Blog Journal 6

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    So far, I have been enjoying writing these blogs. It definitely helps me reflect on what we've learned in class and commit it to long term memory. I also like the autosave feature. I like to start the assignment at the beginning of the week and then add what I have learned as we go. This has been a really good strategy, but I also struggle with getting the blogs in on time because I work on them little by little. I don't know how to explain it fully, but because I have been working on it gradually, I forget that I did not actually turn it in. In this process, however, I think I have learned how easy it is to do and how this would be a valuable resource in the classroom. 

    An interesting Web 2.0 tool that I could use in the classroom is Glogster. Glogster is a platform that students and teachers can use to share and create visual aids. The teacher can make Glogster "classrooms" and the students can post images and posters called Glogs that are interactive. A lot of the examples that I saw used Glogster as a project platform or review pages for upcoming tests. The students would be able to design their own posters and use their own creativity. 

    I honestly never used generative AI until this course. I was always worried about using ChatGPT or other AI platforms because of my possible overreliance on them. I already think I have an overreliance on Google, so I didn't want to add AI to the mix. However, my experience in class with generative AI was actually really positive. I asked prompting questions and qualifications for what type of lesson plan I wanted and the ideas were really valuable. I think some of my questions received better answers than others, so I learned that AI responds better to more specific instruction. 

    After using AI in class this past week, I think it will definitely be a resource that I use in the classroom. The AI that I used helped me make the information I was trying to convey more concise. It also helped me come up with lesson plan ideas that could fit certain standards and last a certain amount of time. I do think that AI is impersonal and can be offensive in overusing it - with parent emails, grading, and personal delivery of information AI is not appropriate. I think this idea of drawing a line with AI is important to discuss with the students. Explaining how I am using AI would hopefully act as a good example for what is okay and what is not okay in using AI in education. 

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