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NETA Conference Preview · Azadeh and Guy on AI

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  Welcome to Azadeh and Guy on AI except that Azadeh isn't here
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  because I'm in
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  Kearney and the advantage is Kimberly Ingram Beck is here with
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  us and we podcast
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  together on CS4NE which is a podcast about teaching computer
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  science especially for
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  SPEAKER_01: computer science in Nebraska
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  But if you listen and you're not inside Nebraska,
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  I think it's still applicable.
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  And we just wanted to do a NEETA preview because NEETA Spring
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  Conference is upon us.
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  SPEAKER_01: It is tomorrow, Thursday morning.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you haven't made plans, you're probably not going to get there.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you have made plans, we're happy to see you.
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  SPEAKER_01: So what are you excited about?
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  There is a plethora of computer science sessions hosted by a
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  bunch of people and so
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  I'm really excited to just kind of get to hear from a bunch of
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  different people
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  including there's a vendor here from the cyber.org range and we
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  use them for my
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  cybersecurity class and so they have free virtual computer
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  ranges for schools.
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  SPEAKER_01: All right.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
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  And so I love the curriculum part because cyber is one of those
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  areas that unless
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  SPEAKER_01: you've done it a few times,
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  SPEAKER_01: you're like,
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  SPEAKER_01: I don't know what to do with that.
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  SPEAKER_01: And we talked about the fact that it actually sounds a little scary.
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  SPEAKER_01: So that may be a future podcast coming next year.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're not sure.
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  SPEAKER_01: But if you have feedback about that, please let us know.
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  SPEAKER_01: Right.
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  SPEAKER_01: All right.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I'm really excited.
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  John Young is going to talk at 10.15 about what is the
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  framework for K-8,
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  computer science.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm really excited because most of my work is in the elementary space.
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  SPEAKER_01: Guy’s Substack
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  SPEAKER_01: Guy Trainin
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  SPEAKER_01: All right.
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  SPEAKER_01: What else are you excited about?
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  SPEAKER_00: So there is also an esports tournament,
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  SPEAKER_00: which I have some students competing in,
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  SPEAKER_00: so I'm definitely looking forward to that.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am also presenting a couple sessions for computer science,
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  SPEAKER_00: so I'm very excited about those as well.
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  I'm excited because I have a group of my students presenting a
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  series of posters,
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  SPEAKER_01: 1.45,
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  SPEAKER_01: it's in between sessions,
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  SPEAKER_01: so you can drop in,
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  SPEAKER_01: see the work they've done,
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  SPEAKER_01: there's some international work,
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  SPEAKER_01: especially about AI in Ghana,
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  SPEAKER_01: some work about technology use in Nigeria,
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  there's some work that we've been doing on science text
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  produced with AI and the
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  SPEAKER_01: kind of the advantages and disadvantages,
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  SPEAKER_01: how to construct it correctly and what to think about.
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  Because we've learned a lot in the last two years,
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  we've been trying to use the different AI
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  SPEAKER_01: Iterations to produce texts.
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  And then we measured them in a number of qualities that we
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  don't usually think
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  SPEAKER_01: about,
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  SPEAKER_01: like cohesion of the text,
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  the use of vocabulary across the way they guide the reader and
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  not just like
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  SPEAKER_01: readability,
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  which usually amounts to how rare is this word and how long are
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  these sentences.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sometimes longer sentences are more helpful because they explain more,
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  SPEAKER_01: whereas very short sentences
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  Disconnected and it's almost like a poem that has no meaning
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  and no rhyming.
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  SPEAKER_01: So that's something that we're going to talk about as well.
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  SPEAKER_01: So come to our poster session.
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  SPEAKER_01: We also have UNL has a table.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's table 102.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's just facing the entrance.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you're coming from the entrance to the whole area,
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  SPEAKER_01: if you're coming through the hotel,
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  SPEAKER_01: then you'll have to look for us.
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  SPEAKER_01: But we're down in the corridor.
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  SPEAKER_01: Come get some information about computer science,
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  SPEAKER_01: about our program in innovative learning technologies,
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  SPEAKER_01: or just if you want to chat me up,
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm game.
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  SPEAKER_01: You all know I'm game.
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  SPEAKER_01: To talk about AI, to talk about computer science, or my granddaughter.
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  SPEAKER_01: Whatever it is, I'm there for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Look for the hat.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yes, look for the hat.
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  SPEAKER_01: And what else do we have?
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  SPEAKER_01: What's at the morning session?
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  SPEAKER_01: What's kind of the opener?
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  SPEAKER_00: So we have
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  SPEAKER_00: We have Sean Young talking about the K-8 requirements.
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  SPEAKER_00: Also, yeah, those are some of the morning ones.
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  SPEAKER_01: And obviously if you don't get to your first thing in the morning,
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  SPEAKER_01: just remember one of the highlights is always all the vendors.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you are looking to get anything,
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  SPEAKER_01: Guy Trainin guytrainin522619
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  SPEAKER_01: Just in time for summer.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I did not think about the summer thing.
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  SPEAKER_01: We'll have some other goodies, but we're excited to see you.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're excited to show sessions.
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  SPEAKER_01: Are you presenting a session?
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  SPEAKER_00: I am.
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  SPEAKER_00: I have three different sessions.
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  SPEAKER_01: Ooh, busy, busy.
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  SPEAKER_01: Okay.
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  SPEAKER_00: One is on cybersecurity tips for staff,
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  SPEAKER_00: just things that I think all staff members need to know,
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  SPEAKER_00: especially if they don't teach computer science,
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  SPEAKER_00: but just to help them stay safe.
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  SPEAKER_00: I have a session, so that one is at 11.15.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then I have a session at 2.45 called Beyond Chatbots,
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  where I'm wanting to encourage teachers to have students create
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  fake content.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, what we're saying is we will be here Thursday and Friday
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  SPEAKER_01: And we would love to chat with you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
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  Even if you've never met us,
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  come up,
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  say hi,
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  say,
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  I heard you on the radio.
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  SPEAKER_01: I don't know if this counts as radio.
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  But anyway,
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  say hi,
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  introduce yourself,
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  and let's see what magic we can make together.
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  SPEAKER_00: Absolutely.
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  SPEAKER_01: All right.
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  SPEAKER_01: And we'll see you next time on Azade and Guy on AI.