• As a general rule, don’t share personally identifiable information with the AI (for example: your name, student names, grades, and email addresses).

• Be sure to check the privacy policy for any AI tool you choose to use. Look for FERPA and COPPA compliance, as well as any age restrictions.

• Intellectual Property: If putting student work into artificial intelligence for grading and feedback, you must first check to see if the AI tool is using input to learn from. If so, you need to do the following:

  • You will need to get the student’s permission (as their work is their intellectual property) or turn off the AI training feature.  This will mean that your prompts are not used to train the AI, but it will no longer save a history of your conversations. 

  • For example, if using Chat GTP, go to settings and turn off the "chat history and training."

• Bias and Fairness: AI-generated content might inherit biases present in the data it was trained on. Check any generated content for bias before using it. 

• Risk of Misinformation: Generative AI is known to hallucinate or "generate" its own content. Use your pedagogical knowledge and fact-check any generated content. 

When creating your classroom AI policy, it might be helpful to begin by thinking through some questions. Eric Curts has developed a list of questions that might help you. 

• What grade level(s) and subject(s) do you teach?

• What specific AI tools will you use in your classroom?

• What are your goals for using AI in the classroom?

• How do you view the role of AI in education? Should it supplement teaching, provide new experiences, assist in grading, etc.?

• What are your concerns about using AI in the classroom?

• What are your expectations for student use of AI in the classroom?

• How will you monitor student use of AI in the classroom to ensure that students use AI tools ethically and responsibly?

• Do you have any existing policies about technology usage in the classroom that should be taken into account?  

• How will you address any potential problems that may arise from the use of AI in the classroom?  

• How do you want to approach accessibility and inclusivity when it comes to AI?

• How do you plan to address data privacy issues and concerns with your students?

See this blog post for example answers to these questions, and tips on how to put your answers into a coherent policy for students.