Instructional Technology
We are evaluating two artificial intelligence tools for students!
During the 24-25 school year, some of our teachers and their students are participating in a program to evaluate two artificial intelligence (AI) tools intended to support students with academic, language, accessibility needs and more.
Families in classes who are evaluating these tools will receive a message from their student's teacher notifying them of their participation.
Which tools are we evaluating and why?
The two tools we are evaluating are
- Guardrailz
- MagicSchool Student
These tools were selected because they have the most supports for students while also offering the best security, privacy and safety features. Below are some features of each of the two tools. Both tools have features that help students understand concepts, get additional practice to improve skills, and get support in a variety of other ways, including language supports and accessibility features to support viewing and interacting with the content in ways that are responsive to each student's needs.
How we will collect data on the success of the two tools being evaluated
Teachers who are participating in the pilot program receive training in both tools and resources around AI in general. Multiple types of data will be collected to help the teachers make a recommendation of which tool (if any) to purchase. The types of data include:
- Student surveys
- Teacher surveys
- Family surveys
- Observation data, collected while the tools are being used in classes
- Interview data, collected while the tools are being used in classes
Support for families
There will be two zoom meetings about this program for families and interpreters will be available. All meetings will be on Zoom from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and will include a short demonstration of each tool, plus time to ask questions. Interpretation will be available.
If your student is in a class that is evaluating those two tools and you would like to participate in one of the meetings, please complete this form by Sept. 14 so that we can be sure to arrange for interpreters if needed and also so that we can reach out to you and confirm your registration.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email Nicole Naditz, Program Specialist for Instructional Technology and World Languages at nnaditz@sanjuan.edu.