Google Summit - Workshop 4

 Special Guest Mr AI Chatterbot

Eric Curts

There are many ways to use AI as a Guest in the Classroom. It is not only available for students to use, but it can also be teacher-led, and students understand more appropriate ways to use AI to enhance an experience rather than do the work for them.

Use AI with Students, exposing them to AI. You can tell Gemini how to behave and to come from a certain perspective, used in this situation, AI can be a guest in the class.

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AI Interview - ask it to be something that it is not, e.g. a historical figure...
Preload/ prior knowledge before reading the text
Eric has created prompt templates to help inform AI of the role they are undertaking. - inform the AI to strive for accuracy and fairness in your responses, avoiding stereotypes or biases. Not 💯 foolproof

Teach them to be critical thinkers - test before you do in class
E.g. Dame Whina Cooper
Gemini will give additional sources and links to show where the information is from

We asked Dame Whina Cooper (Gemini AI)
Where are you from, and who are your parents?
What is your favourite colour?
The answers were detailed and related back to Maori values.

Games you can create using AI

Choose your own Adventure

Taboo
Emoji Kitchen

AI Debate
Marmite vs Vegemite





AI Co-Writing
Take turns with AI to write paragraphs

Other Workshops: 

Keynote Speaker - Eric Curts: Levelling up Every Learner

Reading Helper for Every Student - Chris Betcher

Don't Search It - Make it with Gemini - Steve Smith

Hipster Google - Eric Curts

Thanks to :

Albany Senior High School
Deploy Learning, working with Google to run events
The 112 schools/organisations here
Google Staff 
Sponsor Everway (Texthelp)