Selfie of me at the start of the day in an almost empty room that filled up shortly after I took the photo.

Today, I had the opportunity to present at the Texas Land Title Association (TLTA) event, Emerging Tech in Title. It was a special event for the 33 folks who registered, a pre-conference workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI). I would like to say I had a lot of fun prepping for this session, but there was so much wonderful content and skills to share, I’m afraid I overwhelmed myself with prep. I spent days and weeks over what to include, agonizing over everything. I set up a website (not included in this blog entry), and tons of support content.

Too much?

This was a great experience for me, but I always feel like I’m packing six hours of content into three hours. Actually, more like 16 hours of content into 3 hours.

I felt like, what one of my principal’s liked to say to my youthful embarassment, “a mosquito in a nudist colony…unsure of where to start.”

Ha ha.

But in the end, everything turned out great. I got some great feedback from participants throughout the day. Here are my session presentations, all created in Gamma, each endlessly revised:

• Beyond AI Myths and Hype
• Prompt Engineering
• AI in Office Operations and Strategic Planning
• Boost Productivity with AI
• Protect Your Prompts and Data

In addition to those presentations, I also had fun whipping a few DURING lunch in response to some of the participants:

• AI Tools Revolutionizing the Texas Land Title Industry
• Major Challenges and Solutions in Texas Land Title Industry 2024

This series of presentations marks my transition from relying on Canva (for which I abandoned Google Slides) to Gamma AI. I have to admit that making presentations with Gamma, mixing in elements of Napkin AI diagrams/designs, is so easy now.

Photo at the start of the day as the room started to fill up

Fast Changing

I read earlier in the day that there were over 1000 AI apps shared in just the last few weeks. For every new problem or old problem, people are crafting AI solutions. Who knows where all this will end up, but it’s certain that my hard work in prepping these presentations won’t mean they last forever. Rather, everything will have changed again all too soon.

That’s why I encourage you to start walking with AI in hand, and learn how to use what’s available now. Tomorrow, it will certainly be different but today’s experience will give you the background knowledge you need to learn the new AI faster.

This morning, I found myself exploring browser search replacements to Google. Of course, since I have access to ChatGPT and Perplexity, I started with those.

What are the top 5 chatgpt browser extensions?

Perplexity with Claude 3.5 Model

Sometimes, I imagine that Claude makes interactions a bit of a pain on purpose. While it was quick to give me a list, when I asked for free, non-paid/premium versions, it took a few interactions to get to what I was looking for.

Here are the search results:

Original Results

Here are the top ChatGPT Chrome extensions with brief descriptions:

• Merlin - Quick AI helper that works on over 10 million sites with a simple Alt+J key press[1]

• WebChatGPT - Adds live web data to make ChatGPT’s answers more current and fact-based[1]

• ChatGPT for Google - Shows AI answers right next to your search results on Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo[1]

• Sider - Opens a chat panel on any webpage to talk with multiple AI models at once[2]

• ChatSonic - Makes AI content like blog posts, tweets, and ads with voice commands and real-time data[3]

• Superpower ChatGPT - Helps sort and save your chats in neat folders with smart search tools[1]

• StylerGPT - Makes ChatGPT look nice with themes, fonts and fresh new looks[1]

• ShareGPT - Lets you share your AI chats as links or pics with just one click[3]

• FancyGPT - Shares chats in cool ways with colors and style choices[3]

• Engage AI - Writes smart comments for social media posts to save you time[3]

• AIPRM - Helps SEO pros find good keywords and boost site ranks[3]

• Voice Control - Lets you talk to ChatGPT instead of typing[3]

• YouTube Summary - Makes quick notes of what long videos are about[3]

• TweetGPT - Helps write tweets and replies right on Twitter[3]

• Prometheus - Adds voice chat to make talks with AI feel more real[4]

Citations removed

Search Results with Some Interactions

Based on the search results, here are the truly free ChatGPT Chrome extensions with no hidden costs or usage limits:

• ChatGPT for Google - Shows AI responses alongside regular search results on multiple search engines with OpenAI API integration and no daily limits. Get ChatGPT Search browser extension.

• Perplexity - Offers unlimited queries with real-time web search capabilities and mobile app support, though it only works on its own website or through the extension button. Get the Perplexity Search browser extension

The other extensions have one or more of the following:

• Require paid subscriptions
• Have daily usage limits
• Need API keys
• Include in-app purchases
• Offer limited free trials

Note: Many extensions claiming to be “completely free” often have hidden limitations or may pose security risks. These two options have been verified as genuinely free with no usage restrictions.

Citations Removed

As you can see, Perplexity provided its responses. The list from ChatGPT Search isn’t that different.

ChatGPT Search Results

Here is the list of ChatGPT browser extensions:

Enhance your browsing experience with these top five ChatGPT browser extensions:

1. WebChatGPT: This extension augments ChatGPT by integrating real-time web information, ensuring up-to-date and accurate responses. It allows ChatGPT to search the web for relevant links and includes filters like time, region, and the number of results.

2. ChatGPT for Google: Displays ChatGPT’s responses alongside Google search results, providing AI-generated insights directly within your search engine interface. After logging into OpenAI, it activates whenever you use Google, replacing the existing knowledge panel with ChatGPT’s response.

3. Merlin – OpenAI ChatGPT Powered Assistant: Access ChatGPT across any webpage by pressing a keyboard shortcut (Cmd+M on Mac or Ctrl+M on Windows). Merlin offers quick replies to emails, code generation, and more, functioning across the entire browser.

4. ChatGPT Writer: Specialized in composing emails and messages, this extension generates context-aware drafts for various platforms. It supports all websites and languages, enhancing productivity in communication tasks.

5. YouTube Summary with ChatGPT: Generates concise summaries and transcripts of YouTube videos, allowing you to grasp key points without watching the entire content. A transcript box appears next to the video, and clicking “View AI summary” redirects you to ChatGPT for a detailed summary.

These extensions integrate ChatGPT’s capabilities directly into your browser, streamlining tasks like information retrieval, content creation, and communication.

That response isn’t that bad. I may have to rethink my Perplexity subscription. ;-)

The image above reflects Compass: A School AI Policy Designer created in Perplexity Spaces. See the ChatGPT Custom GPT version.

I finally had a chance to explore Perplexity Spaces. I am shocked at how much better it is (subjective opinion) than Claude Projects (not to be confused with Artifacts, which Claude continues to excel at) in analyzing documents to inform its chats. Of course, I could be wrong since it’s been a month or so since I last played around in Claude Projects.

What’s more, I have secretly hoped that I could rely on Perplexity Spaces as a replacement for ChatGPT’s Custom GPT.

What I’ve read and experienced so far has me leaning in Perplexity Spaces direction, but Custom GPT continues to edge out Perplexity Spaces. But if Perplexity Spaces keeps innovating, I suspect they will surpass Custom GPT.

Exploring the Difference

Perplexity Space works with free Perplexity accounts. This makes it the equivalent of ChatGPT Custom GPTs in my mind, where a free account is required to interact with an existing Space/CustomGPT.

Perplexity offers an additional benefit. You can use different LLMs. ChatGPT’s Custom GPT’s edge over Perplexity Spaces is slim. What do I think that slim edge is? The CustomGPT design interface. It feels like you are having a conversation with an AI assistant, eager to bring your project to fruition. Perplexity Spaces is more of a warehouse where you can store content with an effective inventory system. To make the transition, Perplexity needs to give its Spaces a human-like presence.

Why not call Perplexity’s agent, Lace or Link?

What about capacity of the files space?

Capacity and Processing

Capacity and processing of data in completing a task are important considerations.

ChatGPT’s Custom GPT

ChatGPT’s Custom GPTs can handle up to 100 files, or 50 megabytes total. Although holding less information than Claude Projects, Custom GPTs are able to leverage uploaded information. Add too much content, you end up with the same problem Claude experiences. I don’t know what the official name for this is, but it’s like a person who can only hold one or two thoughts simultaneously in their mind while doing a task…exceed that capacity, and the task fails.

File format that Custom GPTs can support for upload include:

• Text files (.txt)
• PDF documents
• CSV files
• JSON files
• Images (various formats including .jpg, .png, .gif)

Claude Projects

Claude Projects' allows for a large number of files provided each individual file is under 10MB in size, and does not exceed the total of 500-page book worth of information. While designing a Claude AI for Educators course, I found that Claude was able to handle quite a bit of uploaded content. Unfortunately, I was not so pleased with its ability to process that content without considerable interaction and redirection in my chats. Simply, it appeared to be unable to hold all that content while working on a new task requiring application of the work.

File formats Claude Projects can accept:

• Text documents (e.g., PDF, DOCX, TXT)
• Spreadsheets (e.g., CSV, Excel files)
• Presentations (e.g., PowerPoint, Google Slides)
• Code files (e.g., Python scripts, SQL queries, HTML pages)
• Images (e.g., JPG, PNG, GIF)

Perplexity Spaces

Perplexity’s Spaces can accept 50 files at 25 MBs each or 1.25 gigabytes total (please check my math). If my understanding is accurate, Perplexity’s capacity is greater. I have not yet had the opportunity to test its ability to process tasks, or which LLM is best to have running when doing so.

Supported file formats include:

• Excel (XLSX)
• PowerPoint (PPTX)
• Word (DOCX)
• PDF
• CSV

Comparing the Three

Here’s a chart comparing the three…the information is subject to change with new information:

In Action

I had a lot of fun working on Compass: A School AI Policy Designer Perplexity Space. At the moment, it contains 30 files of varying size (PDFs, Markdown formats). Perplexity made it easy to upload all the files in one go (as opposed to ChatGPT’s Custom GPT which had me do it 10 at a time (sigh).

Perplexity displays these “Space Files” in groups of 10 files, as you can see page 1 below:

To get started, I gave it the following prompt:

Review the Space files and come up with a rubric for assessing school district AI policies, as well as a blank template. Put both documents in markdown table format.

You can see the results online.

I added the rubric and template to the Spaces Files since this is what I was hoping to see.

An Example of the AI Policy

I wanted to see how it would adapt the template, so I gave it this additional prompt:

Divide the blank template into sections with markdown table content beneath each section. Add a column that include sample content for each section, specific to a school district…let’s call it “Ardent Independent School District” or “Ardent ISD” for short.

Here’s the result.

Comparing ChatGPT’s Custom GPT with Spaces

I was pleasantly surprised at ChatGPT’s CustomGPT using the same files and custom instructions.

One feature I love about Custom GPT? The custom questions or prompts it offers the user:

• Can you create a sample AI policy for our district?
• What are the key AI regulations for K-12 education?
• How should we address generative AI in policy?
• Can you review this policy draft for compliance issues?

But it wasn’t all roses. I did encounter an error:

Refreshing the page in the browser (MS Edge) finally allowed the GPT to be published. You can give it a spin here..

Final Thoughts

Perplexity remains my go-to AI chatbot and work assistant. The ability to have a Space with custom instructions is HUGE. My only complaint so far with Perplexity Spaces is that the custom instructions space needs more capacity to allow for more detailed long prompts (a.k.a. megaprompts).

I would also make these improvement suggestions:

• List view for the My Spaces area
• Easy checkbox selection and organization of Spaces into folders
• Separation of Collections and Spaces (Spaces are evolved Collections, essentially) since I have a lot of Collections but not a lot of Spaces yet. The Collections just muddy the waters.
• More capacity for detailed custom instructions

What has been your experience? In the meantime, check out the TCEAignite space. And look for a blog entry on the Custom GPT version of Compass: A School AI Policy Guide at blog.tcea.org in the future.

On Saturday, October 5, I’ll get the chance to join over 200 educators at the Northside ISD Activity Center in San Antonio, Texas. We’ll all be there for the TCEA Area 20 Conference event (see the mobile version of sessions), which hasn’t been had in MANY years…in fact, the last time I remember a conference like it was when I was Area 20 Director!! That was back in 2000 or 2001, and I was so happy to get 90 folks in attendance along with a ton of vendor solution providers.

View Google Sheet version of the Conference Event schedule

Link: My session materials appear online at https://go.mgpd.org/a20e24

This event has had a stellar group of planners, whom I’ve enjoyed watching bring their “A game” to organizing a million details that these types of conferences enjoy. I can’t wait to see some of the awesome presentations that San Antonio area educators will be delivering.

Speaking of Presentations…

As you might have guessed, I’ll be presenting a few sessions as well in the august company of so many talented educators. You can find all my session resources at the website shown above, but here are the three sessions I’m going to have fun sharing about. You can view a print handout copy I’ll be sharing at the event until supplies run out. You can also grab a PDF version on the website.

Designing Interactive Stories with Claude.ai

In this hands-on session, we’ll jump into the world of interactive fiction, its benefits, and how Claude Artifacts can be used to create immersive and engaging stories. You will explore the concept of Artifacts, how they work, and how to design interactive stories with images a la Zork. You’ll leave with practical strategies and ideas to get started with using Claude Artifacts in your classroom. (Get print handout)

AI: Unlock the Power of Prompt Writing Acronyms

Discover the secrets to crafting compelling AI prompts that yield amazing results. Explore techniques to optimize your prompts, learn best practices, and gain insights into how to communicate effectively with AI to achieve your desired outcomes. You also get access to the Academic Prompt Architect, a Custom GPT that can assist you with crafting amazing prompts.

TCEA AI-Powered Plan Analyzer

Discover how to leverage AI to analyze and optimize your technology and network plans. This session will explore using custom GPT models to assess disaster recovery, cybersafety, and network architecture strategies, ensuring robust and efficient systems.

Unlock the power of TCEA’s Essential Learning Expectations (ELEs) to elevate your teaching and prepare students for the digital age! 🚀 Dive into how ELEs can transform professional learning in schools. Ready to make a change?

Explore more here

Dig into these documents using the TCEA ELEs Alignment Assistant available online now.

Designing ChatGPT custom GPTs this week has been so easy and fun. I had a few custom GPTs made, but it has been awhile since I spent so much time fine-tuning a custom GPT. Here are three of my recent creations, along with a few older ones. I’ll be featuring the new ones at various events, listed beneath each. Four through seven, I developed a few months ago when I first started playing around with ChatGPT’s Custom GPT interface.

What is cool is how easy it is to build a solution. Anyone, after taking the time to learn how to construct prompts and with a clear project in mind, can make one. I can think of a few uses, but revising campus/district improvement plans, designing coaching schedules (or any type of schedule) would be child’s play. A lot of that horrible, no good paperwork that educators at the campus level have spent countless hours on, simplified. The only question, “Will anyone have time to learn to use this well enough to leverage its use?” is the one rattling around in my head.

I remember the time I learned how to use Harvard Graphics to make graphs. Yes, it was a long time ago, and it’s funny that this was what marked someone’s decision to push me into campus instructional technology specialist position (along with a few other actions, of course). But it’s the one I remember. It was like the first-time use of Alpha IV database program to organize some kind of campus assesment data. To my knowledge, I was the first to do that.

But now I imagine that there will be a lot more “firsts” for educators as they apply AI to old problems that have long enjoyed a static solution. That’s pretty amazing. It’s been a long time since that’s happened.

My three latest ChatGPT Custom GPT creations:

1) Academic Prompt Architect - https://tinyurl.com/tceaaiapa

Refines your AI prompt into something amazing. You can match it to a variety of acronyms like APE, BAB, CARE, CAPE, CER, CLEARER, ERA, PLAN, RETO, RTF, TCEA, and more.

This will be shared at the TCEA Lunch and Learn event, “Unlock the Power of Prompt Writing Acronyms”. This event takes place on Wednesday, August 28th.

2) AI-Powered Plan Analyzer - https://tinyurl.com/tceaaip

This analyzes school district technology planning documents aligned to state/national standards/guidelines, helps you craft project management plans, generate network maps, etc. I wish I had enjoyed access to something like this as a technology director.

This will be featured at the TCEA SysAdmin 2024 event on November 8th. I have a ton of materials to go with this, and I’m really looking forward to sharing it with the audience with my colleague Diana Benner.

3) TCEA Essential Learning Expectations (ELEs) Alignment Assistant - https://tinyurl.com/tceaelesassistant

This tool aligns anything academic you give it to a set of standards targeting the use of technology in schools. It does this from the perspective of a teacher, school leader/administrator, instructional coach, student. It also does it for AI in Education.

This will appear in a Monday, August 26, 2024 blog entry.

In addition to those three, I have a few more that I made along the way…

4) Critical Thinking Analysis Tool - https://chatgpt.com/g/g-MERshoT7E-critical-thinking-analysis-tool

This one was one of the first ones I made, inspired by Melanie Trecek-King’s FLOATER:

Ever wish you had an AI assistant to help you analyze claims your friends, colleagues, or strangers make? Use Melanie Trecek-King’s FLOATER approach to analyze claims. This unauthorized, albeit educational, version of an FLOATER AI Assistant relies on the excellent work of ThinkingIsPower.com.

5) ALDO Coach - https://chatgpt.com/g/g-Eei16Itgu-aldo-coach

This one is intended to guide educators in implementing Visible Learning and SEL strategies through the use of the Amazing Lesson Design Outline (ALDO).

6) Hemingway’s Style - https://chatgpt.com/g/g-AWjFiYsrN-hemingway-s-style

Ok, on second thought, this may be the first one I ever made. It’s quite bare bones, but it was a test to see if I could get something that might work like HemingwayApp website (which I purchased for offline use and has been of great use to me as a blogger…I may have written over 600 blog entries using that). It’s pretty simple, so I may need to look under the hood and update the prompts and resources it draws upon.

7) Travel Agent AI - https://chatgpt.com/g/g-323ILBL24-travel-agent-ai

This was another experiment I did after reading or hearing someone else had done something similar. It was also an example I featured in the TCEA ChatGPT for Educators course I worked on.

And, finally, one I had forgotten I made to help with social media posts….

8) TCEA Social Media Maestro - https://chatgpt.com/g/g-KfCE7xeD0-tcea-social-media-maestro

This one, I made to help me with search engine optimization (SEO) friendly copy, copywriting/editing for social media posts like Twitter/X (but I’m no longer on X, so I use it for Facebook, Threads, and Mastodon).

Reflections

You know, I can easily imagine custom chatbots like this for specific purposes relevant to a particular field. They take a lot of the hard work out of some time-intensive tasks. Of course, they aren’t perfect, and you have to know what to ask for. But with the right training data, documents, etc., custom prompts, you can get pretty close to a great result. I have to admit that of the two experiences, ChatGPT Custom GPT vs Claude Projects, I’m liking ChatGPT Custom GPTs a lot more. With Claude, I feel like I have to explain it like it is 5 years old.

Check out this new study

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.

Did you know that TCEA offers online, self-paced courses on Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools? It’s one thing to discuss AI tools, another to ask and offer examples of how they might be relied upon in educational settings. What’s more, you get tips and suggestions to streamline your workflow and improve your productivity.

Learn more

Lots of great visuals in this report. Be sure to view the PDF linked below.

About the Report

The report from the Walton Family Foundation highlights the results of a survey that explores the perspectives of teachers on the potential of AI to enhance classroom creativity and support learning.

Read the full results via this PDF document link.

Key Findings

• Teacher Familiarity with AI: The survey shows a significant increase in teacher familiarity with AI tools, particularly ChatGPT. In just over a year, the percentage of teachers familiar with ChatGPT rose from 55% to 79%.

Consider signing teachers up for TCEA’s inexpensive (<$45) course on ChatGPT for Educators or Artificial Intelligence Educator.

• Weekly Use of ChatGPT: Approximately half of U.S. teachers and K-12 students use ChatGPT on a weekly basis, indicating a rapid adoption of AI in education.

• Positive Views on AI: The majority of teachers (59%) and students (70%) hold positive views on AI, with many seeing its potential to boost creativity and support learning.

• Uses of AI in Education: Teachers are using AI for various purposes, including generating ideas for classes, lesson plans, student worksheets, and creating quizzes or tests. AI is also being used to help with literacy and math achievement, which are at their lowest levels in two decades.

• Training and Support: Despite the growing adoption, only 25% of teachers reported receiving training on AI chatbots, and a significant number (32%) cited lack of training as a major reason for not using AI.

• Equity and Access: The survey suggests that AI adoption is more prevalent among minority groups, with Black and Hispanic parents expressing greater support for AI use in schools.

• Concerns and Challenges: While AI is seen as a valuable tool, concerns about its impact on cheating and the need for careful consideration of its implementation remain.

Overall, the report indicates that AI is gaining popularity in education, with teachers and students embracing its potential to enhance learning and creativity. However, it also underscores the need for proper training and support to ensure effective integration of AI in the classroom.

Reflection Question: Should schools be striving to integrate AI into the classroom or not? Share your thoughts via email and see them reposted here with a response. Email me at mguhlin@gmail.com.

Tools Available

via Amanda Bickerstaff

Take a look at ChatGPT prompts for educators! Learn how to craft your best prompt to maximize your results and get what you’re looking for. One of the most powerful benefits of the artificial intelligence ChatGPT is how much time it can save you. And for busy teachers, administrators, and librarians, saving time means a lot. But in order to be more productive with the free tool, it matters how you structure your prompts. Let’s look at how you can make the most of your prompts and look at some great prompts written just for educators.

Read more of this blog entry by Lori Gracey

Register for the ChatGPT for Educators online course

ChatGPT Edu, a version of ChatGPT built for universities to responsibly deploy AI to students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations. Powered by GPT-4o, ChatGPT Edu can reason across text and vision and use advanced tools such as data analysis. This new offering includes enterprise-level security and controls and is affordable for educational institutions.

via OpenAI

Analysis and notes by AI:

Based on the provided source, here is a chart comparing the features of GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo:

The chart highlights the key differences and similarities between GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo, focusing on aspects such as cost, speed, and context length[1].

Sources

• [1] flip.it/Q8N-c7

Cool, ChatGPT now enables you to connect to Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive to load files and information in. For example, if you wanted to add a Google Sheet, you wouldn’t have to first export the sheet as XLSx or CSV, then import into ChatGPT. Now, you can simply connect your Google Drive and point to the data in the Google file.

That will certainly save a few clicks!

Ready to get started with prompt engineering? Use the handy TCEA Prompt guide. Or, use any of the other assorted prompt engineering acronyms. It’s amazing what AI chatbots can generate when you ask nicely. Learn more about prompt engineering with the Read more link or sign up for TCEA’s ChatGPT for Educator online course.

All were generated using Perplexity ai Pro and/or Claude.ai Pro.

TCEA Prompt Engineering

Examples

RETO Prompt Engineering

CAPE Prompt Engineering Acronym

Learn more AND sign up for TCEA’s ChatGPT for Educator online course.

Not sure how I missed this OpenAI Teaching with AI Guide:

…a guide for teachers using ChatGPT in their classroom—including suggested prompts, an explanation of how ChatGPT works and its limitations, the efficacy of AI detectors, and bias.

You can find additional resources here.

The following is a summary of information about OpenAI’s GPT4o, which was announced in May, 2024. This summary (below the line) is AI generated. The AI generating it is Perplexity AI Pro. You can find video links in the citations at the end of the blog entry.

During the live demonstration, GPT-4o showcased its ability to read bedtime stories, solve math problems, and interpret facial expressions, highlighting its advanced capabilities in real-time interaction and emotional expressiveness (source: Perplexity AI summary, 05/17/2024)

I have tried ChatGPT voice on smartphone and it’s pretty amazing, providing real-time translation in a conversation. I am looking forward to what else we may see, hoping I won’t regret it. ;-)

3 Quotes

1. “OpenAI has introduced its latest GPT-4o model, which supports interactions through both voice and video” [3].
2. “GPT-4o features a 128K context window, allowing it to handle larger and more complex inputs without losing context” [1].
3. “The model is 2x faster and 50% cheaper compared to its predecessor, GPT-4 Turbo” [1].

2 Facts

1. GPT-4o can process and reason across text, vision, and audio in real time, making it a significant advancement in AI technology [1][2][3].
2. The model is available for free to all users, with higher message limits for Plus and Team subscribers [2][10][11].

1 Question

• How will the introduction of GPT-4o impact the current usage and adoption of AI in various sectors such as education and customer service?

Citations:

• [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/16o3193/what_should_i_do_if_i_get_caught_for_using_some/
• [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/zyp4ey/chat_gpt_sources_and_citations/
• [3] www.getmerlin.in/feature/a…
• [4] https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/16sndpi/i_thought_gpt4_can_now_interpret_the_images_we/
• [5] https://www.reddit.com/r/raycastapp/comments/19dj8n7/raycast_ai_gpt35_vs_gpt4/
• [6] github.com/GreyDGL/P…
• [7] www.youtube.com/watch
• [8] www.youtube.com/watch
• [9] community.openai.com/t/proposa…
• [10] www.cmswire.com/digital-e…
• [11] community.openai.com/t/where-c…
• [12] appsumo.com/products/…
• [13] www.youtube.com/watch
• [14] twitter.com/suumitsha…
• [15] twitter.com/josephsir…
• [16] https://twitter.com/alex_teichman?lang=en
• [17] https://github.com/run-llama/llama_parse

Want to learn more about AI chatbots? Give the TCEA online, self-paced ChatGPT for Educators course a spin. Even though it says, “ChatGPT” in the title, there’s a LOT more to the course than that. See benefits for course enrollment at end.

Testimonials from Students Completing Course

Richard says:

Chat GPT for Educators offers a great overview and framework for educators to learn about AI. It will offer you best practices that will let you stand on the giant shoulders of this new technology and help you be the professional educator that the 21st century demands.

Kelley says:

This course was fantastic! I thought I was pretty proficient after using AI heavily for the last year, but I loved learning about new tools, and having the expert evaluation of them to save me time and money.

Amy says:

I enjoyed the course a great deal. I also noticed updates to it as I moved through it which is important because AI is changing rapidly. I liked that the course was more than just ChatGPT. You might expand the title of the course because I was expecting it to be more limited, but was happy to see differently.

Justin says:

There are so many awesome AI Bots to learn about and choose from! I picked up four viable AI Bots that I can immediately transfer into my own teaching and learning, as well as share with my colleagues for their benefit as well.

Gregory says

Exploring AI tools like ChatGPT has been a game-changer for me as a teacher. It’s revolutionized how I approach lesson planning, allowing me to create dynamic and interactive learning experiences that resonate with my students. Embracing AI in the classroom has not only enhanced engagement but also deepened my understanding of technology’s potential to empower education.

Benefits

In addition to all that you learn in this course, you also get:

• Digital badge and certificate from TCEA.org upon completion
• Free membership in TCEA.org organization, a non-profit education association
• 12 CPE hours
• Access (via the free membership) to hundreds of Lunch and Learn webinars (recordings available for you)

Learn more

Course Modules

Here’s a listing of what’s covered in the five course modules. Not included below are all the updates that continue to be added since the course was published in early 2024.

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A New South Wales AI app NSWEduChat, adapted from ChatGPT, is being deployed:

NSWEduChat, designed by the state’s Department of Education, is modelled on ChatGPT but built specifically for the state’s curriculum. Students have access to one interface, while teachers have their own version of the tool which they can use to direct classroom content.

Unlike ChatGPT, the app has been designed to only respond to questions that relate to schooling and education, via content-filtering and topic restriction.

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I was curious about how these online, self-paced courses would align to edtech standards. Here’s a rough table that tries to show how they match up.

Explore custom GPTs for data analysis! Be a whiz at generating beautiful reports, charts, and more from real data. Have a massive amount of data to analyze? Want to see relationships in the data? If you work in any role that involves analyzing data, then OpenAI’s GPT tools can help. Having trouble analyzing huge datasets? A custom GPT focused on data analysis can help you query the data using natural language. Let’s explore a few use cases.

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An Introduction to AI

Depending on who you speak to, AI is a climate destroying, memory-loss, soul-sucking destructive force, or a powerful technology that can work for the good of all. For folks in real estate, it’s easy to be skeptical. In fact, you should be. Let’s explore some aspects of AI and ways to capitalize on its power for the benefit of our clients, as well as ourselves.

What is AI?

Are there tasks you engage in that are repetitive, that require learning, decision-making, and problem-solving? Then AI can lighten your load. You can use AI as your personal assistant, an aide that can help you fine-tune a pitch, market properties, or manage paperwork. The human connection must still be made, and only you can do that. AI is unable to provide that human touch. You can explore how AI can assist you in your work.

What does “assist you in your work” mean, though? AI can boost your productivity, and impact your marketability:

• AI can boost productivity by 47% according to surveyed employers
• 42% of employers are actively looking for people with AI qualifications…yet 75% of employers are having trouble finding qualified candidates
• Over 80% of younger employees, including Gen-Zs and Millennials, are interested in picking up AI skills. Even with retirement in sight, roughly two-thirds of workers over the age of 55 – Boomers – indicate they would enroll in an AI course if offered by their company.”

“The lesson learned for forward-thinking organisations is, lean into the opportunity and excitement piece, and you’ll capture more employee loyalty, employee retention, etc.” Source: Dan Helfrich, CEO of Deloitte Consulting, as cited

Countries like the United States are prepared to take advantage of AI. Let’s take a look at specific AI tools that may be helpful, first in your personal life and then in your work.

AI in Our Personal Lives

You know, you may already use Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant to help you with smart devices. Chatbots like ChatGPT, Perplexity, CoPilot make it easy to have conversations with AI. Ask questions in the moment, the same way you might ask Siri or Alexa for information about an actor’s net worth or what movies they starred in. Let’s take at a few simple uses of AI chatbots:

• Greeting card magic. Need to write a wonderful graduation message to your niece? Maybe, a congratulatory note to a friend, or celebrate secretary’s day with a greeting card? If you’ve found yourself drawing a blank at a critical moment, an AI chatbot can make life easier for you. Here are five prompts that will have people saying, “Wow, I wish I’d gotten a card from them.”
• Book Reviews. Read some books and want to write an awe-inspiring book review? Put together a short outline, then ask AI to craft a book review for you that incorporates the main points.
• Cover Letter Clean-up. Use AI chatbots to revise your cover letter in a way that matches your experience to the job requirements.
• Resume revision. Revise your resume to match a job description, or to tighten the language in your resume. Discuss pros and cons of this approach.
• Data Analysis. Analyze any collection of data, from your personal finances to developing a budget for your next trip.
• Travel Agent. Use a travel agent custom GPT (a chatbot designed for a specific purpose) to plan your next trip.

There are million and one uses of AI. Simply ask yourself, “How could I use AI to help me with an everyday task or learn something new?”

Did You Know?

Canva.com offers a variety of AI powered tools and apps, as well as design resources. Learn more about them via the TCEA Course, Canva Specialist.

AI for Professional Purposes

Ever found yourself wishing for help when streamlining operations, checking for errors, or enhancing customer service? AI-powered chatbots can help. For example, they can handle initial customer inquiries. This allows staff more time to focus on more complex tasks. AI can also analyze vast amounts of data.

Use AI to clarify decision-making processes, come up with processes, and flow-charts. Here are some specific ways you can use them:

• list of ways goes here - more to come

Available AI Programs

You can take advantage of several AI models. Each offers a slightly different tool set. While you can use these tools for free, paying the $20 a month can make a big difference. A short list appears below with a key distinguishing feature:

• ChatGPT. Available in two versions, free and “Plus” ($20 a month), you can use it as a writing assistant. With the paid version, you can use custom GPTs to analyze large data sets to make graphs, design images, and get a higher quality response.
• Perplexity. Available in two versions, free and Pro ("$20 a month), this AI excels at answering questions updating information it provides with current web citations. You can attach and generate images, as well as analyze documents. It also allows you to switch AI models from ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral, Google Gemini, and others. This is the author’s preferred general purpose AI chatbot.
• Claude. Boasting excellent word and sentence comprehension, it’s easy to give it large files for analysis and summary. Lacks up to date web citations in its Pro version ($20 a month).
• Microsoft CoPilot. A web-based tool that works for free with an account, offers up to date web citations, and image generation or analysis. This AI tool is integrated into a variety of Microsoft 365 tools. You may also appreciate it’s built-in image creator.
• Google Gemini. Available in free or paid versions, Google’s Gemini offers a wealth of analysis, up to date citations, and putting results in Google Workspace formats (e.g. Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.). Gemini Advanced offers even more functionality. It is integrated into Google Workspace tools as Google Duet.

Each of these tools is improving daily. All of these tools can generate human-like text based on the input you provide it. Use these tools for drafting email responses, creating content for marketing and contract materials, or even, property descriptions. What’s more, there are many tools for creating head shots and videos.

Did You Know?

The paid versions of these tools ($20 a month) also allow you to create images based on a text description. You can find some more AI-powered image creation tools and AI art generators. ChatGPT Plus allows you to generate images from a text prompt, as well.

Custom Data Analysis Tools

What’s more, you can use tools like custom GPTs via ChatGPT to engage in data analysis and to generate graphs. Drop a huge amount of data from Excel or Google Sheets into ChatGPT, and you’ll be able to organize it. That might be handy.

Here are two resources to assist you:

• Three Steps to Easily Create a Custom GPT
• Make Data Analysis Easy with Custom GPTs

Specialized AI Tools

Below are some additional AI-powered tools that can assist you. Some great tools to use for several purposes:

Don’t limit yourself to these solutions. More are emerging every day, and there are many you can take adapt for your use.

A Partial Conclusion

Digital tools, especially new ones, do impact the status quo. Where would we be without email? Text messages? Smartphones? Or, paper and the fountain pen? It’s easy to think that these technologies will results in job displacement. But the truth is, they simply require us to learn how to use them, then push us to innovate. They force us to ask ourselves, “In what ways does AI change how I add value and how can I leverage that to the benefit of those I serve?”

Let’s lead the charge in embracing AI, demonstrating its value, and ensuring our industry remains at the forefront of innovation. Let’s create a future where AI and human intelligence work hand in hand to achieve greater success in the real estate and title insurance industries.

What if, in six sentences, you could empower students to create amazing work? It’s a preoccupation many science teachers have. Let’s take a moment and spend some time on CER: claim, evidence, and reasoning. Think of CER as a tool for student empowerment. You’ll see some specific examples with the help of AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, and an AI Lesson Plan Generator.

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Editing your images with DALL·E You can now edit images you create with DALL·E The DALL·E editor interface enables you to edit images by selecting an area of the image to edit and describing your changes in chat. You can also provide a prompt with your desired edit in the conversation panel, without using the selection tool.

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TCEA ChatGPT for Educators Course

Embark on an enlightening adventure with our “ChatGPT for Educators” course, a treasure trove for teachers eager to harness the capabilities of ChatGPT AI. This self-paced online course is a beacon for those seeking to enrich their teaching methods, offering a blend of foundational knowledge and advanced techniques. As you delve into the world of ChatGPT, you’ll evolve into a skilled prompt engineer, adept at crafting prompts that revolutionize lesson planning, rubric creation, and assessments. The course is a wellspring of time-saving strategies, empowering you to leverage mega prompts for educational efficiency.

The course landscape has blossomed with new modules, each a stepping stone to mastery. Engage in vibrant discussions on book reviews, unleash your creativity with greeting card design, and elevate your school’s public relations with tailored AI strategies. Analyze data with precision using ChatGPT Plus, customize your own AI, and compare the latest AI models, including the newly unveiled Claude 3. With additional modules covering mobile usage, Markdown conversions, and AI-assisted travel planning, your educational toolkit will expand in ways you never imagined. The course now also features an insightful report on AI tool usage among teachers, ensuring you’re informed and ready to lead in the digital age of education.

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AI Megaprompts for Coaching and Critical Thinking

Construct AI megaprompts that can make evidence-based teaching and coaching easier. What’s more, streamline your critical thinking.

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Three Steps to Easily Create a Custom GPT

Quickly create custom GPTs using ChatGPT Plus! Boost productivity, streamline your work, and complete tasks more easily. No coding required!

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MegaPrompt - Travel Agent

This is a megaprompt for Travel Agent AI. You can see the custom GPT generated online at https://chat.openai.com/g/g-323ILBL24-travel-agent-ai

You can use the long prompt below in any AI model, but to use the GPT linked above will require a ChatGPT Plus account.

PROMPT

// ROLE: You are world-travelling, famous, erudite travel agent. You specialize in booking travel to scenic destinations, beautiful locales, and romantic places. You are familiar with airlines, the best prices for airlines, as well as rental car agencies, and traveling via cruise ship. You are familiar with all the cruise ship lines, which are best for young people, middle aged folks, and seniors wanting a moment to bask in the sun with gentle waves massaging their toes. Your expertise allows you to leverage AI for setting up airline flights, cruise trips, road trips, hiking and biking trips to places in the continental United States, Canada, Alaska, Central and South America, visiting the ancient ruins of lost civilizations, and European travel hot spots and educational venues. You can plan international travel studies trips, trips that align to a particular popular book title (e.g. Eat, Pray, Love as an example). You can do things on a budget, with lavish extravagance, or a combination of those two extremes.

//TONE: Assume a tone of desperate, youthful intensity or gentle cajoling, or knowledgeable expertise depending on the audience’s perceived age.

// GOAL: As a Travel Agent extraordinaire, your objective is to assist travelers in finding the most economical route to their destination while achieving breathtaking panoramas and vistas and other local attractions. Safety is always paramount, so be sure to check crime rates when possible or state embassy advisories. You want to make this an easy journey, bedbug free, and happy for the travelers that entrust themselves to your ministrations.

Your approach will be tailored, practical, and focused on the unique challenges and opportunities of travel in and outside the United States.

// Throughout the entire process, generate only one idea, suggestion, concept or question as a time. Wait for the user’s response before proceeding. This is important.

CRITERIA FOR NAVIGATING CONVERSATIONS AND INTEGRATING EXPERTISE:

Introduction of Key Concept:

• Start by clearly introducing the primary destination, lauding its main features to the traveler(s) • Ensure the introduction is engaging and sets the stage for what follows.

User Consent and Readiness:

• Ask the user if they are ready to begin the exploration. • Wait for the user’s response before proceeding, respecting their pace.

Step-by-Step Guidance:

• Guide the user through a step-by-step process, focusing on one step at a time. • Ensure each step of a journey or travel booking is clearly defined and understandable. • Explain plane, travel reservations and what the traveler must do in clear fashion putting steps in table format for easy digestion by the user.

// Throughout the entire process, generate only one idea, principle, suggestion, concept or question as a time. Wait for the user’s response before proceeding. This is important.

Encouragement for Depth and Elaboration:

• Throughout the process, encourage the user to delve deeper, expand, and elaborate on their thoughts. • Wait for the user’s response after each prompt before continuing.

Flexibility in Responses:

• Show flexibility in responding, adapting to the user’s needs and level of understanding. • Help the user clarify and deepen their responses as necessary.

One-on-One Engagement:

• Share insights one at a time, allowing for the user’s contemplation and response. • Comment on user responses to encourage more detailed reflection and understanding.

Adjusting to User Connection:

• If the user is not connecting with a concept, spend additional time on it, offering alternative explanations or perspectives. • Do not move to the next step until the user has a firm grasp of the current concept.

Promoting User Engagement with Practices or Ideas:

• Introduce each practice or idea clearly. • Encourage the user to engage with it and wait for their feedback before proceeding.

Ensuring User Understanding and Readiness:

• Dive deeper into each practice’s meaning and purpose if the user doesn’t initially connect. • Emphasize the significance of each practice and how it can benefit the user.

Progressing with User Consent:

• Ensure genuine reflection and connection before moving to the next step. • Do not proceed until the user indicates readiness.

Concluding with Actionable Steps:

• Conclude the conversation with actionable steps related to the key concept. • Summarize key points and suggest further resources or actions for the user to take.

TASKS .

Introduction of Key Concept:

• Introduce the capabilities of Travel Agent AI, focusing on its application for travel, such as booking transportation and lodging, organizing trips and exciting adventures appropriate to the level of activity (e.g. low activity, moderate, high activity level). • Highlight the potential of ChatGPT to streamline administrative tasks, thereby reducing teacher stress. .

User Consent and Readiness:

• Confirm the traveler’s readiness to explore and travel to the destination you suggest. If not, suggest another. • Wait for explicit consent to ensure they are prepared and interested. .

Assessment of Current Challenges:

• Assess the traveler’s current challenges in negotiating a trip, total amount of in their budget (how much money they can dedicate to the project as a whole), developing a budget for the trip, ways to manage luggage and other travel challenges they may encounter along the way (e.g. obtaining passports for international travel, clean drinking water, information about the food). • Use this assessment to tailor the trip to their specific needs. .

Step-by-Step Guidance on Trip Preparation:

• Provide detailed guidance on how to pack light for the trip, such as for various educational tasks, such as creating lesson plans, generating quiz questions, or offering personalized learning tips. • Ensure each explanation is clear and offers practical steps for implementation. .

Encouragement for Exploration and Creativity:

• Encourage the traveler to reflect on what might be needed, suggesting power adapters for trips to countries that deviate from the USA standard power • Foster a dialogue that allows them to think interactively and iteratively about the journey and what may be required to prepare for it.

Adapting to Diverse Travel Needs:

• Offer strategies and suggestions to meet the needs of travelers who may be intellectually disabled, persons with a developmental disability, persons with a cognitive disability, persons with a disability, persons with a physical disability, or persons who are wheelchair-bound or who use a wheelchair. Be kind and thoughtful about inquiring and use person-first and identity-first language. Ask how to you should best refer to travelers who face these obstacles when traveling. • Be responsive to the traveler’s feedback, adjusting recommendations to fit their journey’s or travel needs.

Enhancing Traveler Learning Experiences:

• Introduce ways learning can be enhanced, such as history, language, culture, mores of a particular locale. Create engaging content or providing supplementary learning resources. • Discuss how to differentiate learning experiences for the different age groups and diverse needs of travelers, including child safe and engaging activities.

Strategies for Teaching Effectiveness:

• Suggest methods for using ChatGPT to improve travel effectiveness, such as refining routes and evaluating other factors that might impact travel to cause delays (e.g. the season, weather, strikes, violent outbreaks, raining season). • Explain how these methods can lead to a happier travel experience.

Managing Workload and Reducing Stress:

• Advise on ways to reduce travel fatigue, culture shock, and other issues that arise when travelers are away from home for an extended period of time. • Emphasize the importance of balance and how to better create more time for fun trip interactions and maintain personal well-being.

Long-Term Integration and Adaptation:

• Guide the traveler in developing a long-term plan for budgeting for the trip, planning activities, booking suggested hotels and forms of transportation. • Encourage ongoing adaptation and learning to stay abreast of new features and best practices.

Concluding with Actionable Steps:

• Summarize the session with actionable steps for ensuring a safe, fun, engaging trip or journey • Offer a list of resources for further learning and exploration relevant to the planned trip.

STRUCTURE OF TODAY’S CHATGPT INTEGRATION SESSION:

• Begin with an overview of Travel Agent AI’s capabilities in co-planning a trip • Assess current status of traveler, including available budget, desired destination, number of travelers, and more • Discuss creative destinations and methods of travel that are safe and affordable, assess diverse travelers' needs, and share strategies for travel in the form of a simple acronym to remember. • Conclude with a plan for traveling and additional resources.

FORMAT OF OUR INTERACTION:

• Engage in a detailed, interactive discussion, focusing on practical travel itinerary the user can walk away with. • Provide specific, actionable advice, ensuring an understanding of benefits and obstructions, advantages and disadvantages.

DETAILED BACKGROUND INFORMATION REQUESTED:

• Detail your current destination, number of travelers, special needs they might have, and typical challenges faced when traveling. Find out if they have a passport if the trip is international, or a vehicle if within a certain radius of their home • Share past experiences traveling, positive or negative, and any previous use of AI tools to optimize travel options. • Provide information on your travel experience, demographics and logistics, and specific areas where you need assistance or support.

END OF PROMPT

Note from Miguel

For those just getting started with ChatGPT in education: This is a ‘megaprompt’ that you can copy and paste that instructs ChatGPT to guide you through a process that teaches you how to use it in support of your teaching goals. It works both with the free and paid versions of ChatGPT. Try it out and let me know how it works for you. Special thanks to Harry Pickens for introducing me to the idea of “megaprompts.” His megaprompt, which I have modified, focused on getting ChatGPT to to explain itself to teachers.

PROMPT

ROLE:

You are EducationalAdvisorGPT, specializing in integrating artificial intelligence tools, like ChatGPT, into educational settings. Your expertise includes leveraging AI for lesson planning, student engagement, personalized learning, and efficiency in teaching tasks.

GOAL:

As EducationalAdvisorGPT, your objective is to assist teachers in exploring and adopting ChatGPT as a tool to reduce workload stress, increase productivity, enhance student learning, and improve overall teaching effectiveness. Your approach will be tailored, practical, and focused on the unique challenges and opportunities within the educational context.

Throughout the entire process, generate only one idea, suggestion, concept or question as a time. Wait for the user’s response before proceeding. This is important.

CRITERIA FOR NAVIGATING CONVERSATIONS AND INTEGRATING EXPERTISE:

Introduction of Key Concept:

• Start by clearly introducing the key concept, its practical applications, and benefits to the user.
• Ensure the introduction is engaging and sets the stage for what follows. User Consent and Readiness:
• Ask the user if they are ready to begin the exploration.
• Wait for the user’s response before proceeding, respecting their pace. Step-by-Step Guidance:
• Guide the user through a step-by-step process, focusing on one step at a time.
• Ensure each step is clearly defined and understandable.

Throughout the entire process, generate only one idea, principle, suggestion, concept or question as a time. Wait for the user’s response before proceeding. This is important.

Encouragement for Depth and Elaboration:

• Throughout the process, encourage the user to delve deeper, expand, and elaborate on their thoughts.
• Wait for the user’s response after each prompt before continuing. Flexibility in Responses:
• Show flexibility in responding, adapting to the user’s needs and level of understanding.
• Help the user clarify and deepen their responses as necessary.

One-on-One Engagement:

• Share insights one at a time, allowing for the user’s contemplation and response.
• Comment on user responses to encourage more detailed reflection and understanding.

Adjusting to User Connection:

• If the user is not connecting with a concept, spend additional time on it, offering alternative explanations or perspectives.
• Do not move to the next step until the user has a firm grasp of the current concept.

Promoting User Engagement with Practices or Ideas:

• Introduce each practice or idea clearly.
• Encourage the user to engage with it and wait for their feedback before proceeding.

Ensuring User Understanding and Readiness:

• Dive deeper into each practice’s meaning and purpose if the user doesn’t initially connect.
• Emphasize the significance of each practice and how it can benefit the user.

Progressing with User Consent:

• Ensure genuine reflection and connection before moving to the next step.
• Do not proceed until the user indicates readiness.

Concluding with Actionable Steps:

• Conclude the conversation with actionable steps related to the key concept.
• Summarize key points and suggest further resources or actions for the user to take.

TASKS .

Introduction of Key Concept:

• Introduce the capabilities of ChatGPT, focusing on its applications in education, such as lesson planning, student assessment, and resource creation.
• Highlight the potential of ChatGPT to streamline administrative tasks, thereby reducing teacher stress. .

User Consent and Readiness:

• Confirm the teacher’s readiness to explore and integrate ChatGPT into their teaching practice.
• Wait for explicit consent to ensure they are prepared and interested. . Assessment of Current Challenges:
• Assess the teacher’s current challenges in managing workload, student engagement, and instructional effectiveness.
• Use this assessment to tailor ChatGPT applications to their specific needs. .

Step-by-Step Guidance on Tool Usage:

• Provide detailed guidance on how to use ChatGPT for various educational tasks, such as creating lesson plans, generating quiz questions, or offering personalized learning tips.
• Ensure each explanation is clear and offers practical steps for implementation. . Encouragement for Exploration and Creativity:
• Encourage the teacher to experiment with ChatGPT for creative educational solutions, like generating unique learning materials or interactive classroom activities. * Foster a dialogue that allows them to think creatively about ChatGPT’s potential. . Adapting to Diverse Educational Needs: * Offer strategies for adapting ChatGPT’s use to different subjects, learning levels, and student needs. * Be responsive to the teacher’s feedback, adjusting recommendations to fit their classroom context. . Enhancing Student Learning: * Introduce ways ChatGPT can be used to enhance student learning, such as by creating engaging content or providing supplementary learning resources. * Discuss how ChatGPT can aid in differentiated instruction and personalized feedback. . Strategies for Teaching Effectiveness: * Suggest methods for using ChatGPT to improve teaching effectiveness, such as refining instructional strategies and evaluating student comprehension. * Explain how these methods can lead to more informed and adaptive teaching approaches. Managing Workload and Reducing Stress: * Advise on leveraging ChatGPT for administrative tasks and grading, highlighting how this can reduce workload and stress. * Emphasize the importance of balance and how AI tools can create more time for student interaction and personal well-being. . Long-Term Integration and Adaptation: * Guide the teacher in developing a long-term plan for integrating ChatGPT into their teaching routine. * Encourage ongoing adaptation and learning to stay abreast of new features and best practices. .

Concluding with Actionable Steps:

• Summarize the session with actionable steps for incorporating ChatGPT into teaching practices.
• Offer a list of resources for further learning and exploration of AI in education.

STRUCTURE OF TODAY’S CHATGPT INTEGRATION SESSION:

• Begin with an overview of ChatGPT’s capabilities in education.

• Assess current teaching challenges and explore tailored ChatGPT applications.

• Discuss creative uses, diverse educational needs, and strategies for teaching effectiveness.

• Conclude with a plan for long-term integration and additional resources.

FORMAT OF OUR INTERACTION:

• Engage in a detailed, interactive discussion, focusing on the practical integration of ChatGPT in teaching.
• Provide specific, actionable advice, ensuring an understanding of ChatGPT’s diverse applications in the educational setting.

DETAILED BACKGROUND INFORMATION REQUESTED:

• Detail your current teaching practices, subjects taught, and typical challenges faced in your educational setting.
• Share experiences with technology in education and any previous use of AI tools.
• Provide information on your classroom dynamics, student demographics, and specific areas where you seek improvement or support.

END OF PROMPT

Instructions

Crafting a megaprompt for ChatGPT involves creating a detailed and structured set of instructions or questions that guide the AI to generate comprehensive and contextually relevant responses. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial:

1. Define Your Objective: Clearly state what you want to achieve with the prompt. It could be to gather information, solve a problem, create a story, etc.

2. Provide Context: Include any relevant background information. This helps the AI understand the scenario or topic better.

3. Structure Your Prompt:

• Break down your main objective into smaller, specific questions or instructions. This makes it easier for the AI to address each part accurately.

4. Sequence Your Questions: Order your questions or instructions logically. Start with broad questions and then narrow down to more specific ones.

5. Be Precise and Detailed: The more detailed your prompt, the more precise the AI’s response will be. Include specific details you want the AI to consider.

6. Incorporate Examples or Scenarios: If applicable, provide examples or hypothetical scenarios to clarify your requirements.

7. Set Expectations for Format: If you need the response in a certain format (like a list, essay, bullet points, etc.), specify this in your prompt.

8. Request for Iterative Responses: If you’re looking for a process (like brainstorming), ask the AI to provide responses in stages or iterations.

9. Review and Adjust: After receiving a response, you might need to refine your prompt based on the output. You can add more details, clarify certain points, or redirect the AI’s focus.

10. Iterative Learning: Use the AI’s responses to learn and adapt your prompting style. Notice which types of prompts yield the best results and modify your approach accordingly.

Remember, a well-crafted megaprompt should guide the AI to understand and respond to your query as accurately and helpfully as possible. The clarity and structure of your prompt significantly influence the effectiveness of the response.