First Blog Post September 10, 2024


 

A limited experience with AI applications

When I worked at TELUS, they were beginning to introduce AI Chat, which was intended to increase customer self-service and provide support to customer care representatives (overall reduction of cost and human resources). The program was really painful. It was intended to learn as it was used, but as I only worked with it at its earliest point in development, it was more nuisance than help. 

Educational technology being used in my 3rd year practicum placement is:

Smart Board 
Smart Document Cam
Polaroid Camera
Brail Typewriter 
Assistive Hearing Device 
Laptop

A “burning” question I have about using digital technologies in K to 9 education:

What can a teacher who works in a modest to low-income school do to incorporate more technology in the classroom without incurring personal costs?

I have witnessed a stark difference between the private and public systems and the availability of technology in their environment. An entire public elementary school in NW Calgary was sharing a laptop set that was losing keys and not holding charges. In contrast, the private school we visited provided brand-new tablets to each student every year. This imbalance of opportunity can potentially negatively impact the already widening economic gaps. 

Comments

  1. Jessica LeblondSeptember 10, 2024 at 3:18 PM

    I really appreciate your question on technology in low-income schools and schools that do not receive as much support for resources that are expensive like technology. I also like how you compare and contrast public school access to technology and how that is different from a private school's access to technology. I do wonder how technology can still be inserted safely into classrooms that receive little to no funding with poor support.

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  2. Natalie RupertSeptember 17, 2024 at 12:52 PM

    I love that your classroom is utilizing such cool technology like brail typewriters and polaroid cameras! You also reminded me that my classroom utilizes an Assisted Hearing Device; I had not thought to consider that technology in the classroom.

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