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From digital pets to robot pals: how AI is changing Hong Kong classrooms

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Cheung, K. (2026, October 31). From digital pets to robot pals: how AI is changing Hong Kong classrooms. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3372812/digital-pets-robot-pals-how-ai-changing-hong-kong-classrooms

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Hong Kong schools are integrating AI tools into classrooms to enhance learning experiences, such as teaching financial literacy through digital pets that react to students' choices. At SKH Kei Oi Primary School in Sham Shui Po, a teacher used AI and web tools to create a virtual pet for budgeting lessons, where pupils learned about saving and spending by making decisions that affect the pet’s mood and finances. Teachers are adapting these technologies but also grappling with new challenges like evaluating student work and selecting appropriate AI products.

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Teachers at SKH Kei Oi Primary School in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create virtual pets for educational purposes. The teacher designed a digital pet that helps students learn about saving and budgeting by allowing them to make spending decisions that affect the pet's mood and savings on screen. This innovative approach encourages pupils to understand the consequences of their financial choices through interactive lessons.

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Their teacher at SKH Kei Oi Primary School in Sham Shui Po had created the virtual pet using artificial intelligence (AI) and web tools for a lesson on saving and budgeting.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-01

2026-11-01 · South China Morning Post

From digital pets to robot pals: how AI is changing Hong Kong classrooms · assertive framing

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From digital pets to robot pals: how AI is changing Hong Kong classrooms asserted

AI → change → classrooms

Hong Kong schools are tailoring AI tools to pupils’ needs, but teachers face fresh challenges in assessing work and choosing suitable products asserted

teachers → tailor → products

Hands shot up in a Hong Kong Primary Two classroom as pupils debated what their digital pet needed more, meal vouchers or the latest game cards. asserted

pet → shoot → vouchers

Their teacher at SKH Kei Oi Primary School in Sham Shui Po had created the virtual pet using artificial intelligence (AI) and web tools for a lesson on saving and budgeting. asserted

teacher → create → saving

With each spending decision, the pet’s mood and savings changed on screen, helping pupils discover the consequences of careless spending. asserted

pupils → change → spending