Why Traffic Lite?

Eliminate confusion around AI use | Create consistency across classrooms | Build real AI literacy through clarity

We are entering an AI-ubiquitous world where restricting AI use is no longer realistic. The focus must shift toward teaching students how to use AI tools effectively and ethically. Global guidance from organizations like UNESCO and the OECD reinforces this shift. At the same time, students, parents, and educators are reporting feeling overwhelmed and looking for clear, consistent guidance on what’s allowed.

Traffic Lite brings that clarity directly into the learning experience. Instead of policies buried in documents, teachers can communicate expectations in real time through a simple AI-usage scale embedded in Google Classroom. This makes expectations visible, consistent, and actionable–helping students make better decisions while reducing confusion and ambiguity.

For school and district leaders, Traffic Lite turns policy into practice. The Admin Suite allows leaders to customize and/or lock AI guidelines, apply them across different groups (e.g., unique policies for each department or grade level), and track usage data to ensure consistency.

The scale itself is grounded in emerging research on AI transparency in education, including the AI Assessment Scale (Perkins et al., 2024), which emphasizes the importance of clearly communicating how AI can be used in learning and assessment.