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Busting Myths: The Truth About AI Integration
Busting Myths: The Truth About AI Integration
AI is everywhere, but how much
do we really know about it?
Understanding the truth about AI integration is essential as schools increasingly adopt new technologies. With so much buzz, it’s easy to confuse speculation with reality.
By separating fact from myth, educators can make smarter, more confident decisions and better navigate the evolving world of AI-powered tools.
🔍 Let’s embark on a journey of discovery by confronting the myths and uncovering the facts about AI in education.
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Can You Tell What’s Real?
Read each statement below and decide whether it is a myth or a fact. Record your answers in your Guided Overview. Answers will be revealed at the end of the module.
AI tools replace the need for teacher-led instruction.
Integrating AI requires advanced technical skills.
Using AI means abandoning traditional instructional strategies.
While automation is helpful, AI can also be used for critical thinking prompts, adaptive practice, real-time feedback, and more—directly supporting student learning and engagement.
AI tools in classrooms are neutral and unbiased.
Students often do not understand how their data is collected or used by AI-powered educational tools, highlighting the need for explicit digital citizenship education.
AI systems used in education can disproportionately disadvantage students from marginalized or underrepresented groups if not carefully designed and monitored for bias.
As long as the school district approves an AI tool, it must be safe and ethical to use in the classroom.
Using AI in the classroom automatically increases the risk of student cheating.
Students may become overly reliant on AI and think less critically without proper guidance in its use.
When used strategically, AI tools can personalize learning and support all learners, including those who need extra scaffolding or enrichment.
After completing the fact or myth activity in your Guided Overview, click the button below to begin the Perspectives and Resources section, where you will explore the core content of this PLM.
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