Using AI Wisely & Safely
Chatbots, clear prompts, checking AI answers, deepfakes, privacy and honest use of AI for schoolwork.
⌨️ Start with your 10-minute typing warm-upBy the end, you will be able to:
- Explain that a chatbot predicts likely words, so its answers can sound sure but be wrong ("hallucinations").
- Write a clear prompt using C.L.E.A.R., and check an AI answer against a trusted source.
- Keep their personal information out of AI tools, spot a deepfake scam and tell honest use of AI from cheating.
What you need
No computer at home? Print the PDF and practise on paper.
Follow these steps in order
Tick each step when you finish it. Your ticks are saved on this device, so you can stop and come back later.
Learn the ideas ⏱️ 35 min
Read pages 1–4 of the workbook and try every small task. Type your answers straight into the boxes: they save by themselves.
Explore the 3D lab ⏱️ 15 min
Play with the 3D model below. The 🎯 missions tell you exactly what to do next. When you finish every mission, this step ticks itself.
Do the Lab Mission ⏱️ 25 min
Page 5 is the hands-on task. Do it on a real computer, step by step. You need: a computer with a web browser; an AI tool only with a mentor or a parent.
Check yourself ⏱️ 10 min
Answer the questions on page 6 without looking back, then check your answers below.
Finished? Check your answers
Your Turn: Fix These Prompts (Page 2): open task. Look for all five parts, for example: "I am a JHS 1 pupil in Ghana. Explain how plants make food (photosynthesis) in 5 simple steps, using examples from a cocoa farm." And: "I am a JHS pupil from Cape Coast. Write a 100-word paragraph for a school project describing 3 interesting things about my town for visitors." (Pupils should name a town, not their street or house.)
Fact-Check Challenge (Page 3)
- Mistake 1: independence was on 6 March 1957, not 1960. (1960 is when Ghana became a republic, with Nkrumah as its first president.)
- Mistake 2: the capital is Accra, not Kumasi.
- Kwame Nkrumah and Lake Volta are correct. Lake Volta is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world by surface area.
- Trusted sources: a Social Studies textbook, a teacher or mentor, an official
.gov.ghwebsite, an encyclopedia.
Helper or Cheater (Page 4): 1. Helper. 2. Cheater. 3. Helper. 4. Cheater.
Lab table (Page 5): Mission 1: adding the task, who it is for and the format (a tone is optional) made the answer better. Mission 2: 3 of the 6 answers were wrong (the independence date, "a spider is an insect" and "the Sun goes around the Earth"). Mission 3: for example a password or PIN, a home address, a full name with a school, or photos of friends.
Real AI tool (Page 5, Mission 2): open task. Look for a C.L.E.A.R. prompt with no P.I.I., a one-sentence summary, one fact checked in a named source and a sensible follow-up question.
Scenario Decisions (Page 6)
- Checking a chatbot's date in the textbook: Wise.
- Typing full name, school and home address: Unwise (P.I.I.).
- Calling the uncle back on his usual number before doing anything: Wise.
- Sharing a shocking video straight away: Unwise (it could be a deepfake. T.H.I.N.K.: is it true?).
Written Review Questions
- A chatbot writes by predicting words that are likely to come next, from patterns in its training text. It does not check whether something is true, so it can sound sure and still be wrong.
- Context, Limits, Examples and details, Ask, Review.
Rate yourself and save your work ⏱️ 5 min
Tick how confident you feel on the last page, then press 🖨 Print / Save as PDF in the workbook to keep a copy. On a shared computer, press Clear my answers when you have saved it.
🎉 Session 40 complete!
Brilliant work. Next up: Session 41: Skills Lab 5: Code & AI Challenge.
Go to Session 41 →💬 AI Helper Check
Ask a pretend AI helper on a 3D phone. Build a clear prompt, catch its confident mistakes against a trusted source, and decide what you should never type into a chatbot. Follow the 🎯 missions on the right: they tell you what to do next.
Stuck? Try this
Most problems are one missed word. Look for the Panic Button or Help box in the workbook.
Refresh the page. On a very old computer it may not show 3D. The workbook still has everything you need.
Answers save on the computer you typed them on. Open the workbook on that same computer and browser.
Ask your mentor, a teacher or a friend. Show them the step number you are on.