On Code.org, I searched for a 10th grade lesson that lasted 0-1.5 hours and dealt with digital literacy and games & animation. I was surprised to come a few pop culture games such as Star Wars, Minecraft & Flappy Bird. I chose to take a closer look at Poem Art. In our upcoming WWI Unit, we give students an assignment where they read the famous poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est (Sweet & Fitting It Is)" by Wilfred Owen and then create Blackout Poetry. ( Students read Owen’s poem, circle or highlight key words or phrases & then blackout the words they do not need to create their own poem. The assignment on Code.org allowed students to select their own poem from the data base and then choose background colors, runs, etc. that would best fit the text. I was wondering if students could input their own poems for this assignment or educators could input specific texts we use in our own curriculum. This could be a new, cool spin on an older assignment.
After taking the AI badges, I feel like my overall attitude about AI has slightly improved. Initially, I was very hesitant to start incorporating AI tools into my classroom and was overwhelmed by this technology. However, after hearing about the many guardrails and new programs that can help detect AI, I'm wrapping my head around the pros of using AI tools in our classroom in the future and the many possibilities it can offer us.
After taking the AI badges, I feel like my overall attitude about AI has slightly improved. Initially, I was very hesitant to start incorporating AI tools into my classroom and was overwhelmed by this technology. However, after hearing about the many guardrails and new programs that can help detect AI, I'm wrapping my head around the pros of using AI tools in our classroom in the future and the many possibilities it can offer us.