Mrs. G's Kindergarten Blog

Hi Blog!     For the Computer Science Standards (Starting 2025-2026) I chose Standard 2 SC.K.PE.2 :Identify data. Two of the Lesson Plans within that Standard involve Generative AI; how it works, and how to train an AI Model. I don't feel prepared nor skilled at all in teaching anything that comes to Generative AI, as I morally object to its mainstream uses. I find that Generative AI is intensely lazy, as well as used for improper and malicious purposes. It steals data from smaller creatives, and thrives off of "prompt engineers". I really do not feel skilled nor excited to teach this at all.      For the SS.K.E.1.1 (Describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or equipment used), the lesson plan "Taking Care of Business" uses the book Everybody Works by Shelley Rotner to explain various jobs and their importance. Afterwards, the students work together in small groups to show what they have learned. Personally, I dislike the practice of ju...

Hello Blog!      Copyright and fair use are both intensely important in our modern day technology based environment. As a Kindergarten teacher, I would start with having my students create a painting of something that is important to them. This will create in my students a sense of ownership and connection to their creation. Then, I would have the students give their art piece to another student, and have them recreate the other student's piece. I would then have the students talk about how they feel when someone recreates their work. Are the other students stealing your work? Do you feel proud that someone tried to recreate something you made? And through that, I would then explain fair use, and how you can copyright your work, to save it from being used by others, if you wish. I personally think that Copyright and Fair Use are important to my own work, as I am very emotionally attached to my art work. If I were to post my art online, I would definitely be scared of AI t...

Hello Blog!!      My experience using MS Word as a student has been grand. It is my preferred word processing software, and I was trained to use it when I was in middle school. I have been using it every year since middle school for assignments and non-school related writing. For me personally, the editing abilities that its uses and the OneDrive software works best for my daily needs.      The ISTE Standard that resonated the most with me is 2.4.a, Collaborating with Colleagues. I find it so important to work with your colleagues to not only better understand your overlapping students, but to gather as many different perspectives and tools that you can to better your own pedagogy. What is the most important to me about Collaborating with Colleagues is that this time is paid. There needs to be specific times for teachers to be able to workshop lesson plans as well as discuss issues or progress of their students. I hope that eventually teachers as a whole ar...

" Hollywood Babylon II " by James Anthony  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Hello Blog!     I wanted to attend this class because I want to attain a Minor in Education. However, that is not the only reason that I want to take this class, after reading the syllabus it became clear to me that this class wasn't just going to be a boring Microsoft computer class, but a class that eventually will give me the skills to create assets through technology, how to manage my work (One Drive) and that technology can be fun! I hope to learn how to properly use Excel, or at least any other spread sheet creator. I have never been good at Excel or Google Sheets, but I know how useful of a program they both are for time management, class management, planning for travel, and so much I don't even know about!     Prior to this course my experience with technology within an educational setting has been less than optimal. Technology started becoming a part of my ever...