01
Lesson planning
Outline a lesson or unit, warm-ups, discussion questions and exit tickets. Give the grade, objective, time and any standard, and treat the result as a first draft.
“Outline a 45-minute 7th grade lesson on equivalent ratios. Objective: students can write and check equivalent ratios. Include a 5-minute warm-up, one partner activity and a 3-question exit ticket.”
✓Check pacing, and that the activity fits your students, not an average class.
02
Worksheets and quizzes
Draft practice sets, question banks, study guides and review games without starting from a blank page.
“Write 10 questions on photosynthesis for grade 5: 4 multiple choice, 4 short answer, 2 open-ended. Label each easy, medium or hard and include an answer key.”
✓Check every answer in the key, and any question with two defensible answers.
03
Differentiation
Adapt the same objective for reading level, pace or support: simpler passages, extra examples, step-by-step versions and extension tasks.
“Rewrite this paragraph at a 3rd, 5th and 7th grade reading level. Keep these words in all three: habitat, adaptation, predator.”
✓Check that the easier versions still teach the same idea, not a smaller one.
04
Writing and feedback
Build writing prompts, rubrics, revision checklists and peer-review questions that help students improve their own work.
“Make a 5-question revision checklist for a 6th grade argument essay, written in student-friendly language.”
✓Check that AI feedback supports your judgment rather than replacing it.
05
Help for students between lessons
When students are stuck between your explanation and independent work, Otto gives hints and asks questions instead of handing over answers, inside the tools you've turned on.
“Write three hint questions I can give a student who is stuck on 3x + 6 = 18, without giving away the answer.”
✓Check that each hint moves the student one step, not to the end. Otto gives students hints like these, and you can see those chats.
06
AI literacy activities
Teach students to compare outputs, improve prompts, check claims and explain how they used AI.
“Give two different short answers to “Why did the Roman Empire fall?” so my students can compare them and spot what each leaves out.”
✓Check that students verify against a source you trust, not another AI answer.
07
Managing classroom AI
When students use AI, you need more than a chatbot: tool permissions, time windows, conversation history and alerts.
“Draft a short note to families explaining how students will use AI in our class this term, what they can use it for, and how I can see their work.”
✓Check that the note matches your school's policy. In HeyOtto, your class settings (tools, hours, alerts) back up what the note says.
