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WATCH: 2nd graders use ChatGPT to create a short story

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WATCH: 2nd graders use ChatGPT to create a short story

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How are use #ChatGPT with second graders to create short stories #kessonidea #teachertok ##teachertok #teachertips @BOOK CREATOR 

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How are use #ChatGPT with second graders to create short stories #kessonidea #teachertok #teachertok #teachertips @BOOK CREATOR
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READ: Collaborating with AI: a modern approach to storytelling in the elementary classroom

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READ: Collaborating with AI: a modern approach to storytelling in the elementary classroom

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A tool not often associated with elementary education, yet one that holds immense potential - Artificial Intelligence. In a unique lesson crafted by second-grade teacher Tracy Terwilliger and Digital Learning Coach Holly Clark, students found themselves collaborating with AI to ignite their storytelling journey.

The AI-student collaboration

While it might sound futuristic, the concept is straightforward and effective. The teachers utilized ChatGPT, along with students chosen story elements, to generate the initial draft of a story. This draft served as a foundational canvas, providing students with the basic structure and elements of a narrative and their task to make it their own, adding details, images and dialogue.

The beauty of this approach lies in its simplicity. Instead of starting from scratch, which can be daunting for young minds, students received a kickstart. With the AI-generated story in hand, their primary task was to embellish it, to add their unique flavors and colors
Please note: No second grader used the AI - the teachers used it to help foster the first draft for students. The students collaborated with AI to create an initial spark of a story.
To accomplish this innovative way of approaching storytelling, students first worked in groups to choose story elements, shared those out with the whole class and then watched as the teachers put those story elements into ChatGPT using this prompt:
"You are a children's book author, write a very short story for an audience of 2nd graders using these story elements: Setting: Time: Main Character: Supporting Character: Problem: Theme:"
Watch the Tik Tok or Instagram Reel of this actual lesson!

The objective of the lesson:

Foster creativity and imagination: By using ChatGPT to initiate a short story, students are encouraged to expand upon it, allowing them to tap into their creativity and imagination. This approach challenges them to think beyond the given narrative and add their unique touch.

Enhance writing skills: The lesson aims to improve students' writing abilities by encouraging them to incorporate detailed elements and dialogue. This not only helps in character and plot development but also in understanding the nuances of storytelling. A story without vivid descriptions is like a painting without colors. By elaborating on the AI-generated content, students can breathe life into characters, settings, and situations. Introducing dialogues, on the other hand, adds depth, revealing character personalities and driving the narrative forward.

Integrate visual storytelling: By adding visuals to their stories, students learn the importance of visual elements in storytelling. It emphasizes the idea that stories aren't just about words; images play a crucial role in conveying emotions, setting the scene, and enhancing the overall narrative.

Use digital tools to enhance the experience with Book Creator and Canva

Using platforms like Book Creator ensures they are in touch with modern storytelling tools. Moving from text to visuals, platforms like Book Creator offer students a chance to craft their narratives page by page. But why stop at text? With tools like the Canva integration in Book Creator, students can search for, create, or even illustrate images, adding layers to their storytelling. The emphasis here is on the power of visuals to elevate a narrative. And for those who wish to add an auditory dimension, narrating their tales brings another layer of engagement.

In this case, students placed their final draft paragraphs on one side of a two- page layout and designed images on the accompanying page to further elaborate on that story. It was pure magic!

Problem-solving in narratives

Every gripping story has a central problem or conflict. By delving deeper and critically thinking about the story the AI generated and how to improve it - the second graders began to see how story elements play an important role in making a story exciting and compelling.

In essence, the lesson's objective was to blend traditional storytelling techniques with modern digital tools, fostering creativity, enhancing writing skills, and promoting collaborative learning among students - and helping those students who might not be able to accomplish this task with a blank slate.The blend of AI and Book Creator is not just something that can revolutionize classroom storytelling but also redefining the boundaries of creativity.

Watch the recording with Holly and learn how Book Creator and AI can help teach students about short stories:

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Collaborating with AI: A modern approach to storytelling in the classroom

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Teacher Tracy Terwilliger & Digital Learning Coach Holly Clark, collaborate with AI to ignite their storytelling journey with students.

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WATCH: Using ChatGPT and Book Creator to teach students about short stories

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WATCH: Using ChatGPT and Book Creator to teach students about short stories

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WATCH: Exposing students to ChatGPT (5th grade example - consider something like this to bring awareness to younger learners about AI's capabilities)

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WATCH: Exposing students to ChatGPT (5th grade example - consider something like this to bring awareness to younger learners about AI's capabilities)

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ChatGPT embraced by Kentucky 5th graders learning to use the technology

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ACTIVITY Sample Part 1: Kids Think Wide Picture Prompts

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ACTIVITY Sample Part 1: Kids Think Wide Picture Prompts

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Thought-provoking AI generated picture prompts, each with discussion questions and a suggested writing prompt, designed to support and inspire all writers. You can generate, edit, and save custom prompts to fit your context.

Another idea: Have students reverse-engineer the AI image to brainstorm what the AI designer's prompt might have been to create the image!

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Picture prompts for creative writing. Engage students with exciting writing prompts for narratives, descriptions, persuasive writing and more!

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ACTIVITY Sample Part 2: My Favorite Things AI Image

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ACTIVITY Sample Part 2: My Favorite Things AI Image

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This is similar to our AI Alter Egos on Tour from Era 1:

Using the built in AI image generator in Canva or Padlet, students identify 5 different “favorites” of theirs and post the resulting image. A sample prompt might be “Draw a combination of [my favorite animal] eating [my favorite meal] while doing [my favorite hobby] at [my favorite place] with [my favorite color] sky.” Above are some examples of the outputs.

Then, after students have posted their images, bring up slideshow mode in Padlet and review the images and ask the students to “reverse engineer” the prompt. I like starting here as using Padlet doesn’t require student log-ins to use and it’s a very structured first use of a prompt.

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ACTIVITY Sample Part 3: Say What You See

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ACTIVITY Sample Part 3: Say What You See

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After they’ve done their AI Favorite (image activity), the next activity I would do is the “Say What You See” game from Google Labs. In the game, you have a limited amount of characters to try and create a prompt that matches the image shown.

You could do this activity in three parts as well. Part one is whole group, where you have the class share thoughts on what the prompt should be as a model the critical thinking process. For the next image, give the students a chance to interact with others and share what words they would use for the prompt. Finally, have the students try it individually on their computers and see how they do.

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Say What You See - Google Arts & Culture

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Learn the art of image prompting with the help of Google AI.

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ACTIVITY Sample Part 4: Recreate this picture

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ACTIVITY Sample Part 4: Recreate this picture

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Now that the students have built some critical thinking skills with their prompting, it’s time to put it to use. Find an image on the internet (or make one with AI) that the students have to attempt to recreate. Unlike the Google Labs activity, there is no limit to the amount of descriptive words they use. They can either use the AI image generator in Padlet or try out the other image generator from Canva. Above is an example where the goal was to recreate an image of a beach ball in a pool. You can also facilitate this as a whole class with younger learners.

Again, much like with the other activity, take time to look at the images and reflect on what could be changed and what wording could be used. Find images that match fairly close and ask the students to share their prompting strategy.

Try out an example with this basketball in a pool image.