Week 8 - Term 1 - 2024

 Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mō koutou

Seek after learning for the sake of your wellbeing

Week 8  18  Poutū-te-rangi -  22 Poutū-te-rangi Summer Tournament Week Basketball - 3x3 Zone - Mon 18 - Tues 19 Rowing - Maadi Cup - All week Volleyball Nationals - All week Volleyball NZSS Champs - All week 9Kai visit to Otakaro orchard - Mon 18 Waterpolo - South Island Sec - Thrus 21 - Sun 24 Estimated Credits due - Wed 20 LEF Grades due - Wed 20 Changemaker Leadership day - Thurs 21 PLD Late start - Thurs 21 - school to start at period 2	Week 9  25  Poutū-te-rangi -  29 Poutū-te-rangi GEO101 Aoraki Fieldtrip - Mon 25 - Wed 27 BIO302 Fieldtrip to Orana Park - Thurs 28 Lincoln Uni Visit - Mon 25 Athletics - Canterbury Champs Prelims - Tues 26 CST201 Assessments p1&2 - Tues 26 and alt group p4&5 Turs 28 DAN201 and 301 Fieldtrip - Wed 27 Equestrian - Canterbury - Wed 27 Peer Support p3 (Yr 9 out of class) Wed 27 Good Friday - School Closed - Fri 29
Assembly -  Mon - Year 9 - PAC Wed - Full School	Assembly -  Mon - Year 11 - Gym  Year 12 - PAC Wed - Full School
Meeting  Mon:  L&T Tues: Learning Area Thurs: Late start PLD p1 (21/3)            PCT 1 & 2 Only in 126 at 2.50pm	Meeting  Mon:  Nil Tues: Staff Thurs:

Information for Staff:

1. Remember to sign up for your PLD late start group if you have not done so already: https://forms.gle/E4v7p4PJh9jri5qD8

2. Microsoft Co-pilot: I had the chance to attend a webinar on the use of Co-pilot, another of the AI tools that we are able to access. As we are a Microsoft school, we have access to this platform for free and it links in with the paid version of ChatGTP4. The great thing about this particular AI platform is that the data is up-to-date and it also cites where the data/information comes from. That does not mean it will not 'hallucinate' with some of the content it produces, but it means that what you do get back, can be fact checked against websites.

The other key difference, is that there is commercial data protection. That means that anything you feed into the prompt is private and does not go out to feed the large language models in other AI platforms. It is also able to be used by students aged 13+ as it uses Microsofts responsible AI principles. As is it unique and data is protected, AI will pick up different responses every time you use it.

It can even create images based on a prompt - for example, here is my first attempt:

Create a pop vinyl character of a person called Sonja Bailey. She wears glasses, has shoulder length brown hair. She is to wear a T-shirt that is navy blue, with CGHS in red writing across the front. The box must have written on it 'Favourite teacher'

If you would like to try it as a tutor - you can input any website that you would like students to read and get it to generate questions for students to answer. This is a great way to allow for differentiation and for students to be able to access sites that have variable reading ages.

Here is an example:

My prompt: Can you summarise the following website https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/overview-of-hominin-evolution-89010983/#:~:text=Our%20immediate%20evolutionary%20family%20is,and%20bonobos%20(Figure%201). Then create 5 multichoice questions based on the information. Give each question to me one at a time for me to answer. Once I have the answer correct, give me the next questions. Give feedback to me if my answer is wrong.

Output: