Learning Activity

Artificial Intelligence in Your Everyday Life

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

Overview

In this learning activity, students will watch a video about Google Assistant. In this video, students will witness artificial intelligence being used via Google Assistant to call a salon to book an appointment for a client. Students will then use an artificial intelligence-generated text-to-voice website to create an audio file of their own.

Content Standards

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 6

DLCS18.6.29
Define artificial intelligence and identify examples of artificial intelligence in the community.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

artificial intelligence

Knowledge

Students know:

that artificial intelligence is the use of computer systems to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence and include services such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision
making, and translation between languages.

Skills

Students are able to:

identify examples of artificial intelligence.

Understanding

Students understand that:

while artificial intelligence is designed to aide, it also has negative side effects.

Interdisciplinary Connections

Phase

During/Explore/Explain

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to define artificial intelligence and identify examples of artificial intelligence in their everyday life.

Activity Details

This learning activity should be completed after an introductory lesson on artificial intelligence.

The teacher will kick off this activity by asking students to list some of the ways they use artificial intelligence every day. Allow time to briefly discuss (5-10 minutes).
The teacher will show the video Google Duplex: AI Assistant Calls Local Businesses to Make Appointments. Google Duplex is a technology powering a new Google Assistant feature. Billed as a completely automated system, Google Duplex can essentially make calls for you, but with a natural-sounding human voice instead of a robotic one.
The teacher will partner students together with an internet-connected device and share the Streams Speak website. On this website, the students will create an AI-generated human voice clip using text-to-speech capabilities. Their AI-generated voice clip will be used to answer the questions: (1) How would you define artificial intelligence? (2) What are some ways Google's AI technology can be used?
The students will download their audio file from Streams Speak and email it to the teacher to share with the class.

Assessment Strategies

The students will be assessed on completion of the AI-generated voice clip on Streams Speak and the correct response to the questions asked.

Acceleration and Intervention

Variation Tips

The teacher may choose to have students complete this learning activity individually, with a partner, or in a small group.

Related Learning Activities

Background and Preparation

Background / Preparation

The teacher will need to make sure the video Google Duplex: AI Assistant Calls Local Businesses to Make Appointment will not be blocked by school security.
The students will need internet-connected devices.
The students should already be familiar with artificial intelligence prior to this learning activity.

Digital Tools / Resources

Streams Speak

https://speak.streams.live/

Approved Date

2022-06-15

Author

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd

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Learning Resource Type