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Navigating the Digital Landscape: Digital Literacy and AI

Kelly Meyering, Shana Ramin, and Lisa Whiteside

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Connector

Let’s Connect Before Digging into Content

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Which Face is Real?

How skilled are you at determining if an image is AI generated? 🔍

Two faces will appear.
Which face is real?
Discuss your reasoning with your neighbors!

Image

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Which Face Is Real Site

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Which Face Is Real Site

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Which Face Is Real Site

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Which Face Is Real Site

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Which Face Is Real Site

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Which Face Is Real Site

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Computers are good, but your visual processing systems are even better! Here’s what to look for…

Background Issues

Water Splotches, or shiny blobs normally found near hair
Chaotic backdrops or odd looking companions
Irregular light sources or shadows

Glasses and Jewelry

Glasses frames are asymmetrical/non matching
Non matching jewelry such as necklaces and earrings

Teeth and Hair

Odd or asymmetrical teeth.
Disconnected hair, hair that looks like paint

Which Face Is Real Site

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Driving Question

How can educators empower students with the essential skills to navigate the digital world and harness the potential of AI for a responsible and informed digital future?

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Goals and Agenda

Agenda 📝

Introduction
Connector
Insights and Considerations
Teaching Digital Literacy
Exploration
Reflection and Closing
Resources

Goals 🎯

Understand what digital literacy is and the importance of teaching it
Gain an awareness of making ethical decisions with AI
Walk away with practical strategies and resources to integrate digital literacy into teaching and learning

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Insights and Considerations

Ethical challenges of AI, Privacy and security, AI and Plagiarism

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Why is this important?

AI tools and models are usually not designed with education or student privacy in mind, therefore these tools and models may not be aligned with student privacy laws.

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Key Considerations

Educate Staff & Students 👨‍🏫

Be transparent with your district about what AI tools are being used and why
Educate staff members about vetting AI tools
Create a plan for teachers to educate students

Vetting AI Tools ✅

Develop a plan for your district to vet AI (and other digital tools), such as COSN’s Vetting Flowchart
Allows for a streamlined approach to using AI tools

Understand Privacy Laws🔒

Are the AI tools being used compliant with student data privacy policies?

Do you know what data is being collected from these tools?

Is the data being collected ethically?

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Key Considerations

Ethics ⚖️

AI is not always transparent
AI is not neutral
Misinformation

Privacy and Surveillance 🕵️

Many AI systems track information or actions for students and teachers
AI systems can then use this information to make predictions
In return, can limit participation, individual thoughts, and a sense of security

Plagiarism 📝

Plagiarism is an unethical use of content, yet people still do it (intentionally or unintentionally)
Banning them will not stop people from using them.
Instead, we need to embrace this new technology and think about how we can effectively use them to help ourselves or our students.

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Possible Plagiarism Questions and Concerns

AI-Generated Text

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How can I distinguish between AI generated text and original student work?

How do I discuss AI plagiarism with students?

Ethical Use

🤷‍♀️

How do I discuss ethical AI use with students?

How can students cite AI generated text?

Instructional Strategies 💡

How can I adjust my assignments or assessments to make it harder for students to use AI to cheat?

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Thoughts & Next Steps

AI-Generated Text

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AI detectors are not reliable & should not be used as primary decision making tool

Studies show high-false positive rates + may disproportionately impact non-native English speakers

Ethical Use

🤷‍♀️

Discuss & evaluate acceptable AI use with students.

Don’t assume the knowledge is there.

appropriate educational usage in various scenarios
how to cite all sources (including AI) 💾
how to evaluate AI for bias and misinformation

Instructional Strategies 💡

Focus on the process, not just the product

Be purposeful in lesson design — what skills are you really assessing?

Assume all students are using AI and adjust accordingly

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Teaching Digital Literacy

Understanding digital literacy, Digital literacy skills, Impact of AI Biases

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Turn and Talk 🗣️

With your shoulder partner, briefly discuss what you think digital literacy is, why it is important, and how you think AI is related to it.

Partner closest to the door goes first
Discuss for 30 seconds
Other partner talks
Discuss for 30 seconds

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What is Digital Literacy?

Definition📖

Digital literacy refers to the skills needed to be able to use, understand, and evaluate information in addition to knowing your rights and responsibilities, as well as others, in a digital space.

Skills🔎

Locate information
Evaluate information
Interpret information
Curate and create
Communicate with others
Navigate technology

Standards🎯

ISTE | MITECS

Digital Citizen

Knowledge Constructor

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Why Teach Digital Literacy?

Digital literacy is essential for understanding and using AI by helping evaluate the accuracy and reliability of AI-generated information.

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Teaching Digital Literacy in the Age of AI

Integrate into any subject area when gathering information from online
Educate students on how to verify sources and the results of AI
Teach students how to spot deep fakes
Make connections between how the media is making you feel and react, as well as how it impacts others

Use lessons from:

Common Sense Media

Learning for Justice

MIT [K-9 or Middle School]

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The Shift from Digital Literacy to AI Literacy

AI Literacy is taking foundational digital literacy skills and applying to AI generated content by:

Understanding how AI works
Understanding how to use AI responsibly
Understand how to use AI ethically
Being informed citizens and able think about the impact AI might have

The Goal

Apply a critical lens to what you see being generated by AI.

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Digital Literacy + AI Literacy Skills

Applying critical thinking to assess quality of digital information & AI generated content
Recognizing biases in AI algorithms and decision making

Navigating digital platforms & AI tools effectively
Locating credible information, tools, and resources
Knowing how AI affects what you see & access

Creating and sharing informative and responsible digital content
Respecting intellectual property rights and other ethical principles

Access 📂

Analyze & Evaluate 🔎

Create 💡

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Digital Literacy + AI Literacy Skills

Integrating AI literacy within digital literacy empowers students to succeed in a world where both human-generated and AI-generated content coexist.

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AI Biases

AI has the potential to revolutionize education, but just like with any new technology, challenges and limitations must be addressed. AI systems learn to make decisions based on training data. This data can include biased human decisions or reflect historical or social inequities.

Kasia Chmielinski�Berkman Klein Center

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Be Aware

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Digital Literacy Toolbox

What is the Digital Literacy

and AI Toolbox? 🧰

One pager with key questions to ask when designing lessons or teaching students
Helpful lessons to teach
Questions for students to consider when finding information online

Click here to view the Digital Literacy and AI Toolbox or here to access as a template.

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Exploration 🔎

Access the presentation: bit.ly/diglitandai
Pick a tool or resource to explore

Digital literacy toolbox
Resources on slides 34 or 35
Any article from slides 23 or 28

Come up with 1 to 3 ways you could bring digital literacy back to your classroom, school, or district and use “tomorrow”.

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Reflection and Closing

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Reflection

Click here to jot your thoughts on the group Jamboard

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Resources

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Supplemental Resources

Read📖

Watch🎥

Websites 🌐

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Lessons

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K-4

9-12

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Contact

Lisa Whiteside

Oakland Schools

lisa.whiteside@oakland.k12.mi.us

Shana Ramin

Oakland Schools | Royal Oak

shana.ramin@oakland.k12.mi.us

Kelly Meyering

Oakland Schools | Novi

kelly.meyering@oakland.k12.mi.us