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AI can be a helpful tool to utilize in the classroom setting, mainly because it can provide students with ways in which to enrich their assignments. For instance, a lot of students use AI to help with creative projects and find inspiration for writing assignments. Using AI this way can help students build off ideas that they may not have previously considered and assist in their overall education. Using AI could also help students in their future careers; considering the fast paced environment we live in, using AI in the classroom could help students recognize when AI is used in places it should not be, and it could also be beneficial for them to already haver experience in it. However, using AI can also be a disservice to students. It is becoming increasingly common for students to utilize AI to complete their own assignments, which decreases critical thinking skills, work ethic, etc. Because of this increase, teachers have a difficult time recognizing when AI is utilized and how well their students actually understand the content. AI can also decrease creative thinking and interpersonal relationships, since students can just go online and ask AI about assignments instead of communicating with their peers.

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As a high school teacher I was introduced to all the ai software students use very quickly. Many of the softwares they use will give them an explanation and answer to any questions or worksheets they upload. I feel that while Ai certainly has it benefits, students will misuse Ai and look for the easy way out. They aren’t going to read the description or look at the way the math problem should be solved. They are looking for the answer to get the grade and be done. It completely takes away from learning within the classroom. I believe if there was a way to manage the way students use AI better then they could use it appropriately.

However, in the past few months I have explored through chat GPT (I refused to try it for the longest). I have created landscaping designs, EOC practice questions, workout plans based around specific athlete goals, and even to brainstorm research within biology. There are many times I have an idea but it feels like I can’t get started. I often feel that students may feel this way and could benefit from the help of Ai to kickstart their understanding and learning. When Ai is used properly it allows for a great increase in knowledge. In my subject specifically (biology) there are many things and resources Ai can provide to help model and explain in ways I wouldn’t have thought of. When I have used Ai resources there are sever so instances where things aren’t quite correct and need to be tweaked. This is something that students must be able to catch if they use. As time progresses I do feel that Ai will be come more and more present in the classroom. However I feel that there must be a way to still control the way students use it and are taught to use it.

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AI is evolving every day, and it's hard to keep it out of the classroom. I think one of the main arguments about keeping AI out of the classroom is its takes away students' ability to creatively think and write their own stories. Why write it myself when AI can do it better? Another main reason is deciding whether or not using AI is considered cheating. As its not plagiarism since it will never recite any sentences already created but revise them to create new ones. However, if you turn in a paper that AI wrote, it was not your original work, which calls for cheating and plagiarism since its not your original thoughts.

This brings me to the flip side of the coin. Students can benefit from these sources to help with sentence structure and help with condense their thoughts when they are just repeating themselves. It also helps give you ideas on topics to write about or ways to help improve your lesson plans. It's finding the right balance between using it to help grow and improve your grammar and using it to be lazy instead.

However, I also think students need to learn what to trust from AI and whats false. AI pulls from as many data points as possible about the subject or topic being asked. They don't have a parameter on knowing which website has facts and which is false information. It can pull from wiki.net, to reddit, to a .gov, this can make the information given to you false, but written in a way that students wouldn't think its false as its written structurally sound.

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AI and the ethics of AI use are becoming increasingly important issues in our evolving technological society. AI use in the classroom is an emerging situation that has both pros and cons.

As an art teacher, my students do not regularly use AI technology. However, AI tools like individualized learning programs can help students with learning difficult topics at a personalized pace. Programs like ChatGPT can also provide students with a variety of resources to get students started on complex projects. AI can be a great brainstorming tool, and some art teachers even recommend it for brainstorming compositional arrangements in art.

While AI can be helpful in a variety of classroom situations, it also has its downfalls. AI search engine results can display incorrect or biased information. Many students rely on AI generated search results instead of going to individual, reliable sources. This can be misleading and defeat the purpose of fact-checking and proper research practices in schools. Students have also used AI programs to complete their class work for them. This diminishes students' critical thinking skills and their understanding of important content in the classroom. AI detection programs can be used when written assignments are involved, but they are not as accurate for math-based or science assignments.

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When students use AI to generate images or write prompts based on their ideas, they often find that the results don’t fully capture what they had envisioned. This disconnect is not a flaw - it’s a powerful teaching moment. Seeing what doesn’t work helps students define what they truly want. Like sketching rough drafts, the process of trial and error through AI prompts forces students to articulate their intent more clearly. It externalizes vague thoughts, making them tangible so they can be refined. Students begin to understand that the artistic process is less about shortcuts and more about a sharpening of vision through iteration. The AI becomes a mirror for their incomplete ideas, and refining those responses strengthens their own conceptual clarity.

AI is also a great tool for ideation. When a student has one or two ideas for a theme or a visual concept, using an AI to riff on those can yield unexpected variations. Maybe a student is exploring the theme of "isolation" through imagery of empty rooms - or echo chambers that the student hadn’t considered. By engaging with these new angles, students learn to push past their first ideas into deeper territory. Eventually, they can bring those concepts back into a focused, purposeful direction. Rather than narrowing creativity, AI can explode it in order to allow the student to regroup with more insight.

There’s a temptation, especially when the tools are new, to treat the AI’s response as the finished work. But in an art classroom, this is where values need to be reinforced : ideas are cheap and process is everything. When students start seeing AI-generated prompts or images as just one step in a longer creative process, they understand there are no real shortcuts to expression. It’s a tool for brainstorming, not a substitute for thinking.

Another concern is that students might become too dependent on AI suggestions and begin to drift away from their own unique voice. This can be countered through thoughtful instruction that encourages reflection. Ask students : "What do you like about this AI result and what feels off?" That internal critique builds confidence in their own decisions, and reminds them that their creative instincts still lead the way.

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AI is becoming increasingly common in classroom settings. While these technologies bring many benefits, they also raise important questions about their impact on students’ education. Some arguments for utilizing AI tools in the classroom include: Instant feedback, and increased accessibility for students. Some AI platforms allow students to receive immediate responses on quizzes or writing submissions. This can help students to understand and correct assignments in real time, as opposed to without AI where they would need to wait on teacher feedback. Additionally, several AI tools allow for increased accessibility for students by providing translations, definitions, or summaries for students. This can help to make earning more accessible for students with different language backgrounds or learning needs.

Some concerns about students using AI tools include: Over reliance, and reduced critical thinking. As many people have already stated on this discussion, students may become too dependent on AI to do their work if it is allowed in the classroom. This could lead to decreased learning outcomes and increased potential for plagiarism. Additionally, in regards to critical thinking, if students rely on AI for answers, they may miss out on developing essential critical thinking skills that come from working through challenges independently. This would also decrease learning outcomes and essentially undermine the entire purpose of being in a course.

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AI can be beneficial for students in the classroom in multiple ways. One is research. AI allows students to find answers to specific questions, in contrast to how you have to figure the closest way to phrase a question in a non AI search engine. This can be very helpful in research papers, or to better understand vocabulary words.

Students can also use AI chatbots for brainstorming. If a student is needing to write an essay, but is having trouble formulating an answer, a chatbot could provide ideas to help inspire original thoughts from the student themselves.

This also brings us to concerns. If a student were to use an AI chatbot to create the entire thought, or even generate an entire essay that would only harm their learning since they are not communicating their own knowledge.

Another concern would be if students relied only on AI chatbots for learning. Since Chatbots are not always accurate, a student relying too heavily on AI may learn inaccurate information, which can have lasting effects on their understanding of a subject.

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Using AI in the elementary classroom has some advantages and disadvantages. How AI is introduced and taught to use it, the tool can support learning just like spell check or using a scientific calculator. Teaching ESL learners, the tool could help with punctuation, building their vocabulary, and language comprehension through interactive and supportive ways. Interactive lessons make it more engaging and encourages participation. AI can help personalize students learning pace that would help struggling students catch up while giving more challenging work to advanced learners. A few concerns with AI would be how young, elementary students may not completely understand the risks when it comes to privacy and data collection. Not all students have equal access to AI technology. At our elementary school the students only have access to what the district has uploaded onto their Chromebook. Accessing the internet is against the rules for their safety. AI would have to be district approved and then taught in computer class for our elementary students. The other thing that students need to realize everything coming from ChatGPT is not going to be 100% accurate. Just because they ask it a question or need some information on a subject, does not mean it will be the truth or accurate. Use it as a beginning foundation but students still need to do research on their own to ensure they answer with correct information.

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AI can be very beneficial in the classroom when used properly. It can personalize instruction for students to make learning more individualized, which also helps to support diverse needs. AI can also make learning more interactive and engaging, while also guiding helping to guide creativity and new ideas. However, there are definitely concerns that are brought about by AI as well. One is over reliance, as students can rely on AI too much to where they put their natural critical thinking and problem solving skills at risk. Another concern is that kids may receive inaccurate or misleading information and not be able to distinguish it.

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AI is a wonderful way students can find support in a timely manner for all academic areas. Especially, for more complex tasks such as brainstorming for papers and or needing help understanding problems.

AI also has the ability to make things a lot more interactive for lessons by having a conversation to breakdown topics.

However, if students use AI too much it will damage their learning abilities. This is due to them become too reliant on an easy way to find information rather than finding it themselves.

The biggest problem with AI is the fact that it could be considered cheating. Which would make learning practices less effective.

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I think ChatGPT can be a really useful tool in the classroom, as it can help guide students in the research and planning stages. Using ChatGPT to identify relevant research allows students to work smarter and can even (with the right prompt) explain why one particular piece of research is ideal for their project. As an art teacher, it was the focus of a project my seventh graders recently completed and was the source of really engaging class discussions about the ethics of image generation, if an artist can own their art style, and if we can control what data AI learns from.

My concerns are, similar to others on this Padlet, students becoming dependent on AI and using it to complete their work for them. As ChatGPT learns more, it will be better and better at writing essays in student voice. It will force educators to reconsider how they assess learning, which can be a good thing, but it might also cause students to lose the ability to write effectively. I am also concerned with AI tools providing inappropriate output for students, as it would be impossible to censor in the moment. I read a study recently that, when the researchers asked AI to create images from the prompt "Asian", it generated predominantly pornographic images. I think bots like KidGPT are a good answer to this concern, as the tech continues to develop.

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Using artificial intelligence in the classroom can be beneficial. As a social studies teacher, AI could be used to help students organize their thoughts or break down a prompt for a research paper. AI can help students more easily understand complex prompts on assignments. AI may also be beneficial in giving students example resources or databases to use when trying to draft a research paper. Chatbots such as ChatGPT can answer many questions students may have throughout the writing process. The concerns I have for ChatGPT in schools are the possibility that students will take advantage of the program to have AI write their assignments for them. Another issue with students utilizing ChatGPT, especially for research purposes, is that some of the resources that AI would suggest may not always be the most reputable or related to the assignment.

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As a STEM teacher, I see some great reasons for students to use AI tools in the class. AI can help them learn in a way that fits their needs and makes it easier to get through tough assignments. It can explain tricky concepts in different ways and give quick feedback when students are stuck. I also use AI to come up with fun and creative ideas for lessons, which helps keep students engaged. But there are also some concerns, like students becoming too dependent on AI and not developing their own problem-solving skills. There's also the risk of students using it to do the work for them instead of actually learning. In one of my last classes at UT, a professor let us use AI as long as we added a note that said something along the lines of, "I used AI with this assignment to help with brainstorming." I thought that was a smart way to encourage honesty and responsible use.

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What are some arguments for students using AI tools in the classroom?

First, I think ChatGPT can be used as tool to provide students background knowledge where perhaps none exist currently.

Second, ChatGPT might be a great way to augment textbooks with more contemporary information.

What are some concerns about kids using AI tools?

Probably the first concern is that ChatGPT will be used to cheat on assignments. Secondly, if students are too reliant on ChatGPT, how will we know if real learning is actually occurring? Third, can they actually recall anything or apply any content without using ChatGPT? Fourth, sometimes ChatGPT is not that accurate. Last week I asked it the score of a college baseball game. ChatGPT did give me the final score, but the problem was the game hadn't even occurred!

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Rachel Lively: AI tools in the classroom for students

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Rachel Lively: AI tools in the classroom for students

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In my future classroom, I plan to allow students to use AI, but only if they use it appropriately. AI can show the students their strengths and weaknesses using feedback which can help their understanding and learning outcomes in the classroom. I believe students should be able to use AI in the classroom because it can offer personalized instruction to any student who may need more help understanding the material. For students who are writing papers, I believe it can benefit them. It can assist with research and content creation. I have never used ChatGPT, but I plan to learn and understand it in the future because I know students will be using it for assignments and other things. Some concerns I have for students using AI in the classroom is cheating. I know students will use AI to cheat on assignments, test, or quizzes. Students could use AI to provide answers to test, or even write a whole paper for them so they do not have to. If the child uses AI to cheat, then it is unfair to other students who actually studied and did the work for their grade on assignments or a test. This can lead to a student not understanding the learning material or becoming lazy in the classroom.

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I’m all for students using AI in the classroom because it can act like a personal tutor, adapting practice problems and hints to each learner’s needs so nobody’s left behind, and it pushes them to frame better questions and compare different solution paths, which deepens their understanding. That said, I worry that leaning too heavily on AI could let core skills, like mental math or clear algebraic reasoning slip away if students skip the “hard work” of figuring things out themselves, and I’m also cautious about the potential for biased or inaccurate AI outputs to mislead learners who might take every suggestion at face value without double-checking sources. A.I can create a crutch for students that may be irreversible if they don't learn new skills, otherwise these students might not be able to add value to society. Ultimately, I see AI as a powerful partner in learning so long as we balance its use with opportunities for students to grapple with problems firsthand and critically evaluate the answers they receive.

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Frankly, students are going to use AI like ChatGPT whether it is allowed or not. So as teachers we should embrace it and teach students how to properly use it for schoolwork. Students should be taught that AI resources are great for getting started on a research topic or trying to help organize one's thoughts in a logical order for a paper. AI tools can be very valuable in student learning and help them understand topics that they me be struggling with. I liked the idea from one of the videos where a student said that they use ChatGPT to create study guides and outlines for themselves. This is an appropriate use of an AI tool.

My concern with AI tools being used in the classroom is students just using them to do the work for them. Recently in one of my classes a student used an AI tool to complete their assignment. They copied and pasted word for word what the AI tool put out. This does not help the students learn the material and nothing of real value is gained by the student. Another concern of mine is that students will not fact check the information that is being given to them. AI is not perfect and a computer science teacher at my school demonstrates this to his classes by feeding prompts into ChatGPT to get it to say factually incorrect answers. I fear that students may use AI tools with the mindset that they are infallible and treat them as an authority on every topic.

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The first argument is that using AI in the classroom is going to happen whether we as teachers want it to or not. So embracing the tools and teaching students how to properly use them is essential. The second argument is that some of the AI tools are great in helping students understand complex topics. AI can assist them in experimental learning and breaking down information into easy to understand segments: a form of scaffolding, if you will.

There are real concerns about kids using AI in the classroom. First, is that it might discourage real learning. As teachers, we may have to change how we check for knowledge to make sure that students are still learning the content and not overly relying on AI. Second, AI is not always going to produce a good quality answer. As I learned in my very first computer class: GIGO or garbage in garbage out. This means that the information from AI is only as accurate as the information it draws from. Students have to double check the products to make sure they are accurate.

Looking at all of these arguments, teachers need to make sure their students know how to effectively use AI tools and to adjust their methods of teaching to account for AI use.