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A Hero Story�Creating an AI-Illustrated Storybook
How can AI help humans be creative?
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Computer systems that can understand, create, and respond like humans.
Examples:
GenAI: a newer type of AI
It can create new things based on existing data.
Traditional AI: "I can recognize this is a cat in this photo."
Generative AI: "I can create a new photo of a cat that doesn't exist."
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GenAI creates new things from prompts
Examples:
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GenAI creates new things from prompts
Examples:
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GenAI creates new things from prompts
Examples:
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Why this matters
You are already using AI at home and school.
AI can:
But AI also raises issues of:
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Benefits for students
Brainstorming ideas
Practicing languages
Drafting essays, stories, or presentations
Summarizing readings or notes
Creating study quizzes or flashcards
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Challenges & risks
Hallucinations:�AI may “make up” facts that look convincing.
Privacy:�AI tools may collect and store personal data.
Plagiarism:�Copying AI text can be academic dishonesty.
Overreliance:�People may skip thinking and creativity if they let AI “do it all.”
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What you should know
AI is not good or bad , it depends on how it’s used.
Guidance and boundaries are necessary.
Our goal today: create an AI illustrated storybook.
Think of AI as:�Calculator for words & ideas; �helpful but needs oversight.�(It can help write, explain, and create, but sometimes makes mistakes).
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Objectives
Understand and apply story structure in a short narrative.
Design a consistent hero with clear traits and motivation.
Collaborate with GenAI to iteratively improve text and prompts.
Identify and effectively use key elements of image prompts.
Produce three consistent illustrated pages in a storybook.
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GenAI Sample Storybook
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GenAI Sample Storybook
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Activity setup
In groups of 3-5:
Use prompts�Create your story with AI
Add illustrations�Create AI illustrations
Present�Present your storybook
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Round flow
Invent a hero (5 min).
Invent a story & complete the worksheet (10 min).
Use and refine prompts to generate a story (10 min).
Create AI illustrations (15 min).
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Present your storybook (5 min).
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Story structure
Beginning
End
Middle
Introduces the hero/character and the setting
Shows the challenges of the hero
Wraps up the story with the final outcome
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How to use Gemini
https://gemini.google.com/app
Click to open the Storybook
Type your text here
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How to use Gemini Storybook
https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook
Type your text here
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Create the storybook
Your storybook should include:
Hero
Beginning
End
Middle
Images
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Wrap-up
Beyond the Hour of AI
Expand into six-page stories or alternate endings.
Compile stories into a class e-book.
Present storybooks in a “Storytelling Showcase.”
What did AI add to your story?
What did you control yourselves?
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