From output to artefact
Turn a lesson output into something pupils engage with.
You've got an output from an agent — a lesson, an explanation, a data insight. This page shows you how to turn it into a creative artefact: an audio or video overview, an illustration, a short film, a story. Whether you do it is your call; here's how.
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Start with your outputthe lesson or explanation an agent gave you, that you've read and approved
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Pick a formatchoose one of the routes below to suit the moment
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Make itfollow the how-to; you operate it and check it before any child sees it
The routes
Five ways to make it
🎧NotebookLM — audio & video overview
Google · notebooklm.google.com
Paste your lesson notes as a source and NotebookLM generates a short audio "deep dive" or a video overview from them.
Good for: a revision recap, a take-home audio summary you've reviewed, or your own CPD.
- Open NotebookLM and sign in with your school Google account.
- Create a notebook and add your lesson output as a source (paste the text or upload a doc — no child data).
- Choose Audio Overview or Video Overview and generate.
- Listen or watch, check it's accurate, and tweak your source then regenerate if needed.
🖼Nano Banana — an illustration
Gemini · your approved tool
Turn a concept from your lesson into a picture using Gemini's image generation ("Nano Banana").
Good for: a visual for a slide or display, or a worked-example illustration.
- Open Gemini.
- Describe the image you want from your lesson concept, in plain words.
- Refine the description and regenerate until it fits.
- Save it, and record the prompt you used.
🎬Veo — a short explainer video
Gemini · your approved tool
Generate a 60–120 second explainer clip from a simple description, using Google Veo in Gemini.
Good for: a hook, or a concept intro you'll play and narrate to the class.
- Open Gemini and choose video generation (Veo), if it's available to your account.
- Describe the short scene or explainer you want.
- Generate, then refine the description and try again.
- Watch it back for accuracy before you ever show it.
📖A story or narrative
Gemini · your approved tool
Turn the lesson topic into a short, class-appropriate story or narrative framing — pure text, no special tool.
Good for: an EYFS / KS1 hook, or making an abstract idea concrete.
- In Gemini, ask it to turn your lesson objective into a short story for your year group, with any limits you set.
- Read it, edit it into your own voice, and check it's appropriate.
- Use it as a starter you read aloud.
🎨Canva AI — a poster or slides stretch
Canva · IT may restrict
Use Canva's AI to lay your content out as a poster, worksheet or slide deck.
Good for: print materials and displays — if your school account permits Canva.
- Sign in to Canva with your school account (skip this route if IT has it restricted).
- Start a design and use Magic Design / AI from your lesson text.
- Edit the layout, check it, and export.
⚑ Stay in the rules
Teacher-made and teacher-operated. No real children's faces or names in any artefact. Read, watch or listen to everything for accuracy and appropriateness before a child sees it, credit that it's AI-made, and use only tools your school account permits.