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My first ever blog post written with the help of an AI! I am adding my own commentary and adding to the blog post the AI wrote for me so from this point on anything you see italicized is written by me. Normal text was written by the AI! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have continued to be active on Twitter because of all the amazing educators I follow that are still actively posting and sharing and connecting. As long as Twitter continues to be a useful resource, I’m going to keep using it. Recently I have come across a bunch of people talking about and writing posts about ChatGPT<\/a>, an AI that will write just about anything for us, the humans, from OpenAI<\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free course for Teachers on AI, Chatbots, and ChatGPT!!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what I asked ChatGPT to write:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Write a blog post comparing the use of wolfram alpha to calculate the potential energy of a system and writing a blog post using Chatgpt.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Mathematics has been dealing with game-changing tech for years now. Since Wolfram Alpha<\/a>, where we can use common language to ask pretty complex Math and Science questions, to PhotoMath<\/a>, making any phone a Math tutor by solving any equation or Math problem that you point your phone camera at, AI has made it easy for students to complete Math homework without doing much work or thinking of their own. Using Wolfram Alpha, I took a potential energy problem that my students are going to work on soon and calculated it on my own.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Screenshot of my potential energy calculation using a calculator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Students will be calculating the potential of EV3 robots they will build and program to conduct some physics experiments and above is a typical calculation using a 700 gram (about 1.5 lbs) robot sitting 1.5 meters off the floor. I got 10,290 g m^2\/s^2. Not a difficult problem to calculate, just substitute numbers for the variables, in this case mass of the robot and height off the floor and multiply those by the force of gravity in a calculator. I wanted to see if I could do this more easily using Wolfram Alpha, plus the fact that I am no physicist so I want to make sure I’m even calculating this correctly (btw, the numbers will be used for comparison sake, I am NOT expecting 5th and 6th graders to understand what’s going on here, which is why Wolfram Alpha or at least calculators are a great tool for us). So here’s what I asked Wolfram Alpha to do: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Screenshot of what I got using Wolfram Alpha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Wolfram Alpha gave me 10.3 J. Now I do know that joule is a measure of energy and that it’s equivalent to kg m^2\/s^2 so 10.3 is rounded and converted from 10,290 grams m^2\/s^2! I got it right, whew, and it was easier and quicker using Wolfram Alpha. Score!<\/em> So here’s what ChatGPT wrote for me (my words in italics):<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wolfram Alpha and GPT-3 (ChatGPT)<\/em> are both powerful tools that can be used to calculate the potential energy of a system. However, they differ in a number of ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, let’s talk about Wolfram Alpha. This is a computational knowledge engine that can be used to answer a wide variety of mathematical and scientific questions. It uses advanced algorithms and a vast amount of data to provide accurate answers to complex queries. To calculate the potential energy of a system using Wolfram Alpha, you simply need to enter the appropriate query into the search box. For example, you might enter “potential energy of a system with mass m and height h” to get the potential energy of a system with those parameters. Which is what I did.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, GPT-3 is a large language model trained by OpenAI. It can be used to generate human-like text based on a given prompt. This means that you can use GPT-3 to write a blog post on any topic, including the potential energy of a system. To do this, you would provide GPT-3 with a prompt that explains the topic and any relevant information, such as the formula for potential energy. GPT-3 would then use its knowledge of language and the information provided to generate a coherent and informative blog post on the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One key difference between the two tools is the amount of knowledge they have. Wolfram Alpha is specifically designed to answer mathematical and scientific questions, and it has a vast amount of data and algorithms at its disposal to do so accurately. GPT-3, on the other hand, is a general-purpose language model that can generate text on any topic. While it has a lot of knowledge, it is not as specialized as Wolfram Alpha when it comes to mathematical and scientific questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another key difference is the way in which the two tools generate their answers. Wolfram Alpha uses algorithms and data to provide a precise answer to a specific query. GPT-3, on the other hand, uses its knowledge of language and the information provided to generate a human-like text. This means that the answers generated by GPT-3 may not be as precise as those generated by Wolfram Alpha, but they can be more versatile and can provide more context and explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In summary, Wolfram Alpha and GPT-3 are both powerful tools that can be used to calculate the potential energy of a system. Wolfram Alpha is a specialized computational knowledge engine that can provide precise answers to complex mathematical and scientific questions. GPT-3 is a large language model that can generate human-like text on any topic, including the potential energy of a system. While the answers generated by GPT-3 may not be as precise as those generated by Wolfram Alpha, they can provide more context and explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall ChatGPT did a pretty good job but I don’t foresee using it to write my blog posts. In the time I train it to write what I need, I could have already written it!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My other AI posts: <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT for Lesson Planning<\/a><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students Excited by Robotics and AI<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using AI Like We Use Computers – Inspired by Star Trek<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Project – AI Did Help<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some posts I’ve come across recently about this new AI service, ChatGPT: <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attention, trust and GPT3<\/a> by Seth Godin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE BEST POSTS ON EDUCATION & CHATGPT<\/a> by Larry Ferlazzo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An AI Wrote this Blog Post<\/a> by Eric Curtz<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robot: Write Me an Article on Teaching with Google Slides<\/a> by Alice Keeler<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Disruptive Will ChatGPT Be?<\/a> by Catlin Tucker<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, Artificial Intelligence Won\u2019t Destroy High School English (Or Any Other Subject)<\/a> by John Spencer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing around with ChatGPT from OpenAI<\/a> by Scott McLeod<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Short Overview of ChatGPT<\/a> by Richard Byrne<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personalize Teaching with ChatGPT<\/a> by Alice Keeler<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT Use Cases<\/a> by Taranjeet Singh (an amazing list of cases that can be solved by ChatGPT!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 12\/16\/22 -> Some Thoughts About AI in Education<\/a> by Richard Byrne<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 12\/16\/22 -> Teaching and Learning and ChatGPT Tik Tok video<\/a> by Holly Clark<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 12\/24\/22 -> ChatGPT, Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in Education<\/a> by J. Matt Miller<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 12\/24\/22 -> When ChatGPT Teaches, What Do Teachers Do? <\/a>by Lisa Nielsen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 12\/24\/22 -> How AI Will Save Education<\/a> by Adam Watson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 12\/24\/22 -> Can Anti-Plagiarism Tools Detect When AI Chatbots Write Student Essays?<\/a> by Daniel Mollenkamp on EdSurge<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 12\/24\/22 -> 11-year-old boy\u2019s game for ChatGPT is blowing up the internet <\/a>by Damir Yalalov for the Metaverse Post<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 12\/24\/22 -> Education is about to radically change: AI for the masses<\/a> by Nate McClennen and Rachelle Den\u00e9 Poth for Getting Smart<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 12\/29\/22 -> Robots X Humans<\/a> by Dagan Bernstein<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added 12\/29\/22 -> Stanford faculty weigh in on ChatGPT’s shake-up in education<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added 12\/29\/22 -> Chat GPT vs Academic Integrity: Is university and college writing at risk?<\/a> On PlagiarismCheck.Org<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added 1\/1\/23 -> ChatGPT\u2014The Game-Changing App Every Teacher Should Know About<\/a> by Marcee Harris on Learner’s Edge<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 1\/1\/23 -> A Collection Of \u201cBest\u201d Lists About Using Artificial Intelligence In Education<\/a> by Larry Ferlazzo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added on 1\/2\/23 -> How can AI help with data visualization<\/a>? by Randy Krum on Cool Infographics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More AI and ChatGPT resources: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How ChatGPT, other AI tools could change the way students learn<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHATGPT: TEACHERS WEIGH IN ON HOW TO MANAGE THE NEW AI CHATBOT<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Level of AI Essay<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a World of AI, Our Students Need Project-Based Learning<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI Tools Like ChatGPT May Reshape Teaching Materials \u2014 And Possibly Substitute Teach<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making Sense of AI & ChatGPT in Education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practical Strategies for ChatGPT in education<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The practical guide to using AI to do stuff<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching AI Ethics<\/em><\/a> (Direct Link to Infographic<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT Has Colleges in Emergency Mode to Shield Academic Integrity<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlocking the Potential of K-12 Students with ChatGPT: How AI Could Transform Education<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you need to know about ChatGPT and other AI tools<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will AI tech like ChatGPT improve inclusion for people with communication disability?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI in Education – Benefits and Limitations<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Can\u2019t Predict How A.I. Will Change Learning #ChatGPT<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Writing in the Age of AI<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI Writing Check<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is GPTZero? The ChatGPT Detection Tool Explained By Its Creator<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Makers of ChatGPT Have Launched a Tool to Detect Text Written With AI<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT, Am I Who You Say I Am?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have You Explored Curipod AI? – Amazing Interactive Lesson Creation Resource<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Best AI Text Writers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 AI tools for the classroom<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: Asking Questions<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frankenbot Template. Here’s a way to use ChatGPT to help students grow confidence in their writing!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 incredible ChatGPT ideas for ESL teachers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: Assessment and \u201cCheating\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The free ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool is a total game-changer for teachers.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we are setting assessments that a robot can complete, what does that say about our assessments?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT: Boom or Doom?<\/a> Free online course!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT Cheating: What to Do When It Happens<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is AI Work Copyrighted?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Get an AI to Lie to You in Three Simple Steps<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Ideas for Using ChatGPT in Middle and High School Classes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the Best AI Art Generators (Text to Image)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Will Teaching Be Different Post AI?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Baccalaureate lets pupils use ChatGPT to write essays<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT<\/em><\/a> (Explains ChatGPT and gives ideas and ways to use it.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: Reinventing English<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

50 ChatGPT Prompts for Teachers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chat GPT – “Embracing AI in Schools”<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Partner, Grading Assistant or Substitute Teacher?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How will AI change the world?<\/a> Video on TedEd<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Diigo Links on AI Posts and Resources! These will have my latest saved resources!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Check out the following Twitter conversation with six ideas for using ChatGPT<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT is changing the game, and I want to share real things you can do with this AI system today.

Please save this thread and start testing this technology NOW so you\u2019re ahead of the curve.<\/p>\u2014 Allie K. Miller (@alliekmiller) December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>