{"id":206704,"date":"2024-02-22T15:51:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/simple-ways-to-use-artificial-intelligence-in-the-classroom\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:21:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:21:46","slug":"simple-ways-to-use-artificial-intelligence-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/simple-ways-to-use-artificial-intelligence-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Ways To Use Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>by <strong>TeachThought Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether we like it or not, there is no denying that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world in many ways.<\/p>\n<p>Education is one of the areas affected by it. How can teachers use AI and guide their students through the challenging world of new technologies?<\/p>\n<p>Although AI-based tools are fairly new, we can safely say that they may become increasingly common in our daily lives. The cat is out of the box, and it\u2019s not coming back in. We may soon wake up in a world full of AI assistants and smart tools, but today\u2019s decisions will shape the future.<\/p>\n<p>AI in education is now a real challenge, and parents and teachers are facing a very important question: \u2018How do we teach our children to use these new tools safely and responsibly?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After all, technology in education is nothing new. Children use computers, smartphones, and the internet all the time, but we all know that while these tools can be helpful, they can also be misused.<\/p>\n<p>The internet is full of knowledge but also misinformation. Google is no substitute for critical thinking. Artificial intelligence can be the same\u2014it can be useful, but it can also make future adults overly dependent on it.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why it\u2019s so essential for today\u2019s teachers to start helping children understand what new technology can and cannot do.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-we-might-approach-ai-in-education\"><strong>How We Might Approach AI In Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The basics and the risks<\/p>\n<p>Before you leave your students with <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/blog\/chatgpt\">ChatGPT<\/a> or other AI tools, explain what they are and how they work. Is an AI chatbot really \u2018intelligent\u2019? From the student\u2019s point of view, it answers questions in natural language and can provide deep insight, but does that mean it\u2019s always right?<\/p>\n<p>You should teach your students what language models and AI tools are and why they work. Explain that they\u2019ve been fed tons of data from which they derive answers, but that doesn\u2019t mean they know what they\u2019re doing. Discuss current ethical dilemmas\u2014why are people suing AI companies? What is at stake?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also important to address the security aspect. If students are using AI, they should do so in a way that is safe for them.\u00a0Teachers can explain that AI tools don\u2019t exist in a vacuum\u2014all data goes to the servers of relevant companies, so it\u2019s important for kids to think before publishing any personal information.<\/p>\n<p>They should also secure their connection using chatbots and other tools, especially on public networks. A <a href=\"https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/features\/mobile-devices\/\">mobile VPN<\/a> is a good solution\u2014it encrypts data, so it\u2019s less likely to be leaked to the outside world when using a smartphone on an unsecured network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AI as a critical thinking learning tool<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AI can provide tremendous help when it comes to teaching students to conduct research and think critically. Are you worried that children will become overly dependent on their AI assistants? If so, show them how to avoid such a scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Ask students to use AI tools to find answers and solutions to a specific problem. Then, discuss these answers with the class. Are they adequate? Are they biased or false? If they were, how would students know?<\/p>\n<p>Such exercises can help students discover why AI can be a helpful tool in some cases but cannot replace thinking and having knowledge about a subject.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turn the tables around<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kids love to look into things and dissect them. Use this childlike curiosity and competitiveness to your advantage. What if instead of you checking their essays, they checked the chatbot\u2019s essay?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re talking about a book, generate a text and let your students critique and fact-check it. Let them show off their knowledge of the material and point out invalid or weak arguments. Ask them for counter-arguments to the chatbot\u2019s arguments.<\/p>\n<p>Children generally like to compete if you provide a safe and engaging environment for them to do so. Criticizing ChatGPT\u2019s work will test their knowledge and teach them that a \u2018smart chatbot\u2019 may not be so smart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">See also <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/the-future-of-learning\/roles-for-artificial-intelligence-in-education\/\">Roles For Artificial Intelligence In Education<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Creativity booster<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AI can be a good tool to enhance creativity, so why not use it in the classroom? Let your students throw ideas with a chatbot\u2019s help and critique their quality. Let them build on the ideas of ChatGPT or other chatbots and improve them.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that AI can also help you as a teacher. Don\u2019t have an idea of how to lead your next class? Perhaps a chatbot can spark creative ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A personal tutor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will be decades\u2013if ever\u2013before AI can entirely replace teachers. After all, sitting in a classroom is not only about acquiring knowledge but also about human interaction. No one would want to perform tasks assigned by a machine.<\/p>\n<p>AI can, however, act as a tutor to some extent. No teacher can be fully available at all times. You can encourage your students to use AI at home to better understand the subject\u2014after teaching them that AI can also be wrong and that they should check the facts.<\/p>\n<p>AI is also an excellent tool for self-testing. Students can give it some facts and then tell it to ask them questions, just like with a learning buddy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tradition in a futuristic world<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many teachers worry about plagiarism with AI, and for good reason. People can, at times, be lazy. If we can choose the easy way, we\u2019ll choose the easy way. Students are already handing in essays generated using ChatGPT, and while this shows some technological savviness, it\u2019s still a workaround.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the human brain needs exercise to learn, which means that sometimes we have to do things the harder way to gain from it. The easiest solution is to focus more on in-class writing, where students must develop their arguments and learn to communicate them on paper.<\/p>\n<p>Think of chatbots as a kind of \u2018calculator\u2019\u2014we let students use them to solve complicated problems, but we still teach kids how to perform math operations so they know why these problems are solved the way they are. AI in writing can be just the same.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-summary\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Instead of leaving children to fend for themselves in a rapidly changing technology, the education system should help them use it to their advantage. <\/p>\n<p>AI doesn\u2019t have to be the teacher\u2019s enemy. Even better, it can be an assistant. Helping children understand their capabilities and limitations is the best we can do to raise a responsible and bright generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/technology\/ways-to-use-artificial-intelligence-in-classroom\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] by TeachThought Staff Whether we like it or not, there is no denying that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world in many ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":206705,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343402,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206704\/revisions\/343402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}