These results aside, I still saw a few folks in a session that had never used AI. But about 98% of session participants were now familiar with AI, could see some of its capabilities. At a recent district AI event, instructional coaches were sharing how to use features of free AI tools. They tended to focus on the use of prompts the vendor had already created rather than extensive prompt development. Yet, prompt crafting is where it’s at for “advanced” use and to get better results. The vendor made prompts are time-savers for school educators, and will be huge time-savers. But to get at really useful applications to satisfy the demands of a custom situation, learning to engineer your own prompts is critical. And, of course, it takes more time and isn’t what you would want to start newbies on.
