Generative AI with Optus Digital Thumbprint
Explore the world of Generative AI with Optus Digital Thumbprint
Join our exciting Generative AI Virtual Classroom session – an interactive, 30-minute experience designed for upper primary school students to discover how artificial intelligence is changing the world around us.
What’s on offer?
Students will learn how Artificial Intelligence (AI) works, what makes Generative AI unique, and how to stay safe online while navigating the digital world. With quizzes, polls, Q & A opportunities, and fun design challenges (like imagining their own dinosaur!), the session blends tech know-how with digital safety in an engaging, age-appropriate way. Delivered by a Kimberlin educator and a special guest from Optus, this session is linked to key curriculum outcomes in Digital Technologies and Personal & Social Capability.
Stay curious. Stay safe. Stay smart online.
One exclusive session for upper primary (Years 5-6)
Resources
Empower students to continue navigating the online world with confidence
Optus Digital Thumbprint digital workshops are designed to equip upper primary students (Years 5–6) with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve, thrive and belong in today’s online world. Delivered in two engaging 15-minute parts, each workshop includes achievement badges and comprehensive teaching guides to support all learners and extend classroom learning.
Cyberbullying and Respectful Relationships
In this workshop students will learn about online behaviours relating to cyberbullying, how to be respectful and where to get help if they or someone they know are being bullied.
Protecting your personal information
In this workshop, students will learn how and why it is important to keep their personal information safe when using any online technology. The workshop dives deeper into online scams, the risks of oversharing, and what to do if a social or gaming account is compromised.
Keeping my information private online
In this workshop, students will learn how to create safe passwords, understand how their information can be compromised by hackers, and explore the steps they can take to stay safe online.
Staying safe on games and apps
In this workshop, students will learn how to safeguard their personal information in apps and games, and how to navigate pop-ups and chat safely online.
Each workshop is designed to spark discussion, build digital literacy, and promote safe, respectful online behaviours – aligned to Australian Curriculum priorities.
Explore these free resources here.
Ambassadors
Honre – Product Owner, AI Products at Optus
Honre brings over four years of experience in the AI space and currently leads as Product Owner for AI Products at Optus, where she focuses on creating smarter, more helpful digital experiences for customers. With expertise in natural language understanding, stakeholder management, and AI strategy, she plays a key role in shaping how artificial intelligence is used to solve real-world problems.
Honre is especially passionate about making AI accessible, safe, and exciting for the next generation. She has a talent for breaking down complex concepts in a way that resonates with young learners, helping them understand both the potential and the responsibilities of living in a digital world. Her warm, engaging approach makes her an ideal role model for students exploring how technology can be used for good.
She’s someone you’d want your students to hear from: curious, capable, and deeply committed to empowering kids to think critically and confidently about AI.
Curriculum links
Australian Curriculum-Alignment
The VC will be linked to several areas of the Australian Curriculum including the General Capabilities and subject specific outcomes.
General Capabilities
Digital Literacy
- Practising digital safety and wellbeing
Personal and Social Capability
- Self awareness
- Self management
- Social awareness
- Social management
Digital Technologies Outcomes
5-6
Technologies:
Digital Technology
Processes and production skills: Evaluating
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria and user stories and their broader community impact
AC9TDI6P06
Verifying the correctness of AI-generated content against information known to be factually accurate.
5-6
Technologies:
Digital Technology
Processes and production skills: Privacy and security
Explain the creation and permanence of their digital footprint and consider privacy when collecting user data
AC9TDI6P10
Describing scenarios where data, images or both that have been posted online can lead to information being resurfaced at a later date.
5-6
Technologies:
Digital Technology
Processes and production skills: Privacy and security
Explain the creation and permanence of their digital footprint and consider privacy when collecting user data
AC9TDI6P10
Explaining why collecting the smallest amount of data needed for a purpose is important to protect someone's privacy.
5-6
Technologies:
Digital Technology
Processes and production skills: Privacy and security
Explain the creation and permanence of their digital footprint and consider privacy when collecting user data
AC9TDI6P10
Understanding the implications of how personal data can be used to train generative AI models; for example, sharing personal information increases the likelihood that private information is revealed through AI outputs now and in the future.