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Co-Intelligence: AI in the Classroom with Ethan Mollick via YouTube          In our Module 4 folders this week, there is a heavy focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it can be implemented into the classroom. Today, I had the opportunity to watch Ethan Mollick's lecture (linked at the top of this post) on how AI is not replacing the job of the classroom teacher, but it is simply making it easier. Towards the end of his lecture, he performed a live demonstration of how he uses ChatGPT with his students and he showcased how it can benefit them in the "real world." After watching the lecture, I decided to tackle one of his pre-made activities, or "GPTs," found on ChatGPT. I spent about half an hour going through his extensive list of activities, but I eventually chose to do the "Negotiation Simulation Tutor" s ince he used it for part of his demonstration.     The first thing the simulator had me do was describe what I do for a career and then pr...

  This graphic features the Google Voice Typing tool with a large red microphone button, showing the software is ready to record speech and turn it into text.     Before I became a teacher, I did not give much thought to the multitude of adaptive technologies available for students to utilize in the classroom. However, over the past two years in my career, my eyes have been opened to all there is to offer my students. For this blog post, I have chosen to highlight a digital tool that is used more often than not in my high school English classroom. Google's internal Speech-to-Text feature allows learners who struggle with writing or typing to speak what they are wanting to write in their Google Doc. When used correctly, the speech-to-text feature can be extremely valuable to students of varying academic levels.          Google's speech-to-text tool, typically accessed through Google Docs, allows the user to voice their thoughts rather than type the...

Graphic describing the multiple functions of a multi-language translator pen.     In an age where technology is increasingly integrating into the classroom, it is important to open our minds to new gadgets that are on the horizon. This week, I chose to focus on a developing piece of technology: a MultiLanguage Translator Pen. This tool offers the exciting ability to support language learners in the classroom, extend accessibility with assignments, and encourage independent learning and development. Among the multiple functions of this pen lies a scan translator, photo and voice translation, and a built-in dictionary, to name a few.          From a pedagogical standpoint, the idea of this pen holds significant promises. For Multilingual Learners (MLLs), the different translation functions allow for immediate assistance, which can help these students participate and have less anxiety in academic environments. The real-time dictio...

      This module's readings really stuck with me, especially because I feel like the prevalence of poor information literacy is at an all time high. Many are quick to blame the teenagers, much like the ones I teach on a daily basis. My students don't know how to evaluate, question, or even effectively communicate the information they share, simply because they do not know how . However, my generation is not much better, and I will be the first to own up to this. It is almost scary how much information we can access, and most of it is right at our fingertips. It almost feels like we live in survival mode with the swarms of misinformation and things like "clickbait" flooding our feeds.     The podcast episode "Fake News and Media Literacy" by The Liturgists left a lasting impression on me. This particular episode focuses on how we, as humans, have almost become information gluttons; we are often unable to separate the facts and truth from the intriguing headl...

    As a current high school English teacher, it is easy to let myself obsess over whether or not I'm meeting all the pieces of South Carolina's required classroom standards for English I, II, III, and IV. It is easy for me to become overwhelmed with the verbiage and jargon within each one, especially when I realize they all fall under one umbrella: high school English. As an aspiring high school librarian, I definitely enjoy the AASL and ISTE standards because they span over a multitude of things we need to be able to understand in our daily lives, especially when it comes to helping students. After reading the Knowledge Quest article "School Librarians Level Up!" I began to truly think about how the AASL and ISTE standards work together within the school library, and even outside of it.      The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) standards put the student at the center. They promote learning, innovation, exploration, and critical thinking...