Summary
Using AI isn't automatically cheating—it depends on whether it supports your thinking or replaces it entirely. This lesson helps students distinguish AI support from AI substitution, explore what only humans can offer, and practice disclosing AI use the right way.
Bellringer: Which Scenario Feels Like Cheating?
- Present three AI-use scenarios and take a quick class vote
- Ask a few students to defend their choice before revealing there's no single right answer
Instruction
- Define support vs. substitution using the driver's-seat framing
- Brainstorm real examples of each with student input
- Cover digital footprint risks and how to properly disclose AI use
Discussion: Different Classes, Different Rules
- Compare how AI use might be treated differently in English, math, and art classes
- Have students share nuanced examples from their own experience
Activity: AI Ethics Comic Strip
- Students read the AI Ethics article and pick a section to illustrate
- Storyboard a short comic strip dramatizing an AI ethics issue like theft or job loss
Wrap-Up & Assessment
- Give one example of using AI as a support and one example of using AI as a substitute.
- How can you disclose the use of AI in a school project?
| Est. Time | Activity | Description |
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| 5 min | Bellringer: Which Scenario Feels Like Cheating? |
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| 10 min | Instruction |
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| 10 min | Discussion: Different Classes, Different Rules |
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| 15 min | Activity: AI Ethics Comic Strip |
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| 5 min | Wrap-Up & Assessment |
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Lesson Prep
AI Ethics
Artifical Intelligence has become a part of everyday life for millions of people. It's important to consider the ethics of these tools to ensure you understand exactly what you're doing when you send in a prompt.
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AI Literacy
Synthetic Media
Your eyes can no longer be trusted to spot a fake photo or video. Explore how generative AI blurs the line between real and synthetic media, and learn practical techniques—like reverse image search and metadata checks—to trace where content actually came from.
Bias In, Bias Out
An AI model can't know what it was never taught, and that gap becomes bias. This lesson unpacks how training data shapes AI answers and challenges students to rewrite prompts that fight stereotypes instead of reinforcing them.
Using AI Honestly
Using AI isn't automatically cheating—it depends on whether it supports your thinking or replaces it entirely. This lesson helps students distinguish AI support from AI substitution, explore what only humans can offer, and practice disclosing AI use the right way.
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