Creating truly useful content with generative AI often feels like a guessing game. You know the power is there, but getting the right output can be frustrating. It all comes down to the prompt. A vague request leads to a vague response. But how can you move from "Make a lesson plan" to a detailed, high-quality result that's ready for your classroom?

The answer is a simple, structured approach. Google for Education suggests the PARTS Framework as a clear roadmap for crafting successful prompts. It ensures you provide the AI with all the necessary context, role, and format information to deliver exactly what you need.

Here’s a look at the essential components of a high-quality prompt:

• Persona: Identify your role or the role you want Gemini to play

• Act: Use a clear action word like "create," "rewrite," or "explain"

• Recipient: Say who the output is for (i.e., 5th grade students, parents)

• Theme: Add your specific topic or concept

• Structure: Name the format you want, such as a lesson plan, rubric, or email

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The MIT RAISE team and i2Learning have partnered to publish a new Day of AI curriculum helping educators introduce their students to the basics of ChatGPT. Designed to be accessible to teachers and students of all backgrounds from grade 3 and up, ChatGPT in School provides the resources to help teachers lead students through activities to understand what ChatGPT is and how it works, the process ChatGPT uses to generate stories and human-like dialogue, and the social and ethical implications of the large language models upon which ChatGPT is built. Considering how ChatGPT’s creative process is similar and different to their own, students will then deliberate on recommendations for how and when ChatGPT should or should not be used in their school. 

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