Now that the initial wave of Generative AI hype has begun to settle, our classroom practitioners have been exploring purposeful and innovative ways to engage and inspire students.
Initially, there was a focus on the use of LLMs (large language models), such as ChatGPT. Busy educators were keen to explore ways to work more efficiently with their teacher workload. However, as we digest these new developments, we have been intrigued to consider the innovative possibilities within lessons.
Exploring Generative AI Art creators
Quickly we began to realise the potential of Generative AI as a powerful tool for our students to visualise their own ideas. Using the AI Art generator within Microsoft Bing, staff presented their learners with visual representations of their imagination within moments.
Our Year 1 lead delighted her students with inspiring artwork based on their imaginary world. A Year 2 teacher brought to life the Innovate stage of Pie Corbett’s ‘Talk for Writing’. She shared images of alternative endings to Little Red Riding Hood, showing how she befriended the Big Bad Wolf.
In Year 4, our students worked on ideas for Fantastic Beasts (and where to find them). A common theme began to emerge from these lessons. Our student’s wanted to add greater depth to their descriptions, exploring the creatures' behaviour, habitat and even fictional diets. We embedded our Beast images into a Google doc so learners could use Voice to Text. This brought together two powerful technologies: as our students could see image of what they had imagined, then remove barriers to writing.