Put your phone away can end a moment. It does not open a conversation about what happened before the phone came out. Students are living a digital life adults barely see. There are questions about who they are online, what their feeds show them, how AI is made, and what they want technology to do in their lives. The AI Circle Kit gives you a structured way to bring those questions into the room with them.

What is a like worth? Imagine putting that question in the center of a circle and giving students room to think about it together. In this circle, students consider how likes, comments, and followers affect their sense of self. They create a self-worth pie, filling it with the people, values, interests, and qualities that matter to them. If likes disappeared tomorrow, what would still make you worthy?

The questions are written. The circle is planned. You lead it. Everything you need to run the circle is in the plan: the purpose, the opening, the questions, the activities, and the close.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Before You Begin

    • Before You Begin
  • 2

    Unit 1: Mind, Body & Digital Awareness

    • Introduction: Mind, Body & Digital Awareness

    • Lesson 1: Your Body Is Talking

    • Lesson 2: Regulated or Dysregulated

    • Lesson 3: Find Your Reset

    • Lesson 4: Who’s Controlling the Scroll?

    • Lesson 5: Screens, Sleep & Your Brain

    • Lesson 6: Catching Feelings... Online
  • 3

    Unit 2: Identity, Authenticity, & Self-Worth Online

    • Introduction: Identity, Authenticity & Self-Worth Online

    • Lesson 1: Are You the Same Person Online?

    • Lesson 2: The Highlight Reel

    • Lesson 3: No Filter Needed

    • Lesson 4: You Don’t Actually Know Them

    • Lesson 5: What Is a Like Worth?
  • 4

    Unit 3: How AI & Social Media Actually Work

    • Introduction: How AI & Social Media Actually Work

    • Lesson 1: Wait... What Is AI?

    • Lesson 2: Why Did That Show Up on My Feed?

    • Lesson 3: Tech Can Actually Do That?

    • Lesson 4: When the Tool Starts Using You

    • Lesson 5: Who Built This?
  • 5

    Unit 4: Power, Bias & Harm

    • Introduction: Power, Bias & Harm

    • Lesson 1: When Technology Gets Us Wrong

    • Lesson 2: Your Data Is Worth Something

    • Lesson 3: Safe or Watched?

    • Lesson 4: Can You Believe Your Eyes?

    • Lesson 5: When Your Feed Agrees With Everything You Think

    • Lesson 6: When Violence Becomes Just Another Scroll
  • 6

    Unit 5: Ethics, Responsibility, & Real-World Impact

    • Introduction: Ethics, Responsibility & Real-World Impact

    • Lesson 1: Just Because You Can, Should You?

    • Lesson 2: Did AI Help You Learn or Do It for You?

    • Lesson 3: That’s My Face. That’s My Work.

    • Lesson 4: AI Is Coming to Work

    • Lesson 5: Who Makes the Rules for AI?

    • Lesson 6: Can AI Really Be Your Friend?
  • 7

    Unit 6: The Future & Human Skills

    • Introduction: The Future & Human Skills

    • Lesson 1: Nothing About Us Without Us

    • Lesson 2: Build the Social Media We Actually Need

    • Lesson 3: Protect Your Peace Online

    • Lesson 4: We Still Need Each Other

    • Lesson 5: The Revolution Might Be Televised... Now What?

    • Lesson 6: What If the Internet Disappeared Tomorrow?

Give your students a place to explore the questions shaping their lives.

Select a question to explore the circle topics inside.

01
How does technology impact my brain, body, and emotions?
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  • Your Body is Talking
  • Regulated or Dysregulated?
  • Find Your Reset
  • Who's Controlling the Scroll?
  • Screens, Sleep & Your Brain
  • Catching Feelings...Online
02
Who am I online, and how is that shaped by social media?
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  • Are You the Same Person Online?
  • The Highlight Reel
  • No Filter Needed
  • You Don't Actually Know Them
  • What Is a Like Worth?
03
What is happening behind the screen?
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  • Wait...What is AI?
  • Why Did THAT Show Up on My Feed?
  • Tech Can Actually Do THAT?
  • When the Tool Starts Using You
  • Who Built This?
04
Who benefits from technology, and who is harmed?
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  • When Technology Gets Us Wrong
  • Your Data Is Worth Something
  • Safe or Watched?
  • Can You Believe Your Eyes?
  • When Your Feed Agrees With Everything You Think
  • When Violence Becomes Just Another Scroll
05
What does it mean to use technology responsibly?
Explore topics +
  • Just Because You Can, Should You?
  • Did AI Help You Learn... Or Do It For You?
  • That's My Face. That's My Work.
  • AI Is Coming to Work
  • Who Makes the Rules for AI?
  • Can AI Really Be Your Friend?
06
What does it mean to be human in an AI world?
Explore topics +
  • Nothing About Us Without Us
  • Build the Social Media We Actually Need
  • Protect Your Peace Online
  • We Still Need Each Other
  • The Revolution Might Be Televised... Now What?
  • What If the Internet Disappeared Tomorrow?

The Circle Before the Scroll

Bring the questions shaping students’ digital lives into the circle.