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April's Theme is: Impact of Generative AI
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Standards Alignment
Utah Digital Literacy Strand 1, Standard 1: Define and identify artificial intelligence and its impact on society and the workplace.
Utah Library Media Standard 3: Standard 3.a: Determine the purpose, point of view, and accuracy of a media message.
Lesson & Slides
Lesson & Slides
Focus: Defining the mechanics of Generative AI, identifying technical markers used to identify synthetic media, and analyzing how AI-driven image creation shifts the standard for verifying online claims.
Objective: Students will be able to explain the impact of Generative AI on the reliability of visual evidence and apply verification protocols to determine image authenticity.
Lesson Flow: Hook (2 min) – Ask: “How can you tell if something is AI-generated or authentic?” (Briefly share the definitions of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI).
Activity (4 min) – Quiz: Have students take the “AI or not? Bird quiz” to see if they can separate the real bird photographs from the AI-generated fakes.
Video (3 min) – Show: News Literacy Project (NLP) video on AI and visual clues.
Discussion (4 min) – Ask students:
How did you do on the quiz? Was it harder or easier than you expected?
Can you determine whether an image is real or AI-generated just by looking for visual clues?
What are more reliable questions you can ask to assess authenticity? (e.g., "What is the source?", "Does the account have credibility?")
Exit Ticket (2 min) - direct students to their appropriate grade-level exit ticket link sent via Thrillshare or under "student resources" on the library webpage.
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