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I’m writing today from my classroom. My wife has a kindergarten concert where she’s “needed”. So, while she’s herding the littles, I get to write! A win-win if you ask me.

Today, I’m curious about you, dear readers. I’ve got four different AI programs that I use in my classroom. I am curious as to what you use in your classroom/work setting. It’s a “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours” kind of scenero.

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Anyway, my first AI program is pretty basic. I’ve used ChatGPT since it was first released a few years ago. It’s the OG chatbot, so I do hold a little bit of loyalty towards it. It’s a basic “ask and receive” kind of AI, which is kind of basic, yet there’s nothing wrong with basic. I’ve used it in my classroom to give skeletons of units, and we’ve really started using it to give some reviews of student writing. This has been a game changer and has led to using other AIs to do this task too. It’s a HUGE time saver for sure. If you are looking for the basic, OG AI machine, ChatGPT has got you covered.

The next one is very similar to ChatGPT. Its name is Claude. For me, Claude gives better, more “human” answers to questions. It gives a better summary of educational units, and its ability to take a writing and give feedback is pretty awesome. As I’ve read about Claude, one of his main features is that he creates much cleaner code, something that would have been nice in my coding class. I actually prefer Claude to ChatGPT because Claude doesn’t get as bogged down with requests. I will say, the free version runs out of prompts pretty quick, something that doesn’t happen very often with ChatGPT. Take that what it’s worth.

The third one is amazing. This is one tailored for educators called Magic School. This one has SO MANY tools. Of course, it has the writing feedback (which isn’t quite as detailed as Claude, but never runs out of prompts), but it will translate a writing piece (something I use because of my student population), it will compose an email, It will proofread, write an IEP, or make DOK questions. It will create a song, a picture, or a rubric. This is my go-to AI chat for several things, and this one is highly recommended in my little book!

The last one I’ve got is one that is new to me. It’s called SchoolAI and is very similar to Magic School for teachers. What separates this one out is the fact that you can create classes and allow your students into this AI world in a bit more controlled area. You can create many of the same things with this AI as you can with Magic School, but you create “Spaces” for your students to interact with the AI. I’m on the fence with this one, but since I teach sixth grade, I’m not usually inviting students into the AI world anyway.

Welp, I’ve got one more after all. If you’ve not heard of Diffit, have a look at it. It helps to create content, and from there you can create leveled texts, comprehension questions, essay questions, KWL charts, and a wide range of other student-based content for all levels of student. This one is really easy to use, but, like with all AI programs, it can get things wrong.

Those are my favorites right now. I know I’ve got a picture-creating AI somewhere, along with a song/music creating AI program somewhere in my bookmarks. I hope I’ve given you something you can use!

All I ask, if you’ve got something you’ve found that’s amazing, please, share with us! I love the conversations I have with this blog, and I think talking AI would be pretty cool with teachers!

And if you’ve made it this far, thank you! 🙂 I hope you’ve had a great day. This blog makes me happy and I hope you find a little bit of joy here too!