For the past month and a half, NewTechKids has been slowly introducing AI literacy to students in groups 1-8 at IKC Metropool, a new primary school in Amsterdam southeast that is integrating tech education into its core curriculum. This is based on our belief that schools have to start teaching kids about AI as soon as they start school to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the AI in their lives
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Being able to think deeply and critically about technology and its implications is becoming as important as understanding computer science and knowing how to code. This is because the technology we currently have is directly related to the perspectives, values and even biases of the technologists who create it. To help kids develop critical thinking skills, NewTechKids is developing new lessons and teaching resources which help primary school-aged kids explore the ethics of technology. Our
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