Why MagicSchool AI?

1. Teachers are overworked and burnt out. More than four in ten K-12 teachers in the U.S. (44%) say they "always" or "very often" feel burnt out at work—outpacing all other industries nationally. (Gallup)

2.MagicSchool’s AI can save you hours of time. Many of these tasks are low-cognitive, repetitive, and lack human interaction. Let AI help with these tasks.

3. MagicSchool is the leading AI platform for educators with over 900,000 users and growing! 11,000 districts February 6, 2024.

4.MagicSchool is easy to use so you can get started right away.

EXPLORE MAGICSCHOOL

Agenda

Open MagicSchool.AI

Best Practices for Using AI

Check for Bias and Accuracy

AI can produce biased or incorrect content.

Always double-check before sharing with students.

Use Raina to Edit your prompt. More about that in a minute!

Best Practices for Using AI

Use the 80-20 Approach

Your Judgement Matters

• Use AI for initial work
• Contextualize appropriately for your classroom and your students.
• Always adhere to your school's guidelines.

Best Practices for Using AI

Know the Limits of AI

• MagicSchool’s AI's knowledge stops on its last training date, so recent topics may not be up to date.

• Currently, Magicschool’s training data stops at 2021.

Best Practices for Using AI

The MagicSchool Platform

The MagicSchool Platform

The MagicSchool Platform

The MagicSchool Platform

How to use MagicSchool Tools

Click the star “Show an Exemplar” button to see an example of inputs and outputs for a tool to see how it works!

Complete all fields not labeled optional

Click the generate button to see your output!

Apply the 80:20 Rule: Review Your Ouput!

Review the details of your output.

• Check for accuracy.
• Check for bias.
• Check for quality.
• Check the standard & learning goal.

Use Raina to make adjustments as needed.

Explore suggestions from Raina.

Meet Raina

Raina is your AI instructional coach. It’s been trained on best educational practices and is here to offer advice, ideas, and more for your classroom.

MagicSchool built Raina with educational roles & practices built in. When you see Raina, you can prompt it just like an external AI.

Find Raina in the Actions bar or where ever you see this icon.

What can Raina help with?

Create additional resources associated with the output

Differentiate your output with built-in prompts.

Translate your output

Explore Raina’s suggestions

Explore Raina’s custom Prompts - totally amazing!

What can Raina help with?

Translate

Custom prompts

Differentiate

Copy or Export Your Output

To the right of all of your output you’ll see these options.

Hover over the Copy icon to see the options:

Copy and paste to MS Word, Google Docs, Email and more

Export your output to many different platforms.

For assessments, Google Forms will automatically generate a quiz!

Play

CHOICE BOARD

Use the die at your table to divide into groups for your first station.

Station 1 - LESSON Planning

Station 2 - APP Smashing Magic School meets CAnva

1. Go to Canva.com
2. Click on Apps
3. Type in Magic Media to the search bar
   

bit.ly/MagicMediaPrompts

Directions

bit.ly/MagicMediaPrompts

Picasso Prompt

style of Picasso, cubism, detailed, (animal, plant, object)

Customize everything in the parentheses. Add more details if you’d like to.

Castle Prompts

cartoon castle in the hills with (forest, princess, trees, animals), 3D, storybook realism, detailed

cartoon castle in the hills with (forest, princess, trees, animals), 3D, picaso style, cubism, detailed

Customize everything in the parentheses. Add more details if you’d like to.

Storybook Realism Character Prompt

cartoon, (skin color) (gender, if desired) character with a (facial expression) on the front, (shape of face), wearing a (outfit choice), (color) eyes, (x) length (wavy, curly, straight, short) (color) hair. Hugging (whatever you want to hug, or swap to holding). in a (location), 3d render, big eyes, (glasses), digital painting, storybook realism

Customize everything in the parentheses. Add more details if you’d like to.

Pixar style 40 year old technology teacher with a happy expression, wearing jeans and sneakers, a laptop hanging out of a backpack.She is in a school. photorealism

Pixar Character Prompt

Pixar style full body girl character with a sad expression, wearing a flowered dress and blue sandals, ice cream cone melting on the hot sidewalk, photorealism

Pixar Character Prompt

simple example

Pixar style full body girl character holding a ice-cream, photorealism

This would be an interesting study on Bias

Funko Pop Prompt

Funko figure of a (gender), smiling, wearing a (t-shirt), a (canary yellow hoodie), a (black leather jacket), (black ripped jeans) and (white trainers with black stripes), (short hair) and (shaved beard). The Funko is displayed inside and outside a limited edition green and yellow Funko box with (ALL CAPS) text, allowing visibility of the figure, typography, 3D render. White background

Customize everything in the parentheses or remove it. Magic Media doesn’t seem to do the box or the text very often.

Station 3 - Questioning

1. Click the Questions button at the top of your MagicSchool screen.
2. Let’s look closely at creating DOK Questions.
3. Detailed Directions.
   

Station 4 - Intellectual Prep

1. Click the Intellectual Prep button at the top of your MagicSchool screen.
2. Let’s look closely at AI-Resistant Assignments generator.
3. Detailed Directions.
   

Top Teacher Mistake in Using AI

Denying BIas- Approach a with caution,

recognize and interrogate biases.

Lack of BIAS Recognition- Educate on bias

examples and promote awareness t

hrough webinars and videos.

Neglecting to Interrogate -Devote time to interrogating

bias and demonstrate through chat conversations.

FEar of the Unknown -Normalize AI use, encourage responsibly

and ethical use among educators

Misunderstanding AI detection- Understand the differences b

between plagiarism detection and AI detection.

Lack of Tool Proficiency -Invest time in learning and

understanding the capabilities of AI tools.

Neglecting Reflective ePractice -Use AI tools for reflection and

introspection, leverage them for personal growth.

Underestimating AI Potential- Recognize AI as a tool for augmenting

human capabilities and embrace its power.

Denying BIas- Approach discussions with caution,

recognize and interrogate biases.

AI Educator Resources

AI Tools for EDU

The AI Playground

AI for Lesson Planning

AI Prompt Inspiration

AI for Students

AI Bias and Fairness

AI and Personalized Learning

AI and Math

Thank you for all you do for students!

Resources

MagicSchool PD Resource Page

Ai for Education - How to Responsibly Use AI E.V.E.R.Y. time by Vera Cubero

Canva Magic Media Storyboard Realism Prompt Template

Adapted by Stacy Lovdahl based on the PD Resources available on the MagicSchool AI website as of December 2023.

Creative Commons Licensed BY (attribution) SA (Share Alike) To remix this for your use case you may make an editable copy using this TEMPLATE LINK. Please maintain CC licensing and all attributions in all duplications, references and remixing.

Teachers are magic

Content and Topic Specific MagicSchool Slides

How can MagicSchool’s AI Help Teachers?

Create Instructional Materials

Build custom lesson plans, rubrics, and assessments matching your objectives.

Differentiate for Success

Adjust texts and materials to meet students’ instructional needs.

Engage Families and Communities

Generate emails and newsletters to communicate with students’ families.

Generate Original Content

Create engaging, relevant, and personalized content for your students.

MAGIC TOOLS

For All Teachers

• Rubric Generator
  

Build an assignment rubric with ease.

• Academic Content Generator
  

Create custom content for your class to match the topic and criteria of your choice.

• Email Responder
  

Reply to emails in a personal and timely manner.

• AI-Resistant Assignment Suggestions
  

Receive suggestions on making assignments more challenging for AI chatbots, promoting higher level thinking among students.

MAGIC TOOLS

For Back-to-School

• Syllabus Generator
  

Provide basic class details and you'll have a tailor-made syllabus, saving time and ensuring critical information is covered.

• Class Newsletter Tool
  

Input your updates, and the tool will help you organize them into a straightforward newsletter format.

• Text Dependent Questions
  

Input any text and get a set of text-dependent questions crafted for it.

• Teacher Joke Generator
  

A fun way to add a little humor to your teaching day!

MAGIC TOOLS

For Science Teachers

MAGIC TOOLS

For Math Teachers

• Math Spiral Review Generator
  

Provide students with an opportunity to practice skills they've mastered and reinforce skills they still need to work on.

• Math Story Word Problems
  

Write a custom math word / story problem based on the concept you’re teaching and a story topic.

• Data Table Analysis Generator
  

Generate a table with data of your choice with associated analysis questions.

• Make it Relevant!
  

Make what you’re teaching relevant to your class based on their interests and background.

MAGIC TOOLS

For Special Educators

• IEP Suggestion Generator
  

Generate suggestions for students who have an individualized education program (IEP).

• Accommodation Suggestion Generator
  

Generate a list of 5-10 accommodations for a student who needs support, has a 504 plan, IEP, or BIP.

• Text Leveler Tool
  

Adapt any text for any grade level to fit a student's reading level / skills.

• Text Scaffolder Tool
  

Support reader who are behind grade level or need extra support by defining tier 2 & 3 vocabulary and generating questions for any text.

MAGIC TOOL

Rubric Generator

Build an assignment rubric with ease by entering your assignment details and preferences. Then click “Generate.”

MAGIC TOOL

Academic Content Generator

Create custom content for your class to match the topic and criteria of your choice.

MAGIC TOOL

Email Responder

Reply to emails in a personal and timely manner, citing the original email.

MAGIC TOOL

IEP Suggestion Generator

Create a draft of an IEP complete with PLP, goals and accommodations.

Tool

Explanation of what the tool does