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How-to guide

Using TeachBot Studio

Everything you need to turn your content into accessible lessons and full Canvas courses.

1. Getting started

Create a free account to generate your first two lesson packages.

  1. Click Try it now on the homepage to open the Studio.
  2. Click Sign in and continue with Google or your email and password.
  3. Your free trial includes 2 full lesson packages. Upgrade to Pro anytime from the account menu.

2. Create a lesson package

  1. In the Studio, upload a PDF, Word document, PowerPoint, or text file — or paste your own text.
  2. Choose your audience: K-5, 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate, Graduate, or Corporate training.
  3. Add a learning goal so the objectives and activities match what you want students to do.
  4. Set the number of slides (4–25) and quiz questions (3–15).
  5. Click Generate. In about a minute you'll see tabs for every output.

Tips

  • Learning objectives always begin with one Bloom's Taxonomy verb and never use the word "understand".
  • Every lesson is saved to your Library automatically.

3. Review each output

  1. Student bot — a tutor grounded in your content. Test it in the preview and choose whether it may use general knowledge beyond your materials (only you control this, not students).
  2. PowerPoint — pick a design theme (Modern, Editorial, Bold, or Minimal). Slides include images, alt text, proper slide titles, and speaker notes.
  3. Video — edit each scene's wording and visuals, choose a length from 30 seconds to 2 minutes, and preview before exporting.
  4. Notes and Study guide — detailed lecture notes and a student-facing study guide.
  5. Assignments — choose Essay prompts, a Quiz, or Let's get creative for an authentic project matched to your audience.

4. Choose an AI voice

  1. Open the voice picker and press the play button next to any of the 10 voices (5 female, 5 male) to hear a preview.
  2. Select a voice. It's used for the student bot audio, PowerPoint voiceover, and video narration.
  3. Voiceovers are optional — turn narration on only when you want it.

5. Download your materials

  1. Click Download and pick only the files you need.
  2. PowerPoint (.pptx) — optionally with narrated voiceover on each slide (Pro).
  3. Video (.mp4) — always includes burned-in captions, plus a separate caption file (.vtt).
  4. Word document (.docx) — the full lesson in one editable file.
  5. Embed code for the student bot — paste it into your LMS page or course site.

Tips

  • Run PowerPoint's Accessibility Checker — decorative shapes are already marked so only meaningful issues appear.

6. Build a full 8-module course (Pro)

Plan an entire course at once and import it into Canvas.

  1. Open Course builder from the Studio header.
  2. Enter a course title and audience. Optionally paste a syllabus or upload course material.
  3. Click Brainstorm module ideas to get 12 suggestions. Click + to add an idea to the next open module slot, or click Use the first 8 suggestions.
  4. Prefer your own plan? Type topics directly into the 8 module boxes — you can mix your own and suggested topics.
  5. Click Build all 8 modules. Each module is written one at a time; progress shows on the button.
  6. Review each module tab: overview, learning objectives, learning materials, discussion prompt, and assignment with rubric.
  7. Not happy with one module? Click Regenerate on that module only.
  8. Click Save to keep the course in your Library.

Tips

  • Alignment is built in: every learning objective has its own rubric row labeled with its code (for example M3.2), and the assignment instructions ask for evidence of each objective.
  • The discussion lists which objectives it supports.

7. Import your course into Canvas

  1. In the Course builder, click Download Canvas file (.imscc).
  2. In Canvas, open the course you want to fill (a blank or sandbox course is best for the first try).
  3. Go to Settings, then Import Course Content.
  4. For Content Type, choose Common Cartridge 1.x Package.
  5. Choose the .imscc file you downloaded, select All content, and click Import.
  6. When the import finishes, open Modules — you'll see 8 modules, each with an Overview page, Learning Materials page, Discussion, and Assignment.

Tips

  • Review points, due dates, and publishing settings in Canvas before students see the course.
  • The rubric appears inside each assignment's description. If you want Canvas's interactive rubric grading, add it from the assignment's Rubric button.

8. Your library

  1. Click Library in the Studio header to see every lesson and course you've created.
  2. Click a lesson to reopen it in the Studio, or a course to reopen it in the Course builder.
  3. Use the trash icon to delete anything you no longer need.

9. Plans and billing

  1. Free trial: 2 lesson packages.
  2. Pro: $19.99 per month or $199 per year for unlimited lessons, the course builder, narration, and all exports.
  3. Manage, switch, or cancel your plan anytime from the account menu → Billing.

10. Troubleshooting

  1. Nothing generated? Make sure you're signed in and your file is under 15MB.
  2. Scanned PDFs with no selectable text may produce thin results — paste the text instead.
  3. See an upgrade prompt? That feature is part of Pro, or you've used your 2 free lessons.
  4. Still stuck? Reach us on the Contact page.