In this edition:

• The AI Educator Updates
  
• A guide to Google Bard
• The ChatGPT Survival Kit
• A gift from me to your school, college or university
  
• A gift from me to you
• More praise for The AI Classroom book

It's the BETT edcuational technology expo this week in London. If you are going I'd love to meet you. 

Here is where I'll be:

Keep an eye on your inbox for an extra newsletter this week as I might be sending a very exciting announcement, about a certain book 📕

We reached 10,000 members of the AI Classroom Facebook group. 🎉

A huge welcome to our new sponsors this week sAInaptic. They are providing amazing AI solutions for science teachers. 

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After much anticipation Google's rival to ChatGPT was released this week. In Bard's own words it is:

"...an experimental generative AI service that helps you with tasks like writing creative content, translating languages & answering your questions in an informative way. It's still under development."

You can join the waitlist for access by clicking here.

How to use Google Bard & its features:

1. Voice

You can prompt Bard with your voice.

This is going to be very useful for 'on the go' users, and great for accessibility for some users.

Simply click the 'mic' icon and start talking, then click the 'submit' icon.

2. Drafts:

I love this feature.

For every response, Bard will give you three versions.

Simply click 'View other drafts'.

3. Activity:

Your very own prompt catalogue is created from your previous prompts.

Simply click 'Bard Activity' to access it.

You can also delete prompts.

[So far this is not as good as ChatGPT History, but it's a neat idea]

4. Source:

Bard offers sources for its information.

This is a feature that a lot of people are waiting for and will help uphold academic and intellectual integrity.

[It doesn't always offer sources though. I asked it for a source on another occasion and it couldn't do it]

5. Edit:

Simple feature.

This is how you edit your prompts.

This can help to refine your request.

Remember the quality of the output is determined by the quality of the input.

6. Regenerate:

Another simple feature, that is also offered on ChatGPT.

If you aren't happy with the response [or indeed the other 3 drafts], you can always regenerate a response.

Here's how:

7. FAQ:

Nice to see FAQ easily accessible on the side bar.

There's some good information in there that you'll want to sift through.

8. Limitations:

- Users have to be 18 and over to use it [No parental permission for users over 13, like ChatGPT]

- It only works in US English [at the moment]

- Only available to US and UK users [at the moment]

9. What I like:

- It can create tables [similar to ChatGPT]

- It can create rich(er) text such as headings and bullet points.

- It claims to be GDPR compliant 👇

10. PREP:

Great news.

My PREP framework for generating quality responses for ChatGPT also works very nicely with Google Bard.

Find out more 👇

Take Back Your Time In 3 Hours.

I believe this course will offer you so much value. If it doesn't, I'll refund you the total cost. Guaranteed.

The ChatGPT Survival Kit is a jam-packed practical course that will allow you to create better lessons and spend more time with your family.

Includes a 24-page supplementary e-booklet.

While researching for The AI Classroom book I discovered a fantastic guide written by the Department for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, for their schools. It is forward-thinking, unafraid, and a great 'Guide for Action' for other educational organisations to emulate. I have included the guide as an appendix in the book, but I am also giving it to you here.

Many thanks to Heinrich Niemann for translating it from German into English. 

I really like Curipod, an online platform for creating lessons using artificial intelligence. I thnk you will too. So, I'm giving you a free premium account for three months. Use the promo code CURIDAN.

Look out for that that extra newsletter this week and you could get your hands on this 👇

Jennifer Womble, Conference Chair, FETC

“Dan has written one of the first books to guide educators through the challenges of employing artificial intelligence in the classroom with pedagogical methods, ethical effectiveness, and trailblazing strategies that force us to rethink how we design learning experiences, build curiosity and critical thinking and chart a new course for education where students thrive with both social and technical skills.

Lee Parkinson, Mr P ICT

“Whether you’re an educator interested in AI or one that has yet to discover its potential, this comprehensive guide is a great way to learn and understand all about the future of AI in the classroom. Covering everything you need to know, including ideas and potential dangers, this guide will give teachers a thorough understanding of what will be the next technological revolution.”

Priya Lakhani OBE, CEO of Century Tech and UK Government AI Advisor

“The AI Classroom is a vital and timely resource that addresses the need for integrating artificial intelligence in education. Dan, Amanda, and Brad have provided this comprehensive guide that offers invaluable insights and practical advice for educators and educational leaders who are looking to embrace the AI revolution in their teaching practices and curriculum development.”

Vikram Chandra, Host of This World on the WION Network

“We can’t push the genie back into the bottle, nor can we close Pandora’s box once it has been opened. Hence we need to prepare ourselves – and the next generation for the new realities. And that’s where The AI Classroom is a useful guide. 

 
Nicolas Cole, Author and Co-founder of Ship 30 for 30

"AI will force the greatest career choice in human history: do you want to compete against technology over the 'doing' of a task? Or are you going to elevate yourself to the 'thinking' and let technology 'do the doing?’ The AI Classroom will empower educators to do the thinking while giving them the tools to let technology do the doing."