Lesson 4.3 - Generating Images with AI

Welcome to Lesson 4.3 of the AI Training Course for Educators!

Join Steve Morris, an AI-Integration & EdTech Specialist with over 34 years of classroom experience, as he explores the Alayna AI Image Generator tool to enhance your lessons with custom visuals. In this lesson, Steve demonstrates how to create images for story starters, slide deck illustrations, STEM projects, and more, while sharing practical applications across content areas and key tips for effective use. Learn how to bring your lessons to life with AI-generated visuals!

🔹 What You’ll Learn in This Lesson:

AI Image Generator Overview: Use Alayna AI’s Image Generator to create custom visuals by entering descriptive prompts, with options to download or share images.

Story Starters: Generate an image of a family camping by a lake at sunset with a bear approaching, perfect for a writing prompt in language arts. Slide Deck Illustrations: Create a lifelike photograph of the surface of Mars for a slide deck title page, saving time on finding the perfect image.

STEM Projects: Visualize a prototype of a robot that arranges desks in the classroom, helping students in engineering or STEM programs see their ideas come to life.

Additional Applications: Explore uses like illustrating historical events (e.g., signing the Declaration of Independence), creating art assignments, designing game boards, simulating artifacts (e.g., a Viking longship), and making classroom posters.

Tips and Limitations: Be descriptive in prompts for best results; note that the tool struggles with technical drawings, diagrams, text, logos, and branding. Lesson 4 Recap: Review the key tools covered in Lesson 4, including Instant Resources, chatbot differentiation, and the AI Image Generator.

🔹 Key Takeaways:

The Alayna AI Image Generator is a versatile tool for creating engaging visuals across subjects, from story starters to historical illustrations and STEM prototypes. While it excels at creative imagery, avoid using it for technical drawings or text-heavy designs to ensure the best results.

🔹 What’s Next?

In Lesson 5.1, we’ll start a new series on advanced classroom applications of Alayna AI, diving into more strategies to streamline your teaching. Stay tuned for more innovative ideas!

Topics Covered: AI image generator, Alayna AI, story starters with AI, slide deck illustrations, STEM project visuals, historical event illustrations, classroom posters, teacher time-saver, education technology, EdTech, Steve Morris AI course.

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