Blog Journal # 7

     Many school websites have a plethora of information available. You can typically find anything from school calendars or teachers emails, to athletic participation requirements and employment opportunities. I looked at the website of Chiles High School, which seems oriented around the success of their students. The page also emphasizes the importance of communication with the parents. There is information on parking and off campus lunch passes. This encourages a sense of individualism throughout the student body.

    I intend on using many of the Microsoft applications to increase my productivity as a teacher. I plan on creating my lesson plans on word, the actual lessons on PowerPoint, and I also plan on creating excel spreadsheets to have my own copy of grades on a separate server than my work computer is on. In my educational experience, my teachers used these applications, and we were taught how to use these apps efficiently. I would like to have all of my lesson, lesson plans and spreadsheets saved elsewhere outside of school to prevent any tampering with or loss of material.

    I believe AI can be effectively used for the lesson planning aspect of teaching. I believe the actual act of teaching requires the human aspect. A big part of understanding history is understanding that other humans just like you and me were the ones living through these historical events, and AI may have a difficult time creating that connection. This assignment taught me that a good lesson plan not only effectively informs the students of the material, but also provides answers as to why this material is being learned. Evaluating AI lesson plans has encouraged me to double and possibly even triple-check my lesson plans in the future. I like that the canvas group tool feels like another class, it keeps things very organized and easy to understand.