Edtech Throwdown

Episode 164: How to Combat AI Misuse in Your Classroom

Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown This is episode 164 called “How to Combat AI Misuse in Your Classroom”. In this episode, we’ll talk about how to plan your classroom with a positive and pro-active approach to AI use! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!

Segment 1:

Narrative: Teachers questioning student work.

So let’s take a break while we go ask ChatGPT to write this episode for us, so that when we come back we can talk about how to deal with these issues in a positive and proactive way.

Segment 2:

1. Avoid The “Reactive” Approach
2. Don’t find yourself halfway through the year and angry because you can tell that a significant percentage of your students just used a chat bot to write their responses.
3. Set Clear Expectations (Be Proactive):
4. Syllabus Statement
5. Could align with a school policy if that is already established
6. Introductory days AI discussion
7. Ask students to share what they think about AI. Let them discuss, consider, and reflect.
8. Generate class rules together, almost like norms
9. Give them examples from real life where AI might be allowed, and then not allowed.
10. In college, they would likely see similar rules, where using AI to write for you is likely considered academic dishonesty and you would get expelled.
11. In life, you might use AI to begin the process of writing a best mans speech you need to give.
12. In a career, you might use it to plan out some talking points for an upcoming meeting or make an email sound more professional.
13. Assignment/Project Expectations
14. Clearly state acceptable/unacceptable uses of AI
15. Have some pre-written templates for different types of assignments and what types of AI-use might be acceptable. This way you can easily copy and paste them into assignment descriptions as needed.
16. Promote Positive Communication
17. Let students know that you aren’t out to “Catch Them”
18. Expose them to current AI literature
19. 8 Things Students Should know about AI by Ben Klieger
20. Best Practices
21. Show examples of good use of AI
22. Show examples of how you can tell the usage of AI
23. Turnitin AI Detection
24. Chrome Extensions
25. Draftback
26. Revision History
27. Clear expectations and detailed process
28. You may use AI for ____ purpose.

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Episode 163: Fun with Digital Field Trips

Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown This is episode 163 called “Fun with Digital Field Trips”. In this episode, we’ll talk about some of our favorite options for fun and engaging virtual field trips. Time and money is always tight when it comes to education, and these resources can help bring some adventure to your classroom! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!

Segment 1:

Narrative: What’s your favorite field trip of all time?

Nick - Penn State Nuclear Energy Lab

We need to take a break to hear from Teach Better, but don’t go anywhere because when we come back we’re going to talk about all things virtual field trips.

Segment 2:

Fully Digital Field Trips:

• Access Mars
• Google Arts and Culture
• AirPano
• 360 Cities
• Dollar Street
• Historyview.org (Easter Island is a good one)

Curated Collections

• Google Maps Treks
• Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips
• Traveling Around the World: Virtual Tours and Field Trips

Theme Parks:

• Walt Disney World:
• Frozen Ever After ride
• It’s a Small World
• Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!

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Episode 162:

Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown This is episode 162 called “The Edtech Throwdown: Edtech tools Tips and Tricks”. In this episode, we’ll share our famous edtech throwdown where Guise and I compete for edtech glory. Who has the better tools, tips and tricks? Listen in and decide for yourself! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!

Segment 1:

Narrative: Sneak peak at an Edtech Throwdown Competition

We need to take a break to hear from Teach Better, but don’t go anywhere because when we come back we’re going to break down this year's edtech march madness bracket.

Segment 2:

Nick’s

• Chrome Action Chips
• Pessimists Archive
• Dollar Street
• Revision History (Ext)
• Awesome Screen Recorder
• FigJam
• Playphrase.me

Guise’s

• Tango
• Wordwall
• Breshna.io
• Wavacity
• Draftback
• Allsides
• PrintfriendlyPDF

Edtech Throwdown:

Vote on twitter @edtechthrowdown and under the pinned post on the profile.

Segment 3: Where to Find EdTech Throwdown

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Episode 161: The Edtech Throwdown: AI Edition

Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown This is episode 161 called “The Edtech Throwdown: AI Edition”. In this episode, we’ll share our famous edtech throwdown where Guise and I compete for AI edtech glory. Who has the better tools? Listen in and decide for yourself! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!

Segment 1:

Narrative:

We need to take a break to hear from Teach Better, but don’t go anywhere because when we come back we’re going to break down this year's edtech march madness bracket.

Segment 2: Edtech Throwdown

NIck’s

• Diffit
• ChatPDF
• Quizizz AI
• school.ai
• Brisk
• Gamma
• Goblin Tools

Guise’s

• MagicSchool AI
• Sorcerer
• Textblaze
• Notebooklm.google
• Eduaide
• notebooklm.google.com
• Perplexity Extension

Edtech Throwdown: Who presented the best ai #edtech tools?

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Segment 3: Where to Find EdTech Throwdown

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2. Apple Podcasts
3. Spotify

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Episode 160: 7 Awesome AI-Powered EdTech Tools

Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown This is episode 160 called “7 Awesome AI-Powered EdTech Tools”. In this episode, we’ll update everyone on where we are at in our 2024 edtech march madness bracket and examine 7 awesome AI powered edtech tools! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!

Segment 1:

Narrative: #edtechmadness24

Okay hold on to your socks because they are about to be knocked off by the AI tool selection we’ve got coming up. We need to take a break to hear from Teach Better, but don’t go anywhere because when we come back we’re going to break down this year's edtech march madness bracket.

Segment 2: 7 Awesome AI-Powered EdTech Tools

• Factors.world
• AI powered survey and worksheet for K-12 classrooms.
• Learnt.ai
• With Learnt.ai you can save time and effort by automating the creation of high-quality lesson plans, learning objectives, assessment questions, and a range of other resources.
• Try Learnt AI for Free
• Class Companion
• Class Companion empowers teachers to give instant feedback and support each student to learn at their own pace. Thousands of teachers use the AI platform to create assignments, engage students, generate feedback, and gain insights into progress.
• Lumen5
• Lumen5 is a video creation platform powered by AI that enables anyone without training or experience to easily create engaging video content within minutes.
• Recommendation Sarah Greck @sgracko
• ck12.org
• Elevate your learning journey with Flexi - your FREE AI Tutor for Science & Math. Improve your grades with tailored practice, bite-sized learning,
• Recommendation Patrick Hausammann @PHausEDU
• Gamma
• A New Medium for Presenting Ideas Powered by AI. Gamma is a new platform that allows users to create polished documents, presentations, and webpages in seconds using AI.
• Ethiqly “Sneak Peak”
• Ethiqly is a digital writing hub for teachers and students to share
• For...

Episode 159: EdTech March Madness: 16 Top Tools Compete for Glory

Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown this is episode 159 called “EdTech March Madness: 16 Top Tools Compete for Glory”. In this episode, we’ll talk about this year’s edtech march bracket - a competition that collects 16 of today’s top edtech tools and pits them against one another in an exciting online competition! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!

Segment 1:

Narrative: Catching up with Kyle about #EdtechMadness24 and found out that he was thinking about not doing it. We continued talking and all I could think about is “no #edtechmadness is what gets me through March. It shall not decease, it shall not parish.” After this big monologue moment in my head played through, I heard Kyle say “You and Nick should do it.”

Okay we need to take a break to hear from Teach Better, but don’t go anywhere because when we come back we’re going to break down this year's edtech march madness bracket.

Segment 2: March EdTech Madness

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Episode 158: 6 Ways Edtech Can Save a Lesson

Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown this is episode 158 called “6 Ways Edtech Can Save a Lesson”. In this episode, we’ll talk about 6 different edtech tools that you can sprinkle into any lesson that might need some saving! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!

Segment 1: Instagram Parenting

Nick tries a snow day activity with Sylvia that fails dramatically.

• Instagram parenting activities
• Frozen cupcake molds with colored water to decorate the snow
• Stained hands, stained coat, broken ice, crying child, I did the whole thing
• Complete flop, went inside, watched a movie (technology saves the day)

So we’re going to take a quick break for a message from Teach Better, but stick around because when we come back, we’ll explain 6 edtech tools that can help save a failing lesson.

Segment 2: 6 Ways that EdTech Can Save A Lesson

March 12th NJECC Conference

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• 5 Music Edtech Tools That Your Students Will Love
• 7 AI Edtech Tools That a Teacher Should Try in 2024
• 7 AI Prompt-making Tips for Educators

6 Ways that EdTech Can Save a Lesson

1. Better Warmups:
2. AI Snapshots: 180 Classroom Warmups to spark debate and ignite curiosity.
3. https://ablconnect.harvard.edu/activity-types
4. Better engagement:
5. Schoolai: Create a chatbot that can tutor your students on a specific topic of your choosing

• Overcoming the post Holiday break lull

• March 12th NJECC Conference
• Edtechthrowdown.com
• 5 Music Edtech Tools That Your Students Will Love
• 7 AI Edtech Tools That a Teacher Should Try in 2024
• 7 AI Prompt-making Tips for Educators

5 Ways to Spark Student Engagement

Narrative:

• Case Study w/ Role Play
• Narrative
• Ask Questions
• Research
• Ask Questions
• Collect/Examine the data
• Trends
• Possible Connections to Content
• Present the Case based on exploration
• NSTA
• University of Buffalo Case Studies
• Data Nuggets
• HHMI

Gamification:

• Guise Spins for Points
• Flippity.net