Technology and Learning at SLSD

Professional staff currently need to complete 24 hours of academy time (12 hours must also be Act 48). Here are a few options for you. One-Hour Technology Academies  - After watching a series of short videos you will be asked to submit an artifact demonstrating your learning. Each completed module is worth one Academy/Act 48 hour. Click this link to enroll. If you have any questions email Michael Pauling at  paulingm@slsd.org  or Joseph Breisch at  breischj@slsd.org . Kyte Learning   - Kyte learning is a video-based professional developmental platform that offers a large selection of professional development courses. Each course will indicate the number of credit hours awarded for the completion of the course.  Completed courses will be awarded as Academy and Act 48. Watch this for more information. If you want to use the resources below you will need to submit them to Frontline Profession Growth as Independent Study before completing them. C...

Image Created with Cyberpunk Generator API OpenAI's ChatGPT is a large, pre-trained language model that can generate human-like text. It has been trained on a vast amount of internet text data. It can be fine-tuned on specific tasks such as language translation, question answering, and conversational response generation. It can also generate text on a wide range of topics, making it a versatile tool for natural language processing applications. Open ChatGPT is open source it can be used and trained by anyone.  This means that AI has advanced to the point where it can write much better than many people. In fact, much (OK, almost all) of this blog was written by OpenAI. This tool can be used for good:  Automatic Essay Scoring: ChatGPT can be trained to grade essays based on certain criteria, such as grammar, coherence, and content. This can save teachers time and allow them to focus on providing feedback on specific areas that need improvement. Content Generation: ChatGPT c...

Google My Maps is a powerful tool for creating custom maps and visualizing data. It is a great resource for educators to use in the classroom, as it allows students to explore, analyze, and present information in a visually appealing way. One way to use My Maps in the classroom is to create a map of a specific topic or location. For example, a history teacher could create a map of ancient Rome, marking key landmarks and events. Students could then use the map to learn about the geography of the city and the historical events that took place there. My Maps can also be used for data visualization. Students can create a map to show the distribution of a particular variable, such as population density or environmental conditions. By creating a map, students can better understand patterns and trends in the data, and communicate their findings to others. It can be a useful tool for building background knowledge and taking "lit trips" in a reading context. For example, if a class i...