Safe Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom: A Free Resource for Teachers and Students

Today, teachers play a more important role than ever: they don’t just teach content, they also guide students in how to use technology in an ethical and responsible way.

Teaching safe use of artificial intelligence is key to preparing students for a digital world where information is instant, but not always trustworthy. Helping them think critically, evaluate sources, and use AI as a learning tool has become an essential skill.

In today’s article, we want to make it easier for you by sharing practical, high-quality classroom materials created by the Smile and Learn team. That’s why we’re providing a lesson sequence you can use with your students on evaluating information on the internet and using AI responsibly. It’s a resource designed to help students navigate the digital world safely, critically, and responsibly.

This material was created entirely with AInara and reviewed by our instructional team, ensuring each activity is educational, clear, and ready to use in the classroom. With this sequence, your students will learn how to search for, evaluate, and use information responsibly, while building key skills for using AI.

Lesson Sequence: Evaluating Information on the Internet and Responsible Use of AI

Objectives

1. Understand what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and how it’s used in everyday life.
   
2. Learn to critically evaluate information found online.
   
3. Reflect on the responsible use of AI tools.
   

Level: Ages 10–12

1. Getting Started: What Is AI?

Resource: Explanatory text

Reflection questions:

1. Can you think of an example of AI you’ve used in your daily life?
   
2. Why do you think it’s important not to always trust what AI tells us?
   

2. Comprehension Quiz

Objective: Check whether students understood the content of the AI text.

Resource: Quiz

3. Matching Activity: Responsible Use of AI

Objective: Reflect on best practices when using AI and connect them to everyday situations.

Instructions:

• Below you will see a list of actions. Match each action with the correct best practice.
• Resource: Matching
• Use this activity to think and reflect with your students about how we can use AI responsibly and effectively in our daily lives.

4. Listen and Learn to Evaluate Information

Objective: Understand the key steps to determine whether information online is trustworthy.

Resource: Explanatory audio

Resource: Quiz

Instructions:

1. Listen carefully to the audio.
   
2. Read the statements below and mark whether they are true or false according to the audio.
   

Optional extension (more hands-on):

• Use AI to ask about a simple topic (for example, “the planets in the solar system”) and evaluate with your students whether the information is trustworthy using the 5 steps from the audio.
  

5. Wrap-Up and Group Reflection

Activity: Quick debate

• What is the most responsible way to use AI in your daily life?
  
• What steps can we follow to make sure the information we find online is trustworthy?
  

Objective: Help students internalize that AI is a useful tool, but one that requires critical thinking and responsibility.

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