🪄 AI in Education Newsletter by MagicSchool

AI in Education Newsletter
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TLDR Updates from MagicSchool.ai

Teachers are Magic - Shop?! We had overwhelming demand for our “Teachers are Magic” T-Shirts that we’ve been wearing so we decided to make an apparel shop! Snag one for yourself or a magical teacher in your life! 100% of proceeds go to DonorsChoose to help provide resources and support for educators. Check out the shop now!

New Tools! We launched a few new tools at the end of last week, including a Teacher Jokes Generator that’s been getting a lot of usage (and I’m going to guess a lot of eye rolls from students). Check out new tools here.

Want to get help? We’ve been getting asks from our community about how you might be able to help us in our mission to fight teacher burnout. The best way is to help us get the word out by sharing on your favorite social media site and tagging @magicschoolai - we’re on  LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

Introduce MagicSchool to Your Team! Want to share MagicSchool with your school team? We’ve made it easy! Click here to view the MagicSchool Training Slides, make a copy, and customize to share with your school community.

AI in Education Reads

Instead of Trying to “Catch Kids Using ChatGPT” - Push them to do thinking only humans can do:  In the age of AI - we need to foster creativity, opinion, diverse experience, and debate in schools. Check out some learnings in our latest blog post and join me and Amanda Bickerstaff tomorrow for a discussion on the topic! If you're an educator and interested in participating in this dialogue, tune in Wednesday, August 16th at 6PM EST and sign up here.

Artificial intelligence in the classroom, its growing role in education (CBS) - Artificial intelligence's growing presence in classrooms offers opportunities for personalized learning and efficiency, but parents are advised to stay informed and prioritize student privacy, warns Boca Raton tech expert Craig Agranoff.

How will Modesto schools encourage and restrict the use of AI in the classroom? Opinion (Yahoo) - Written by Sabrina Toor, a 15-year-old sophomore from Modesto High School. She writes - Artificial Intelligence, with its transformative potential and challenges, is increasingly prominent in education, prompting discussions on its benefits, risks, and the necessity for informed guidelines, as exemplified by the Modesto City School District's cautious approach.

AI Tech Headlines

OpenAI spends $700,000 daily on ChatGPT operations, supported by Microsoft's $10 billion funding, while facing a 12% drop in users from its peak, signaling potential challenges since its rapid rise to 1 million users in its early days.

Quote, Meme, or Joke about AI

That’s it for today’s update! Until next week - keep up with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Tik Tok, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

Warm regards,

Adeel Khan
Founder & CEO, MagicSchool.ai