本文翻译自A.J.Juliani最新发布的博客，Four A.I. Tools For Schools That Are Better Than ChatGPT。需要注意的是，限于政策关系，文中提及的部分工具暂时无法体验。
In a recent workshop I was leading, a teacher asked a simple but important question: “What should I do if I want to help my students use and navigate ChatGPT, but I can’t because of the age restrictions?”
My answer: “There are way better (and safer) ways to get your started with artificial intelligence then ChatGPT.”
For starters, OpenAI's Terms of Use state that users must be 13 or older. If you're under 18, you need your parent or guardian's permission to create an account. Keep in mind that kids could come across content that's not age-appropriate. In addition, ChatGPT collects personal information and user data. This info is used to improve the system and can be shared with third parties for things like advertising. Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), collecting personal information from children under the age of 13 is illegal without parental consent.
Even if your students are older then 13, there are a few other tools I like to get started with before jumping in to ChatGPT.
For teachers, same thing applies. ChatGPT (especially Plus) is extremely powerful and helpful for many aspects of teaching, creating, etc. Yet, there are a few other tools I would use first, as an easy way to use these tools with purpose.
在最近的教育研讨会上，一位教育者提出了一个问题：“若希望引导学生使用并熟悉ChatGPT，但出于年龄等因素的考虑而无法实施，该如何应对？”
我的建议是：“相较于ChatGPT，存在更加适宜（且安全）的人工智能工具供初学者使用。”
对于未满13岁的学生，OpenAI的使用政策明确要求其监护人同意。而对于13岁至18岁之间的青少年，他们必须了解可能会接触到不适合其年龄段的内容。ChatGPT还会收集用户的个人信息，这些数据可能用于系统优化和第三方广告。根据《儿童在线隐私保护法》（COPPA），未经允许收集未成年人的信息是违法的。
即使学生的年龄超过13岁，推荐先尝试以下工具，再引入ChatGPT。
对于教育工作者来说，亦是如此。ChatGPT在教学中的应用确实强大而有效，但在实际使用中，建议首先从以下工具入手。
#1: SchoolAI
SchoolAI is quickly becoming my favorite artificial intelligence tool for teachers and students to use.
Imagine the power of ChatGPT, but with real guardrails you can set as a teacher, a focus for the AI powered chat and feedback that you’ve crafted, and the ability to see the entire conversation between students and SchoolAI bot!
That’s what it is like to run a SchoolAI “space”, in which students interact with a AI powered chat that you’ve built from scratch, or you can use one of the free pre-made “Spaces” from SchoolAI.
The fastest way to get started is to create an account and log in. Then navigate to the “Sidekick” option. There are more detailed ways to create your own Space, but Sidekick is the easiest way to go about it.
After setting up some specific guidelines for Sidekick, you can make the bot work in ways that you want for that class at that time:
Favorite Way To Use This Tool for ENGAGEMENT:
The best aspect of SchoolAI is how it can be used alongside Project-Based Learning as a Guide.
Create your Sidekick or Space to be an “AI Assistant” to help students navigate the project-based experience, help with research, collaborate on ideas, give feedback on each step, and serve as a mentor.
As a teacher, you are able to pop in and out of conversations, go talk with students based on the feedback they are getting, and manage it in ways you never could if they were using ChatGPT or another LLM tool.
Check it out and let me know how it goes!
首选：SchoolAI
SchoolAI正逐渐成为教育者和学生的首选人工智能工具。
其结合了ChatGPT的功能，并为教师提供了设置聊天护栏的能力，专注于AI驱动的对话和定制化的反馈。此外，教师还可以查看学生与SchoolAI机器人之间的完整对话记录。
使用SchoolAI的“空间”功能，学生可以与教师创建的AI驱动的聊天进行互动，或选择使用SchoolAI提供的预制空间。创建账户并登录后，即可轻松导航至“侧翼”选项开始使用。教师可以为侧翼设置指导方针，并根据需要调整其工作方式。
结合项目式学习，SchoolAI的效用尤为显著。教师可以设置侧翼或空间作为“AI助手”，帮助学生在项目中导航、研究、合作、交流想法，并在每一步骤中提供反馈和指导。教师还能随时参与对话，基于学生的反馈与他们交流，并以前所未有的方式进行管理。
不妨一试，并分享您的使用体验！
#2: MagicSchool
MagicSchool is the swiss-army knife of AI for teachers. It can do almost anything you need it to do.
Lesson plan? Check.
Modifications and accommodations for IEPs? Check.
Make it relevant suggestions and ideas? Check.
Rubrics? Check.
Quiz, teacher joke generator, differentiation, science lab, 5E lessons, word problems, student feedback, math spiral, text leveling, translation? Check, check, check!
It is much like ChatGPT (or Claude or Bard) but the way it compartmentalizes what you can do, seems to help folks like me focus on a specific task before moving on to the next task.
I put this as #1 for a reason. It’s free, easy to use, and they keep making it a better product.
Favorite Way To Use This Tool for ENGAGEMENT:
Ya’ll know that I’m a big believer in making lessons, activities, and units both meaningful and relevant (that is what my upcoming book is all about). Sometimes, we are not sure where to start. That’s where MagicSchool comes in.
Take a lesson like teaching Prime and Composite numbers to 4th grade students. It’s not the most engaging thing to teach, and like one teacher in a recent workshop I led, it can be difficult to make it “relevant”.
Went to MagicSchool, clicked on the “Make it Relevant!” tab and entered in the following information:
Grade: 4th Grade
Topic: Prime and Composite Numbers
Student Interests: Soccer and Youtube
Here is what it kicked (get it) out:
As a master teacher in a school who knows the background of a community well, I understand that making the subject relevant to students' interests can greatly enhance their learning experience. Considering the background of 4th-grade students who love soccer and YouTube, here are three unique ideas to make teaching prime and composite numbers more engaging and relatable:
#2：魔法学校
魔法学校，一款专为教师打造的人工智能工具，其功能强大，几乎可以满足教育领域的所有需求。无论是制定教学计划、调整并适应个别化教育计划（IEP），还是提供教学建议和想法，魔法学校都能轻松应对。它还能支持评分标准的制定，生成测验题目，甚至提供教师笑话，为差异化教学、科学实验、5E教学模式、文字问题处理、学生反馈收集、数学螺旋式教学、文本水平评估以及翻译等任务提供全面支持。
与ChatGPT（或Claude、Bard等AI工具）相似，魔法学校同样具备高度的智能化和适应性。然而，它的独特之处在于能够将各种功能进行分类整理，帮助教师专注于单一任务，并在完成后无缝切换至下一项工作。这也是我将其列为首选工具的重要原因。
值得一提的是，魔法学校不仅功能强大，还完全免费且易于使用。同时，开发团队还在持续对其进行优化和改进，以满足更多教育需求。
在使用魔法学校的过程中，我发现了一个特别有助于提高学生参与度的功能。众所周知，让课程、活动和单元既有意义又与学生兴趣相关至关重要（这也是我即将出版的书籍所探讨的核心观点）。有时候，我们可能会感到迷茫，不确定如何入手。这时，魔法学校就能发挥巨大的作用。
以教授四年级学生质数和合数为例，这一教学内容可能并不那么吸引人。就像在一次我参与的研讨会上，有教师表示很难让这一主题变得“相关”。然而，在魔法学校的帮助下，我们只需点击“让它变得相关！”选项，并输入相应的年级、主题和学生兴趣（如足球和YouTube），它就能为我们提供以下创意内容：
作为一名了解社区背景的主教师，我深知将主题与学生兴趣相结合的重要性。考虑到四年级学生对足球和YouTube的热爱，以下是三个独特的教学创意，旨在让质数和合数的教学更加引人入胜且与学生息息相关。
1. Soccer Jersey Factoring: Create a hands-on activity where students are given soccer jerseys with numbers on them. Each number represents a different player. Students need to identify whether the number on the jersey is a prime or composite number by factoring it. For example, if a student receives a jersey with the number 15, they would need to factor it into 3 and 5, realizing it is a composite number.
2. Soccer Team Primality Challenge: Divide the class into teams and assign each team a soccer-related name. Provide a list of numbers and ask them to determine whether each number is prime or composite. For every correct answer, the team earns a point. Encourage students to discuss and justify their answers. This activity can be done in a quiz format or as a friendly competition between teams.
3. YouTube Views and Prime Numbers: Utilize students' familiarity with YouTube by introducing the concept of prime numbers through video views. Show them a popular video with a high number of views and explain that prime numbers can only be divided evenly by 1 and themselves. Discuss how prime numbers can be compared to a video with an extraordinary number of views, as they cannot be evenly divided by any other number. Encourage students to find examples of popular videos with prime or composite view counts and share their discoveries with the class.
These ideas incorporate the students' interests in soccer and YouTube while teaching the concept of prime and composite numbers. By linking the subject matter to their background and grade level, the students are more likely to feel engaged and motivated to learn.
Now, the teacher took the first idea (that they liked best) and headed over to Curipod to come up with their kickoff (I did it again) lesson.
关于足球队球衣数字因数解析的教学方案：
为了增强学生们对质数和合数的理解，我们计划为学生们准备一系列带有数字的足球队球衣。每个球衣上的数字都将对应一个特定的球员。学生们的任务是通过因数分解来确定这些数字是质数还是合数。
例如，若学生拿到的是号码为15的球衣，他们便需要识别并确认15可以分解为3和5，从而认识到15是一个合数。
通过这种方式，我们期望学生们能够在实践中理解并应用质数和合数的概念，同时，这也将为他们提供一个既有趣又富有教育意义的学习体验。
同时，我们还将实施一项名为“足球队质数挑战”的活动。在这个活动中，我们将班级划分为若干小组，并为每个小组分配一个与足球相关的名称。我们将提供一系列数字，并要求各小组判断每个数字是质数还是合数。每次正确回答，该小组就可以获得一分。我们鼓励学生们在回答问题的过程中进行讨论，并解释他们的答案。这项活动既可以以问答的形式进行，也可以在各小组之间展开友好的竞争。
此外，为了将学习内容与学生的日常生活更加紧密地联系起来，我们还将引入一个名为“YouTube观看次数与质数”的活动。我们将利用学生们对YouTube的熟悉程度，通过视频的观看次数来介绍质数的概念。我们将展示一个观看次数极高的热门视频，并解释质数只能被1和自身整除的性质。我们将讨论如何将质数与观看次数异常高的视频进行比较，因为它们都不能被任何其他数字整除。我们还将鼓励学生们找到观看次数为质数或合数的热门视频，并在课堂上分享他们的发现。
通过这些富有创意和吸引力的教学活动，我们期望能够激发学生对质数和合数概念的兴趣，提升他们的数学技能，同时也帮助他们更好地理解和欣赏足球这一全球热爱的运动。我们相信，通过将学习内容与学生的兴趣和背景相结合，我们将能够为学生们提供一个更加愉快和有效的学习体验。
#3: Curipod
Curipod is easily one of my favorite AI tools for educators.
If you have ever used Nearpod, Peardeck, or even Kahoot - then Curipod is something you’ll really enjoy (and it will save you a ton of time).
Curipod is free for educators and has a ton of functionality.
It helps you plan and deliver interactive (key word) lessons on any topic. Whether you want to make a full interactive slide presentation (like a Nearpod or Peardeck), or create an Exit Ticket - Curipod has you covered.
All you need to do is enter your grade, the objectives and standards you are focusing on, and a topic (as much detail as you can) of the lesson or activity you are preparing for.
Then Curipod will kick out a fully-developed slide deck that includes open-ended questions, polls, drawing, word clouds, and more.
Favorite Way To Use This Tool For ENGAGEMENT:
A few features I like are the Drawing Prompt and the Personalized Feedback.
Drawing prompt is great because I can see on the teacher's side of the tool what the students are entering in. It can be a math question, a sketch, or just anything you want to ask. Drawing allows for unlimited parameters, especially with younger students using a tablet or touchscreen.
Personalized Feedback is where things get crazy cool. Here I can ask a question and students will answer it on their devices.
Then, based on the information I gave Curipod on my assignment, objectives, and standards — the tool will give students personalized feedback on their answers. You can see this as a teacher and always adjust, but it’s worth trying out just for this feature!
#3：Curipod
Curipod作为一款教育工作者AI工具，深受我的青睐。对于曾经使用过Nearpod、Peardeck或Kahoot的教育工作者而言，Curipod无疑将成为您的得力助手，为您节省宝贵时间。更为值得一提的是，Curipod对教育工作者完全免费，且功能全面，能够满足您在各种主题上的互动课程需求。
无论您想要创建一套完整的交互式幻灯片演示，还是设计退出票，Curipod都能满足您的要求。只需输入课程等级、关注的目标和标准，以及具体的教学或活动主题（尽可能详细），Curipod便能生成一套包含开放式问题、投票、绘图、词汇云等丰富元素的幻灯片演示文稿。
在众多功能中，我特别偏爱绘图提示和个性化反馈。绘图提示功能允许我在教师端实时查看学生的输入，无论是数学问题、素描还是其他任何问题，都能为学生提供无限创意空间，尤其适用于使用平板电脑或触摸屏的年轻学生。而个性化反馈功能则让我能够提出问题，让学生在各自的设备上作答。Curipod会根据我预设的作业、目标和标准，为学生提供个性化的反馈。作为教师，您不仅可以查看这些反馈，更能亲自参与其中，为学生提供指导。尝试这一功能，您定会发现其独特魅力。
#4: Snorkl
Snorkl may be the “new AI Tool” on the block, but it is one I’m quickly loving as a teacher.
Snorkl has two basic functions. First, it helps develop thinking and reasoning skills by giving students the tools to record their voice and visually represent their thinking on a simple whiteboard.
Secondl, after sharing their thinking, students receive on-the-spot feedback on their explanations from generative AI - celebrating their unique approach and prompting them to think deeper.
On the back-end, Snorly provides teachers with AI analytics to effortlessly monitor class progress, understand each student's thinking, and determine instructional next steps.
Favorite Way To Use This Tool For ENGAGEMENT:
Let's say students are doing science or math homework. They have questions to answer and should explain or show their work.
Maybe it's a Lab Report or a few Word Problems. In either case, we typically would hand these to the teacher, who would grade the final product, turn it back to the students, and move on to the next assignment or activity.
This isn't just how my classroom works. It's how most classrooms work, and many curricula and scope/sequences are built on this premise.
Now that artificial intelligence tools exist to help students master these types of assignments in no time, it can become difficult for a teacher to really understand whether or not the students have a solid understanding, or if they are using AI tools to assist.
Here's where we can use "Defend Your Learning" with Snorkl.
During the in-class assignment or homework, students will use Snorkl to record their work and explain/defend their steps, answers, and thinking.
The benefit of this strategy is that we get to see and hear what the students are thinking and their process.
It is also AI-Compatible because the explanation and defense are done by the actual students in their voice.
Better yet, when students share their defense they can get comments, emoji responses, and feedback right inside the Snorkl video.
Teachers can comment as well, or respond with a video of their own as a follow-up!
#4: Snorkl
Snorkl作为一款新兴的人工智能工具，尽管其崭新度不容忽视，但我对其作为教学辅助工具的潜力抱有极大信心。
Snorkl的核心功能体现在两个方面。首先，它为学生提供了一个平台，使他们能够记录自己的声音，并在一个直观易懂的白板上呈现其思考过程，这无疑对学生的思维与推理能力的培养大有裨益。
其次，当学生分享他们的思考时，Snorkl的生成式AI能够即时提供反馈，帮助学生理解自己的解释，并鼓励他们进行更深入的思考。
在后台，Snorkl为教师提供了AI分析功能，使教师能够轻松监控班级进度，了解每位学生的思考过程，并据此确定下一步的教学计划。
之所以如此看好Snorkl在教学中的应用，是因为我认为它有效地解决了传统教学方式中一些固有的问题。以科学或数学作业为例，学生通常需要提交答案并附上解释或展示其解题过程。然而，在传统的评分体系中，教师往往只能对学生的最终产品进行评分，而无法全面了解学生的思考过程。
Snorkl的“捍卫你的学习”功能正是在这里发挥作用。无论是在课堂上还是家庭作业中，学生都可以利用Snorkl记录并解释自己的解题过程，甚至为自己的答案进行辩护。这样，教师不仅能够看到学生的答案，还能听到他们的声音，了解他们的思考过程。
更重要的是，Snorkl的AI功能可以即时为学生提供评论、表情符号回应和反馈，使学生能够及时了解自己的不足并进行改进。同时，教师也可以发表评论或利用这些视频作为后续反馈的依据。
综上所述，Snorkl作为一款人工智能教学工具，其独特的功能和优势使其在教学领域具有广阔的应用前景。我坚信，随着技术的不断进步和应用场景的不断拓展，Snorkl将成为教学领域中一股不可忽视的力量。
Final Thoughts
As I mentioned in a previous post about my worries about an A.I. future, when I work with schools, districts, and organizations I try to make it very clear that we are dealing with many unknowns right now.
We cannot live in a make-believe world where we act like A.I. does not exist, but we also need to be cautious about bringing this technology into our schools the right way.
These tools provide an alternative to ChatGPT, and in the work I’ve been doing using these tools and leading professional learning, I’ve seen hundreds of teachers finding success in starting down this path with tools that are trusted by other educators, growing with the right focus, and putting the needs of our learners first.
Try it out and let me know how it goes!
深度反思
正如我先前在文章中关于我对AI未来发展忧虑的探讨，当与学校、地区和组织进行协作时，我始终致力于阐明我们正在处理诸多未知领域的事实。
我们不能故意忽视AI的存在，假装它不存在于我们的世界中。然而，在将这项前沿技术引入学校时，我们必须保持审慎和理智，确保其以恰当的方式得到应用。
这些工具为ChatGPT提供了可行的替代方案。在我使用这些工具并领导专业学习的过程中，我亲眼见证了数百名教师借助其他教育工作者信赖的工具踏上了这条道路，并取得了显著的成就。他们在关注正确方向的同时，始终把学习者的需求置于首位。
如果您愿意尝试这些方法，并将结果分享给我，我将不胜感激。期待您的反馈，以便我们能共同推动教育领域的发展。
