Dive Brief:

• Districts looking to teach artificial intelligence lessons in middle and high school do not need to invest heavily in technology resources nor launch a separate stand-alone class: Instead, stakeholders and educators can begin by talking with students about ways they already use AI without even knowing it.

• Students may not be aware that many applications they use daily are powered by artificial intelligence, from Google search results to music and video suggestions in Spotify and TikTok, said Nancye Blair Black, project lead for an ISTE and General Motors partnership, AI Explorations and Their Practical Use in School Environments.

• When students discover how much is powered by AI and that they can use it themselves to create apps, design art or solve problems, Black said, “they are often inspired to find out more about how it works, how to best use it, and how it impacts them and the world around them.”

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