Blog Post #4

 I've wanted to get more into blogging for writing purposes. I've learned that it can be as simple as posting a paragraph of my thoughts a week and that it doesn't have to be this super complicated essay. I like that it can be interactive, and others can share their thoughts on whatever I'm writing. Eventually, I want to start my own blog to build that sort of community and conversation around my work. 

 A web 2.0 tool I want to use when teaching is a website called Sumdog. I used this website in elementary school during computer lab for math games. Unlike cool math which was basically just playing online games, Sumdog required you to answer math problems in whatever game it was you chose to play. They had dress-up games, stacking games, racing games, and so many other things that made kids excited. In order to win though, you had to be able to answer addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems in a certain amount of time. It also allowed you to play with your classmates, which allowed for a fun collaboration!

Though I didn't use generative AI for the lesson plan portfolio item, I have used it for other things. I've used it to try and generate images, such as the image for the meme portfolio item. I tried to keep my sentences brief when using them because if you write too much some things get lost. I found that you might have to rewrite a sentence a couple times before you find exactly what you're looking for. Next time, I might try to use more descriptive words so that it might be easier to generate.

When teaching, AI has a place when it comes to generating fun prompts for students in both words and images that can inspire them. Maybe on a very final draft of a paper I'd allow students to use it to check their grammar, however, I don't think elementary schoolers should be encouraged to do that because 1st-5th is when kids start really learning grammar and understanding its basic functions. They need to be able to realize on their own without the help of AI where a comma goes why or how apostrophes work and what they mean in different contexts. I think relying too much on AI for like this at that crucial stage is detrimental to their grammar skills which students will pretty much need for the rest of their lives. As a teacher, I would address this by making it clear what AI can and cannot be used for. I might even have them sign some sort of technology agreement form. Regarding the grammar issue, I would make sure their first drafts are handwritten and they'd have to find other students' grammar mistakes through peer-review; that way they are at least still learning to recognize how grammar works. 

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