Hunter College Elementary School
This page has key slides and information from Tony Vincent’s presentation. Updated May 2024.
Teachers and therapists across all grade levels can sweeten their lessons with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI). A growing number of websites offer AI-powered tools for lesson planning, differentiating, communicating, and assessing. AI is an exceptional brainstorming partner, and, when combined with a teacher's expertise, can produce delightful content, engaging activities, and instructional resources.
Understanding AI
AI is defined as “the ability of a computer or other machine to perform those activities [or tasks] that are normally thought to require intelligence.” (The American Heritage Dictionary).
Microsoft Math Solver is an example of AI.
AI that can generate new content is called Generative AI.
Quick, Draw is an example of Machine Learning
AutoDraw is an example of Deep Learning.
Chatbots
A chatbot uses a Large Language Model to simulate human conversation.
Chatbots include Open AI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot, and Anthropic’s Claude.
Get ideas for useful prompts in the AI for Education Prompt Library.
Download the Google Gemini Prompting Guide 101 PDF. It recommends including the persona, task, context, and format in your prompt.
Chatbot Prompt Examples
Emojify
Represent this sentence with emojis: Never Eat Soggy Waffles
Add emoji bullet points for each item:
Check in
Turn in homework
Open Chromebook
Answer the survey question
Read the article about moles
Replace key words with emojis in this paragraph: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Simplify
Rewrite this paragraph for a first grade audience:
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Explain compound interest to a 4th grader.
Summarize
List the key points in this article:
https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/What-is-the-Singularity
Compose Email
Turn these bullet points into a “Tech Tuesday” email to teaching colleagues:
Please restart your Chromebook once a week
Jamboard is shutting down. Canva Whiteboard is a good alternative.
Book an appointment with me and I can show you Canva.
Write an email to 5th grade parents from their child’s teacher about the importance of students using deodorant daily.
Prepare to Teach
What are common struggles and misconceptions second graders have when measuring with a ruler.
What are fun facts about penguins that 3rd graders will find interesting?
Give me short, simple definitions for 4th graders for these words: pandemonium, berating, tedious, oppressive, obscure
What are 5 ways to teach digraphs to kindergarteners in engaging and interactive ways?
Generate Questions
List discussion questions for Chapters 1-3 of Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli.
Suggest interesting open-ended higher-order thinking question for 1st graders about Halloween.
Teacher Tools
💬 Khanmigo
AI-powered teaching assistant that can help with a variety of tasks
Tools for teachers include generators for lesson plans, story problems, and others.
