Blog Journal 5

    Having never designed a website before, the Web Design assignment greatly benefitted me by allowing my develop skills in graphic design, user experience, and content management. One of the main design principle I used when creating my website was multiple means of engagement. I often found myself thinking how could I make my website satisfying for both students and teachers? Using    multiple means of engagement allowed me to create graphics that would cater more towards students by using fun colors and illustrations. When creating the parent resource page, I focused on making sure the page was easily accessible and straightforward rather than focusing on an entertaining aesthetic. I always used multiple means of representation between the student and parent resource pages. I utilized tools like numbered lists on the students page to make the page easy to read and comprehend. On the contrary, I used full sentences when communicating with parents to reinforce my role as a professional. I can use these website design skills in my future when creating forms for parents to sign, poster boards for my classroom, and materials for group activities.


    A creative way I would use QR codes in my classroom is through a scavenger hunt class activity. I would create a lesson plan where the first half of class we would have a lecture discussing the different examples of symbolism in a book we're reading in class. Then, I would create a group activity using QR codes where students would get into group of 7 and go around the classroom scanning the QR codes. Each QR code would be part of a puzzle about the examples of symbolism we discussed. The students then have to work together to solve the puzzle with the information provided in the QR codes. Not only will this teach them about how QR codes work and how they can be helpful in the classroom, but it will also be relevant to the class material.  



I plan to be a 5th grade math teacher. I would like to use Generative AI to support my productivity. Provide me with a brief case study of how I might use it and pose an ethical dilemma for me to solve.

Case
From ChatGPT: As a 5th-grade math teacher, you’re preparing a lesson on fractions, aiming to make the topic engaging and accessible. To streamline your planning, you use a generative AI tool to brainstorm lesson ideas, create custom practice problems, and develop visual aids for concepts like comparing fractions. The AI tool quickly generates engaging problem sets, some of which incorporate real-world examples that might resonate with your students, like comparing fractions in recipes or sports statistics. You notice that this saves significant time and helps you to tailor lessons to varying student interests.

Ethical Dilemma:

During your use of the AI, you realize it generates multiple problem sets that you consider highly effective. However, some of the problems are complex, with hints that might not align with the district’s required curriculum. You wonder if it's ethical to use these enhanced problems without fully understanding the underlying algorithms that generated them or verifying their alignment with your standards.

Question: Should you incorporate AI-generated problems without further verification, trusting that the AI aligns with your educational standards, or should you take additional time to review each problem carefully, even if it reduces the time saved?

This dilemma reflects the balance between efficiency and ensuring your materials meet educational standards and learning goals.

    When using AI as an educator, it's important to understand the ethical considerations around the topic and educate yourself on how to use AI tools properly in the classroom. The first step in a solution to this case study is conducting research. This teacher needs to spend time researching scholarly articles about the ethical use of AI in the classroom. This research will hopefully lead to clear guidelines that the teacher can utilize when using AI to assist them with productivity. Next, this teacher should research their school districts ethical standards. Ethical standards can vary across different states and counties, so it's important to also research these guidelines in order to properly utilize AI in the classroom. I think that this teacher should most definitely take time to review each problem carefully, even if it reduces the time saved. This would be excellent to do over summer break, thanksgiving break, Christmas break, spring break, etc. Until this research is conducted I think the teacher should refrain from using AI as a productivity tool in order to eliminate the risk of using it incorrectly and unethically. 

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