🔒 Privacy & Compliance
Protect student data - Follow these rules EVERY time
🔑 CHECK YOUR LOGIN
❌ WRONG
jsmith@gmail.com
Personal account = NO protection
✅ CORRECT
jsmith@ssdmo.org
Work account = FERPA protected
👁 QUICK CHECK: What account am I using?
- I SEE THIS: Top right shows @gmail.com or personal email
- I DO THIS: Click profile → Switch to work account → Look for @SSDMO.ORG or @ssd.k12.mo.us
- I SEE THIS: "Gemini" logo with colored sparkle ✨
- I DO THIS: You're in the right place! Now check your account.
- Account shows @ssd.k12.mo.us (NOT personal email)
- Using "Student A" or "my student" — NO real names
- NO birthdates, addresses, or ID numbers typed
- NOT pasting full IEP documents into chat
- Describing needs generically, not specific students
🚨 WHAT TO TYPE - Visual Examples
⚠ USE PII SAFELY
If using PII like names, DOBs, or IDs, you must be logged into your official SSD Gemini account.
"Write IEP goals for Johnny Smith, DOB 3/15/2015..."
This is only safe inside your @ssd.k12.mo.us account!
✅ SAFE — Type this instead
"Write IEP goals for a 3rd grader with autism who struggles with writing and needs visual supports"
✅ Generic description = Safe AND more useful!
🚀 TRY THIS NOW
"Create a behavior tracking chart for a 5th grader who frequently leaves their seat without permission"
💡 Notice: No name, no school, no identifying info — just the grade and behavior!
❌ What NOT To Do
Vague prompts = Weak results. See the difference!
❌ VAGUE PROMPT — Weak Result
You typed: "Make it easier"
Gemini responds: "I'd be happy to help! Could you tell me what you'd like me to make easier? Please provide more details about the content, the audience, and what format you need."
⚠ Gemini doesn't know WHO, WHAT, or HOW — so it asks for clarification
✅ SPECIFIC PROMPT — Useful Result
You typed: "Adapt this to 2nd grade reading level with visual supports and shorter sentences"
Gemini responds: "[Immediately provides adapted content at the right level with pictures and simple language]"
✅ Specific details = Gemini can actually help!
💡 THE SPECIFICITY FORMULA
👤
WHO
Grade, disability, needs
📜
WHAT
Goal, lesson, email
⚙
HOW
Format, level, length
🌐
WHY
Purpose, use case
Include 3-4 of these in EVERY prompt for better results!
📈 MORE TRANSFORMATIONS
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I SEE THIS: "Write an IEP goal"
I DO THIS: "Write a measurable reading fluency goal for a 3rd grader at 45 wpm, including baseline, target (75 wpm), and 3 quarterly objectives" -
I SEE THIS: "Help with behavior"
I DO THIS: "Create a self-monitoring checklist for a 6th grader who calls out 15+ times per class. Include a token economy with computer time rewards." -
I SEE THIS: "Make a lesson plan"
I DO THIS: "Create a 45-min lesson on adding fractions for 5th grade. Include visual manipulatives, 3 differentiation levels, and an exit ticket."
🚀 TRY THIS NOW
"Create a social story about raising your hand for a 4th grader with autism. Use simple sentences, include 5 steps, and add picture descriptions."
💡 See how specific details get you exactly what you need!
📚 AI Glossary
Essential terms for getting started with AI tools
📖 BASIC TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prompt | The instruction or question you type to the AI. Better prompts = better results. Example: "Create a visual schedule for a student with autism" |
| Output / Response | What the AI generates after you submit a prompt. Can be text, images, code, or documents. |
| Iterate | Refining your prompt or asking follow-up questions to improve the output. Example: "Make it simpler" |
| Context | Background information that helps the AI understand your needs. Example: "I teach 3rd grade, my student has dyslexia..." |
| Token | The unit AI uses to process text. Longer conversations use more tokens and may hit limits. |
🍀 GEMINI FEATURES
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Gem | A saved custom AI assistant with pre-loaded instructions. Create once, use forever. Example: "IEP Goal Writer Gem" |
| Canvas | A visual workspace where you and Gemini can create and edit documents together in real-time. |
| Extensions | Connections to other Google services (Drive, Docs, Gmail) that let Gemini access your files. |
| Deep Research | Gemini's ability to search the web and compile comprehensive reports on a topic. |
| Multimodal | AI that can understand and generate multiple types of content: text, images, audio, code. |
🧠 AI CONCEPTS
| Concept | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Hallucination | When AI generates information that sounds real but is actually incorrect. Always verify important facts! |
| Large Language Model (LLM) | The technology behind AI chatbots. Trained on massive amounts of text to predict helpful responses. |
| Training Data | The information used to teach an AI. Gemini was trained on books, websites, and other text. |
| Temperature | How creative vs. predictable the AI's responses are. Higher = more creative, Lower = more consistent. |
| Fine-tuning | Customizing an AI for specific tasks. Gems are a simple form of fine-tuning. |
- Prompt = Your question or instruction
- Output = AI's response
- Iterate = Keep refining until it's right
- Hallucination = AI made something up — always verify!