AI TOOLS | Notion

Overview: Understanding AI and its potential impact on education.
Discussion: Benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations of AI in the classroom.
Highlighted Tools:
- Merlin for AI-powered chat assistance.
- Google Notebook LM for AI-enhanced note-taking and knowledge management.

Tools Demonstrated:
- Reading Coach by Microsoft: An AI-driven tool that helps students improve reading fluency by providing real-time feedback and personalized practice.
- Read Along by Google: An interactive AI-powered app that motivates students to read aloud while offering instant guidance and corrections.
Additional Tool:
- Lalilo: A literacy platform that adapts to each student’s reading level and provides detailed reports to teachers.
Activity: Participants will explore these tools and design a reading session tailored to different grade levels.
Outcome: Teachers will gain the ability to offer differentiated reading practice and track individual student progress.

Overview: The role of gamification in increasing student motivation and engagement.
Tools Demonstrated:
- Claude AI: For generating gamified lessons, coding tasks, and photo analysis exercises.
- Tynker: A coding platform designed for children, offering gamified coding lessons.
- Scratch: A block-based coding tool ideal for introducing students to programming concepts.
- Kahoot!: An interactive quiz platform for gamifying lessons and assessments.
Additional Tool:
- Blooket: A gamified learning platform with customizable games for classroom use.
Activity: Participants will create a gamified lesson and design a simple coding project using Claude AI and Tynker.
Outcome: Teachers will learn how to use AI to create engaging and interactive learning experiences.

Break (30 minutes)

Overview: How AI can streamline lesson planning and improve instructional design.