Some useful suggestions here whatever level you teach https://www.marcrhayes.com/post/5-ways-chatgpt-can-help-primary-teachers

A 9 page guide to using ChatGPT for teachers https://drive.google.com/file/d/15qAxnUzOwAPwHzoaKBJd8FAgiOZYcIxq/view

Get students to brainstorm cyber threats then compare https://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/s1l5sspp9d8a1.jpg

Another great insight about ChatGPT from Seth Godin. https://seths.blog/2023/01/the-end-of-the-high-school-essay/

This is a free Chrome extension that detects content created using ChatGPT and other AI. Great for spotting the students who are "cheating". https://www.thomas.io/detect-gpt

23 made up words to describe complex feelings - Give students the definitions and get them to invent their own words to describe them.
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A vocabulary map of 6 core emotions https://bit.ly/3CEBsWu

A huge collection o f sketch explanations. Great as models for language concepts https://sketchplanations.com/

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Create an online Jeopardy-style quiz game board in minutes https://www.playfactile.com/

Interesting article about creating scavengerhunts https://fltmag.com/goosechase-scavenger-hunt/

Stop Stealing Dreams: What is school for? Download a free PDF of this wonderful book by Seth Godin https://static.altmba.com/share/Stop_Stealing_Dreams_altMBA_200506.pdf

Ask Sts - What are the best hobbies to help you deal with anxiety? https://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ek7r6qfgqx9a1.jpg

Here’s another article about ChatGPT. This one is from FLT Mag and is based on an experiment carried out to get tutors marking assignments that were written by ChatGPT https://fltmag.com/chatgpt-second-language-writing/

Live video from Jamie Keddie ChatGPT writes an essay in the style of Yoda from Star Wars https://youtu.be/67UmLoXdKQQ

🤖 If like me you are struggling to keep up with all the articles being published about ChatGPT at the moment, here’s a link to the ones I’ve found useful so far. Please post a link to anything you’ve read which I’ve missed: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-J2jGetYa2XZc4XiRAghFmEgRzKK71zGBely71bO-HI/edit?usp=sharing

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An interesting inforgraphic here with 20 ways to use ChatGPT in education https://ditchthattextbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20-ways-to-use-ChatGPT-in-the-classroom-2-1.png

This is auseful guide to spotting bad science - Can be used for most types of research and data https://i0.wp.com/www.compoundchem.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/A-Rough-Guide-to-Spotting-Bad-Science-2015.png

AI Writing Check is a free service developed by Quill.org and CommonLit.org to enable educators to check if a piece of writing submitted by a student was written by the AI tool ChatGPT. https://aiwritingcheck.org/

Nice inforgraphic for a discussion on debt and why/how people get into and out of debt https://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/71ksmlbqacca1.jpg