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Take a Talking Tour of Cultural Landmarks with Google Arts & Culture 🎧🌍

What it is: Google’s Talking Tours let you explore cultural landmarks around the world with an AI-guided audio tour while exploring Street View in Google Arts & Culture.

Instructions:

🌐 Visit Google Arts & Culture’s Talking Tours.

🎧 Choose a cultural landmark you’d like to explore from the list.

👀 Use Street View to virtually explore the landmark.

🔊 Listen to the AI-generated audio tour that guides you through the history, art, and significance of the place.

🎤 Pause the tour to read more about specific details, images, or artifacts if you'd like.

🎯 Task:
Focus on the details the audio tour highlights. How do they help you better understand the culture or history of the landmark? Try taking notes on what surprised you most and discuss the impact of AI in sharing knowledge about historical sites.

Compose Your Own Music – Chrome Music Lab 🎶🎧

What it is: Chrome Music Lab is an interactive tool that allows you to create music, experiment with rhythms, and understand the basics of sound and melody. It's a creative platform for exploring how music is made and learning about musical concepts.

Instructions:
🌐 Visit Chrome Music Lab.

🎹 Explore different music tools like "Song Maker" to create melodies or rhythms, or try out "Rhythm" and "Chords" to experiment with patterns and harmonies.

🎶 Add various instruments, beats, and adjust sound effects to build your musical composition.

📀 Save your music or share it with friends, classmates, or even family!

🎯 Task:
Sharpen your musical creativity and rhythm skills.

→ Create a melody or rhythm track of your own. Challenge yourself to recreate a song you love, or experiment with something completely new. How can you tell a story or express emotions through your music? Share your creation and explain what inspired it!

Design a Game with Gamefroot 🎮🎨

What it is: Gamefroot is a game design platform that teaches you how to create your own games while learning coding and game design.

Instructions:

🌐 Visit Gamefroot and sign up for an account.

🏗️ Choose a template or create your game from scratch.

🎮 Design characters, backgrounds, and game mechanics using coding blocks.

🔧 Add interactive features and challenges to make your game exciting to play.

📤 Once your game is complete, share it with others and get feedback.

🎯 Task:
Focus on creating a functional game by programming actions like character movement and interactive challenges. Challenge yourself to design a game that has multiple levels or increasing difficulty.

Explore Your Future with Career Dreamer – Google Labs 🔍💼
What it is: Career Dreamer is an experimental AI tool that helps you discover career paths based on your interests, personality, and strengths. Great for high school students starting to think about their future!

Instructions:
🌐 Visit Career Dreamer (Google Labs).
💬 Answer a few quick prompts about what you enjoy, your skills, and what excites you.
🧠 Let the AI suggest career options that match your input.
📚 Click on a career to learn more about what it involves, how to get there, and what skills you'll need.

🎯 Task:
Start planning your future with intention.
→ Choose one of the suggested careers and research it further. What education or training is required? What does a day in the life look like? Write a reflection or short summary of what you learned and whether it might be a good fit for you.

Challenge AI with Google’s Teachable Machine 🤖🎨

What it is: A beginner-friendly AI tool where you can teach a computer to recognize images, sounds, or poses based on the examples you provide.

Instructions:
💻 Visit Teachable Machine.
📸 Choose whether to train the machine to recognize images, sounds, or poses.
🎤 Upload examples, like pictures you take or sounds you record.
🤖 Watch as the machine learns from your input and makes predictions based on new examples!
🔄 Experiment with different samples and see how the AI improves.

🎯 Task:
Develop critical thinking and experimentation skills.
→ What kinds of objects, sounds, or poses work best for teaching the machine? Can you teach it to recognize something unique, like your favorite toy or pet?

Create Your Own Alphabet – GenType (Google Labs) 🅰️🔠

What it is: A Google AI tool that lets you design your own alphabet. You can get creative by exploring different letter styles and shapes!

Instructions:
🖥️ Go to GenType
🔤 Choose a letter and customize it with various design elements.
🎨 Experiment with different fonts, shapes, and patterns.
🖋️ Save your creations to use in other projects or share with friends.

🎯 Task:
Develop creativity and design skills.
→ What makes your letters unique? Try using them to spell out your name or a secret message! Can you make a cool poster or story using your new alphabet?

Practice Descriptive Writing – Google’s “Say What You See” 📝🧠 (Google Arts & Culture Lab)
What it is: An interactive AI tool that helps you practice descriptive writing by responding to your sentences about an image. Great for building vocabulary, observation skills, and writing fluency.

Instructions:
🌐 Visit Say What You See.
👀 Study the image carefully—what’s happening, what stands out, what details do you notice?
⌨️ Type a sentence or short paragraph describing what you see. Be creative and specific!
🤖 The AI will reply with insights or prompts to help you improve or expand your writing.
🌀 Try rephrasing your description or adding more detail based on the AI’s feedback.

🎯 Task:
Strengthen descriptive writing and language precision.
→ Use imagery, figurative language, and vivid vocabulary to describe a scene clearly. Can your reader visualize it just from your words?

Dive into Digital Skills with Google's Applied Digital Skills 💻🛠️
What it is: Applied Digital Skills provides free video-based lessons that teach practical digital skills using Google tools. It's ideal for preparing for college, careers, and everyday digital tasks.Applied Digital Skills

Instructions:
🌐 Visit Applied Digital Skills.
🎥 Browse the library of lessons and select one that interests you, such as "Create a Resume" or "Plan and Budget."
▶️ Watch the instructional videos and follow along with the activities.
📁 Use Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides to complete the hands-on tasks.Applied Digital Skills

🎯 Task:
Develop a practical digital skill applicable to real-life scenarios.
→ Complete the "Create a Resume" lesson. After finishing, review your resume for any improvements and consider sharing it with a teacher or mentor for feedback.