Following last night's #edchatie discussion about AI in Irish education, this will all be of interest to teachers here.

Anne Lutz Fernandez@lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 2y ago

I wrote about the messages teachers should be wary of, messages meant to push them headlong into using AI in and for the classroom. In this first part of a series I address: "AI will save you time!" “You’re avoiding AI out of fear!” "It's just a tool!" "Using AI makes you a cutting edge teacher!"

"Everyone’s talking about which AI tool to use, but nobody’s talking about why we’re using them in the first place" by Manos Antoninis The Trojan Horse in the classroom: navigating AI’s impact on the International Day of Education #edchatie world-education-blog.org/2025/01/24/t...

The Trojan Horse in the classroom: navigating AI’s impact on the International Day of Education  - World Education Blog

AI has a special allure for many education experts who believe in its potential to revolutionize teaching methodologies, personalize learning experiences and streamline administrative tasks. But while...

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We have to discuss environmental implications of AI! Not spoken about enough unfortunately. We have a duty to inform ourselves and our students of these ethical issues and model good practice. Do we have to use AI for every post, lesson, image generation? #edchatie oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-...

How much water does AI consume? The public deserves to know

Air pollution and carbon emissions are well-known environmental costs of AI. But water consumption is also an issue.

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Irene Stone, CS and Maths teacher and EdD student @dcuioe.bsky.social research interests generative AI and programming. Also have big interest in AI in education in general #edchatie

Deeply grateful to receive the John Smith scholarship @dcuioe.bsky.social, an award established to honour the legacy of Dr. John Smith in advancing academic excellence. Thanks to the DCU team, my #EdD colleagues, and my supervisors for their support.

"The amount of AI-generated child abuse images found on the internet is increasing at a chilling rate, according to a national watchdog." These disturbingly realistic images can be generated from real children's images from social media. news-sky-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/news.sky...

AI-generated child abuse images increasing at 'chilling' rate - as watchdog warns it is now becoming hard to spot

Creating explicit pictures of children is illegal, even if they are generated using AI, and Internet Watch Foundation analysts work with police forces and tech providers to trace images they find onli...

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Picnic wants to say hello to Blue Sky and also to @number10cat.bsky.social

Had fun with the "intelligent piece of paper" 5th yr CS students. Led to great discussions on algorithms, pseudocode and what intelligence really means thanks to @cs4fn.bsky.social for lesson idea! teachinglondoncomputing.org/resources/in...

Who remembers Tallaght in the late 80s? www.rte.ie/archives/202...

Some good news! The deposit return scheme on plastic bottles is working, according to coastwatch! www.rte.ie/news/2024/11... Need to do coffee cups now!

Marine litter on Irish shores declining - survey

Marine litter, including plastic bottles, cans and drink container lids, is in decline along the country's foreshores, according to Coastwatch Ireland.

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Honoured to present "Beyond the Hype: Navigating the AI Seascape" at the ACCS In-School Management Conference A call for critical thinking: don't rush to adopt AI in schools without asking loads of questions!!! Learn about AI before using AI #ethics #edchatie

In the diary! Delighted to hear @donenda.bsky.social and @pt-phone-home.bsky.social giving keynote 👏👏😀 @cesi-ie.bsky.social

Computers in Education Society of Ireland@cesi-ie.bsky.social · 2y ago

The call for presentations for our 2025 #CESIcon is now open! We are looking forward to welcoming you all in Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh on 1st March. The closing date for submissions is 13th December. #EdChatIe @lcetbschools.bsky.social www.cesi.ie/conferences/...

I wondered what the maths classroom would be like after 2yr absence! If the hype was true, ChatGPT would change T&L! Well guess what? Not much is different! Human connection, "mess" of maths learning in student copies, asking students to explain their thinking. No AI can replace that! #BeyondTheHype

What is Bluesky and why are people leaving X to sign up for it? (RTE News, Ireland): www.rte.ie/news/busines...

What is Bluesky and why are people leaving X to sign up?

Around one million users signed up for social media site Bluesky in the week following Donald Trump's election win - but what is it?

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Any Maths teachers? 😃 I used to love that other platform for getting ideas for the classroom. And posting up those questions from students that sometimes I struggle to answer 🤪 #edchatie

Hi 👋 I'm a post primary Maths & CS teacher, Ireland. Currently doing research in #GenerativeAI & #IntroductoryProgramming. Interested in #human-centered, #ethical approaches to AI in ed & questioning/critiquing the hype surrounding it's use! Looking forward to connecting, sharing, learning 😃