Blog Post #5

     As AI has progressed its use in school classrooms has become one of many conversations and controversy as teachers don't know the best way to implement it so it can be helpful and not just a tool that students use to cheat. When Ai first became huge in school it had teachers worried as they thought they could ever tell if a student really did the work or not. Since then there has been many Ai detectors that teachers can use so that they can see if only the student used Ai. Now I think there is enough in place for teachers to start discussing ways that students can use Ai in a more helpful way so it can assist them and make the job for the teacher slightly easier.

    Social media tools like Pinterest and Instagram have been super helpful when it comes to growing my PLN. On instagram I am able to connect to other teachers and instructors and school districts to help grow this and reach out and see what ideas they implement in the classroom. While on Pinterest I can see teachers posting Ideas that have helped them and I can use them or base ideas off of them. Overall social media is a great place to start a PLN for a starting teacher.

    The digital divide is a serious issue that America faces with an ever growing push for new technology and getting everyone caught to speed. I grew up in a digitally rich school and since 1st grade we would always have computer time so when it was time to take tests on a computer It was not my first time with the technology and that became super handy. But where schools are not digitally rich it creates an issue as these kids are not as prepared and expected to preform the same tasks on technology that they are not familiar with and can really create an issue when were trying to have everyone get a similar education. Now with almost all work being online having early start to this technology has made this transition ver easy and I never struggle with computer work.

    Tools such as collaborative writing and social annotation can be super helpful as it gives students something to work on as a group and works on team building. There are places like google docs where multiple students can be put on one doc and write on it for a project so that all students can participate in this which then creates a place of team work. I would use this in a lesson where i want the students to all share ideas then come together and write a paragraph combing all of there ideas which will then be shared with the class. Thats how I would use these tools.