K12 AI Labs

Video Production and Virtual Presenters - AI Avatar Presentation

$15.00

K12 AI Labs: Module 7, Lesson 25

AI Avatar Presentation introduces students to one of the most striking frontiers of AI-generated media—the AI avatar—and challenges them to use the technology purposefully, creatively, and responsibly. Using tools like HeyGen or HourOne, students design and produce a 30–60 second avatar presentation tailored to a real audience and a clear message.

Students begin by exploring the current landscape of AI avatar technology: where it's being used, how it works, and the range of responses it generates—from fascination to discomfort. They examine examples across marketing, education, and entertainment, developing criteria for avatar presentations that are effective and appropriate versus those that feel deceptive or manipulative.

From there, students develop a creative brief: defining the purpose of their presentation, the specific audience it's addressing, and the message it needs to deliver. They write and refine a script, make deliberate choices about avatar appearance and voice, and produce their finished video with feedback and revision built into the process.

The lesson gives significant space to the ethical questions AI avatars raise—around synthetic media, deepfakes, consent, and the future of authenticity in video communication. Students grapple with these questions as practitioners, not just observers.

Students leave with a completed avatar presentation and a nuanced understanding of AI-generated media that will serve them well in a world where this technology is becoming ubiquitous.

ISTE Standards 1, 2, and 6 aligned.

This is a digital lesson accessed via lesson PDF and PowerPoint presentation—no physical product will be shipped.

AI Labs is designed for middle and high school classrooms but is adaptable across grade levels. It fits naturally into computer science, media, elective, or STEM programs—and can be taught as a semester course, stretched to a full-year, or a flexible collection of standalone lessons with 10 Cumulative Project options with teacher materials and student pacing guide.

Details
  • Course Level
    Middle School, High School

What's Included
  • A full instructor guide with brief development frameworks
  • Ethical discussion guides, peer review protocols, and differentiation supports
  • A matching PowerPoint presentation

This is a digital lesson accessed via lesson PDF and PowerPoint presentation—no physical product will be shipped.

Materials Needed
  • Internet-connected devices (laptops, tablets, or desktops)
  • HeyGen or HourOne accounts
  • Rubric or checklist for evaluation (clarity, ethics, audience response)
  • Screen for group discussion

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K12 AI Labs

AI Labs is a hands-on, project-based curriculum that prepares students to understand, use, and think critically about artificial intelligence. Across 25 lessons and seven content modules, students move from foundational AI ethics through real creative and technical work—writing prompts, generating music, designing characters, coding games, training machine learning models, and producing video with AI avatars.

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