702 – Jack Jack Meets AI…Meets The Classroom

WELSTech is back! They may be a bit rusty, but Martin and Sallie are happy to be back at the podcasting desk and happy to be joined by edtech guest hosts, Rachel and Jason. The discussion focus is the currently “hot” tech topic, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and its effect on education. They share details on a free summer online conference from Martin Luther College (MLC) which includes that same topic, as well as watches and notes and streaming from Sweden to enjoy.

The discussion

Incredible AI – We welcome our semi-regular classroom technology correspondents, Prof. Rachel Feld, Director of Academic Computing and Online Learning from Martin Luther College (MLC), and Jason Schmidt, Executive Director of Wisconsin Virtual School to the show for a wrap up of our The Incredibles of EdTech series. This week we focus on the versatile, powerful, and somewhat scary character of baby Incredible, Jack Jack, and compare him to Artificial Intelligence (AI). From email to quizzes to images (Jack Jack in a Spiderman suit), and much more, an assortment of AI tools stand ready to generate whatever content a user desires. We discuss the challenges and blessings AI presents for education.

• Bard – Google’s AI
• Ditch That Textbook’s AI Tools
  • Perplexity – sites sources
  • Conker – create quizzes
  • Bing Create – create images like llamas listening to music in a sunny meadow
• Learn Prompting

Ministry resource

Register now for Open Learning @MLC

• June 13-14, 2023
• This free online conference will feature Day 1 presentations focused on AI in Education
• Day 2 includes discussions on replacing Saxon Math and assisting parents with spiritual leadership

Picks of the week

• Magic ToDo, Formalier and more from Goblin Tools
• CASIO Calculator Watch
• Apple Watch SE
• Apple Notes – Review from Paperlike

Community news & feedback

• Karl Birkenfjäll shares details on the streaming setup for the Lutheran Confessional Church of Sweden, Stockholm
• EdTech 2023: SmartBrief Reader’s Choice Awards

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