From asking Siri for the weather to using Snapchat filters, AI is already a part of our everyday lives… So why not use it to enhance learning in the classroom too? It’s no doubt that AI has changed the ways we learn. By now, I think most educators are aware of ChatGPT, a form of generative AI that can do anything from entertainment to practical purposes. AI tools can save educators time and create more engaging, adaptive learning experiences. The Magic of AI To further explore how AI might be integrated into the classroom, I decided to check out Magic School AI; a free resource for teachers and students. I was…

This week we learned about the benefits of learning coding! Essentially, coding is how we communicate with computers to tell them what to do. More so, coding is something that can be seen in our everyday lives. As this article about coding points out, coding is used in everything from cellphones, to developing apps and streaming services like Netflix. Given what we know now about the prevalence of the digital world, it would make sense that we would introduce the world of coding to our students! Learning with Minecraft I decided to try my hand at coding using the Hour of Code website. Here, you can select various activities for…