Lesson Plan 2: Exploring AI Image Generators like Ideogram.ai in the History classroom
Added: 27 Jul 2024
Contributor:
Patrick Hickey
Resource type:
Demonstration
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Lesson Plan
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Tool
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Secondary Source
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App/software
Lesson 2, "Exploring AI Image Generators like Ideogram.ai", is an important lesson that teaches students about AI image generation technology and develops critical thinking skills for analyzing AI-generated images. Key aspects that make this lesson valuable include:
1. Hands-on experience: Students learn to use AI image generators like Ideogram.ai, giving them practical experience with emerging technology.
2. Critical analysis skills: The lesson emphasizes the importance of critically examining AI-generated images for accuracy, biases, and limitations.
3. Historical context: By analyzing an AI-generated image of London during World War II, students apply critical thinking to historical subjects.
4. Media literacy: Students learn to question the authenticity and reliability of digital content, an essential skill in today's information landscape.
5. Creative applications: The lesson explores how AI can be used creatively while maintaining a critical perspective.
6. Ethical considerations: Students discuss potential biases and limitations in AI-generated imagery.
7. Cross-curricular relevance: The lesson integrates technology, history, and media literacy skills.
By teaching students to engage critically with AI-generated content, this lesson prepares them to navigate an increasingly AI-influenced world responsibly and thoughtfully. It emphasizes that while AI tools can be powerful and creative, human critical thinking and fact-checking remain essential.
How it maps to the curriculum
- JC
- History
Strand: 1. The Nature of History
Strand unit: 5. Job of the Historian
Suggestions for use: Historical Reimagining: Have students use Ideogram.ai to create images of historical events or figures they're studying. Then critically analyze the results, discussing historical accuracy and potential biases. Cross-Subject Integration: Partner with an art or technology teacher to explore the intersection of AI, art, and history. Students could compare AI-generated art to human-created historical artworks. Media Literacy Project: Assign students to find news articles using AI-generated images. Have them create a presentation analyzing how these images are used, whether they're properly labeled, and their impact on the story's credibility.
Key Skills:
- Being Creative
- Communicating
- Managing Information and Thinking
- Staying Well
- Working with Others
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Managing Myself
