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Microsoft

AI Foundations: Imagine Cup Junior

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  • Learn what AI is, why it's needed, and how cloud computing and platforms relate to it. Part of the AI Foundations: Imagine Cup Juniors learning path.

    In this module, you'll:

    • Explain the need for artificial intelligence

    • Describe cloud computing services and cloud storage service

    • Describe privacy and security implications when considering cloud services

    ISTE Standards for Educators:

    • Educator - Facilitator
    • Educator - Learner

    UNESCO Standards for Educators:

    • Application of Digital skills
    • Teacher Professional Learning
    • Understanding ICT in Education UNESCO AI Competency Framework:
    • A human-centered mindset
    • Ethics of AI
    • AI foundations and applications
    • AI pedagogy
    • AI for professional development
  • Learn how AI is applied in daily life and across industries, including NLG and speech recognition. Part of the AI Foundations: Imagine Cup Juniors learning path.

    In this module, you'll:

    • Explain the reach of AI in daily lives.
    • Describe speech recognition and NLG programs.
    • Identify positive impacts of AI on industry sectors and fields.

    ISTE Standards for Educators:

    • Educator - Facilitator
    • Educator - Learner

    UNESCO Standards for Educators:

    • Application of Digital skills
    • Understanding ICT in Education
  • Explore the roles and types of APIs and databases and how they're a part of programming. Part of the AI Foundations: Imagine Cup Juniors learning path.

    In this module, you will:

    • Explain what an API is

    • Describe the different types of APIs and their uses

    • Describe the different types of datasets

    • Identify questions to ask when considering public datasets

    • Explain the benefits and downsides to public use datasets

    ISTE Standards for Educators:

    • Educator - Facilitator
    • Educator - Learner

    UNESCO Standards for Educators:

    • Application of Digital skills
    • Teacher Professional Learning
    • Understanding ICT in Education

    UNESCO AI Competency Framework:

    • A human-centered mindset
    • Ethics of AI
    • AI foundations and applications
    • AI pedagogy
    • AI for professional development
  • Explore two computing languages used for AI programming, R and Python, Minecraft, and the Hour of Code. Part of the AI Foundations: Imagine Cup Juniors.

    In this module, you'll:

    • Describe the R and Python programming languages
    • Explain the basics of Python
    • Define computational thinking

    ISTE Standards for Educators:

    • Educator - Facilitator
    • Educator - Learner UNESCO Standards for Educators:
    • Application of Digital skills
    • Teacher Professional Learning

Syllabus

  • Understand artificial intelligence with AI Foundations: Imagine Cup Junior
    • Introduction
    • The need for AI
    • Cloud computing services
    • Cloud management issues
    • Major cloud platforms and applications
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Application of AI with AI foundations: Imagine Cup Junior
    • Introduction
    • Areas of application of AI in our daily lives
    • NLG and speech recognition
    • Exposure to AI and its applications across industry
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Understand APIs and public databases with AI Foundations: Imagine Cup Junior
    • Introduction
    • Application programming interfaces (APIs)
    • Datasets
    • Considerations for public use datasets
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Program AI with AI Foundations: Imagine Cup Junior
    • Introduction
    • Programming, the cloud, and artificial intelligence
    • Introduction to R programming
    • Introduction to Python
    • Minecraft Education
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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