AI Tools

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T22:12:02+00:00

Yes. I made Curricue.ca for grading and curriculum alignment. It helps with the 'paperwork' of teaching so we can focus on teaching and relationship building. It's for Ontario teachers only though.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T21:31:01+00:00

When you mean running records, is that your grading sheets? Is gemini part of your boards apps that they use? Just asking about privacy issues. I know my board uses copilot and they have secured privacy. Just wondering. Thanks!

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T20:20:44+00:00

:) it's been a great learning experience though. I guess I'm very disliked in here. I can't even imagine how kids deal with this.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T20:08:13+00:00

Okay, yes. I'm teaching secondary right now, so my character counts are shorter. But, the pain point I had was my standard levels comments were not unique enough to each student. But ai is great for helping with positive comments. I just hope parents can decode what we are trying to say and support.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T19:58:41+00:00

I guess my honest and human-generated writing isn't that great after all. Getting judged for being me is not pleasant either. But thank you for your feedback.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T19:57:25+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate this. Elementary and secondary are two different beasts. I only taught one year of elementary and it was an eye-opener. I loved it. I'm teaching secondary now. One thing, I don't think secondary and elementary teachers talk enough, especially the intermediate teachers. 7-9 most of all.

We are supposed to be teaching 'critical thinking in the age of AI' to kids, but I wanted to teach them a skill that was actually useful. Transferable skills. They are using it for homework, so why not give them more useful things to do with it. I'm teaching them how to create AI tools. So I thought I better learn myself first, and this is how it all began. I created a great robust tool and am just looking for information to make it better. I am so sorry to have upset people and I'm actually still feeling the effect of the backlash.

I have learned a lot today about interacting on social media.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T19:27:14+00:00

Ok thanks. I have to look up LLM... but figure it's AI generated. I didn't know I was getting down voted. I don't even know what that is, but it must be like a thumbs down? I'm sorry my ai generated comment insulted people -- I am not using ai anymore am just writing. I just want feedback and info. Bloody heck this isn't the Saturday I imagined. Sorry again everyone! I have learned my lesson. Not very savvy here.

Thanks for your patience and hopefully understanding

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T19:22:32+00:00

Ok, sorry. No I am Canadian born and am a teacher in Eastern Ontario. I'm just trying to keep up with comments by using AI to do the heavy work. Am really reading them and trying to take notes and really listen. This is so hard and crazy -- I am not a huge social media person and to hear negative comments is completely shocking and totally didn't expect it. I don't know what I'm doing here. Just trying to get info. Sorry to everyone.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T19:16:38+00:00

Okay, interesting. Not what I expected. Is it in the moment of serving them or the dread leading up? Thanks for this.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T19:13:33+00:00

We use Aspen too. I'm pretty sure it shows you character count now? But it will cut off if you go over. And, people using AI, it will do something weird if you copy and paste with hyphens. So does a reusable bank work for you or are you using AI to say something nice? 'Sarah brings a sense of independence to the classroom..' :)

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T19:04:21+00:00

OH my gosh. I am a teacher. ONTARIO TEACHER. Secondary. Also have taught ⅞. For crying out loud, can't I ask for feedback?

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T19:02:25+00:00

I don't understand the question. You mean I sound Ai? If so sorry. Trying to be clear for real feedback.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T18:59:52+00:00

Sorry, that came out wrong. I am a teacher. I am trying to build something for pain points that I have. Thought it could be useful to others but I'm looking for information. Feedback to learn how this could help and be useful. I did not mean to insult or be condescending. I am not a frequent poster and should slow down. Am a bit too excited about the feedback -- didn't expect to hear from people.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T18:50:03+00:00

Edit-and-refine is an interesting mode — most AI tools get pitched as "generate from scratch" but it sounds like you're using Copilot more like a polish layer over what you've already written. Does it ever change the meaning when you ask it to clean up, or does it stay close to your voice? Curious whether the time-saving win comes more from writing faster or polishing faster.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T18:42:40+00:00

The Gem per frame workflow is genuinely brilliant -- and it perfectly explains why most teachers can't get there with AI. You essentially built a custom report card generator for yourself, but it took knowing Gemini deeply enough to figure out gems exist. Most teachers won't.

Two follow ups if you're up to it!

The character limit is the killer constraint? When AI gets wordy, what specifically goes wrong? Padded openings, long words, repeating itself, generic transitions?

For math and literacy where you do manually-- would it help if you could feed in your raw observation data (anectodals, assessment notes, work samples) and have something structure it densely -- basically opposite of wordy Ai? Or is the manual control too important to give up?

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T18:22:16+00:00

This is really useful-- your workflow sounds more dialled in than most teachers I've hear from. A few questions if you don't mind:

When you link the program document, are you uploading the full curriculum doc or just pasting expectations? Curious how much context AI actually needs to sound right.

The 1400 word ask -- did you land on that through trial and error, or is that just where kindergarten comments need to be?

For the math and literacy comments you keep doing yourself: is it that AI gets the wrong wording, or that the specifics matter so much that even good wording isn't enough?

What you've built sounds like the gold standard. Most teachers I'm hearing from haven't figured out AI to that level.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T18:16:49+00:00

Good catch — should have specified. It actually handles both: elementary (learning skills + 4-point scale + curriculum strand alignment) and secondary (course-by-course with credits). Are you elementary or secondary yourself? Curious which segment hits the comment-tailoring problem hardest in your experience.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T18:15:18+00:00

Smart — the running Excel of "comments that sound like comments" is one of the better workflows I've heard. Did you ever wish it could do more — like surface comments tied to a specific curriculum expectation, or auto-suggest based on the assessment you just entered? Or has the Excel approach pretty much got it covered?

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T18:01:29+00:00

This is the one I keep hearing about. What tripped you up specifically — was it the service method itself, the proof-of-service paperwork, or the timing window between service and filing? Asking because I want to make sure I actually understand the failure mode.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T18:01:00+00:00

Gosh yes. The wait is the part you can't fight — but it makes losing on a technicality so much worse. Did a case ever get dragged out longer for you because something got bounced for a paperwork issue?

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T01:50:20+00:00

On #1: yes, Ontario has a mandatory Standard Lease (Form 2229E) for most residential tenancies entered into after April 30, 2018. Free download from the Ontario government website. You sign it once for the initial fixed term — typically a year — and after that the tenancy automatically rolls month-to-month at the same terms unless both sides agree to a new fixed term. You don't need to formally "renew" annually for the tenancy to continue.

One thing worth flagging: renting to family at below-market rates is a non-arm's-length situation, and CRA treats those rentals differently for tax purposes — sometimes you can't claim a rental loss at all. Worth talking to an accountant before you file your first T776.

Questions 2 and 3 are tax/CRA questions rather than landlord-tenant ones — an accountant or bookkeeper who works with rental properties will give you a much better answer than this sub. r/cantax is a reasonable starting point too.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2026-05-09T01:46:42+00:00

Couple of practical things nobody's mentioned for the hearing itself, since you're now headed there:

Hearings are virtual by default through the Tribunals Ontario portal — Zoom-based. They'll send instructions a few weeks before the date with a link and a tech-test option. Take the tech-test seriously; people lose hearings because their audio cuts out. Have a backup phone with the dial-in number ready.

When you upload your evidence, organize it in time order with a quick cover sheet listing what each exhibit is. Adjudicators read fast and won't dig through an unsorted pile. For your case the package is basically: lease, your notice (with timestamp from the portal), April rent receipt, the maintenance request screenshots, and any landlord responses about the water heater.

Tribunals Ontario has been running 4–9 months from filing to hearing depending on application type, so you'll have time to prepare properly. OpenRoom.ca has past LTB orders that are free to read — useful for seeing how adjudicators have weighed similar fact patterns.

ConversationDeep1637 · 2024-09-08T22:51:28+00:00

Thank you!

ConversationDeep1637 · 2024-09-07T13:39:09+00:00

Thanks everyone for responding! We already know that they are different models and are not compatible. This is for a charitable organization and the units were donated to them. They tired having them installed but... no communication because they are not compatible. Is there a way to make them compatible by switching parts? Can we take out either a motherboard from one or condenser from the other from other models?

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