This page is for season resources from our AI in Education: Exploring Planning and Preparation session. This session explored AI tools specifically focused on helping teachers create and organise learning materials.
Session Slides
You can view a PDF copy of the slides below or download the PDF by clicking on the three dots and selecting ‘Download PDF File’. If you’d prefer the Keynote version please contact Kerry Abercrombie.
Additional Content
Our sessions tend to have a lot of live demonstrations within them. The remainder of the page outlines some of the digital tools covered in the session or signposting to some of the resources shown or mentioned in a format which can be easily revisited or passed along to colleagues who were unable to attend the session.
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AI in Education: Guiding Principles and Support
All Falkirk Council education staff using or considering using AI in education should familiarise themselves with the AI in Education: Guiding Principles and Support information.
Education Prompt Library
The education prompt library is a collection of pre-prepared, high-quality prompts covering a wide range of planning and preparation tasks and pedagogical approaches. Educators can browse the prompts, copy and paste their selected prompt directly into Google Gemini, then customise it to suit their specific context and needs. The education prompt library is an ongoing piece of work and will continue to grow over time.
AI Teacher Tools – Starter Suite
Navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of AI in education can be overwhelming for busy educators. Our starter suite offers a carefully curated collection of nine free AI-powered tools which have been assessed to ensure their educational value and ease of initial use. The hope is that this provides a practical entry point for teachers and establishments embarking on their AI journey. The document sorts the tools by educational function, gives an education focused use overview and provides quick guides for each tool.
Falkirk AI Teacher Network
Are you interested in exploring the potential of AI in education? Express your interest in joining our AI Teacher Network. By filling out this form, you’ll help us connect with like-minded educators and keep you updated on exciting opportunities, resources, and events. You will also have the opportunity to influence the use if AI in education within Falkirk. We’ll be in touch with details of how to join the Microsoft Teams space.
Which ‘Grade’ is That? Conversion Table
Here is that handy conversion table for use with AI tools which default to the US system.
Quick Guides
Below you can find the quick guides for the four tools featured in this session.
Google Gemini – Quick Start Guide
Gemini Quick Guide by Miss Abercrombie
What does it do?
Google Gemini chatbot is a large language model (LLM) developed by Google. While Google Gemini describes a family of LLM tools integrated throughout Google Workspace, the Google Gemini standalone chatbot is available to all staff via Glow login to the Google Workspace tenancy operated by Glow/Education Scotland. Its ability to process and generate diverse information aims to create more natural and helpful AI interactions. Google Gemini is an 18+ product and is only available to staff users within Glow. It is designed to be multimodal, meaning it can understand and operate across text, code, images, and more.
How do I get access? Staff can log into Google Gemini for free via their Glow account. Learners do not have access to Google Gemini via Glow as it is an 18+ product.
NotebookLM – Quick Start Guide
NotebookLM Quick Start Guide by Miss Abercrombie
What does it do?
NotebookLM is a specialised mini-LLM (Large Language Model) from Google. Unlike LLMs like Gemini, ChatGPT and Copilot, Gemini interacts only with the content you provide. You can upload up to 50 sources, including web links, YouTube videos, and various file types (PDF, .txt, Markdown, audio, images). You can use NotebookLM to question, summarise, and interact with your materials in the chat, or utilise the “studio” to create new assets, even generate downloadable AI podcasts. It’s like having a dedicated AI research assistant focused solely on your specific documents.
How do I get access? Staff can NotebookLM via their Glow account. Learners do not have access to NotebookLM via Glow at the moment.
Magic School – Quick Start Guide
Magic School Quick Start Guide by Miss Abercrombie
What does it do? Magic School is a collection of 70+ AI tools (Magic Tools) to help teachers with a variety of tasks including lesson planning, differentiation, planning group work, generating vocabulary lists, and so much more. It also has 40+ responsible AI tools that can be launched to students to allow them to explore generative AI while the teacher can monitor their interactions with and the outputs from the AI model. Tools for students include study habits, debate partner, multiple explanations and more.
How do I get access? Teachers can sign up for a free account on the Magic School website.
Pupils do not need accounts to participate in Magic School activities.
School AI – Quick Start Guide
SchoolAI Quick Start Guide by Miss Abercrombie
What does it do? School AI allows learners to explore a Large Language Model in a safe environment through ChatGPT powered experiences called Spaces. Teachers can choose from a library spaces, or create their own with custom instructions tailored to learners’ needs. Teachers can manage, moderate and steer as students interact with the machine and receive real time ‘insights’ as well as being able to access live conversations from the teacher moderation screen.
How do I get access? Teachers can access School AI by signing up for a free basic account on the School AI website.
Pupils do not need accounts to participate in School AI spaces.
Session Recording
Here is a full recording of the session for those who wish to watch it again or who missed it.
