Tech Tool Review: MagicSchoolAI

 

What Is It? 

MagicSchoolAI is an AI platform that provides educators with a wide variety of tools that helps personalize student learning and streamlines the process. With MagicSchoolAI, educators can create lesson plans, e-mail responses, text questions, word problems, a class newsletter, and so much more! 

In fact, there is even a student side to this platform where students can use artificial intelligence in a responsible manner. Students may use it to receive feedback on their writing, track their progress, generate ideas, talk with historical figures, and so much more! 

Pros:

• Easy to use, user friendly
• Free version-purchase not necessary
• Time saver
• Helps generate ideas
• Everything you create is customizable
• Can customize lesson plans to specific standards and/or relate it to the library
• There's a teacher side and a student side to this platform

Cons:

• Can only do so much with free version
• Must read through and ensure what it creates makes sense/is accurate
• Might not be EdLaw2D compliant--have to check into that

Overall:

I love using MagicSchoolAI to help me come up with new ideas for lesson plans and activities to do in my library classes, especially since I can connect it to standards. It has been very easy for me to use and I love that I can continue to personalize it until it's what I need/ to what my students need. I haven't had students use the platform yet, but I imagine that they could come up with some fun ideas and it could be a great way to show them how to use AI responsibly. 

I highly recommend to use MagicSchool AI, it has been a huge time saver for me as a school librarian!