversational AI tool similar to ChatGPT, which uses natural language processing and is also built upon GPT-4. Whilst both have similar origins, Perplexity differs…
Welcome to day twenty-two of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on YouTube Summary (with ChatGPT extension). AI tool of the day: YouTube Summary makes it incredibly easy to produce a concise summary of any content within YouTube videos. Educational Benefits: This tool could be very useful…
Welcome to day twenty one of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Music FX by Google as part of their Google Labs/AI Test Kitchen offering. AI tool of the day: Music FX is a music creation tool by Google created as part of their series of…
Welcome to day twenty of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Formative. AI tool of the day: Formative is a popular platform for creating engaging assessment tools. Recently, Formative has incorporated an AI content generator tool (currently in beta mode) which makes it easier for teachers…
Welcome to day nineteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar, where today’s focus is on the innovative tool, TLDRthis. For those who might jest that TLDR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) has become de rigeur on social media as an essential add-on for every blog post, TLDRthis is a tool that turns…
Welcome to day eighteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Teachable Machine by Google. AI tool of the day: Developed by Google, Teachable Machine can be used to train a computer to recognise images, sounds, and poses. Educational Benefits: Teachable Machine can be used to…
Welcome to day seventeen of our #24DaysOfAI Appvent calendar where today we will focus on AudioPen.ai. AudioPen.ai is designed to provide efficient voice-to-text conversion and summarisation, making it a valuable asset in educational settings across the UK. AI tool of the day: AudioPen.ai uses AI to offer voice note transcription…
Welcome to day sixteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Eduaide. Created by two teachers, Eduaide can be used to produce a whole range of educational resources to support teaching and learning. AI tool of the day: Eduaide uses a customised Large Language Model (LLM)…
Welcome to day fifteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a superb text GPT interface, primarily because of its brilliant voice chat interface. It is of course, if you haven’t heard of it, Pi, from Inflection AI. As you’ll have read on the previous day’s…
Welcome to day fourteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on goblin.tools goblin.tools is a versatile tool that can be accessed via the web for free and is a superb and helpful tool that falls into that important niche of essential for some and useful for…
Welcome to day thirteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a tool that supports learning for students studying STEM subjects! As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech, we decided this year to…
Welcome to day twelve of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Hello History… Hello History provides a library of over 400 chatbots aligned to historical figures which students can use to improve their knowledge and understanding of historical events. AI tool of the day: Hello History…
Welcome to day eleven of the 2023 Appvent calendar, where today we will focus on a great tool that takes your videos, edits them down to usable bitesize chunks and adds captions! Today we look at the great little online tool that is, Opus clip! As you’ll have read on…
Welcome to day ten of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on EduGPT. AI tool of the day: EduGPT aims to provide a safe platform that teachers can use to create learning resources through trained chatbots. It also features a collection of chatbots which can help teachers…
Welcome to day nine of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a great tool for creating images, posters and other graphics. Today’s brilliant free tool is ideogram! As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech,…
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