Artificial Intelligence

Playlab Demo: Student AI Challenge Pitch

Try out and experience AI-powered web apps built by students that are grounded in curriculum (not just generic chatbots) and successfully get students creating (not just consuming). Educators will also learn how to use Playlab to create similar apps.

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Build AI Routines You’ll Actually Use Again

There is a better way to coordinate your favorite edtech tools. Tune in for proven strategies to connect apps, tabs, and more into seamless, predictable workflows that survive the test of a busy school year.

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Mastering Canva’s AI & Branding Ecosystem

Build a unified school identity using Canva’s brand hub, transform content instantly with Magic Studio AI, and use Bulk Create to generate 100+ personalized certificates in seconds.

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Building AI Literacy: Smart Prompting, Safe Data, and Better Results

We’re popping open the hood of modern AI tools to explore how they process information, how to protect privacy, and how to get the absolute best results out of your prompts. Part of a series for Illinois AI Challenge students and teachers.

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Closing the Loop: Human-Centered Feedback, Accessibility, and Final Polish

Great projects aren’t finished on the first try; they grow stronger through iteration. Learn how to refine your Illinois AI Challenge project using Human-Centered Design, with a focus on user testing, incorporating feedback, and making sure your AI solution works for everyone.

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The AI Toolbox: Creating, Designing, and Prototyping your Challenge Project

Explore how to combine Google Gemini, Google AI Studio, Copilot, Canva, and MagicSchool to research, design, and prototype your Illinois AI Challenge competition submission. See how these tools work together to take your team’s concept from a blank page to a polished project pitch.

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Finding the Real Problem: A Student & Educator’s Guide to Human-Center AI

Who are we actually helping, and what do they really need? Join us as we dive into Human-Centered Design (HCD), a hands-on way to spot meaningful problems in your community, and brainstorm AI ideas that actually make a difference.

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Build Your AI Literacy Muscles: Know When to Use It, Skip It, and Integrate It

Just like any new skill, using artificial intelligence effectively takes active practice. Build your muscle memory to know how to use AI, when to use AI and how to spot AI limitations and biases.

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Promptly Planned: Crafting Intentional Lessons with AI

This workshop is all about balancing efficiency with intentionality—using AI to build robust, standards-aligned lessons without losing your free time to endless prep work.

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Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM): Practical AI, Powered by Your Content

Frustrated by chatbots giving generic or unreliable answers? Meet Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)—a personal AI research workspace by Google that builds its intelligence exclusively from the files you upload.

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