Blog Post #6

         So far this is my first semester blogging, but ironically I have two classes using it, and honestly I really like it. I think it is a very well organized and simple software to use, and it presents it very nicely with the overall website of the blog. I believe it creates a very simple process of drafting and posting on the website, plus it has a great perk of auto-saving your work. I also really like it because I hate to do discussion posts on canvas, and blogging elevates doing discussion posts. I can see myself using this in the future, and sharing this resource for my future students. 

        An interesting Web 2.0 I would use in teaching would be Google Docs. Besides it being free, Google Docs allows a platform to create, edit and collaborate on a single document. I could use Google Docs with having all students in one single document participating and collaborating together. Additionally, Google docs auto-saves and it tracks what every student types; consequently as the teacher, I can be able to see if every student is contributing to the document. Lastly, introducing this source to the students would introduce and encourage them to utilize other free Google resources like Google Slides or Google Sheets. 

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        My initial experience with Generative AI like ChatGPT was simply messing around with it. I recall that I would simply make it rewrite any paragraph like a pirate or super old english style, just to see how it works. And my first impression was just how impressed I was that artificial intelligence had gone so mainstream and accessible to everyone. The most helpful time that I use AI is when I needed to do something particular using Excel. I am not the best using Excel, and I needed to organize a list of names alphabetically with last name even though in the box the names were written like Maria Soto, rather than Soto Maria. So I used ChatGPT to give me the specific instructions on how to code the column to read the last names without switching the names around. It was a great source because it gave me unique instructions for my specific scenario. But I have also used ChatGPT for random things like recipes and cooking instructions. 

        I can envision using Generative AI in my future teaching practices like utilizing it to expand upon my lesson plans. After I have the base or rough draft of my lessons, I can use it to create new activities or modify details to be more engaging for students. As long as I am not using it to create every single thing, I believe it should not be an ethical concern. Now because I am planning on using it as a teacher, I do not want to be a hypocrite in prohibiting my students on using Generative AI. However, I want to make sure my students use it as a tool rather than using AI to complete their whole work. To which, I would have to come up with creative methods and assessments that make this fine line more concrete. 

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