30 How to Generate Lessons for Educators Using AI’s Hilink
Brooke Furber
Image created with OpenArt image generator.
Prompt: A colourful classroom with swirls and smiley faces.
Introduction
Hilink is an AI-generated platform that allows teachers to create educational content. It is a browser tool which makes it widely accessible and many platforms (Rubbelke, 2023). Hilink uses AI which makes the building process quicker and easier for educators. This tool builds the lessons and the content but allows educators to edit and adjust the content to suit their needs. Hilink uses a virtual classroom to create an engaging experience for students. Hilink can also be used as a collaboration tool between educators and students. This tool allows educators to use an AI chatbot to create lessons or simple boxes to fill out. The classroom can be accessed by the students and educators with a unique code.
This chapter takes educators through the simple process that uses advanced AI to limit teacher burnout and make the process of lesson planning a breeze. Hilink creates an enjoyable and interactive experience for both teachers and students.
Connection to Curriculum
There are no direct connections to the curriculum in relation to specific subjects or criteria but this AI tools ensures that educators help their students reach the learning goals outlined in the curriculum.
Although Hilink doesn’t raise any red flags under Critical Media Literacy there are some things to consider when using AI.
- AI programs may produce plagiarized results
- AI programs may produce inaccurate or false information
- AI programs may have privacy risk
Hilink takes great pride in their data privacy. Hilink receives no personal data from students or teachers, ensures all data is safe. Hilink also ensures that fact-checking is in place to ensure that the information is accurate.
Affordances and Constraints
Affordances:
Efficiency: Creating lesson plans and providing activities all at once, saving time
Detailed: Lessons include pre-assessment, lesson activities, and exit question. Reaches all grade levels.
Personalization: Lessons are personalized to suit educators subject or content
Control: Hilink creates the content but allows edits to be made to ensure top quality lessons
Constraints:
Limitations: There may be limitations on the quality of online resources available for lesson slides
The Process
Hilink makes the process of creating lessons effortless for educators. The services are all free but upgrades are available. Instructions for the use of Hilink are obtainable below
Creating an Account:
Step 1: Go to https://www.hilink.co/
Step 2: Using an email address, create an account under sign up.
Step 3: Create Password
Using Hilink
Step 1: Once signed in, click in the “Lesson” tab
Step 2: Click “New Lesson”
Step 3: Choose between chat view (uses an AI chatbot) or Classic View (filling out boxes)
Step 4: Fill out information: topic, audience/grade, duration of lesson, learning objectives
Step 5: Click Generate
Prompt Engineering
Hilink is a fairly straightforward tool but to maximize its potential and generate the best results here are some tips.
- Give specific and in-depth topics for the lesson you want to create
- Give specific objectives and standards of what you need to come out of your lessons
Example:
Grade 2 Math Classroom
Topic: Patterns & Relations
Outcomes:
Repeating Patterns (3-5)
Prompt: Create an activity in relation to repeating patterns with 3 to 5 elements.
Increasing Patterns
Prompt: Create a quiz based on increasing patterns, extending and reproducing patterns up to 5 elements.
Recommendations
For additional resources, visit the Hilink Blog at the bottom of the home page. Another great resource for Hilink, is TikTok where users can find multiple tips and tricks on how to get the most out of Hilink.
Here are some other links to aid in your lesson prompts as well as the Saskatchewan Curriculum link.
https://www.teachingchannel.com/k12-hub/blog/50-chat-gpt-prompts-for-teachers/
https://teachermade.com/50-chatgpt-prompts-for-teachers/
Informative presentation
Learn more about How to Use Hilink by clicking the image above.
HiLink. (2023, May 2). 7 essential tips for effective K-12 Lesson Planning: Leveraging AI and best practices. https://www.hilink.co/post/7-tips-for-effective-k-12-lesson-planning-leveraging-ai
Rubbelke, M. (2023, April 14). Say goodbye to tedious lesson planning: Hilink unveils AI-powered feature purpose-built for educators. Business Wire. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230414005061/en/Say-Goodbye-to-Tedious-Lesson-Planning-HiLink-Unveils-AI-Powered-Feature-Purpose-Built-for-Educators
Saskatchewan curriculum. Saskatchewan Curriculum. (n.d.). https://curriculum.gov.sk.ca/
Acknowledgement of AI Use
I acknowledge that AI was used in this chapter in many forms. OpenArt was used to create the colourful abstract image of a classroom and ChatGPT was used to help create ideas for prompts in relation to a math lesson in the classroom. AI is an important and helpful tool in all aspects of learning.