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Strongsville City Schools

AI at SCS

Explore approved guidance, district expectations, and practical tools to help Strongsville City Schools staff use AI thoughtfully, responsibly, and effectively.

Getting Started with AI View Approved Tools Classroom Guidance Staff Resources

Getting Started with AI

This page is your hub for AI at SCS. Begin with district policy and guidance, then move into classroom expectations, approved supports, and practical examples staff can use right away.

District Policy

Review the official SCS AI in Education Policy.

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Guidelines for Staff

See district guidance for responsible classroom and professional use.

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AI Use Levels

Use the classroom AI levels poster to communicate expectations clearly to students.

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AI at SCS supporting graphic

AI Tools for SCS Students & Staff

Approved AI platforms for Strongsville students and staff

  Students Staff
MagicSchool Raina™
MagicSchool AI platform
 ✓ ✓
Google Gemini
Google AI platform
 ✕ ✓
Custom AI Tools
Gemini Gems™
 ✕ ✓
MagicSchool Tools
AI tools for students & staff
 ✓ ✓
AI Research Tool
NotebookLM
Google tool for working with your own sources
 ✕ ✓
Additional guidance:
  • Select staff may utilize ChatGPT EDU with approval.
  • Staff with Canva EDU accounts may use Canva AI to support visual design tasks.
Gemini logo Google Gemini Open Gemini for approved staff use MagicSchool logo MagicSchool Open MagicSchool resources and tools

AI Use in the Classroom

Google Workspace Policy

All digital work for this course must be completed in the document assigned by the instructor in Google Classroom. Copying and pasting into any document without a discussion with your teacher could be flagged as plagiarism. Teachers have the right to view Version History of any document.

Generative AI Use

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) programs are not a replacement for creativity, originality, and critical thinking. However, in specific circumstances, teachers may allow the use of GenAI. Teachers will share what level of GenAI involvement is permissible.

It is important to note that if a teacher does not specify what “Level of AI Use” can be utilized, then no GenAI can be used. Students must provide proper citations and disclosures when GenAI is used. Using GenAI without attribution or without express permission from the instructor is academic dishonesty and violates the student handbook.

Be clear with students about what level of AI use is allowed for each task. If AI use is not explicitly allowed, students should assume it is not permitted.

Levels of AI Use poster
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The syllabi entries above were inspired by the work at Texas A&M University.

Additional Staff Resources

These tabs pull together the current staff-facing categories from the SCS Generative AI Resources page so the redesigned layout keeps the same practical supports in a cleaner format.

Study Companion (SCS Custom MagicSchool Study Chatbot)

Study Companion is designed to help students study smarter, build confidence, strengthen academic habits, and support productive struggle rather than simply give answers.

Teachers can use it as is or personalize the template for their own students, intervention groups, small groups, or independent study.

Prompt & Practices

Prompt & Practice is a growing collection of practical AI ideas designed to help SCS staff explore one useful strategy at a time. These resources model real classroom and professional use cases, highlight strong prompting habits, and give staff simple ways to try AI in meaningful, manageable ways.

The collection includes examples that support planning, differentiation, engagement, feedback, organization, and instructional design. It is intended to give staff ready-to-use ideas while also building confidence in how to prompt AI tools more effectively.

NotebookLM

NotebookLM is a Google tool that helps staff work with their own sources. It can summarize documents, organize information, generate notes, and answer questions based on the materials you provide.

This tool is approved for staff use. Staff should use district-approved accounts and follow SCS expectations for responsible AI use.

Magic School Resources

The live SCS page currently highlights platform tutorials, the Magic School YouTube channel, and self-paced certification pathways for both beginner and advanced users.