Exploring Generative AI in a NZ Classroom Environment - for teachers

Estimated Time: 15-60 mins

Make sure your rangatahi have the opportunity to upskill in use of generative AI by getting yourself and your school colleagues comfortable with use, limitations, benefits and potential pitfalls of generative AI.

This training from Netsafe, sponsored by Microsoft and with support from Cyberlite, introduces you to the basics of generative AI use and the critical thinking skills required to embed it as a classroom tool used responsibly by your students.

Build your confidence and knowledge as a teacher so you can:

Define generative AI.
Explain how to use generative AI.
Identify considerations in the use of generative AI.
Analyse benefits and potential pitfalls of generative AI in a school environment.

There are four parts to this training, each addressing the corresponding learning objective:

What’s so special about generative AI?
Get started with generative AI
Generative AI: Critical thinking and considerations
Classroom use of generative AI

It’s recommended that you work through each part of this training in order. Your progress will not be saved, so before you navigate away from the page please make a note of where you were up to.

Module 1 of 2 in the Introduction to Generative AI series. For student learning, please refer to Module 2: Safe and Responsible Use of Generative AI Tools(/resources/safe-and-responsible-use-of-generative-ai-tools).