AI ISSUES in K-12 EDUCATION Today: A Conversation with TIM BELMONT

🔥 What are the biggest wins for teachers that generative AI can provide?
🔥 How can we help students avoid plagiarism while supporting the creative process?
🔥 Is it possible for ChatGPT to know too much about us?
Join me for this conversation with New Jersey educator TIM BELMONT as he shares his insights.
ABOUT THIS GUEST: Tim Belmont is a high school technology specialist and Language Arts teacher who has presented at many of the largest education technology conferences. In the classroom, he elevates student voices through technology-integrated English activities and implements podcasting as a modern public speaking medium.
You can follow Tim on LinkedIn, on X @tbelmontedu, and at his website, https://www.timbelmont.com. 
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In This Conversation:
0:00:00 - Who is TIM BELMONT?
1:44 - How the challenges of COVID pushed Tim into new professional growth
4:16 - What are the concerns around BIAS and MISINFORMATION in generative AI?
7:26 - How students can VERIFY information received from generative AI tools
13:00 - ChatGPT-checkers are NOT reliable
15:53 - What are the PRIVACY and SECURITY issues related to generative AI?
22:04 - What are the biggest WINS for teachers that AI tools offer?
25:03 - Our SWOT Analysis for generative AI tools in schools
36:55 - Tim's learning outside of education: BAKING bread
38:00 - A PRODUCTIVITY HACK: simple stretching routine in the mornings
38:50 - Someone to follow on Education X: Katie Fielding
39:34 - An EDTECH tool pick: Kami
40:25 - A BOOK recommendation: Make Time for Creativity
41:15 - A future GUEST suggestion: Dee Lanier
42:09 - What Tim's streaming: GAME CHANGER
43:14 - How to CONNECT with Tim Belmont
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