Unit 1, Day 5: Show Your Process

Lesson 5 of 6 in Unit 1, Use It, Check It, Own It

School-year day

Day 5 of 180

Time

20-minute core + 30-minute extension (50 minutes in all)

Teacher Talk with MystrS. Checked October 25, 2026 (Pacific time). Tags: Cyber, AI.

Goal: Students will be able to:

• Explain why AI detectors can be wrong, including about writing done by people.
• Keep simple evidence of their own process: notes, drafts, version history.
• State the class rule for disclosing AI use.

Materials:

• Projector
• Two detector facts: When OpenAI tried to build its own AI detector, it labeled human-written text like Shakespeare and the Declaration of Independence as AI-generated, and Turnitin says its AI writing detection 'should not be used as the sole basis for adverse actions against a student.' (OpenAI educator article; Turnitin guide)
• A one-page process log template with four columns: date, what I did, tool used, what I changed

Core (20 min)

1. Ask: "If a computer said you cheated and you didn't, how would you prove it?" (3 min)
2. Share the detector facts. The point is not that detectors are useless. It is that your process is your proof. (7 min)
3. As a class, agree on one sentence to add when you used AI, for example "I used AI to quiz me on chapter 3." (7 min)
4. Check for understanding. (3 min)

Extension (up to 30 min)

• Students start a process log for a current assignment and write two entries. (20 min)
• Partners trade logs and ask one question each. (10 min)

Check for understanding: "List two things you could show a teacher to prove a piece of writing is yours."

Standards (from our standards map):

• CSTA 2026: HS-ALG-PS-05; HS-SOC-HU-43