Think It, Link It, Credit It

​Think it, Link it, Credit it!

By Crystal Nolen

Use AI Responsibly

Open Ended

Imagine this: You spend three weeks in your room at night, teaching yourself how to edit video. You finally finish a 30 second digital animation. It has a song you composed, colors that you love, and a character you drew yourself. You post it to a small account. It gets 10 likes.

Two days later, a massive influencer with 5 million followers reposts your video. They don't tag you. They don't mention your name. In fact, they put a caption over it that says, "Check out this cool edit I created!"

The video gets 2 million likes. People are commenting, "You're so talented," and, "How did you make this," to the influencer. The influencer just replies with a heart emoji.

How would this make you feel?

Terms We Need to Know

​Intellectual Property	​Copyright	​Creative Commons
​Anything that started as a thought in your brain and turned into something real: a song, a brand name, a game code, or a drawing. Just like you own your phone, you "own" the ideas you create.	A legal right that says only you get to decide who can copy, change, or perform your work. The second you create something original, it’s basically copyrighted to you. It’s like a protective bubble around your art.	​A way for creators to say, "Hey, you can use my stuff, but follow my rules!" Usually, the rule is just "Link it back to me" or "Don't use it to make money." It’s the "sharing is caring" version of copyright.

Match

Match the following situations to the correct term.

• An architect created unique blueprints for the building. In this case, the blueprints would be...

• A local artist created a work that has become very popular. He has decided that no one else can use his work.

• My friend wrote a song, and I am using it my video. She gave me permission to use it as long as I do not make money off the video.

Intellectual Property

Copyright

Creative Commons

• Intellectual Property

• Copyright

• Creative Commons

THINK IT:
AI is the Tool, Not the Talent

• AI is like a calculator. A calculator can do math, but it doesn't know why it's doing math.

• Use AI to brainstorm, but ensure the final product reflects YOU.

• Example: If AI writes your whole essay, did you "Think" it? No, you just ordered it like a pizza.​

Open Ended

Give one example of how you can "Think It" when using AI.

LINK IT:
Show Your Work

• Be transparent. If you used ChatGPT for an outline or for a background, say so.

• Adhere to the rules of your teacher and school/workplace.

How to do it: Create a "Process Note" at the end of assignments. "I used AI to help me organize my thoughts, but the arguments are mine.""

Open Ended

List one method of ensuring that you give credit to the source you used to help you complete your work.

CREDIT IT:
Respect the Humans

• AI "hallucinates" and "remixes." It was trained on millions of real human artists who didn't always say "Yes" to being used.

• If you hear an "AI Drake" song, remember that the real Drake (and his writers/producers) did the hard work of building that sound.

• Question: Is it fair to the person whose job is a graphic designer if we just use AI for free?

It's fair if we use AI for inspiration, but it becomes unfair when we try to pass off AI work as "human-made" to avoid paying someone for their skill.

Multiple Select

Select all the reasons why we should respect the humans when using AI.

• Humans have not always given permission for AI to use their creations.

• It takes hard work to create products, and humans deserve credit for it.

• This way, we do not have to pay someone for using their items.

• AI is only a tool. It is not a human.

How can we give credit?

For a Human Creator (Artist/Writer/Musician):

Format: "Title of Work" by "Creator Name," found on "Platform/Website".

Example: "Sunset over Mars" by @ArtStudent123, found on Instagram.

When Using AI:

Format: I created ________ with the help of the AI tool __________.

Example: "I created the image of the landform using Google Gemini."

From Social Media (sharing or reposting):

Format: This idea came from ________. I am reposting this from __________.

Example: "_________ created the original video, and I am gaining inspiration from that!"

Categorize

Options (10)

Show Your Work

Be Transparent

Follow the rules of your teacher and workplace

Use AI to brainstorm.

Legal Right

People own their own work.

Protects original creations.

Say where you got it.

Do the thinking.

Give props to the creator.

Organize the terms into the correct category.

Credit It

Think It

Copyright

Link It