I did something last week to see how well AI would work for me. Over the years, I’ve struggled to find suitable material to teach a lesson on the Beat Generation. I always put things together piecemeal; passages in textbooks or online sites were sparse or non-existent, videos were either lengthy and cumbersome, or inappropriate for 10 graders. This year, I decided to change that. I turned to AI, fact-checked everything, and found a workable solution for my resource dilemma. I took my notes, uploaded them into an AI tool to create a three-page reading passage for my students.

To ensure accuracy, I uploaded this passage into a different AI tool for fact-checking. I avoided using the same tool to prevent bias. The second tool found some minor exaggerations but confirmed the details were accurate and the writing was solid. I then had the first AI tool then create a number of questions and varying Depth of knowledge levels. The goal is to use them for discussion, but they can be used as a formative assessment if needed.
With the verified summary completed, I then used Notebook LM to create an eight-minute video previewing the Beat Generation reading passage. This will be used as an introduction to the unit. 

This is just a quick summary of what I created with AI for this specific unit, and yes…I shared the process with my students. I am upfront with them whenever I use AI, I try and model best, appropriate practices with them.