In class this week, we had a chance to give our classmates an update on our Pod projects and how we are doing on them so far. It was really neat to hear about everyone’s different ideas and plans. There are lots of great project plans out there that I think will be very beneficial for all of us to learn from and potentially use in our careers as teachers.

I am especially interested in learning more about the Pod #5 project on using AI applications for new teachers. I am curious to see how they approach it based on what we have already learned in this class about effective uses for AI and what new insights they have. It will be interesting to see how they set up their project, as it sounded like they wanted to use AI in the process of the final product. I am hopeful that their project will be useful in helping new teachers find ethical and reliable ways to use AI in their teaching journeys.

I am also excited to see the Pod #2 project on investigating different language learning resources available online. Their topic is similar to my pods, which is on early literacy and technology (English and French teaching), and I am intrigued to see what, if any, crossovers there are between the projects. Since we are creating an informational resource website (link to unfinished website) and they are creating an informational video, I wonder if our projects may be complimentary of each other?

After last class, I am eager to see everyone’s final products and excited to learn lots!