"Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day…" - 5 new articles

I have created several free AI chatbots.  Each of them draw only from a knowledge based of resources I have vetted, and I am open to hearing suggestions of others who should be added to them.

All you have to do is ask them which experts are in their knowledge base, and they will also tell you how to suggest additions.

Here they are:

Parent Engagement In Schools Expert Companion

Classroom Instruction Expert Companion

ELL Teaching Expert Companion

Creating Change Expert Companion

Education Policy & Research Expert Companion

     

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At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM.

Here are the latest:

 

Toritark isn’t free, but it looks like a good tool for learning languages.

ViDance is an “AI-Powered Educational Story Generation Platform.”

Curiosso returns answers to questions that simplified for children.

AI Coloring Pages uses ai to create…coloring pages.

Have fun with a free Rap Lyrics Generator.

Explain Like I’m 5 is a Chrome extension that will do just that with anything.

Little Language Lessons looks like a good language teaching AI tool with a decent free option.

Now Google announces their own version of ChatGPT's "study mode." It seems to me that a miniscule percentage of students will choose that version instead of just getting the answers. Am I wrong? blog.google/products/gem…

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I’ve begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists.

Also, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources.

Here are this week’s picks:

Revisiting Motivation is by David Deubelbeiss. I’m adding it to Best Posts On “Motivating” Students.

3 Ways to Boost Students’ Motivation to Learn is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to the same list.

How to resist everyday temptations is from Psyche. I’m adding it to Best Posts About Helping Students Develop Their Capacity For Self-Control.

Can persistence and openness reduce inequality in schools? A little bit is from Experience To Meaning. I’m adding it to The Best Articles About The Study Showing Social Emotional Learning Isn’t Enough.

5 ways to help students develop a growth mindset in math class is from Teach Learn Grow. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Helping Our Students Develop A “Growth Mindset.”

     

Google has been throwing gobs of AI features against the wall to see which would stick.

Only a very few have.

Their latest, Project Genie, is more than likely to join its long list of failures.

It’s cool-sounding and looking, I’ll give them that – you can create your own interactive “world” with it.

I might be missing something but, really, what value does it create?  Can it be anything but an enormous time-suck?

Do better, Google….

     

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