Blog Journal 4 (Online)

 I have personally had a great time blogging! It is nice to honestly reflect on all the new skills I am learning, write about my personal past with technology, and set goals for my future abilities. Some of the prompts we have to follow are a little difficult because I am unfamiliar with some of the materials so I have to catch myself up before I can start my blog posts, but it has been very enlightening. I love to journal and have my own personal one because I like to write my thoughts and feelings, so getting to incorporate that aspect into this class and the new skill set I am trying to acquire is super fun, even if it is a little challenging.  

One Web 2.0 tool I see myself using when teaching is Flipgrid. I know of this tool because I used it during online school when COVID-19 hit. My biology teacher used it because she wanted to keep students interactive with the lesson, which is exactly what Flipgrid does. It allows teachers to make a PowerPoint presentation so they can give a basic lecture, but then gives the option to include questions, games, etc., for all students to participate in, and then reports the results back to the administrator. As a student, especially during online school, I was surprised at how much it kept my attention and I recognized the rest of the class felt the same way as well. They have recently been bought by Microsoft and rebranded as "Flip". https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/category/flip/ 

My first experience with generative AI was with using ChatGPT. I remember everyone always using it to help them with writing and assignments, but I always felt too guilty and wrong to utilize it. Then, I had to write a little speech to give at an event, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out the proper wording that I liked and felt comfortable with. I asked my friends for help, and they told me I should ask ChatGPT, so I did. It produced exactly what I needed and was so helpful, but I can see how it can be a big issue with school assignments regarding plagiarism. 

I can envision using generative AI to come up with fun/cute posters because I am not the best at drawing or visuals, so I think that it will definitely help. I also envision using it to enhance my work or any writing I put out, but not to write it for me. I can use it to brainstorm and just to elevate my work as a whole. I can also use it to potentially check for any grammar errors or to better my sentence structure in some cases. To address ethical concerns, I would not let it write anything for me and I would never ever plagiarize from any kind of generative AI.