AI ISSUES in K-12 EDUCATION Today: A Conversation with TIM BELMONT

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🔥 What are the biggest wins for teachers that generative AI can provide?

🔥 How can we help students avoid plagiarism while supporting the creative process?

🔥 Is it possible for ChatGPT to know too much about us?

Join me for this conversation with New Jersey educator TIM BELMONT as he shares his insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Tim Belmont is a high school technology specialist and Language Arts teacher who has presented at many of the largest education technology conferences. In the classroom, he elevates student voices through technology-integrated English activities and implements podcasting as a modern public speaking medium.

You can follow Tim on LinkedIn, on X @tbelmontedu, and at his website, https://www.timbelmont.com.

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In This Conversation:

0:00:00 - Who is TIM BELMONT? 1:44 - How the challenges of COVID pushed Tim into new professional growth 4:16 - What are the concerns around BIAS and MISINFORMATION in generative AI? 7:26 - How students can VERIFY information received from generative AI tools 13:00 - ChatGPT-checkers are NOT reliable 15:53 - What are the PRIVACY and SECURITY issues related to generative AI? 22:04 - What are the biggest WINS for teachers that AI tools offer? 25:03 - Our SWOT Analysis for generative AI tools in schools 36:55 - Tim's learning outside of education: BAKING bread 38:00 - A PRODUCTIVITY HACK: simple stretching routine in the mornings 38:50 - Someone to follow on Education X: Katie Fielding 39:34 - An EDTECH tool pick: Kami 40:25 - A BOOK recommendation: Make Time for Creativity 41:15 - A future GUEST suggestion: Dee Lanier 42:09 - What Tim's streaming: GAME CHANGER 43:14 - How to CONNECT with Tim Belmont

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