Course Overview:
This course is designed to introduce grades 8-12 learners to Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short. This course focuses on what AI is, its effects, and how it has evolved over the years. Learners will discover how to spot AI generated content, while using informed discernment and fact checking techniques to determine the validity of content posted online.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand how AI-generated content is created.
- Identify key characteristics of misinformation and disinformation.
- Learn methods to fact-check and verify credible sources.
- Practise responsible sharing habits in an online space.
- Develop strategies to help protect personal data and online privacy.
Course Content
Lesson 1: AI and its Role within the Digital World
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3 Tasks
Topic 1: What is AI? What Should I Know?
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Topic 2: Examples of Content Created by AI
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Topic 3: Spot the Fake
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Lesson 2: Fake Information and its Harmful Effects
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4 Tasks
Topic 1: Fact-Checking and Fake Information
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Topic 2: Harmful Effects of Misinformation
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Topic 3: Identifying Strategies for Verifying Information
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Topic 4: Activity for Consolidation
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Lesson 3: Online Safety
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4 Tasks
Topic 1: The Dangers of Sharing Online
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Topic 2: Personal Online Safety, the Basics!
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Topic 3: The Dangers and Consequences of Sharing Online
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Topic 4: The Guide and Rules to Safety
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Lesson 4: Using Social Media Responsibly
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4 Tasks
Topic 1: Using Your Social Media Responsibly
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Topic 2: Identifying Unsafe Behaviour
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Topic 3: Oversharing Online, the Dangers of it
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Topic 4: Case Study: Home Alone
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Lesson 5: Case Study Consolidation
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1 Task
Topic 1: Final Case Studies
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