BuildDreamUser Guide

How to Use BuildDream

A step-by-step guide for teachers and students

Overview

As a teacher, you create classrooms and run sessions within them. Each classroom has a unique code that students use to join. You can run multiple sessions in the same classroom with different art styles.

Works best on a laptop or tablet
Step 1

Create a Classroom

  1. 1Sign in and go to your Dashboard
  2. 2Click "My Classrooms" in the sidebar
  3. 3Click "+ New Classroom"
  4. 4Enter a name (e.g. "Grade 3 Art Class") and click "Create Classroom"
  5. 5A unique 6-character code (e.g. BD3X7K) will be generated automatically

Tip: You only need to create a classroom once. The same code works every session.

Step 2

Have Students Join

  1. 1Tell your students to open https://ai-imagine.us/join on their devices
  2. 2Share the 6-character classroom code with them (write it on the board or project it)
  3. 3Students enter the code and their name/number, then click "Join Class"
  4. 4You can see who has joined in the "Students" section of your classroom page
Step 3

Create a Session

  1. 1In your classroom page, click "+ New Session"
  2. 2Pick an art style for today's class (e.g. Watercolor, Oil Painting, Anime)
  3. 3Click "Create Session"
  4. 4The session enters "Waiting" status — students will see a waiting screen
Step 4

Start the Session

  1. 1Once all students have joined and you're ready, click the green Start button
  2. 2Students will automatically be taken to the creation studio
  3. 3The Student Works section will appear on your screen, refreshing every 3 seconds
  4. 4You can see each student's artwork as they finish creating
Step 5

End the Session

  1. 1When the class is over, click the red "End" button
  2. 2The session moves to Session History
  3. 3Use the "Download All" button to save all student artworks
  4. 4Students can still view and download their own artworks after the session ends

Tips for Teachers

  • You can run different art styles on different days \u2014 each session has its own style
  • Only one session can be active at a time per classroom
  • Each generated artwork uses credits from your account. Failed generations are automatically refunded
  • Students don't need to create an account \u2014 they just need the classroom code
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