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Florida Grade 8 Digital Discoveries

Emerging Technology & AII

Students explore the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and robotics, learning how these technologies are shaping our future. They experiment with AI tools that can generate text, images, and translations; train their own machine learning models; investigate AI’s role in accessibility; and explore real-world robotics applications in healthcare, delivery, and companionship. The module emphasizes both the exciting possibilities and ethical considerations of AI.

Lessons

12.1 What is AI?

  • Overview: What is AI?
  • AI Generated Text: AI Characters
  • AI Generated Text: Connections
  • AI Generated Images: Artificial People
  • AI Generated Images: Identification
  • +2 more

12.2 Communicating with AI

  • Overview: Communicating with AI
  • Recognizing Letters with AI
  • Reflect: Recognizing Letters
  • Recognizing Signs with AI
  • Reflect: Recognizing Signs

12.3 AI and Accessibility

  • Accessibility and AI Introduction
  • What is Alt Text?
  • Write Your Own Alt Text!
  • Alt Text and AI
  • Alt Text and AI Reflection

12.4 Investigating Robotics

  • Defining a Robot
  • What Makes a Robot?
  • Robots In Our World
  • Virtual Robot Explorer
  • Robotics Reflection

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