What are some of the major limitations of GenAI?  

I think that that there are several limitations with GenAI. One is that it can only use pre-exisiting information/data from the past, or information that is input by a user. Otherwise, it cannot accurately produce any smell.

Since this is a topic I do not know much about, I thought I would look into a video on youtube about the limitations.

Here is what I watched, the video is called
Generative AI is not the panacea we’ve been promised: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2zCWJBnfuE

Eric Siegel in the video argues that it will become increasingly apparent of what a human can do and what AI can’t do. He says there is a lot of hyperbole about what AI is capable of doing. In addition, he mentions how generative AI can have hallucinations when giving responses in a chat structure. In this sense, it will confidently give a response but could be incorrect. In order to prevent this, it shouldn’t be trusted blindly, but must be proof read.

Describe possible use cases for GenAI in school settings at the grade level you would like to teach or describe why it would, or would not, be appropriate for your grade level.

If I were teaching grade 5-8 for example, I think that the majority of students will have likely used generative AI before (depending on the community and class access to technology, o. What I would focus on in terms of a lesson plan is identifying bias, and critical thinking skills while using AI as a tool.

When I was in school, we would look things up on google or find information in the library. These options still exist, but now there AI tools can conveniently respond with pertinent information to one’s question or request. What I think is important is that students are aware of the limitations and the misleading side of AI, and have skills that relate to finding answers to their own questions the “old fashion way”. We as humans need to think before we speak – or, ask ChatGPT for that matter.

I think that for younger grades, exploring AI would not really be necessary, because the understanding of AI tools would probably be too confusing. I’m sure that there are applications or games on tablets that already have AI involved, but to teach the functions would be too much.

Aside from that, I think for creating a lesson plan could be useful. As a teacher, I think we need to have our own critical thinking and creative skills, but sometimes generative AI can be efficient for organization and planning.

I made a simple search on Google, and there already exists a website that will generate a lesson plan. All that is needed is basic information to create the plan. Here is the link to the website: https://lesson-plan-generator.vercel.app/

I cannot say that the result was super effective with this website, but even with smaller details, like creating lists can be super useful.