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Free AI lesson plan, lesson 9 of 10

Practical Tools and Uses

Essential question

How can students use AI ethically in the classroom? Where do students and teachers draw the line?

  • About 35 minutes
  • Short video included
  • No AI background needed
  • Free

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Lesson objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will:

  • Learn a set of six (6) tips and tricks on how to prompt AI to maximize educational retention, and avoid cognitive offload
  • Analyze the positive impacts of incorporating these study strategies into an academic routine

Key vocabulary

  • Active Recall
  • Cognitive Offload
  • Prompting
  • Feynman Technique

Lesson flow

  1. Lecture8-10 minutes

Exit ticket questions

What students answer at the end of the lesson. Answer choices are on the worksheet, answers in the teacher guide.

  1. What is the purpose of the “Teach it Back” strategy?
  2. Why should you verify AI’s responses?
  3. Why shouldn’t AI be your only reviewer?
  4. What is the Feynman Technique?

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