Blog 5

    My experience with blogging for this class has been extremely positive! I like that I get to reflect on the prior week's happenings. I also like that I get to just ramble on by responding to the prompts, which allows me to just word vomit without speaking. I also enjoy that we have a class blog where I can read other student's blog posts and get to read their thoughts and feelings. One thing I do not fully enjoy is the time it takes me to complete the blogs, since I have so much to write, it takes me longer than it probably should. I have learned the importance of reflection during this blogging process. I have only blogged once during middle school, which I found enjoyable. However, I never understood why until this class, as it allows for me to reflect on what we are covering in class in a manner other than taking a written assignment to present my knowledge of the topic. 

    When talking about artificial intelligence in education, I think that the teachers should be held to the same standard that they hold their students to. For example, when using Traditional AI, I think it is appropriate to see similar people in your field of work, to help inspire your classroom. The students also use Traditional AI to help assimilate with their peers, depending on their age and access to technology. However, when talking about Generative AI, I think that teachers should minimize their usage of such AI for their teachings. Similar to how students are mostly not allowed to submit Generative AI for their assignments, teachers should not be able to use Generative AI for their staff meetings, emails, or in any other professional settings. On the other hand, I do think it is acceptable for the teacher to generate worksheets or small in-class assignments if they cannot afford to purchase them from other resources. 

    My experience with Generative AI for the Participation Portfolio Item: Generative AI was positive. I used ChatGPT as my AI source. I used it by following the suggested prompt to create a lesson plan for a 4th grade science class on the solar system. It quickly generated a neat and detailed lesson plan for that topic. I enjoyed how detailed it was, including the time stamps/variety of work given throughout the 60 minute instruction. I asked it to refine the lesson plan by adding some graphics to make it more appealing to the eye, as it was sort of daunting to see the plan with just all words. For the next time, I will try to utilize ChatGPT with a more detailed prompt so it can generate something closer to what I am looking for. 

    As discussed in the second paragraph, I envision Generative AI usage for teachers to be minimal. If I was truly a 10th grade Intro to Law teacher, it would be hard for me to include Generative AI into my daily habits as the law... is the law. I could see me maybe asking it to generate worksheets or decorative graphics for my classroom, as that has a minimal effect on my students. I would definitely hold myself to the same standard that my school holds my students when it comes to using Generative AI. As a teacher, I am a leader to my students, and it is hard to lead by example if I am following in the same unethical footsteps as my students. In my class, there would probably be a lot of case law and important dates/laws that my students had to know. That is a simple Google search or browsing on a government website. Thus, if a student were to use Generative AI, I would address it to the best of my ability based on the school's policy on AI.  

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