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AI Art and Image Generators #SDLW24

Two more useful tools for you to encourage your learners’ digital literacy skills – Craiyon and Ideogram.
Craiyon allows you to create AI art in a range of styles that could be used to illustrate a piece of writing, for character descriptions and much more.
Ideogram is a free-to-use AI tool that generates realistic images, posters, logos and more which could be used as part of presentations.

Remember to always consider the points raised in the challenges and risk section of the West Partnership Scoping Review (see below).

West Partnership AI Resources

Curipod #SDLW24

Curipod is useful for designing lessons, Curipod combines polls, drawings, and word clouds to create interactive and engaging slides quickly. It also allows teachers to collaborate, and can send polls for pupils to complete that display the results to the class. on the board. Check it out at: https://curipod.com/

 

Don’t forget to consider the points raised in the challenges and risk section of the West Partnership Scoping Review (see below).

West Partnership AI Resources

Quizalize #quizalize #SDLW24

 

Quizalize is an online platform for designing formative assessments that use gamification, meaning they are engaging for pupils, and allow teachers to collect real-time data on their progress. Tests can be created using ChatGPT, or alternatively they can be selected from a bank of tests readily available on a wide range of subject areas.

Why not give this a go during Scottish Digital Literacy Week 13 – 18 May?

As with all these AI tools, please consider the points raised in the challenges and risk section of the West Partnership Scoping Review (see below)

West Partnership AI Resources

West Partnership AI Resources

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Did you know West Partnership has produced a Scoping Review on using AI in Education? Check this out below.

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It gives you information on using AI to develop curriculum, learning, teaching and assessment, teacher workload and the challenges and risks posed by AI.

Whenever you are using this technology, you must always consider the ethical issues around this.

West Partnership have also produced a podcast on this. You can listen to Episode 5 here: https://www.westpartnership.co.uk/west-os/westcast-podcast/

Scottish AI in Education Week 25 – 29 March #ScotAI24

Scottish AI in schools 25th MarchThis Education Scotland week aims to raise awareness of, and give examples of how AI can be harnessed effectively to enhance learning, teaching and assessment and will include:

  • Curriculum Live Lessons
  • Sharing Practice sessions
  • Mini Teachmeet
  • Professional Learning Sessions

All information on the above can be found here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/digilearn/events/event/scottish-ai-in-schools/

For those establishments who want to have some staff discussion around this area, this Education Scotland resource contains some challenge questions around teaching and learning with AI: https://education.gov.scot/resources/teaching-and-learning-with-artificial-intelligence-ai/

There are some useful lesson plans and resources for P5 – P7, S1 – S3 and S4 here: https://www.scottishai.com/resources