Objective

Students will learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications in daily life.

Pre-requisites

Basic computer skills

Goal

Operational Definition

All – This gives the goal, which is the minimum that the teacher must achieve for all students in the classroom.
Some – This gives the goal that the teacher may try to achieve for some students in the classroom who can achieve the suggested goal over and above the goal stated for ‘All’.
Few – This gives the goal that the teacher may try to achieve for a few students in the classroom who can achieve the suggested goal over and above the goal stated for ‘Some and ‘All’.

Materials required: 

Technology

• An audio-enabled computer with an internet connection, smartboard projector, and screen.
• All devices like laptops, tablets and desktop computers with accessibility features enabled.
• Screen readers like JAWS and NVDA.
• Large keyboards, built-in screen magnifiers, hearing aids, text-to-speech and speech-to-text software.
• Voice recognition software like Siri, Windows Speech Recognition, headsets, etc.
• Writing or typing tools for students.

Teacher Materials

• Whiteboard and markers or blackboard and chalk
• Vocabulary cards, visual cards, sight words.
• Lesson videos.

Student Handouts

• Handout 1: Thumbs Up and Down Card
• Handout 2: Worksheets

Print Preparation

The teacher will print, copy or laminate (wherever applicable):

• Thumbs up and Thumbs down
• Worksheets

Preparation of Activity:

1. All the learning and teaching materials needed for this lesson plan must be ready before the lesson begins.
2. Ensure that there are enough copies for all children. Multiple copies can be made by photocopying too.
3. Please have the assistive technologies and accessibility features ready for your inclusive classroom.

Setting for the lesson transacting:

This topic must be taught in the computer lab.

1. Expected Prior Knowledge

Awareness of the extent of student’s prior knowledge of the topic will help the teacher plan and deliver the lesson appropriately.  
This could be assessed through the provided worksheet.

Notes to the teacher:
Begin the topic with a pre-assessment worksheet.

Worksheet: Pre-assessment

2. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Guided Watching
Bring attention to the screen, saying, “Let’s watch this video.”
Ask students to give a thumbs up whenever they hear the word ‘Artificial Intelligence’ used in the video.

Play videos

Video: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Video: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with ISL

Try me

Word Wall: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

3. Assessment

Worksheet: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

4. Assistive Technologies

Video: Assistive Technologies

Teacher Resource Document

Source and Attribution of images: All images used in the above Assets and Aids are originally created.

This digital material has been developed by the Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini Inclusive Education Project, a unit of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam, as a collaborative offering in the service of our nation.