Youth Advanced AI Lessons

🟢 WEEK 1 — Lesson 2

Title: Multimodal AI Creation

🎯 Lesson Objective

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to understand how multimodal AI works and create simple projects using text, images, audio, and other AI-generated media.

1️⃣ What is Multimodal AI?

Multimodal AI means AI that can work with more than just text.

It can understand and generate:

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Documents

Instead of only typing and receiving text, builders combine multiple formats to create richer solutions.

Example:

Text prompt → AI generates image

Image upload → AI explains the image

Text script → AI converts to voice

Voice → AI converts to text

That is multimodal creation.

2️⃣ Text-to-Image Creation

Students learn how to generate images using detailed prompts.

Weak:

“Create a picture of a classroom.”

Stronger:

“Create a realistic image of a modern African classroom with students using laptops and AI tools, natural lighting, and a smart board in the background.”

The more descriptive the prompt, the better the result.

Teach them: Subject + Style + Environment + Details + Mood

Builders design visuals intentionally.

3️⃣ Image-to-Text Understanding

AI can analyze images and describe them.

Students learn to:

Upload an image

Ask AI to explain what is happening

Extract insights

Generate captions

Turn visuals into stories

Example:

Upload a marketplace image and ask: “Describe the economic activities happening in this image and suggest 2 small business ideas inspired by it.”

Now AI becomes an idea generator.

4️⃣ Audio & Voice Tools

AI can:

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Help write scripts

Students learn how to:

Generate a short educational script

Convert it into AI voice

Create a simple audio lesson

This shows how AI supports communication.

5️⃣ Combining Modalities (Thinking Like a Builder)

Builders don’t stop at one tool.

Example mini system:

Write script using AI

Generate image for thumbnail

Convert script to voice

Combine into short video

That is multimodal workflow thinking.

AI is no longer a chatbot.

It becomes a creation engine.

🛠 Practical Exercise 

Mini AI Media Project

Students must create:

Option A:

An AI-generated poster + short written explanation

Option B:

A short AI-generated educational script + AI voice narration

Option C:

An image generated from a detailed prompt + caption + summary

They must explain:

What tools they used

How they structured their prompts

What they improved after testing.

📌 Mini Assessment (End of Class)

Students submit:

1 multimodal mini project

1 short explanation of how they improved their prompt

Assessment criteria:

Clarity of prompt

Creativity

Effective use of AI tools

Quality of output.

💡Key Takeaway

AI is not just text.

Builders use multiple formats to create richer solutions.

The future belongs to creators who can combine tools — not just use one.

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