References
Sources, credits & technology
Framework declaration
Built from scratch — no templates, no themes
This website was developed using Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. All page layouts, visual designs, components, and themes used in this website were created specifically by the team and were not derived from pre-built website templates or themes.
- Original design systemOur color tokens, typography scale, “transit line” theme, badge stamps and components were designed for this project.
- Hand-built visualsEvery diagram, route map and illustration is original SVG/CSS. No stock photos, templates or pre-assembled UI kits.
- Libraries for primitives onlyFrameworks provide routing and styling tools; the icons come from the open-source Lucide set. Layouts are ours.
Content sources
Where our facts come from
Lesson text, examples, quiz questions and interactive labs were written by our team. The sources below support the factual statements in the lessons; each lesson lists the sources it relies on. Citations follow MLA 9 style.
Link checked on the date shown Team must confirm before submission
- CourseChecked 24 Sept. 2026
University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn. “Elements of AI.” Free online course, www.elementsofai.com/ (opens in a new tab). Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
Used for: Plain-language definitions of AI and machine learning; limits of AI (Line 1, Line 2).
- WebsiteChecked 24 Sept. 2026
AI4K12 Initiative (AAAI and CSTA). “Five Big Ideas in Artificial Intelligence.” AI4K12.org, ai4k12.org/ (opens in a new tab). Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
Used for: Framing AI concepts at a K–12 level: perception, representation, learning, interaction, societal impact.
- CourseChecked 24 Sept. 2026
Google for Developers. “Machine Learning Crash Course.” developers.google.com, developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course (opens in a new tab). Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
Used for: Supervised learning, labels, features, training vs. inference (Line 1).
- Video seriesChecked 24 Sept. 2026
Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown). “Neural Networks.” 3Blue1Brown video series, www.3blue1brown.com/topics/neural-networks (opens in a new tab). Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
Used for: Conceptual explanation of neurons, weights, layers and learning (Line 1).
- PaperChecked 24 Sept. 2026
Ashish Vaswani et al.. “Attention Is All You Need.” Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 30 (NeurIPS 2017); arXiv:1706.03762, 2017, arxiv.org/abs/1706.03762 (opens in a new tab). Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
Used for: The transformer architecture behind today's large language models (Line 1).
- ReportChecked 24 Sept. 2026
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). “Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1.” U.S. Department of Commerce, 2023, doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AI.100-1 (opens in a new tab). Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
Used for: Trustworthy AI characteristics, managing AI risk, and the role of human oversight (Lines 1–3).
- ArticleChecked 24 Sept. 2026
Mike Caulfield. “SIFT (The Four Moves).” Hapgood (blog), 2019, hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/ (opens in a new tab). Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
Used for: The SIFT verification moves: Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace claims (Lines 2–3).
- PaperChecked 24 Sept. 2026
Joy Buolamwini and Timnit Gebru. “Gender Shades: Intersectional Accuracy Disparities in Commercial Gender Classification.” Proceedings of the 1st Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency, PMLR 81, pp. 77–91, 2018, proceedings.mlr.press/v81/buolamwini18a.html (opens in a new tab). Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
Used for: Evidence that facial analysis systems performed unequally across skin type and gender (Line 3: Bias).
Image / media sources
Images, icons & fonts
| Asset | Creator | License | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagrams, route maps, badge stamps, logo and illustrations | Created by our team in SVG, HTML and CSS | Original work | Every diagram and illustration on the site. No stock photos or AI-generated images are used. |
| Lucide icons (lucide-react) (opens in a new tab) | Lucide contributors | ISC License | Interface icons (arrows, checkmarks, badge symbols). |
| Bricolage Grotesque (opens in a new tab) | Mathieu Triay (via Google Fonts) | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | Display headings. |
| Atkinson Hyperlegible Next & Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono (opens in a new tab) | Braille Institute of America (via Google Fonts) | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | Body text and labels — chosen for legibility for low-vision readers. |
Software / technologies
Technology & frameworks
Next.js (opens in a new tab)v16.3
React framework: App Router, file-based routing, static page generation, metadata, font optimization
License: MIT
React (opens in a new tab)v19.2
Component-based user interface library
License: MIT
TypeScript (opens in a new tab)v5
Typed JavaScript — every lesson, quiz and progress record has a defined type
License: Apache-2.0
Tailwind CSS (opens in a new tab)v4
Utility-first CSS used to implement our own design tokens and components
License: MIT
lucide-react (opens in a new tab)v1.x
Open-source icon components
License: ISC
Code quality checks (with Next.js rules)
License: MIT
Browser localStorage (Web Storage API) (opens in a new tab)v—
Saves progress on the student's own device; no accounts or servers
License: Web standard
No external AI service or API is used. Every “AI” you see in the labs is a small, deterministic simulation written by our team so the site works offline and gives the same result every time.
Standards & competition
Guidelines we followed
Link checked on the date shown Team must confirm before submission
- WebsiteVerify before submission
Technology Student Association. “High School Competitive Events Guide — Webmaster (2026–2027 theme: AI Learning Portal).” tsaweb.org, tsaweb.org/ (opens in a new tab).
Used for: Competition requirements this portal was built to meet.
- WebsiteChecked 24 Sept. 2026
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative. “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview.” w3.org, www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/ (opens in a new tab). Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
Used for: Accessibility targets: contrast, keyboard access, focus visibility, reduced motion.