Creative & Media

Book Publishing & Entrepreneurship

Interview family members, then use AI tools and design software to turn those conversations into published hardcover books, some students have sold theirs for $50–$200.

12–20 · Intermediate

Give Them a Project To Own
REAL BRIEFMODERN TOOLSFINISHED WORK

Work worth showing.

Every step moves toward a finished result, not another worksheet destined for a folder. Students practice judgment, make decisions, and learn how to finish what they start.

  • Interview grandparents, aunts, uncles, and parents
  • Record and transcribe conversations with AI software
  • Format the manuscript in Google Docs
  • Design the cover in Canva
  • Order printed hardcovers through Barnes & Noble

Recognizable skills. Real leverage.

These are the platforms students will actually open, use, and connect while they work. Familiarity becomes fluency, and fluency makes the next ambitious project feel possible.

Barnes & Noblebarnesandnoble.comCall Recorderapps.apple.comCanvacanva.comChatGPTopenai.comGoogle Docsdocs.google.comGoogle Formsforms.google.comGoogle Meetmeet.google.comLaptop & Computer Recordingloom.comPhone Recording Appapple.comStarter School Transcription AIlifestory.aiVoice Memosapple.comWindows Sound Recorderapps.microsoft.comZoomzoom.us