{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"That’s Not Crazy, That’s History!","title":"I Got Outsmarted by Snapchat AI","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":540,"description":"As a history teacher, I've embraced that my role isn't about guarding facts. Admitting when I'm wrong in front of the class is second nature to me. But this week, Snapchat AI outsmarted me—something I didn’t see coming!\nI’m all about experimenting with my students. I observe their actions & knowledge in order to inform future lessons. While some teachers like to plan everything ahead, I believe in watching how students naturally approach tasks first. Here is an example of why: in the first week of class I give my students a simple task. Research factual information about the League of Nations using any means they choose. \nBefore I get up and instruct on research methods, shouldn’t I first watch them do it organically in my classroom? As students start the task of finding names, dates, and historical examples I observe HOW they are looking these up.\nFor years, the routine was predictable: open a new tab in Chrome, hit Google, and paste the exact question.\nThat may well be the most popular method, but fewer and fewer young people use Google Search. Heck, fewer even use a web browser or search engine at all!\nWhat other ways are students researching? I knew some would use AI tools like Chat GPT, which a handful chose. But the most common platform my students use AI tools on is…Snapchat! \nTo my surprise, an anonymous survey showed that Snapchat's AI was the most popular AI tool among my students—and Chat GPT was third.\n\nAs my students were struggling with a specific question, one asked me: “Are you sure there were 48 founding member states in the League of Nations, NOT 42?”\nTo which I confidently replied: “Yes, I’m sure.”\nCredit to this student, because he challenged me (respectfully), to which all history teachers know what happens next: I’ll show you my source, you show me yours!\nMine: Wikipedia (as long as it cites a reliable source, yes, I’m a fan)\nHis: Snap AI. -Say what?\n\nWe decided to use my favorite research tool to moderate our disagreement: Perplexity.ai\nWe...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AM8DfjiBHrwBzBgB7NA6h4S3Knt-alytXOgplHUC3vc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNDJh/YjBhNzExNzNjM2Rm/YzZkYTY2MGY0YThl/MzAwMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}