Where is AI being used around the house and work?
AI has taken on a bigger role in our daily life. In life at home we come across AI in smart home devices like - AI assistants like Alexa, the streaming services that we watch our shows from, how we shop online, through security systems on our smart devices. In the workplace I encourage the use of AI to help me save time. Currently I have used AI for the following tasks: grading multiple choice questions, creating lesson plans, re-working existing rubrics, and locating relevant resources, draft communications, it has also been great when coming up with differentiation options for existing lessons.
Describe an example of when you used/witnessed someone else use AI? (Alexa, Siri, etc)
The most recent example of this would be how my teen had her graduation party. We had a great turnout, and she received many cards and gifts. That night I reminded her that she needed to write thank you notes to each person that joined us and while she understood the task she was a bit overwhelmed with the amount of thank you notes she needed to write. The following morning she had the stationery out and she was using her phone to assist in writing her notes. I heard "Hey, Siri, help me write a thank you note for a graduation gift of money that I received from my aunt" a few minutes later she was scrolling on her phone and began writing into the card. This process continued for about a half an hour - when I asked how things were going she said she had completed ten cards as she had used Siri to help brainstorm unique ideas for each card.
How, if at all, has this impacted your life?
AI has positively impacted my life as it has allowed me to become more productive. Tasks that would consume hours of my work week have been streamlined basics like lesson planning, locating and generating resources, grading multiple choice questions, drafting communications and quickly differentiating existing lessons. As a parent I have seen my teen use AI to help with reviewing completed research projects for feedback on spelling and grammar. As a parent and teacher I have seen issue with managing the amount of screen time and over-reliance on AI for tasks that would allow our teens to develop stronger critical-thinking and problem solving skills.
AI has taken on a bigger role in our daily life. In life at home we come across AI in smart home devices like - AI assistants like Alexa, the streaming services that we watch our shows from, how we shop online, through security systems on our smart devices. In the workplace I encourage the use of AI to help me save time. Currently I have used AI for the following tasks: grading multiple choice questions, creating lesson plans, re-working existing rubrics, and locating relevant resources, draft communications, it has also been great when coming up with differentiation options for existing lessons.
Describe an example of when you used/witnessed someone else use AI? (Alexa, Siri, etc)
The most recent example of this would be how my teen had her graduation party. We had a great turnout, and she received many cards and gifts. That night I reminded her that she needed to write thank you notes to each person that joined us and while she understood the task she was a bit overwhelmed with the amount of thank you notes she needed to write. The following morning she had the stationery out and she was using her phone to assist in writing her notes. I heard "Hey, Siri, help me write a thank you note for a graduation gift of money that I received from my aunt" a few minutes later she was scrolling on her phone and began writing into the card. This process continued for about a half an hour - when I asked how things were going she said she had completed ten cards as she had used Siri to help brainstorm unique ideas for each card.
How, if at all, has this impacted your life?
AI has positively impacted my life as it has allowed me to become more productive. Tasks that would consume hours of my work week have been streamlined basics like lesson planning, locating and generating resources, grading multiple choice questions, drafting communications and quickly differentiating existing lessons. As a parent I have seen my teen use AI to help with reviewing completed research projects for feedback on spelling and grammar. As a parent and teacher I have seen issue with managing the amount of screen time and over-reliance on AI for tasks that would allow our teens to develop stronger critical-thinking and problem solving skills.