Control Alt Achieve: My 2025 OETC Sessions

Saturday, November 16, 2024

My 2025 OETC Sessions

I am excited and honored to be presenting at the 2025 Ohio Educational Technology Conference (OETC25) in Columbus, Ohio on February 11th through 13th.

I always look forward to an opportunity to see old friends, make new friends, share some ideas, and learn so many new things from others.

You can access more OETC25 information and register for the conference at:

https://oetc.ohio.gov/

Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at OETC25, along with any associated resources. Please feel free to join me for any of these sessions. I look forward to sharing, learning, and chatting with you!

🧔 My Sessions

Short version:

February 11th - 9:15am - 🚦 Managing AI Concerns in Schools
February 11th - 2:15pm - 👓 Hipster Google: Lesser Known Tools
February 12th - 9:15am - 🧰 AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools
February 13th - 1:00pm - 📛 Classroom Guest: Mr. A.I. Chatterbot

Detailed version:

📅 Tuesday, February 11, 2025

🚦 Artificial Intelligence / Natural Misuse - Managing AI in Schools

Time: 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: B131/132
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aimisuse
Description: As beneficial as AI is, it also comes with challenges and the potential for misuse. In this session we will explore ways to address academic integrity concerns, tools and strategies to help monitor AI use, proper citation for AI generated content, ways to encourage positive use of AI in the classrooms, developing your own class set of AI guidelines for students, alternative assessment options, addressing AI bias and inaccuracies, student data privacy, identifying fake content, evaluating AI tools, and more.

👓 Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of

Time: 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Location: B131/132
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-hipster
Description: Everyone knows about Google Docs, Gmail, Search, and other common Google tools. But there are also loads of smaller, lesser-known, but powerful tools that can be used for teaching and learning. Learn about 70+ hidden gems such as Emoji Kitchen, Interview Warmup, Timelapse, Lens, AutoDraw, ImageFX, MusicFX, VR/AR Models, Read Along, Semantris, GameSnacks, ChromeOS Flex, Teachable Machine, NotebookLM, Applied Digital Skills and more (List subject to change based on how cool and unknown the tools remain.)

📅 Wednesday, February 12, 2025

🧰 The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools

Time: 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: B131/132
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aitools
Description: ChatGPT and Gemini are wonderful, but what other AI tools are available? Thankfully there are many educational AI resources that build on top of these models with tools that are free, provide extra functionality and features, and make the process easier and more convenient for educators. In this session we will explore many of these tools such as MagicSchool AI, Khanmigo, SchoolAI, QuestionWell, EnlightenAI, Snorkl, Sorcerer, Drift, Curipod, Brisk Teaching, Ideogram, Udio and more.

📅 Thursday, February 13, 2025

📛 Today's Special Classroom Guest: Mr. A.I. Chatterbot

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: B131/132
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aiguest
Description: AI access for students is often limited because of the students' age or because of school policies. However there are lots of engaging ways for a teacher to use AI in class for interactive learning activities where the students are participating but the teacher is still managing the AI. In this session we will see how you can "invite AI into your classroom" for interactive projects including debates on any topic, live interviews where the AI takes on a role, co-writing activities, and more.