Saturday, April 04, 2026

Created a 'Read lecture transcript and Answer 3 MC questions' app using Poe's App Creator

 Originally, I went to Gemini and asked how to write a prompt to create a canvas app similar to the P4 Listening app created by Alex Lam. 

After 2 turns, it gave me a sample prompt, as below: 

You are an expert Marine Biologist. Create a Poe Canvas app for a listening and comprehension task about Coral Reefs.
The Lesson: Discuss the symbiotic relationship between polyps and algae.
Interface: Create a dashboard in the Canvas. When I click 'Start,' show a 'Transcript' of a lecture. Below it, provide 3 comprehension questions one by one.
Style: Use a blue ocean theme for the UI. Use React-style components (HTML/JS) to handle the question logic so the page doesn't refresh, but updates dynamically as I answer.

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I copied it into Poe's App Creator. It returned the output app below in about 2 minutes: 

https://poe.com/preview/psOeQWeHJ9sKNiZsqEAW


So the prompt given by Gemini worked. But there was no audio in the app. Then I asked App Creator to add a Play button and Audio to the app, but I was going beyond the required points. So I stopped there. 

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TAKEAWAY: 

It's OK to ask a chatbot to provide you with a prompt to use in creating a canvas app. 

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