Google Unveils New AI Education Initiatives for Students and Educators

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Google has announced five new AI education initiatives aimed at helping students and young people learn and grow with artificial intelligence. These initiatives include the creation of new courses for teachers on using AI in the classroom, lesson plans for students on responsible AI use, and a conversation guide for families. Google is also expanding its AI literacy funding to reach more students, and making its Gemini AI tool available to younger users with parental controls. The efforts are led by Jennie Magiera, Global Head of Education Impact, Google for Education, and aim to help students and educators use AI safely and effectively. These initiatives are being shared in recognition of National AI Literacy Day.

5 new AI education initiatives from Google

Google is expanding its AI resources for students and educators with 5 new initiatives:

  1. New AI training courses for educators: Google has developed two new courses for K12 and higher education teachers that teach how to use Google AI to save time, create engaging learning experiences, and inspire new ideas. These courses augment other existing resources, including the Generative AI for Educators course created in partnership with MIT RAISE, the updated Guardian’s Guide to AI, and the Experience AI program for educators and students.

  2. Lesson plans for students: Google has created a lesson plan to help teachers prepare their students to use AI responsibly. The curriculum is grounded in Google's five essentials for getting started with AI and features real-world scenarios and practical tips.

  3. Conversation guide for families: Google has developed a new conversation guide to support families in exploring AI together. This guide is a useful addition to programs like Be Internet Awesome and the Online Safety Roadshow, which have helped millions of kids learn how to safely and confidently explore online.

  4. Expanding Gemini to younger users: Google is expanding its AI tool, Gemini, to younger users with supervision tools and controls for parents and educators. In the coming months, parents will be able to manage their child's access to Gemini on a supervised account via the Family Link app, and school administrators can continue to manage access to Gemini in Google Admin console.

  5. AI literacy funding: Google.org has contributed $1 million to the MIT RAISE Initiative to help advance AI learning, education, and computational action. This builds on Google’s Generative AI for Educators course with MIT RAISE and brings Google.org’s AI literacy funding to more than $40 million to date, including the AI Opportunity Fund for educators and students.

These efforts, including a new responsible AI curriculum and a $1 million grant to MIT RAISE, all aim to help students and educators use AI safely and effectively.

Source: Google Blog

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