Tag: Generative AI

Student Privacy in the Age of ChatGPT with Fonz Mendoza

🔥 What does it take to become an education content creator?

🔥 What do education leaders need to know about privacy issues in AI?

🔥 What roles will AR and VR technologies play in the future of learning?

Join me for this conversation with Texas educator FONZ MENDOZA as he shares his insights.

About This Guest

Fonz is a Professional Learning Specialist with expertise in educational technology and AI in education. He hosts the My EdTech Life podcast, where he interviews edtech startup founders, practitioners, and thought leaders. His current focus is on an AI in education initiative aimed at making technology more accessible and supportive for educators and students.

You can connect with Fonz @MyEdTechLife on X, Instagram, and YouTube. You can also visit his website and connect with more of his work at https://www.myedtech.life/.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation

0:00:00 – Welcome to Teachers on Fire!

0:28 – Who is Alfonso Mendoza?

1:53 – A story of adversity: the new demands of the pandemic

5:28 – An update on the doctoral writing process

11:55 – What is the mission of My EdTech Life?

18:55 – The origin story of My EdTech Life: beginning, lessons, and wins

28:00 – Should education content creators use separate social media accounts?

29:53 – What are the privacy and security issues related to students and generative AI?

36:48 – What are the worst case scenarios as generative AI tools relate to students?

48:20 – A universal message to educators regarding AI tools in 2024

54:26 – What is the future of AR and VR tools in K-12 education?

59:46 – Other passions for Fonz: streaming, podcasting, and content creation

1:00:50 – A daily personal habit that keeps Fonz on fire: prayer

1:02:01 – An edtech tool pick: Kapwing

1:03:30 – Book shoutouts: Beyond the Bulletin Board, The Promises and Perils of AI in Education

1:05:21 – People to follow on X: Jorge Valenzuela and Zac Bauermaster

1:06:50 – Future guest recommendations from Fonz: Ken Shelton, Dee Lanier

1:08:27 – What Fonz is streaming: the Great British Bake-Off

1:09:27 – Where to connect with Fonz and My EdTech Life

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Song Track Credits

Tropic Fuse by French Fuse

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AI Issues in K-12 Education Today: A Conversation with Tim Belmont

🔥 What are the biggest wins for teachers that generative AI can provide?

🔥 How can we help students avoid plagiarism while supporting the creative process?

🔥 Is it possible for ChatGPT to know too much about us?

Join me in conversation with New Jersey educator Tim Belmont as we dig into these and other critical questions.

About This Guest

Tim Belmont is a high school technology specialist and Language Arts teacher who has presented at many of the largest education technology conferences. In the classroom, he elevates student voices through technology-integrated English activities and implements podcasting as a modern public speaking medium.

You can follow Tim on LinkedIn, on X @tbelmontedu, and at his website, https://www.timbelmont.com.

In This Conversation

1:44 – How the challenges of COVID pushed Tim into new professional growth

4:16 – What are the concerns around BIAS and MISINFORMATION in generative AI?

7:26 – How students can VERIFY information received from generative AI tools

13:00 – ChatGPT-checkers are NOT reliable

15:53 – What are the PRIVACY and SECURITY issues related to generative AI?

22:04 – What are the biggest WINS for teachers that AI tools offer?

25:03 – Our SWOT Analysis for generative AI tools in schools

36:55 – Tim’s learning outside of education: BAKING bread

38:00 – A PRODUCTIVITY HACK: simple stretching routine in the mornings

38:50 – Someone to follow on Education X: Katie Fielding

39:34 – An EDTECH tool pick: Kami

40:25 – A BOOK recommendation: Make Time for Creativity

41:15 – A future GUEST suggestion: Dee Lanier

42:09 – What Tim’s streaming: GAME CHANGER

43:14 – How to CONNECT with Tim Belmont