☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“EduChat, the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Department’s in-house generative <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AITool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AITool</span></a>, now used in every public <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> in the state. In just over a year the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/bot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bot</span></a> has gone from a shiny new thing, to a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/product" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>product</span></a> as crucial as a calculator and the internet.</p><p>Deputy Secretary <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MartinGraham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartinGraham</span></a> said <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teachers</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/principals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>principals</span></a> each <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>report</span></a> saving 90 minutes a week using <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/EduChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EduChat</span></a>.</p><p>“Half of teachers have used it in 2197 schools, which is almost every school,” said department deputy secretary Martin Graham.</p><p>“The people who have used the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/tool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tool</span></a>, there is a real light in their eyes ... it’s one of those things where if you use it, you find more uses for it.”</p><p>Launched as a trial in 50 schools, EduChat’s impact has been immediate, Graham said.</p><p>Teachers and principals report saving 90 minutes a week on tasks including <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ActivityPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPlanning</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ResourceCreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResourceCreation</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ParentCommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParentCommunications</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/emails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emails</span></a>.</p><p>Students are also lapping it up: 89 per cent said EduChat helped them complete more work, and 85 per cent reported it improved the quality of their work.”</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WhiteCollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteCollar</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/ai-is-in-every-nsw-public-school-classroom-is-that-a-good-thing-20250603-p5m4ml.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smh.com.au/politics/nsw/ai-is-</span><span class="invisible">in-every-nsw-public-school-classroom-is-that-a-good-thing-20250603-p5m4ml.html</span></a>&gt; (paywall) / &lt;<a href="https://archive.md/GpD85" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/GpD85</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt;</p>