If you missed it, you missed it. But here's your chance to catch up (and crash the next one).
This one got practical fast. Max Gertz joined Kristin and Emily Koutsoyannis for a session that started with differentiation tags and ended with a live experiment nobody had tried before, right there on the call.
That's what happens when you show up curious.
Analyze grades, create learner groups, and build differentiated assignments, all in one prompt
Max opened with the prompt he said could save him hours. Starting from two existing assignments, he asked Ignite to analyze student performance, create three learner groups (advanced, proficient, developing), build a differentiated assignment for each group, and assign students to the right group, using a course template for formatting and a National Geographic page as a reference for content.
The agent did all of it. Step by step, with approvals along the way.
"Think of all the work that we would do to actually find those pieces of content and then put them in a more legible perspective." — Max Gertz
Emily connected it to the time cost everyone knows but rarely names:
"That's probably a 15-minute job if you have a class of 60 kids. And that's not where our time is most valuable." — Emily Koutsoyannis
Max also showed two lighter versions of the same idea. The first uses a single assignment to create differentiation tags, a quick way to get your learner groups set up before going deeper. The second uses the agent as a thought partner to generate a differentiated lesson plan from an existing assignment, without creating anything in Canvas at all. For teachers who want to bring differentiation into the physical classroom, not just the LMS, that one's worth trying.
Write a weekly announcement from your module, with links
Emily's prompt solved the "I never have time for this" problem. She asked IgniteAI Agent to review an entire week's worth of module content and draft a parent- and student-facing announcement covering what students will learn, what's due, and how to extend their learning, then delay delivery so there's time to review before it goes out.
The delay is the trick. Announcements in Canvas don't have an unpublished state. That means that once they're sent, they're sent. Scheduling the announcement for even an hour out gives you a window to review, edit, and adjust before anyone sees it.
Then Kristin asked a question nobody had tested: could the prompt also include clickable links to the assignments inside the announcement? Emily added one line to the prompt and ran it live.
It worked! The new announcement came back with links and slightly different formatting.
"Once you get an announcement you can say ‘use the newsletter from this date’ as reference for formatting." — Kristin Lundstrum
A tip from the session worth keeping
Max mentioned that if the agent pushes back on too much text, drop the content onto a Canvas page and point the agent there instead. Daniel shared the same tip in a previous session. It's worth repeating because it unlocks a lot!
The Prompt Library is open. Go feed it.
The library gets better when everyone contributes. Head to the Community Prompt Library, post what's working, test what someone else shared, and vote on the ones that earn it. Comment on the prompts you try because that feedback helps the product team and helps CSMs share best practices with other institutions.
While you’re there, check out the prompts that Max demoed, now available in the Prompt Library:
Read the original Prompt Party announcement for the full picture.
Don't miss the next one
If this recap gave you the smallest twinge of FOMO, good. Forward the invite to the colleague who'd love this. Join us next time and bring a prompt you're proud of, or one that's half-baked and you can't figure out why. Both are welcome.
Four more sessions are already lined up, and our next Prompt Party will take place on October 8!
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