Gemini Course - August 2026
Using Google Vids
Notices / school updates / can create your own avatar
- Open scene: Go to your computer, open a project in Google Vids, and navigate to the specific scene for your presenter.
- Select or build avatar: Click Change or AI Avatar on the side panel. Choose a pre-designed stock presenter, or opt to create a custom/personal avatar using prompts or a phone scan for a unique look.
- Add your script: Type or paste the text you want the digital presenter to speak into the script box. Use audio tags if you need to adjust emotion or pacing.
- Choose voice and finalize: Select a matching voice from the options, name your custom creation, and click Save or Select.
- Generate video: Preview the setup and click Generate to render the talking avatar directly into your timeline.
Cartoon of me
Make a cartoon of me which encapsulates my vibe: I like to [list things you like]. I dress [short description of your style]. I work in [your department].
make a song about this image, beach vibes, laid back
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3D Model Workflow
The following is a process for creating 3D models from locations:
Capture: Take a screenshot of a location in Street View on Google Maps.
Enhance (Gemini): Upload the screenshot to Gemini with a prompt such as: "Create a detailed 3D model of this image on a plain white background in an isometric orthographic view and keep all textures."
Model (Meshy): Upload the image generated by Gemini into Meshy to generate the final interactive 3D model.
use this prompt:
Create a detailed 3D model of this image on a plain white background in an 45 degrees top down view and keep all textures.
The difference is the part: "at a 45° angle". Replace that with "an isometric orthographic view"
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Canvas
Match up
make a web app that will run in a chrome browser. this is a quiz to match words and their meanings. to help people learn the maori language from new zealand the words and matches are on the pdf attached
a good reference is
https://legacy.allright.org.nz/media/documen ts/Kia-Ora-Hakinakina-Booklet2.pdf
Pythagoras
make me a simulation to show a right angle triangle equation.
There is a right angle triangle in the middle of the screen and boxes for lengths of the sides.
the user can type in the box to change the length of the sides and the triangle will change sizes appropriately. Let the user change any of the sides
Periodic table
make me a drag and drop quiz for names of elements in the periodic table , first 20 elements.
The name of the element is at the top of the app and the user must click on the chemical symbol on the period table. highlight in green any correct answers and give me a score. Add a reset button to reset the quiz
Photosynthesis
Make an interactive webapp to teach students in year 5 in New Zealand about how photosynthesis works. The user clicks on parts of the leaf and a pop up appears telling them about the function.
📌 1 | The "Legendary Battle" Assessment Mode
Turn your final unit test into a legendary encounter. This prompt uses AI to persona-play a "Boss" that students must defeat by answering curriculum questions correctly.
Prompt:
"You are a [Subject] Boss. Create a 'Battle Simulation' where the student must answer 5 difficult questions to 'damage' your health bar.
If they get it right, describe a successful attack.
If they get it wrong, you 'counter-attack' with a hint and a new challenge.
Include a 'HP' tracker at the bottom of every response."
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📌 2 | NotebookLM "Secret Mission" Briefing
Use NotebookLM to turn dry PDFs into an immersive "Mission Brief" for your students. It’s the fastest way to make reading assignments feel like a game.
Steps:
Upload your lesson PDF to NotebookLM.
Use the chat feature: "Write a 2-minute 'Mission Impossible' style briefing based on these facts. Identify 3 'Target Objectives' students must find in the text."
Generate the "Deep Dive" Audio to act as the voice-over for the mission.
📌 3 | The "Choose Your Own Adventure" Engine
Stop writing static stories. Use this prompt to let your students steer the lesson through a branching narrative where their choices matter.
Prompt:
"Act as a text-based adventure game set in [Historical Era/Scientific Concept].
Start with a 3-sentence intro.
Give the student 3 choices (A, B, or C) to proceed.
Each choice must require knowledge of [Specific Topic] to succeed.
Keep descriptions vivid but short."
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📌 4 | Turn Vocabulary into a "Power-Up" Shop
Gamify the way students use new terms. This prompt creates a system where "buying" items requires using academic vocabulary correctly.
Steps:
Input your vocab list into Gemini/Gemini.
Use the prompt: "Create a 'Power-Up Shop' where students 'buy' rewards (like a 2-minute break or a hint) by writing a sentence using [Vocab Word] in the correct context. Give each word a 'Gold Value' based on its difficulty.”
📌 5 | The "Mystery Box" Inquiry Prompt
Start your class with a hook. This prompt generates a series of 5 "Clues" about a secret topic that students have to guess to "unlock" the day's lesson.
Prompt:
"I am teaching a lesson on [Topic]. Generate 5 cryptic clues.
Clue 1: Very vague/metaphorical.
Clue 5: Almost obvious.
Ensure students have to use logic and prior knowledge to solve the mystery.”
📌 1 | Stunning Custom Classroom Posters
Design vibrant, high-quality motivational or rule posters perfectly tailored to your classroom's unique theme and your students' current interests.
Prompt:
“You are an expert graphic designer. Generate a high-resolution, vibrant poster design with a space exploration theme.
– The central focus should be a stylized rocket launching into a colorful nebula.
– Leave a clear, solid-colored banner at the bottom where text can be added later.
– Style: Modern vector art, bright colors, uplifting mood.”
📌 "You are an expert at creating educational infographics. Create an excellent 5:4 educational infographic image template about the water cycle for 4th graders. Use a clean, colorful vector style. Include four distinct visual sections with bold arrows showing a continuous process they can fill out. Never write place holder text. Add label for boxes if not clear."
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📌 2 | Visualize Complex Biology:
Frog Anatomy
Stop searching for the perfect diagram. Generate a clean, accurate, and visually appealing infographic base for your biology lessons.
Prompt:
“You are an expert scientific illustrator. Generate a clean, modern digital art style cross-section infographic of a frog's anatomy.
– Clearly show major internal organs (heart, lungs, liver, stomach).
– Use bright, distinct colors for each organ system.
– Leave empty whitespace around the organs so a teacher can easily add their own labels later.
– Use a soft, non-distracting background palette.”
📌 3 | Instant Custom Coloring Pages
Need a quick brain-break activity? Generate custom coloring pages based on whatever topic your students are currently obsessed with.
Prompt:
“You are a professional children's book illustrator. Create a black-and-white line art coloring page for elementary students.
– The scene should depict friendly forest animals (a fox, an owl, and a bear) reading books under a large oak tree.
– Use clean, thick, and distinct outlines.
– Strictly no shading or gray tones.”
📌 4 | Beautiful Distraction-Free Slide Backgrounds
Upgrade your morning meeting or lecture slides with beautiful, custom-generated backgrounds that leave plenty of negative space for your text.
Prompt:
“You are an expert presentation designer. Generate a minimalist background image for an educational slide deck.
– Use a soft, abstract watercolor style in calming blues and greens.
– Keep the left side of the image very light and mostly empty (negative space) so dark text can be easily read over it.
– Do not include any text in the image.”
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📌 5 | Perfect Icons for Visual Schedules
Support your neurodivergent students or early learners by generating specific, uniform icons for your daily visual schedule.
Prompt:
“You are an expert UI/UX icon designer. Create a clean, flat-art vector icon representing 'Reading Time'.
– The icon should feature an open book with a small, glowing star above it.
– Use bright primary colors.
– Keep the background pure white and the design simple enough to recognize from a distance.”
Figurine creator
"Create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the character in the uploaded picture, rendered in a hyper-realistic style. The figurine is placed on a real-world computer desk setup. The figure features a round, transparent acrylic base with no text. In the background, a large computer screen displays the 3D modeling process (wireframes and UI) of this exact figurine. Positioned next to the screen is a high-quality collectible toy packaging box, printed with original two-dimensional flat illustrations of the character. High-detail textures, cinematic desk lighting, and a shallow depth of field.”
The Reference: Make sure the uploaded photo has a clear view of the character's outfit so the AI can replicate the details on the figurine.
: "The packaging should prominently feature the text: [Name].”
✨ Starter Prompt:
Create a stylized character version of me as a confident, friendly teacher in a vibrant magical classroom. Pixar-inspired 3D illustration style, neon fantasy color accents, soft glowing classroom lighting, warm welcoming smile, colorful learning materials, joyful and inspiring classroom atmosphere, highly detailed, polished and social-media ready.
Critical Writing Assignments for My Lessons
Hi teachers. Here’s how I created critical writing assignments in Gemini that build higher-order thinking and align to any objective (with differentiation).
Step 1: Start with the goal (objective + standards)
Decide what students should practice: arguing, analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing, or connecting to real life.
Paste into Gemini:
“You are an expert [subject or role] teacher designing a writing assignment for [grade].
Standards/skills to target: [paste standards or skills]
Goal: Build students’ skills in [critical skill].
Theme/Unit topic: [topic].
Create a writing assignment aligned to the standards.”
Step 2: Make the prompt engaging + relevant
Tie it to something students care about (current events, real-world issues, relatable themes).
Paste into Gemini:
“Create a writing assignment where students explore [topic], analyze [issue], or connect [theme] to [real-world situation].
Make it engaging for [grade]. Include 2–3 strong prompt options.”
Step 3: Add a “Thinking Upgrade” (higher-order requirement)
This is what makes it critical writing, not just writing: compare perspectives, defend a claim with evidence, evaluate impact, propose a solution.
Paste into Gemini:
“Upgrade the task so students must:
compare at least 2 viewpoints
defend a position using evidence
explain reasoning (why the evidence matters)
evaluate the significance/impact of [concept] OR propose a solution
Write the final student-facing prompt.”
STEP 4 — Give students structure (so they don’t get stuck)
You’ll get stronger writing when students have a clear roadmap.
Paste into Gemini:
“Generate a clear essay outline for this assignment:
intro with claim
body paragraphs with evidence + reasoning
counterclaim + rebuttal
conclusion that ties back to the objective
Also include sentence starters for each section.”
STEP 5 — Differentiate (support + challenge)
This is where you get built-in scaffolds and extensions.
Paste into Gemini:
“Differentiate this assignment for:
below grade level (scaffolds + simplified text options)
on level
advanced learners (extension tasks)
Include accommodations for: ELL, IEP/504, and early finishers.”
STEP 6 — Create a rubric (fast + aligned)
Simple, aligned, and ready to use.
Paste into Gemini:
“Create a 4-level rubric aligned to the assignment. Criteria:
claim/thesis
evidence
reasoning/commentary
organization
conventions
Keep descriptors simple and teacher-friendly.”
STEP 7 — Build revision into it (where growth happens)
Students improve most when revision is structured.
Paste into Gemini:
“Generate 6 student-friendly self-check / peer review questions focused on:
claim strength, evidence quality, reasoning clarity, organization, and word choice.”
Here are several detailed prompt examples for lesson planning, categorized by different teaching approaches and needs.
You can copy and paste these directly into Gemini, adjusting the bracketed information like [Grade Level] or [Topic] to fit your specific classroom.
🍎 Standard Comprehensive Lesson Plans
These prompts are great for generating a complete, start-to-finish lesson outline.
Prompt: "Act as an experienced [Grade Level] [Subject] teacher. Design a [Duration]-minute lesson plan introducing [Specific Topic]. Include learning objectives, a 5-minute engaging hook, a core activity, and a quick formative assessment (exit ticket). Please format the output as a clear table."
Example: "...10th-grade Biology teacher. Design a 50-minute lesson plan introducing cellular respiration..."
Prompt: "Create a lesson plan for [Topic] for [Grade Level] students. Break the lesson down into three parts: 'I do' (teacher modeling), 'We do' (guided practice), and 'You do' (independent practice). Include a list of necessary materials."
🔍 Inquiry & Project-Based Learning
Use these when you want students to discover concepts on their own or work on extended projects.
Prompt: "Create an inquiry-based lesson plan for [Grade Level] [Subject] about [Topic]. Instead of lecturing, design an activity using common classroom materials where students can discover the core concepts themselves. Provide a list of guiding questions I can ask to prompt their thinking."
Example: "...5th-grade Science about the water cycle..."
Prompt: "Design a [Duration] project-based learning (PBL) unit for [Grade Level] students focusing on [Topic]. Outline the driving question, the final deliverable students will create, milestones for each week, and how they will present their work."
🧩 Differentiation and Accessibility
These prompts help you tailor your lessons to reach all learners in a diverse classroom.
Prompt: "I am teaching a [Duration]-minute lesson on [Topic] to [Grade Level] students. Generate a lesson outline, but specifically include a section on differentiation strategies. How can I adapt the core activity for English Language Learners (ELL) and for gifted students who finish early?"
Prompt: "Take this existing lesson activity: [Paste your current activity description]. Rewrite it to include multi-sensory elements (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) to support students with ADHD and different learning styles in my [Grade Level] classroom."
🎭 Engaging Hooks and Icebreakers
Sometimes you just need a great way to start the class. These prompts focus solely on the first 5-10 minutes.
Prompt: "I am starting a new unit on [Topic] with my [Grade Level] students, but it can be a dry subject. Give me 5 highly engaging, interactive, and slightly unconventional 'hook' activities (5-10 minutes each) to start the first class and get them immediately invested."
Example: "...starting a new unit on the U.S. Constitution with my 8th-grade students..."
Prompt: "Generate a 'Would You Rather' style warm-up activity related to [Topic] for my [Grade Level] class. Provide 3 thought-provoking scenarios that will spark debate and lead naturally into today's lesson."
🔗 Cross-Curricular Planning
Use this to blend two subjects together for a more holistic learning experience.
Prompt: "Design a cross-curricular lesson for [Grade Level] students that combines [Subject 1] and [Subject 2]. The lesson should teach [Topic 1] while simultaneously practicing [Topic 2]. Outline the step-by-step activities."
Example: "...combines Math and Art. The lesson should teach geometric transformations while simultaneously practicing painting techniques."
💡 Pro-Tip for getting the best results: If Gemini gives you a lesson plan that is almost right, you don't need to start over! Just reply with tweaks, such as: "This is great, but make the independent practice section shorter and add a peer-review step," or "Simplify the vocabulary in the learning objectives."
How to Prompt Gemini to Create Amazing Classroom Music
Hi teachers. Here's how you can use Gemini to generate custom 30-second music tracks with professional-grade arrangements for your lesson transitions, focus times, and morning meetings.
By giving the AI specific details about tempo, genre, and mood, Gemini can produce high-fidelity audio with realistic vocals that instantly engage your students!
Here's how I did it:
The Ultimate Clean-Up Anthem
Make tidying up a fun, seamless transition by combining energetic beats with automated, customized lyrics that tell students exactly what they need to do.
📍 Prompt to try: "Generate a 30-second upbeat synth-pop track with a fast tempo and energetic mood. Include a realistic vocal performance with automated lyrics about working as a team to quickly put away art supplies and line up at the door."
The Multilingual Morning Greeter
Start the day with a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere by leveraging the tool's ability to generate realistic vocal performances in multiple languages.
📍 Prompt to try: "Produce a 30-second acoustic folk song with a joyful mood and mid-tempo acoustic guitar. Include a warm, welcoming vocal melody singing a simple morning greeting to the class in Spanish."
The Deep Focus Generator
Help students maintain their concentration during independent work by requesting slow-tempo, calming instrumentals that block out distractions.
📍 Prompt to try: "Create a 30-second ambient lo-fi beat. Keep the tempo very slow, the mood deeply calming, and use gentle piano chords without any vocals to help students maintain focus during quiet reading."
The Brain Break Energizer
Get the wiggles out and reset the classroom energy with a highly rhythmic and engaging instrumental track designed for movement.
📍 Prompt to try: "Generate a 30-second
energetic funk track featuring a strong bassline and lively brass section. Make the tempo fast and the mood highly joyful to use for a quick classroom dance break."
New Gemini Feature: How to Use Gemini's New Music Feature (Steps and Ideas).
Ideas ➡️
✅ Creative Ideas For You Once Added:
1) Turn Visual Prompts into Soundtracks
You can upload an image from your lesson—like a historical painting or a science diagram—and ask the AI to create a custom soundtrack for it.
The Prompt: "Compose an instrumental track that sounds like this image of the solar system, using an adventurous and futuristic mood."
The Result: A perfect audio pairing to engage your auditory learners during visual presentations.
2) Set the Mood for Focus
Need background music while students read or write independently? Ask the model to generate exactly what you need to keep your classroom centered and calm.
The Prompt: "Create a 30-second lo-fi hip-hop beat with a chill, calming piano melody and a slow tempo."
The Result: A perfectly tailored instrumental track designed to help students concentrate.
3) Make Memorable Transition Jingles
Transitions between subjects can be loud, but a custom 30-second song serves as an excellent auditory cue for cleaning up.
The Prompt: "Write a fun, upbeat pop song about putting away math books and getting ready for science."
The Result: The model automatically writes the lyrics, generates the vocals, and sings a flawless transition tune.
📌 1 | The "Bloom’s" Question Builder
Differentiation isn't just about reading difficulty—it's about thinking depth. Use this to instantly create questions that challenge every learner, from recall to creation.
Prompt:
"Topic: [INSERT TOPIC]
Create 3 assessment questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy:
1. Remember/Understand: A multiple-choice question to check basic facts.
2. Apply/Analyze: A scenario-based question requiring the student to use the concept.
3. Evaluate/Create: An open-ended prompt asking the student to critique a strategy or design a new solution.”
📌 2 | The Vocabulary Tier Unlocker
Pre-teaching vocabulary is the biggest hack for differentiation. This prompt separates the "everyday" words from the "academic" barriers so you know exactly what to scaffold.
Prompt:
"Analyze the following lesson text and extract vocabulary into three lists:
– Tier 1: Basic words (skip these).
– Tier 2: High-frequency academic words (e.g., 'analyze', 'restrict') -> Provide kid-friendly definitions for these.
– Tier 3: Domain-specific terminology (e.g., 'photosynthesis') -> Provide an analogy for each."
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📌 3 | NotebookLM "Active Listening" Protocol
NotebookLM is incredible for audio, but students need a "mental anchor" to process what they hear. Use this to turn a passive listening session into an active analysis.
Prompt (Active Listening Guide):
"You are an expert in Cognitive Load Theory and Auditory Learning. Create a digital reflection guide for a NotebookLM 'Audio Overview' on [TOPIC].
– Identify 3 'Critical Concepts' for students to note.
– Create 2 'Check-for-Understanding' questions to be answered at the 4-minute mark.
– Provide a 'Synthesize & Connect' prompt that asks students to link the audio to a previous lesson.”
How to Use NotebookLM to Turn Any PDF into a Personal AI Tutor
Hi teachers. Here's how you can use NotebookLM to instantly differentiate instruction by turning complex reading passages into accessible audio lessons for your students.
Here's how I did it:
1. Create the Audio Source
Upload your reading passage, textbook PDF, or article link into NotebookLM. Click "Generate" on the Audio Overview feature. This creates an engaging "podcast-style" conversation between two AI hosts who explain the material simply and clearly.
2. Set Up the Station
Have students sit with their tablets (like in the photo!) and listen to the Audio Overview. This is perfect for a "Listening Station" or for supporting students with IEPs who need read-aloud accommodations but want to feel independent.
3. Generate the Accountability Guide
Don't just let them listen; ensure they are learning. Use the chat box in NotebookLM with this prompt to create a companion worksheet.
Copy and paste this prompt:
"Act as a reading specialist. Create a 'Listening Guide' for this text. Include:
* A 3-sentence summary of the main idea suitable for a [Insert Grade Level] student.
* A vocabulary bank with definitions for the 5 most difficult words in the text.
* Three 'listening check' questions they must answer while playing the audio."
Why This Works:
📍 Scaffolding: It supports auditory learners and struggling readers.
Create gems with this
📌 Prompt Example (Upload Headshot)
Teacher details:
- Subject: [SUBJECT]
- Grade: [GRADE]
- Details: [DETAILS]
Create 1 high-quality 1:1 square profile portrait designed to crop perfectly into a circle.
Reference handling
• If no reference photo is provided: generate an original teacher illustration.
• If a reference photo is provided: match facial features, skin tone, hairstyle, glasses/facial hair closely while keeping it flattering and professional.
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Style (match the sample image)
• Clean, modern 2.5D / semi-3D illustration (polished, friendly, classroom-avatar vibe)
• Crisp edges + subtle linework (soft outline definition, not heavy)
• Smooth gradient shading with gentle highlights (no harsh realism)
• Slightly stylized proportions (slightly larger head/eyes than realistic, but not cartoonish)
• Warm, approachable expression
• Soft texture (very light grain/paper feel optional), no glossy plastic look
• Bright, cohesive color palette with a “pop” background circle
• No text, no logos, no watermarks (no readable letters/numbers)
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Composition
• Waist-up framing
• Teacher centered, facing camera
• Circle-crop safe: generous padding around hair + shoulders (nothing near edges)
• Soft depth: subject sharp, background slightly softer
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Wardrobe
• Professional teacher outfit: cardigan/blazer + simple top
• Solid colors or very subtle texture; avoid busy patterns
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Background (minimal 5th grade math classroom)
A tidy, simplified classroom scene (like the sample: clean icons + minimal objects):
• Small chalkboard/whiteboard with simple math symbols only (fraction bar, geometric shapes, number line) — no readable text
• A few neat manipulatives on a shelf (ruler, pattern blocks)
• Background circle or softly framed vignette behind the teacher (bright but not overpowering)
• Accents: teal / coral / mustard, face remains dominant
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Output
• 1:1 square
• High resolution
• Centered subject, circle-crop safe
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Avoid: photorealism, hyperreal skin pores, heavy 3D plastic shine, messy/cluttered classroom, harsh shadows, extreme caricature, distorted hands, warped facial symmetry, text/letters/numbers, logos, watermarks, tight crop cutting hair/shoulders.
📌 Prompt (Upload Headshot)
Teacher details:
- Subject: [SUBJECT]
- Grade: [GRADE]
- Details: [DETAILS]
Create 1 high-quality 1:1 square profile portrait designed to crop perfectly into a circle.
Reference handling
• If no reference photo is provided: generate an original teacher illustration.
• If a reference photo is provided: match facial features, skin tone, hairstyle, glasses/facial hair closely while keeping it flattering and professional.
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Style (match the sample image)
• Clean, modern 2.5D / semi-3D illustration (polished, friendly, classroom-avatar vibe)
• Crisp edges + subtle linework (soft outline definition, not heavy)
• Smooth gradient shading with gentle highlights (no harsh realism)
• Slightly stylized proportions (slightly larger head/eyes than realistic, but not cartoonish)
• Warm, approachable expression
• Soft texture (very light grain/paper feel optional), no glossy plastic look
• Bright, cohesive color palette with a “pop” background circle
• No text, no logos, no watermarks (no readable letters/numbers)
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Composition
• Waist-up framing
• Teacher centered, facing camera
• Circle-crop safe: generous padding around hair + shoulders (nothing near edges)
• Soft depth: subject sharp, background slightly softer
⸻
Wardrobe
• Professional teacher outfit: cardigan/blazer + simple top
• Solid colors or very subtle texture; avoid busy patterns
⸻
Background (minimal 5th grade math classroom)
A tidy, simplified classroom scene (like the sample: clean icons + minimal objects):
• Small chalkboard/whiteboard with simple math symbols only (fraction bar, geometric shapes, number line) — no readable text
• A few neat manipulatives on a shelf (ruler, pattern blocks)
• Background circle or softly framed vignette behind the teacher (bright but not overpowering)
• Accents: teal / coral / mustard, face remains dominant
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Output
• 1:1 square
• High resolution
• Centered subject, circle-crop safe
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Avoid: photorealism, hyperreal skin pores, heavy 3D plastic shine, messy/cluttered classroom, harsh shadows, extreme caricature, distorted hands, warped facial symmetry, text/letters/numbers, logos, watermarks, tight crop cutting hair/shoulders.
📌 1 | The Game "Level Up" Quiz Excellent for turning a standard review into a gaming quest.
Prompt: "Using the uploaded sources, create a 10-question quiz styled as a Video Game Quest. Frame each question as a 'Boss Battle' where the student must use facts from the text to 'defeat' the boss. Use gaming terminology like XP, inventory, and leveling up.”
📌 2 | The "Social Media Influencer" Check Great for ELA or Media Literacy classes.
Prompt: "Based on the text, create 5 multiple-choice questions where the premise is a 'Viral Trend.' Ask students to identify which statement a famous influencer would post if they wanted to accurately summarize the main argument of this source.”
📌 3 | The Sports Commentary Challenge Perfect for high-energy students who love athletics.
Prompt: "Generate a 10-question True/False quiz where the questions are written like a play-by-play sports broadcast. Use the concepts from the source text as the 'key plays' of the game and ask the student to determine if the play was a 'Fair Ball' (True) or a 'Foul' (False).”
📌 4 | The "Choose Your Own Adventure" Hobbyist Excellent for creative writing or history.
Prompt: "Create a 5-question interactive quiz where the student is a character in a story related to [INSERT HOBBY, e.g., Skateboarding]. To move to the next 'location' in the story, they must correctly answer a question derived from the uploaded lesson notes.”
📌 5 | The "Spotify Wrapped" Style Review Perfect for a fun end-of-unit summary.
Prompt: "Based on these documents, create a quiz styled like a 'Year in Review' or 'Spotify Wrapped.' Group questions by 'Top Genres' (Main Themes) and 'Most Played' (Key Facts). Make the tone upbeat, trendy, and musical.”
📌 6 | The Mystery Detective Prompt Ideal for Science or Social Studies investigations.
Prompt: "Turn this source material into a 'Crime Scene Investigation.' Create 8 questions where students act as detectives. They must find the 'evidence' (correct facts from the text) to solve the mystery presented in each question.”
How to Build a Reusable "Lesson Planning Assistant" in Gemini & ChatGPT
Hi teachers. Here's how you can create an AI lesson plan assistant for free in Gemini or ChatGPT so you never have to type the same instructions twice.
📍Here's how I did it:
1. The "Brain" (The Prompt)
First, you need the instructions that tell the AI how to behave. Copy this text below—we will paste it into the settings in the next steps.
Copy this:
"Act as an expert instructional lesson plan designer and teacher. I want you to be my expert Lesson Assistant.
Before generating any content, please ask me the following three questions so you understand exactly my context:
* What is the grade level and subject?
* What is the specific learning objective?
* How much time do we have?
Once I answer, outline a step-by-step lesson plan including a hook, direct instruction, guided practice, and an exit ticket."
3. How to Save in Gemini (Create a Gem)
Gemini allows you to create "Gems"—custom versions of the AI for specific tasks.
* Step 1: Look for "Gem Manager" on the left sidebar.
* Step 2: Click "New Gem" and name it "My Lesson Assistant."
* Step 3: In the "Instructions" box, paste the prompt above and click Create.
* Now you have a permanent button in your menu, and your assistant is ready to work immediately!
🌟 How are you using ChatGPT or Gemini in the classroom? Let’s share ideas. Need help setting this up? Drop your questions below.😊
Gem Blueprint
AI Matt
Analyze this YouTube video about [topic]: [YT URL]. Summarize the core concepts into a list of 5-7 direct, actionable steps. Each step should be a clear, concise instruction. Keep the language simple and direct. This produces a clean list of actionable insights.
Step 2: Turn the summary into a sketchnote
Visualize the summary of these notes. Create a realistic photograph of a dry-erase whiteboard with a light wooden frame. The content should be presented as a hand-drawn sketchnote using 'graphic recording' style. The layout should be in 9:16 format. Style & Layout Guidelines: Medium: Whiteboard surface with dry-erase markers (not paper). Colors: Use Black for outlines, boxes, and main text. Use Red, Blue, and Green for headers and specific accents. Structure: Place the title "[TITLE]" at the top in large, open lettering. Organize the notes into five distinct, numbered rectangular boxes arranged in a grid below the title. Visuals: Include relevant simple line-drawing doodles for each point. Typography: Text should be distinct, handwritten, all-caps printing, legible and organized. Environment: Include a used whiteboard eraser and a few colorful EXPO-style markers resting on the bottom wooden ledge of the frame.
This prompt is what forces the sketchnote style layout.
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Secret Quick Steps: 1st use Gemini with Pro 3.1 to anlyze the video as it will watch it and then summarise it. Then switch to Nano Banana 2 to create the image. Follow AI MATT for more AI insights
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Passo 1: open gemini nano banana 2
Step 2: Copy and paste the prompt(set the PRODUCT name)
Create an infographic image of [OBJECT] format, combining a realistic photograph or photorealistic rendering of the item with technical annotation overlaps positioned directly above it.
Use black ink stroke style drawings and texts (technical pen / architectural sketch) on a pure white studio background, including: • Identification of the main parts
• Inner cuts or look in exploded view
• Measurements, dimensions and scale markings
• Indication of materials and quantities
• Arrows showing functioning, forces or flows (air, sound, energy, pressure)
• Simple, schematic or sectional diagrams when necessary
Insert the title [OBJECT] inside a hand-drawn annotation box in one of the corners.
Rules of style and composition: • The real object must remain clearly visible below the annotations
• The annotations should have a technical appearance, like an architectural sketch
• Clean composition, with good use of negative space
• Educational look, similar to museum exhibitions or engineering textbooks
Visual Style: Minimalist aesthetic of technical illustration, with black lines over realistic image, precision with a slight handmade look.
Color Palette: White background, with lines and text only at black Without the use of color.
Important: • All labels, texts and annotations must be in Portuguese (Brazil)
Output: 1080×1080, ultra clear, optimized for social networks, without watermark.
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