Custom Activities

Your content. Interactive. In minutes.

Paste a worksheet or exam, or type a topic. Gutenberg turns it into auto-graded activities, with distractors, hints, and tests written for you.

Skip the formatting, answer keys, and test cases. Preview each draft, then add it to your coursework or textbook.

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From worksheet to assigned activity
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Templates for quizzes, code, Parsons, readings, and vocabulary
Auto-graded as soon as students submit
Add to all your sections in one step

Ready to assign in three steps

Create, preview, and assign in minutes.

1

Paste or describe

Pick a template and add your source: a worksheet, a topic, a word list, or a prompt.

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Gutenberg builds it

Activities show up in your library within minutes. Preview, edit, approve, or discard each one.

Assign right away

Add activities to coursework or the textbook for every section you teach, in one step.

See it from start to finish

A one-minute scripted demo. Paste an exam, watch the activities appear, and add the whole batch to the sections you teach.

Templates

Pick a template for your material

Build quizzes, code problems, Parsons problems, readings, vocabulary practice, and discussion prompts.

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Free-Text Import

Paste any text, and Alps picks the right activity type.

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Bulk Import

Paste a whole exam or worksheet and get an activity for each question.

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Quiz / Assessment

Questions on a topic you name, with distractors and explanations.

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Code Problem

Starter code, auto-graded tests, and an optional reference solution.

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Vocabulary Builder

Flashcards, fill-in-the-blank, and quick quizzes from a word list or subject.

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Reading Passage

A new or adapted passage, with comprehension checks along the way.

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Discussion Prompt

Open-ended prompts at the depth of knowledge you pick.

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Parsons Problem

Code-ordering puzzles, each with a scaffolded version.

Gutenberg writes the answer keys, explanations, and tests. You get finished activities, ready to assign.

Distractors & answer keys Auto-graded code tests Reading comprehension checks Flashcards & fill-in-the-blank Parsons problems with scaffolded versions Hints & explanations
Bulk Import

Turn a whole exam into activities

Paste an exam, problem set, or study guide. Gutenberg builds an activity for each question, even when the question types are mixed.

  • ✓ Each activity shows up as soon as it’s ready.
  • ✓ Accept all or Discard all in one click, or choose row by row.
  • ✓ Close the tab and Gutenberg keeps working. Review whenever you’re ready.
AP CS Unit 3 Practice
5 items · 3 ready · 2 pending
Off-by-one in a for loop quiz Ready
Sum of a 2D array code Ready
Recursion base case parsons Ready
Array equality with == quiz Pending
Traversal edge cases discussion Pending
Place in multiple sections
Recursion bundle · 3 sections
Period 2 — AP CS A Chapter 7 · Recursion
Period 4 — AP CS A Chapter 7 · Recursion
Period 6 — AP CS A Chapter 7 · Recursion

The same activity, in the same spot, in every section.

Placement

Add activities to one class or all of them

Place an activity in every section you teach, in one step.

  • ✓ Add activities right next to the lessons in the textbook you already teach.
  • ✓ Mark each one Visible to students or Hidden from students.
  • ✓ Mix your own activities with built-in curriculum activities in automated assignments.

Your questions, answered

Common questions about Custom Activities. Find more in the main FAQ.

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Paste your content, assign the activities, and get back to teaching.

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