AI Sparks is the first step on JKT Technology's Artificial Intelligence pathway — a hands-on, project-based introduction to AI built entirely around PictoBlox's block…
AI Sparks
Discover, Create & Innovate with Artificial Intelligence
“Where curiosity meets code, and every learner becomes an AI creator.”
LEVEL 1 — BEGINNER PATHWAY
AI Sparks is the first step on JKT Technology's Artificial Intelligence pathway — a hands-on, project-based introduction to AI built entirely around PictoBlox's block-based coding environment.
Artificial Intelligence is changing the world, and AI Sparks introduces students to this exciting field through practical, project-based learning. Using PictoBlox's built-in Artificial Intelligence features, learners will discover how machines can recognize faces, classify images, detect objects, understand speech, and learn from data.
Instead of simply learning theory, students build their own AI-powered applications while developing innovation, critical thinking, and future-ready digital skills. By the end of the programme, every learner will design, build, and present an original AI project — with zero prior coding or AI experience required.
Audience: Secondary School / Older Primary Learners (Ages 10–15)
Programme Length: 4 Weeks
Training Day: Thursday
Sessions: 4
Lessons: 8 (2 Lessons per Session)
Session Length: 60 Minutes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Students discover how Artificial Intelligence works, explore its presence in everyday life, and begin creating their first AI-powered applications inside PictoBlox.
Lesson 1: What is Artificial Intelligence?
Understanding AI, Machine Learning, and how AI quietly shapes everyday life — from voice assistants to recommendation systems.
Lesson 2: Getting Started with AI in PictoBlox
Exploring PictoBlox's AI extensions and building a first simple AI interaction: a sprite that greets you when it sees your face.
Lesson 3: Computer Vision
Understanding how computers “see” through cameras and pixels, then using face and object detection blocks to build reactive projects.
Lesson 4: Image & Face Recognition
Moving from detection to recognition — building an emotion-detecting project and exploring the basics of image classification.
Students apply their AI knowledge by training their own models and developing genuinely interactive, intelligent applications of their own design.
Lesson 5: Machine Learning Basics
Learning the Collect → Label → Train → Test workflow and training a simple image classifier with PictoBlox's ML environment.
Lesson 6: Gesture & Object Recognition
Building projects that respond to hand gestures and recognized objects, combining AI with game logic and sound.
Lesson 7: Designing an AI Innovation Project
Using design thinking to plan an original AI-powered solution to a real problem, then building the first working prototype.
Lesson 8: AI Project Showcase
Finalizing, testing, and confidently presenting a completed AI innovation project to classmates, teachers, and family.
Students design and present an AI-powered solution addressing a real-world challenge or creative idea using PictoBlox's AI capabilities.
Examples include:
Students who successfully complete the programme will receive a
Certificate in Artificial Intelligence & Smart Innovation with PictoBlox (AI Sparks – Beginner Level)
Beginner
Price: ₦30000
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Students discover how Artificial Intelligence works, explore its presence in everyday life, and begin creating their first AI-powered applications inside PictoBlox.
This module builds on learners’ understanding of Artificial Intelligence by introducing Machine Learning, gesture recognition, and object recognition. Students will learn how AI models are trained using the Collect → Label → Train → Test process and use PictoBlox's Machine Learning environment to create their own simple AI models.
Through practical, hands-on activities, learners will create interactive applications that respond to hand gestures and recognized objects. They will then apply design-thinking skills to identify a problem, develop an AI-powered solution, and build a working prototype. The module concludes with an AI Project Showcase, where learners demonstrate and confidently explain their completed innovations to classmates, teachers, and family.