Module 1: AI Basics for Roofing Companies

Lesson 1 — What Is Artificial Intelligence?

A simple introduction to AI, how it works at a practical level, and why it matters to roofing businesses.

Lesson 2 — What AI Can Do for a Roofing Company

Examples of AI helping with marketing, customer communication, estimates, proposals, scheduling, office work, research, and everyday business tasks.

Lesson 3 — What AI Cannot Do

Understanding AI mistakes, inaccurate information, outdated information, and why human review is still necessary.

Lesson 4 — Meet Your AI Business Assistant

Introduction to conversational AI tools such as ChatGPT and how a roofing company can use them as an everyday business assistant.

Lesson 5 — How to Talk to AI

The basics of prompting: explaining your goal, providing context, giving instructions, and asking AI to improve its answer.

Lesson 6 — Your First Roofing AI Tasks

Students complete several simple exercises, such as:

• Write a customer follow-up message.

• Create a roofing Facebook post.

• Explain a roofing service to a homeowner.

• Create five ideas for promoting a roofing company.

Lesson 7 — AI Safety Basics

What information should never be casually entered into an AI system, including sensitive customer information, financial information, passwords, confidential documents, and other protected data.

Lesson 8 — Module 1 Knowledge Check

A short 10-question quiz covering the important concepts from Module 1.

Suggested completion time: 35–45 minutes.