AI driven instructional coaching: Tools for Teachers

General Purpose:

• Gemini - Google's AI assistant. Used for writing, brainstorming, summarizing information, generating images, and even controlling other Google apps. 
  Included with our FWCD Google Workspace accounts.

• ChatGPT - OpenAI's natural language processing tool. Used to answer questions, write content, summarize information and more.

• ClaudeAI - Anthropic's AI tool. Used for conversation, text processing, summarization, search, creative writing, coding, and more.

• Microsoft's Copilot - Integrated within Microsoft 365. Automates tasks like email drafting, document creation, and data analysis within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Teacher Tools:

• Gemini for Google Classroom - Google's AI assistant embedded in Google Classroom to help teachers create content and resources. Included with our FWCD Google Workspace accounts.
• MagicSchool - offers a suite of tools for educators, including a Lesson Plan Generator for quick lesson creation, a Multi-Step Assignment Generator for comprehensive assignments, a YouTube Question Generator for video-based learning, a Multiple Choice Quiz Generator for easy quiz creation, a Text Rewriter Tool for adapting text, and an AI Resistant Assignment Suggestion feature to ensure authenticity in student work. Free limited version available.
• NotebookLM - An AI tool from Google that helps users analyze, summarize, and interact with documents and notes
• Flint - Flint is learning platform that uses AI tools for both teachers and students, including AI-powered tutoring, assessment, and feedback.
• Quizlet Q-Chat  - Uses ChatGPT to generate adaptive questions and responses, creating a conversational learning experience. Instead of simply providing answers, Q-Chat prompts you with questions to encourage active learning and critical thinking.
• Eduaide - An AI-powered tool that helps teachers create lesson plans, teaching resources, and assessments.

Research Tools:

• Perplexity AI - An AI Search tool that acts as a research assistant, streamlining information gathering by synthesizing information from multiple sources into a concise response.
• Consensus - An academic search engine designed to find and synthesize research. It streamlines the process of literature review and research by providing summaries and insights from a database of peer-reviewed publications. 

Generate Images:

• DALL-E 2 - OpenAI - Creates images and art from natural language description.

• Adobe Firefly - Generates images based on text prompts.

• Midjourney - Generates images based on text prompts.

​​​​​​​Citation Guides: How to cite generative AI 

• MLA Guide - Note that MLA recommends to never cite AI generators, such as ChatGPT, as an author.

• Chicago Manual general tips for citations - These are just tips. They will most likely update these tips in future editions of the Chicago Manual Style guide.