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Christie Cloud

Instructional Technology Facilitator at Harnett County Schools (Boone Trail Elementary), NC, co-founder of EduGuardians and adjunct professor at Thomas University.

Oct 28, 2026

4:18
The stuff we've been teaching about AI is not really what we need
4:22
to be teaching about AI.
4:23
I think, Vicki, you summed up some of the points that we are making so pointedly is that so often it's click here to get 50 prompts for teachers or download this guide for teachers.
4:36
It becomes a conversation.
4:39
The more you use your LLM of choice, it learns significant factors about the way you speak and what you need.
4:47
It becomes more of a conversation.
4:49
And we believe that a natural conversation tone in conversation with your LLM of choice is going to lead to better results.

5 MINS LATER

10:21
That's my geek out moment.
15:00
That's my detail moment.
15:02
One of the most important things to remember when using AI is that you don't always need a Ferrari.
15:10
I am very excited about using agentic workflows and to combine our context.
15:18
But on a day-to-day level, that's not what I use AI the most for.
15:24
And in our framework, we try to put forth that message that You don't always need to use the top model to get the output that you need.
15:34
And you don't always need to be in an orchestrate mode in order to get what you need.
15:40
I use AI a lot in my role as an ITF to try to help my teachers solve problems that they're dealing with in the classroom on a day-to-day basis.

20 MINS LATER

35:26
So what are some of the things that both of you are telling your teachers? Okay, in the age of AI, you and your students need to know how to do blank.

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