Students and school staff on the Allentown School District podcast described how district device access and pilots are changing classroom practice and student projects.

"AI at first was definitely more of, like, when I first learned about it, it was like, oh, I can use this to cheat," said student Jadith Santiago of Bridgeview Academy, recounting initial student attitudes. She and other students described ways teachers redirected that impulse: teachers used AI to support drafting and grammar, and a capstone teacher showed students that AI‑generated conclusions sometimes scored lower than student work, prompting class discussion about appropriate use.

Bridgeview students said Verizon Innovative Learning and Digital Promise provided devices and support; every student at Bridgeview has an iPad with a data plan, enabling work both in and out of school. The school has a student tech team and a new media lab where students produce projects, including public‑service announcements about issues such as gun violence.

Teachers at Bridgeview created classroom tools that report behavior and provide feedback to families, and district staff described training teacher tech leaders to spread practices. The district also pilots age‑appropriate platforms—Course Mojo in sixth‑grade ELA and a pilot called Your Way for elementary grades—to provide instant feedback and accessibility features like text‑to‑speech and translation.

District leaders said the focus is on building student AI literacy and preserving student voice: "We want a model of academic integrity that centers on that," Kaufmann said, framing a move from policing toward coaching so students learn when and how to use AI tools responsibly.

The podcast reiterated that student involvement and feedback shaped policy development and that teachers will be invited to join ongoing task‑force work to scale practices across the district.