Google Gemini is my AI choice. It is not only actually better, it’s integrated into all my Google things, but it’s also safer. My data is my data when I use Google Gemini on my school account. My lesson plans, my student feedback… all in my Google Workspace. Who has my data? It’s me. Gems make using Google Gemini even easier.
Gems Are Gemini
What is a Gem?
What is a Gem? It feels confusing but really it is just you using regular Gemini and the prompt is already saved for you. (See below)
What is a Prompt?
When you go to gemini.google.com there is a chat box. Whatever you put in that box… that is your prompt. It is the directions you give AI for what you want it to do.
Bad Prompt
Cell Cycle
Why it is Bad
Prompting Gemini with “Cell Cycle” is giving it a topic, but not prompting (telling) it what to do with it. Do you want a lesson plan? Do you want a quiz? Do you want a song about it in the style of Taylor Swift?
More Detail = Better Prompt
Add Sources to Your Prompt
In addition to telling Gemini “Make me a lesson plan” you can add your lesson plan template, notes on the topic, trusted content sources, etc…
Click plus icon to add sources to your prompt.
Better Prompt
Create a lesson plan on the cell cycle.
Why This Prompt is Better
The prompt is more specific, it asks for a lesson plan.
The Prompt is Still Not Good
While better… it is still not good. It says nothing about how YOU teach.
Better Prompt
Create a lesson plan in the style of the 5 E’s.
Better, Not Great
I provided even more detail in my prompt. Is this enough information to create a great lesson plan? NO, but better.
Educator AI Assistant
Collects NO User Data
Use AI to create lesson plans, rubrics, newsletters, anything you want.
Educator AI Assistant is different by collecting ZERO data. Shows you the prompt and allows you to edit and share.
Runs locally in your own Google Sheets™.
Fully transparent and customizable.
Created by AliceKeeler
Sample Prompt for a Lesson Plan
For the given topic
Act as a instructional designer.
Using the 5 E’s lesson plan model create a lesson plan for 5th graders.
The lesson should be 35 minutes.
Include opportunities for Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, and Creative Thinking.
The lesson should be DOK 2 and DOK 3
The ‘Engage’ phase should hook students with a real-world phenomenon
Do not suggest worksheets, instead provide opportunties for students to enage authentically with the content.
Have students utilize Google Vids to make a video as part of their assignment.
Allow students to make choices and decisions during the lesson and not just follow directions like robots.
design activities that require students to work together, such as peer review sessions or group problem-solving tasks
Incorporate Feedback Loops. Include specific points in the lesson for teacher and peer feedback, moving beyond a simple grade at the end.
Who Wants to Type All That In Every Time?
The more details in your prompt, the better the output. That is great, but as a teacher… I don’t have time for that.
This is where Google Gemini Gems comes into play.
Audience Participator
Collects NO User Data
Make your Google Slides™ more interactive. This Add-on for Google Slides™ will generate a Google Form™ connected to your presentation. When students fill out the form, their responses are sent as slides to the presentation.
Write Generic Prompts
Notice in my sample prompt above it gives all the elements of a lesson plan that I want, but it does not say what the lesson plan is about. That is intentional. I want to save all the directions that I can reuse over and over.
By SAVING my prompt (in a Gem) I can use the prompt “Cell Cycle” and it is actually a great prompt, because all the directions are in the background.
In the “Taylor Swift My Lesson” Gem, you will ONLY put your topic and press enter. Boom, the Gem prompt knows that you want to turn the topic into a song inspired by the great Taylor Swift.
View the Gem Prompt
Notice in the Gem prompt instructions how detailed the prompt is. You do NOT want to rewrite this, and this is why we use GEMS!!
How to Create a Gem
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