ETHICAL USE OF AI �IN THE CLASSROOM

Melissa Culver, M. Ed.�IT Director

INTRODUCTION

��Melissa Culver�IT Director�mculver@wscsfamily.org

��Aaron Kiang���� Hunter Davis

IT Department

Purpose

• The purpose of this presentation is to highlight some key considerations related to artificial intelligence in the classroom.

What is AI?

Search for guy with brown jacket across 200 cameras over a 2 week period of time.

Tools

Adobe Firefly�Google Gemini�Microsoft CoPilot�Grok�Claude�ChatGPT�Grammarly

OUTLINE

• Parent/Teacher Choice
• In what ways is AI helpful?
• Job Market
• What is acceptable?
• What are the consequences?
• Questions [if we have time]

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Your Parent’s Choice

Your Teacher’s Choice

• If your parent/s disapprove of AI, then you won’t use it.�
• Simply let your teacher know that this is not an option for your home.

• If your teacher disapproves of AI, then you won’t use it.�
• Openly ask questions if you are not sure.

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In what ways is AI helpful?

• Medicine
• Art
• Computer Programming
• Data Analysis
• Finance
• Engineering
• Design
• Productivity
• Security
• Science
• Forensics
• Language Translation
• Military��Image credits

JOB MARKET

• Today’s job market is already using AI.
• It is helpful for you to understand how, when, and under what conditions AI can/may be used.���Image credits

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Bias – At times, you may strongly or slightly disagree with the content that you find in an AI search. At times, the information will be VERY inaccurate.
• Reach out to a mentor,�a family member, your�parent/s, or your teacher�as you examine what�you discover.��Image Credits

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Transparency and accountability in AI systems:
• If your teacher has granted you permission to use AI on a particular assignment, your teacher will want you to cite that content.
• Your teacher may even require that you include the entire search query with your assignment.
• If you have any questions, let your teacher know. Do not reach out at 7:00 pm the night before the assignment is due. Ask questions before you start your research.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Do not put personal, private information about yourself into any AI tool.
• Do not put personal, private information that does not belong to you in any AI tool.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Deepfakes – Something that looks real, but is not.
• This is not Tom Cruise��LINK HERE

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Deepfakes – Something that looks real, but is not.
• What is the byproduct of fake images or videos?
• Local, national, global��Image Credit

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Harassment and bullying will NOT be tolerated under any circumstances.��Image Credit

WHEN AND HOW CAN I USE AI?

• Number 1: Before you ever explore AI, be sure to get�parent permission.
• Number 2: Before starting any assignment, it is essential that you carefully read through the classroom syllabus your teacher provided you at the start of the term.

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WHEN AND HOW CAN I USE AI?

• Number 3: If you are uncertain as to whether or not you have permission to use AI on any assignment, pause and immediately connect with your teacher before proceeding.��image credits: firefly.adobe.com

WHEN AND HOW CAN I USE AI?

• Number 4: When using artificial intelligence, it is your responsibility to utilize any AI research with ethical discernment. There may be inaccurate information housed in that response. Or, you may find biases that are not helpful. Connect with a parent, a relative, a mentor, or your teacher for help in any situation like this.��image credits

WHEN AND HOW CAN I USE AI?

• Number 5: Whenever you turn in any assignment, even a draft, it is your responsibility to turn in ORIGINAL work. Simply modifying a few characteristics of the original search query, is not an original work. This is an example of cheating.��Image credits: firefly.adobe.com

WHEN AND HOW CAN I USE AI?

• Number 6: If your teacher has granted you permission to use AI on any assignment, it is your responsibility to cite any parts of that research in your project. At times, your teacher may require an entire copy of the original search that you performed.��LINK HERE

WHEN AND HOW CAN I USE AI?

• Number 7: If at any point you are uncertain as to what your teacher requires or what is prohibited in your classroom, it is your responsibility to connect with your teacher in a timely fashion. Do not expect your teacher to respond to your email at 11:00 p.m. the night before the assignment is due. That is not a proper amount of time for your teacher to respond to your question. ��image credits: adobe.firefly.com

CONSEQUENCES

• May or may not get a warning. You’re here. You heard everything.
• You could get the computer taken away.
• Zero or reduced grade on an assignment.��Image Credits

CONSEQUENCES

• Failing grade on a class—the whole thing.
• You may need to leave our program.���Image credits

One final reminder

Use AI for good.����������IMAGE CREDITS

QUESTIONS

Talk to your neighbor. What is one thing you remember about the presentation? Or, what is one question that you still have about AI in education?��

Melissa Culver�mculver@wscsfamily.org