Beyond the Database: Research Projects to Launch Student Engagement - TCEA 26 by Sarah Henderson

Students Using AI?

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Leave a comment by choosing a Padlet tool to share your thoughts about allowing students to use AI in the library and/or with research. Are you excited about it? Apprehensive?

Example: English III Research Project

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A more traditional research essay project with AI assistance.

Example Pre-AP World History

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Students created historical character profiles using curated fact-checking articles, MagicSchool student chatbots, and Canva templates.

Custom Book Recommendations

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Create a custom student tool that makes book recommendations from YOUR library! I will present how to build this in the Magic School booth on Monday at 12:30.

English I

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This was an extension project we did with Freshmen English after they read Bryan's Song using Diffit.

Spanish II Hispanic Heritage Month

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Students gathered information about various latin music genres. We used MagicSchool Student Song generator toool create a homecoming theme song to the tune of one of the latin music songs they chose, and then created a music video in Clips.

MagicSchool PD Resources

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Spanish II Mini Bio Interviews

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Students researched Latin Music Artists, created a slide presentation for the artist, and recorded a Keynote Live interview using MagicSchool Student Script Generator tool.

TexQuest Databases

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The password is district and level specific. Ask your campus librarian for the password

Google Scholar

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Easy Bib

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Magic School

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Magic School STUDENT is my FAVORITE AI Tool. It gives teachers total control of how, what, and when students access AI tools. This link will get you a month of Magic School Plus!

Padlet

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Padlet's AI Recipes are awesome, as are their options for getting student feedback. One drawback is you can only have 3 active Padlets in the Free-mium version.

Adobe Express

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This is AI photo generator is also embedded in Magic School.

Add Your Project Ideas Here

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Have an AI assisted project or teacher collaboration you've used that engaged your students? Add it in the comment section below!

Other TCEA sessions

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Email me at shenderson@lcisd.net or connect with me on Linked In

Canva

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Create AI generated images, videos, etc in your Canva Presentations.

Example: Health Science Theory

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Additional Research Resources

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Resource List compiled by Dawn O'Hearn at Lubbock-Cooper High School. dohearn@lcisd.net