FETC 2025: Bridging Creativity and Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education
Sharing artificial intelligence projects as an art teacher yields mixed reactions, Tim Needles said at FETC 2025 in Orlando, Fla. Needles, who works as an art teacher and a technology integration specialist for New York’s Smithtown Central School District, explained in a presentation Wednesday that the teacher and ed tech communities are often excited by the AI art he shares, whereas his artist friends and followers are more inclined to criticize it. Forced to approach this emerging technology with a unique lens, Needles chooses to look at AI as a tool, “like a pencil,” he said. “This is just…
Sharing artificial intelligence projects as an art teacher yields mixed reactions, Tim Needles said at FETC 2025 in Orlando, Fla. Needles, who works as an art teacher and a technology integration specialist for New York’s Smithtown Central School District, explained in a presentation Wednesday that the teacher and ed tech communities are often excited by the AI art he shares, whereas his artist friends and followers are more inclined to criticize it.
Forced to approach this emerging technology with a unique lens, Needles chooses to look at AI as a tool, “like a pencil,” he said. “This is just…
