In this weeks class we were asked to dive into an AI tool and review it. In class we learnt about an awesome tool called Magic School. This AI tool has so many useful resources as a teacher including lesson plan generator, rubric generator, Text rewriter, Unit plan generator, multi-step assessment, and many more.
This tool could definitely help enhance teaching. In a world today where many teachers borrow or pay for already existing lesson plans, worksheets, and unit plans. The Magic School gives you the tools to do that by inputting what you expect the lesson plan to look like, and allows you to add your own personality into the work you give your students. Also, if you have a student who is not as intellectually developed as your other students, you can change the reading level on your work for a particular student so it easier for that student to understand.
This tool is also very helpful for the student. As the teacher, you are able to allow the students access to whatever tools you are using. You can add them into a classroom where students have access to whatever tools you believe they are allowed to have. This can teach students how to properly use AI, as this is going to be a growing theme throughout there lives as technology continues to advance. Also, if you believe your students are taking advantage of the tools you allowing them, you can pause access, or lock access for your students so that they are no longer allowed to use it.
With all of these tool at the hands of the student and teacher, I think it will increase the students creativity, there are so many tools on Magic School that would have helped me be more creative in my assignments, and have fun doing so when I was in elementary and high school.
Some of the ethical and practical challenges of using this tool is making sure the students are putting effort into their work and not copying everything from AI. Maybe that is why Magic School gave the teachers a tool to help them create AI-resistant assignments. There are always ethical and practical challenges when it comes to AI, as it has shown that some AI, take chatGPT for example, is not 100% ethical as it does involve some copyright. But, in a world where AI is becoming a thing that is always ready to be used on so many different devices, it is better to adapt with the times and teach students how to effectively use AI to their advantage and enhance their learning.
Carson
I really enjoyed reading your post as Magic School is probably my go to teacher AI program. It came in so handy when I was struggling with the unit plan for the teaching block, just giving me a direction to go in. I found it interesting that you mentioned potential copyright issues as this is something that I have been thinking more about, especially with programs that allow you to copy and paste text into them. Definitely something that needs more explanation.