Computers could be found in schools as early as the 1940s, though they wouldn't expand into regular classrooms until the 80s and 90s. Today, many students, from K-12 to higher, are as familiar with their education computers and tablets as reading and arithmetic (and sometimes even more so).
Now, educators are looking at artificial intelligence in education to aid their students in learning better, from providing more personalized education, to better teacher training, to improving overall school management.
Artificial Intelligence and Role in Education
AI software running on AI computers processes and learns from large amounts of data quickly. Educators' goals to take advantage of this ability can be broken down into three broad categories:
AI Helping Students
As the name states, this category aims to aid students in learning directly. Education technology, or edtech, like tablets, whiteboard tools, and online forums, is already accessible by most students. AI can be used to bolster such edtech by:
- Tailoring students' learning to their needs, pace, strengths, culture, and interests.
- Translating lessons for students with English As a Second Language (ESL). Students with disabilities can also be assisted using computers with more advanced computer accessibility features.
- Providing more engaging experiences through the use of AI and virtual reality tools.
AI found in adaptive tutoring systems, automatic writing evaluation systems, and chatbots are other tools being evaluated to help kids learn better in school.
AI Aiding Educators
Well-trained teachers mean better-educated students. Teachers already keep their skills honed and up-to-date thanks to virtual teacher coaching, virtual teacher communities, and numerous online courses. AI aids teachers by:
- Tracking workload schedule to ensure work-life balance.
- Alerting them of any student's learning difficulties, which in turn leads to swift intervention, instruction, and support.
- Aiding in all relevant teachers' licensing exams and tests.
- Creating new applications, programs, creative works, and other AI and non-AI tools and equipment for students and even teachers.
Assessment supports, lesson planning tools, and resource curation systems are just a few examples of how AI in education aids educators in keeping their skills top-notch for the classroom.
AI Management of Education Institutions
Schools are busy places and filled with administrative tasks that can take away educators from teaching. Educators and administrators are turning to digital assistance to handle many of these tasks so they can focus on students. AI backs such assistance by:
- Helping manage administrators and staff daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly courses and schedules.
- Monitoring the status of building operations from power to Wi-Fi to water services. They can then alert facilities management workers through their industrial computers when any problems arise.
- Managing numerous vital but non-teaching school operations: student records systems, transportation, IT, budgeting, etc.
Picking the Right AI Computer for the Classroom
AI in education looks to bring a variety of advantages when aiding kids in learning. To run all of them effectively and seamlessly, school systems should use business all-in-one touchscreens built for AI instead of off-the-shelf consumer models. School IT departments, when deciding to roll out AI programs on their computers, should be on the lookout for the following features:
GPU: The Graphic Processing Unit has the intense parallel processing needed to power AI processes like Natural Language Processing and machine learning. You'll want as much power as your IT budget will allow.
CPU: The "brains" of the computer, the Central Processing Unit handles many of the calculations used by a computer's non-AI accessories and processes.
RAM and HDD / SDD: Both are important in managing and processing the large amounts of complex computations run by many AI programs. Like GPU, you'll want as much memory and storage for your PCs as you can afford.
IP65: Sealed front bezels with rated Ingress Protection 65 protect your education computers from typical substances found in schools and could cause damage to a PC's interior: drinks, paints, chemicals, liquid food items, etc. The sealing also makes regular cleaning of the devices with harsh cleaning solutions easier as well.
Rugged Design: The classroom can be a rough-and-tumble place with kids jockeying for their seats to scrambling at any bell ringing. At these times, computers get bumped, banged, jostled, and dropped, which could lead to potential damage. Business computers like Windows business tablets have been built from the ground up to handle such abuse.
Let Cybernet Keep AI In Education in Your Classroom
Students, whether they're kids starting their first day in kindergarten or college graduates returning for a postdoctoral degree, find edtech invaluable in their studies. School staff and administration also benefit from the technology in everything from teaching the students to providing a safe and secure place for learning.
Contact the team at Cybernet Manufacturing if your school is looking for AI computers to fill your classrooms and other school departments and facilities. Our team members will happily go over the numerous features that make our education computer lineup the right solution for your AI in educational needs. And as an Original Equipment and Design Manufacturer, we can further customize our products to meet your exact demands and specifications.
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