Peeking Under The AI Hood: Activities to Teach How AI Works For Little Learners (Vicky Sedgwick)

Vicky Sedgwick has generously shared these amazing AI resources for little learners – dive in and explore them today for a fascinating journey into the world of artificial intelligence!

• Slides – “Peeking Under The AI Hood: Activities to Teach How AI Works For Little Learners” – Google Slides link
• AI for CA Lessons linked in slides:
  • How is AI Changing Our World lesson
  • Large Language Models lesson
  • AI Images lesson 
• AI Story Creation (Large Language Models)
  • Canva Magic Write
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Meta AI
  • Gemini
  • Microsoft Copilot
• AI Image Creation
  • Autodraw (not generative AI)
  • Adobe Firefly (also in Adobe Express)
  • Canva Magic Studio
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Trying Out AI Padlet
  • Craiyon
• Books to use to teach about AI in elementary
  • ReadyAI AI+ME:
    • https://www.amazon.com/AI-Me-4-Book-Series/dp/B08J41BW48/
    • Version w/all 5 books & extra activities/puzzles: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NYXRTTG 
  • AI Club book series: https://www.corp.aiclub.world/ai-books-elementary-primary-school-kids  
  • AI Meets AI (fiction): https://www.amazon.com/Meets-Connection-AiDigiTales-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/B0C87K7HXT  
  • Tinker Toddlers Series (some AI related and some other topics):
    • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P97Y8P7
    • Aria and the Self-Driving Car (fiction) https://www.amazon.com/Aria-Self-Driving-Car-Tinker-Tales/dp/1950491080/
    • Self-Driving Cars for Kids https://www.amazon.com/Self-Driving-Cars-Tinker-Toddlers-Built/dp/1950491099  
  • Many Intelligences https://matlo.me/many-intelligences (difficult to get in the US) 
• More resources to teach about how AI works for elementary students
  • AI4K12 Resources: https://ai4k12.org/resources/list-of-resources/  
  • Thinking with KIBO https://kinderlabrobotics.com/thinking-with-kibo-ai-in-early-grades/ 
    (Grades 1-3/could be adapted to other robots with sensors/sensing & computer sensors – does not actually use AI)
  • Teaching AI in K-2 Padlet: https://padlet.com/visionsbyvicky/AIinK2  
  • MIT Raise: https://raise.mit.edu/research-projects/ 
  • Hello Ruby Machine Learning and AI (Love Letters to Computers): http://www.helloruby.com/loveletters#episode9  
  • ISTE Hands-On AI Projects: http://iste.org/ai 
  • AIforCA: https://csforca.org/ai  
  • Kode5 AI Lessons https://www.csiselementary.org/s/kode5  

Day of AI: https://www.dayofai.org/