Thread by @jmattmiller

ChatGPT doesn't just write your students' essays for you.

20 ways ChatGPT can help you teach/learn

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1. Ask ChatGPT to write your lesson plans. (Or at least to get some new ideas.)

(all of these and more at ditch.link/ai)

2. Use ChatGPT as a more complex, nuanced source of answers to student questions than Google.

3. Ask ChatGPT for definitions on any level (complex, beginner, for an 8 year old ...)

#DitchBook #teachertwitter #edutwitter

4. Use ChatGPT to show students good writing examples.

Generate lots of essays, stories, poems ... anything. The more examples, the more they'll know what to emulate when they write.

It's like musicians who listen to lots of music. It influences the music they make.

5. Use ChatGPT to remix student work.

@mrpiercEy had his students (and his daughter) write stories.

They used ChatGPT to remix them into:
⭐️ soap operas
⭐️ rap battles
⭐️ sea shanties
⭐️ children's books (with suggested illustrations)

#DitchBook #teachertwitter #edutwitter

See a panel discussion about ChatGPT in edu (with free certificate of completion for PD credit) at ditchsummit.com (until Jan 6)

6. Ask ChatGPT to give your students immediate feedback on their writing.

#ditchsummit #teachertwitter #edutwitter

7. Use ChatGPT to automate some teacher tasks for you: write quiz questions, writing prompts, content-related jokes for class!

8. Use ChatGPT to summarize texts students are reading. This can help them understand what they just read -- or review.

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9. Add ChatGPT to the "think pair share" thinking routine. Brilliant idea here by @dillardsarah.

https://twitter.com/dillardsarah/status/1599780722297872384

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10. Grade the bot. Have ChatGPT generate the kind of writing your students will create. Then, have students grade the bot using your rubric. (h/t @virtualgiff)

11. Debate the bot. Take a position. Argue your side against ChatGPT. Gives students unlimited debate reps.

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12. Have students ask ChatGPT for advice. It's not a counselor, but it summarizes what's on the web and can be helpful.

13. Ask ChatGPT big, hard-to-solve questions to see what it says/how it handles it.

(More: ditch.link/ai)

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14. Anticipate the bot. Ask students what they expect ChatGPT to say about a topic you're studying.

15. Take several ChatGPT responses to a prompt, take the best parts, improve, and assemble a better final product.

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16. Use ChatGPT to adjust instruction/learning to make it more personalized to student needs.

17. Use ChatGPT to provide in-the-moment tutoring and coaching for students.

18. Use ChatGPT to generate prompts and questions for class.

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19. Use ChatGPT to provide info and answer questions on demand in the classroom.

20. Use ChatGPT to supplement your instruction with more resources and materials.

(I got those last 5 answers from ChatGPT.)

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Want to go deeper on this topic? At ditch.link/ai you'll find:

⭐️ Quick adjustments for class now
⭐️ Thoughts on blocking ChatGPT
⭐️ A resource roundup on ChatGPT/ai/etc.

And check out the ChatGPT/AI panel discussion at ditchsummit.com

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