A 45-minute interactive lesson focused on digital citizenship in the age of AI, covering responsible use, bias, and academic integrity for 8th graders.
If training data is biased, the output will be too. Ask: "Whose perspective is missing?"
Ask: "Whose perspective is missing from this AI response?"
Pillar Three
INTEGRITY
Definition: Being honest, truthful, and taking responsibility for your own work.
Plagiarism
"An AI image won 1st place in the Colorado State Fair art contest."
Passing off AI work as your own prevents learning and harms original creators.
Co-Pilot Mode
"Professional coders use AI to catch bugs, but they check every single line."
Use AI for brainstorming. Always credit the tool and take responsibility.
Squad Challenge
I will show you three real-world cases.
You must decide: Is this a failure of Accuracy, Equity, or Integrity?
Case Study A
THE GHOST LAWYER
"A lawyer uses AI to write a court document. The AI makes up five fake court cases that never actually happened. The lawyer didn't check them before submitting."
WHICH PILLAR IS AT RISK?
Case Study B
THE REJECTED RESUME
"A hiring AI was trained on past company data. It starts rejecting any resume that mentions 'Women’s Sports' or 'Women’s Clubs,' thinking only men should be hired."
WHICH PILLAR IS AT RISK?
Case Study C
THE VOICE SCAM
"A scammer uses AI to clone a teenager's voice from a social media video. They call the parents to trick them into sending emergency money."
WHICH PILLAR IS AT RISK?
The CVC Method
Your Protocol for Responsible Usage
C
CHECK
Evaluate for logic and patterns.
V
VERIFY
Cross-reference human sources.
C
CITE
Declare your use of AI tools.
Mission: Dilemmas
01Collaborate in your Ethics Squad pairs.
02Analyze the 3 scenarios on your worksheet.
03Propose an Ethical Move for each situation.
The Power is in the Prompter.
Artificial Intelligence can accelerate your work, but your critical thinking and human ethics are what make it valuable.
