Help & Support

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about Insta~Lesson. Can't find what you're looking for? We're here to help!

General Questions

Insta~Lesson uses AI to generate complete, student-facing lessons, including:
  • Clear learning objectives
  • High-quality instructional videos
  • Collaborative practice questions
  • Extension activities
  • And more!
These lessons are in Google Docs, so you can edit them to suit your students' needs.
Anyone who needs lessons: teachers, school leaders, parents, and even students themselves!

Insta~Lesson works for learners of all ages, on any academic topic. If you don't believe us, try it for yourself 😎

We recommend Insta~Lesson in particular for sub plans, makeup work, and enrichment/remediation activities.
Insta~Lesson is free for teachers.

If you're feeling generous, you can buy us a coffee 🍵
Insta~Lesson was initially conceived by Rob Barnett, a former teacher who co-founded the Modern Classrooms Project and wrote Meet Every Learner's Needs; built by Teaghan O'Briain, a high school teacher and AI engineer from British Columbia; and improved by the contributions of friends and educators worldwide.

If you'd like to help us build the future of lesson planning, please reach out!
We use state-of-the-art AI models from Google and OpenAI, as well as prompts designed to ensure accurate and age-appropriate content. We recommend instructional videos from YouTube's Education category, using YouTube's SafeSearch filter, and prioritize videos from vetted educational channels.

All Insta~Lessons are also fully editable, so educators can refine the content they receive before sharing it with their students.

Privacy & Data

We keep your email address, so you can sign in and we can send you your lessons. We keep the lessons you make, so you can come back to them. What you type for a lesson goes to the AI models that write it, from Google and OpenAI. We use an analytics service, PostHog, to see where the site gets in people's way. Under your email address, it records the pages you visit, what you click and what you type, including your lesson topics and the lessons we write for you. It also keeps screen recordings of your visits, though never of the pages your students open. It never records anything that would let someone else sign in as you. Our team may add a lesson you make to our public library. It's credited to Insta~Lesson, not to you.

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Still have questions?

Our support team is here to help you get the most out of Insta~Lesson. Don't hesitate to reach out if you need assistance.

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