AI For Parents
Empower your family by learning how to use generative AI tools together—safely, creatively, and responsibly.
Curriculum
01
What is Generative AI and Why Should Families Care?
Learn about generative AI, tools like ChatGPT, and how it impacts family life.
Example: Use ChatGPT to create a bedtime story featuring your child's favorite characters.
Example: Use ChatGPT to create a bedtime story featuring your child's favorite characters.
02
Unleashing Creativity: Fun Activities with Generative AI
Explore creative ways to use AI for fun activities like transforming photos or brainstorming ideas.
Example: Upload a family photo to an AI art tool and turn it into a cartoon-style portrait.
Example: Upload a family photo to an AI art tool and turn it into a cartoon-style portrait.
03
Hands-On Family Projects with Generative AI
Engage in family-friendly projects like virtual science fairs or designing imaginative structures using AI.
Example: Use an AI platform to create a “dream house” blueprint together as a family.
Example: Use an AI platform to create a “dream house” blueprint together as a family.
04
Breaking Down Artificial Intelligence: What Every Parent Should Know
Understand AI concepts, its evolution, and how it differs from machine learning and deep learning.
Example: Create a visual mind map to explain AI, machine learning, and deep learning to your child.
Example: Create a visual mind map to explain AI, machine learning, and deep learning to your child.
05
How Machines Learn: An Introduction to Machine Learning
Learn how machines analyze data using supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning.
Example: Categorize household objects and explain how AI might sort them into groups.
Example: Categorize household objects and explain how AI might sort them into groups.
06
Neural Networks for Beginners: Understanding the Brain of AI
Simplify the structure and function of neural networks and how they mimic the human brain.
Example: Draw a neural network with colored pencils, showing inputs, layers, and outputs.
Example: Draw a neural network with colored pencils, showing inputs, layers, and outputs.
07
Generative AI in Action: Practical Uses in Everyday Life
Explore real-world applications of generative AI in content creation, simulations, and problem-solving.
Example: Use a generative AI tool to create a custom greeting card for a family occasion.
Example: Use a generative AI tool to create a custom greeting card for a family occasion.
08
The Ethics of AI: Teaching Children Responsibility and Fairness
Discuss ethical challenges like bias, fairness, and privacy concerns in AI.
Example: Role-play an “AI superhero” scenario where your child ensures fairness in AI decisions.
Example: Role-play an “AI superhero” scenario where your child ensures fairness in AI decisions.
09
Asking Better Questions: Teaching Kids to Explore Options with AI
Encourage critical thinking by teaching kids to generate multiple solutions using AI.
Example: Ask an AI tool to suggest five unique solutions for a school project idea.
Example: Ask an AI tool to suggest five unique solutions for a school project idea.
10
Collaborate Like a Pro: Refining Ideas with Generative AI
Use AI as a brainstorming partner to refine and improve creative ideas.
Example: Design a quirky recipe together and refine it step-by-step using AI suggestions.
Example: Design a quirky recipe together and refine it step-by-step using AI suggestions.
11
Digital Balance: Managing Technology Exposure for Families
Learn strategies to maintain a healthy balance between screen time and offline activities.
Example: Create a family “tech-free hour” and fill it with AI-inspired activities like storytelling.
Example: Create a family “tech-free hour” and fill it with AI-inspired activities like storytelling.
12
AI for Learning: Tools to Boost Your Child’s Education
Discover AI platforms and tools to support your child’s academic growth and creativity.
Example: Use an AI summarizer to condense a lengthy textbook chapter into key points for easier understanding.
Example: Use an AI summarizer to condense a lengthy textbook chapter into key points for easier understanding.
13
Staying Safe: Privacy and Security Tips for Parents
Learn how to implement parental controls and safeguard your family’s privacy in AI tools.
Example: Set up privacy settings on an AI tool and explain its importance to your child.
Example: Set up privacy settings on an AI tool and explain its importance to your child.
14
Future-Ready Kids: Preparing for an AI-Driven World
Explore future skills like coding and adaptability, emphasizing the importance of lifelong learning.
Example: Introduce coding with simple tools like Scratch, helping your child build a basic game.
Example: Introduce coding with simple tools like Scratch, helping your child build a basic game.