Google Gemini is an AI-powered chatbot and productivity assistant developed by Google. It can help with tasks like summarizing documents, brainstorming ideas, answering complex questions, coding, and more. |
Who has access to Gemini?
Students, Faculty, and Staff have access to use Gemini
How to Access it
Go to gemini.google.com, and if prompted, log in using your MyUWF Gmail account.
You can then choose what model of Gemini to use as they all have different strengths.
Tips to get started
| Use Case | Description | Example Prompts |
|---|---|---|
| Email & Communication | Write professional, clear messages quickly. | - “Write a follow-up email after a job interview.” - “Draft a thank-you note for a guest speaker in our course.” |
| Writing & Editing | Generate, refine, or summarize written content. | - “Summarize this article in under 100 words.” - “Improve the clarity and tone of this paragraph.” |
| Research & Information Gathering | Collect insights, compare options, or synthesize complex topics. | - “Compare renewable energy sources: solar vs wind vs hydro.” - “Summarize key findings from the IPCC 2023 report.” |
| Brainstorming & Idea Generation | Spark creativity for projects, papers, or planning. | - “Give me 5 unique podcast topic ideas about student life.” - “What are some creative fundraising ideas for a university club?” |
| Coding Help | Debug code, generate functions, or explain programming concepts. | - “Explain how recursion works with an example in Python.” - “Fix this error in my JavaScript function.” |
| Studying & Exam Prep | Review concepts or create flashcards and summaries. | - “Create flashcards for key concepts in organic chemistry.” - “Explain the difference between Keynesian and classical economics.” |
| Project Management | Plan timelines, task lists, or outlines for personal and team projects. | - “Create a 4-week timeline for completing a research paper.” - “Generate a checklist for planning a campus event.” |
To safeguard sensitive and protected UWF data, sensitive info such as social security numbers, education records, employee data, credit card numbers, protected health info, human subject research data, unpublished research data, and personally identifiable info are not approved for use with Google Gemini |
Questions? Contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@uwf.edu.