Highlights and workspace and AI...Oh My!

I attended a great online webinar from Hapara showing how to use AI tools in workspace and Highlights. Linda Hockenbary from intechgratedpd.org She talked about the pace at which AI is changing and developing and how we can intergrate it into the teaching and learning. In the states AI Literacy is part of the education curriculum and they have to teach it. AI literacy is Knowledge and skills that enable humans to critically understand, use, and evaluate AI systems and tools to safely and ethically participate in an increasingly digital world. Digital Promise AI Literacy Framework She talked about the latest updates for AI in March 2024 OpenAI’s Sora Figure + OpenAI = Figure 01 humanoid robot Neuralink EU AI Act AI regulation mentioned in U.S. State of the Union Claude beat GPT Rumors of GPT 5 release She talked about the What and How? The example she gave in a literacy workspace was good to see bit.ly/4cK4ioK it showed the power and how you can use AI to guide and support student learning not do it for them. She also talked about how to use focus and guide browsing to control and guide the students to AI tools. You can limit the time and access. These where some AI tools she recomended SchoolAI: Spaces Magic School’s Magic Student: Tools Chat for Schools: Tutors GuardRailz It was a great introduction and literacy example. I could see a toolkit being designed out of this.