Using AI to craft emails is great, but it shows in the video that the teacher was not as specific with information as she could have been. I think this is fixed by practice. I also think relying too heavily on getting the exact response takes away from the power of the AI, where the original creation is great, just in need of some human intervention. I would immediately copy and paste and edit the email to suit my needs. I also would be a bit more brief and direct with my responses. For example, once I realized the chat took off an extra book, I would say “Please add back in the fourth book that is not The Westing House.” Since Chat GPT keeps the record of responses, there is no harm in doing this.
The formative assessment demo was a little wonky. As an educator, we also must be active learners. I think the teacher would have gotten more meaningful assessment if she had explored the website herself. This approach gives little meaning to comprehension if the teacher is using it to just check a box. However, by asking bing to create more creative ways to implement the information gave the teacher suggestions for more meaningful comprehension such as created songs, stories or puzzles from the point of view of the subjects in the stolen paintings.
The formative assessment demo was a little wonky. As an educator, we also must be active learners. I think the teacher would have gotten more meaningful assessment if she had explored the website herself. This approach gives little meaning to comprehension if the teacher is using it to just check a box. However, by asking bing to create more creative ways to implement the information gave the teacher suggestions for more meaningful comprehension such as created songs, stories or puzzles from the point of view of the subjects in the stolen paintings.