Blog Post 8

I enjoyed creating a website for this assignment. It was easier than I had originally anticipated, and I loved being able to have a creative touch when making it. I even showed my friends the results because I was so proud. I enjoyed making my website colorful and adding cute visuals that made it 2nd grade friendly and welcoming, which added an element of contrast against the white background and black text. I also took extra care in ensuring I used the principles of alignment and proximity into consideration when building my website to make sure it looked visually appealing and repeated throughout the entire site. I made everything centered and evenly spaced out throughout each page. In the future, I will be using the design principles and skills to create my own website for my students and parents to make resources easily accessible and simple to find in a visually pleasing format.

In the classroom, I would use QR codes when making group documents for activities and digital worksheets to fill out. I would also use this as a way to share additional resources to help foster learning. Another way I would use them would be for a scavenger hunt. The students will have a question and can use the code to double check their answers and lead them to the next step.

Case:

You decide to use an AI tool to help create lesson plans for your 2nd grade English class. The AI generates a variety of activities, reading materials, and assessments. However, you notice that some of the generated content includes themes or vocabulary that may not be age-appropriate or culturally sensitive for your students.                                                          

Ethical Dilemma:                                                           

Age Appropriateness: How do you ensure that the content is suitable for 2nd graders? Relying solely on AI may lead to inappropriate material.

Cultural Sensitivity: AI may inadvertently produce content that lacks cultural relevance or includes stereotypes. How will you address potential biases in the materials?

Personalization: Your students have diverse backgrounds and learning needs. How can you ensure the lessons generated by AI are adaptable and inclusive for all learners?                                 

In this scenario, I would not solely rely on AI to create my lesson plans. Instead of just copying and pasting the material, I would use parts from the generated options that were age appropriate and culturally acceptable for my classroom, and will do further research to make sure my content is inclusive and diverse.This is an ethical solution and it is solving all three dilemmas because I am still using this as inspiration and am producing my own work by adjusting it to my needs, keeping the ages of my students in mind, and am keeping the values I want to uphold in my classroom and teach to my students.