You’ve Got a Friend in AI: Going to “Infinity and Beyond" With Your Students

There's a new toy in town, and students are already playing with it. This Toy Story-themed poster presentation explores how to support students in using AI as a learning tool while teaching them to use it responsibly, thoughtfully and as good digital citizens. Discover ways to help students understand how AI works, when to trust it and how to use it ethically. Explore interactive, classroom-ready activities that open meaningful conversations about AI as a learning partner, and find practical ways to build purposeful AI opportunities throughout the learning process, from brainstorming and feedback to revision and critical thinking. You will leave with ready-to-use AI literacy and digital citizenship activities, strategies for discussing responsible use, practical ways to teach transparency and ethical decision-making, and tools that help students treat AI as a thinking partner rather than a thinking substitute. AI can be a trusty sidekick, but student thinking should always stay the sheriff in town.