Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How to use Claude for beginners. Claude can feel like a lot when you first open it, but you only need a handful of habits to start getting real work done. In this video, I will walk you through Claude step-by-step so you can write, analyze files, create documents, and research with AI, and get what you want on the very first try.
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, and this beginner-friendly tour covers the whole toolkit: better prompts, file uploads, artifacts, web search, research, memory, projects, skills, and connectors. Every example uses one demo business, a small batch coffee roaster called Base Camp Brew Co, so you can see how it all fits together from end to end. I also break down the free plan versus Pro so you know exactly when it is worth upgrading. By the end you will build a real Word document, an interactive quiz you can publish to the web, and a fully cited research report without leaving Claude.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Sign Up and Pricing
1:49 Interface Tour and Picking a Model
3:16 Writing Better Prompts
4:53 Uploading Files and Analyzing Data
6:36 Creating Word Docs and Spreadsheets
7:41 Building Artifacts in Claude
9:48 Web Search in Claude
10:23 Research
11:46 Custom Instructions for Claude
12:31 Memory
14:18 Projects in Claude
16:33 Skills
17:29 Connectors
19:20 Desktop and Mobile Apps
Try Claude: claude.ai
Take the What's Your Roast quiz: claude.ai/public/artifacts/3f7ed29e-8574-4a20-8064-4f7e05911cd8
How to use Claude Design: youtu.be/clK5xTUy0XM
Claude Skills tutorial: youtu.be/mS5ojqQ7zzw
Claude Cowork videos: youtu.be/vv09DHej6gg
Full Claude playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmkaw6oRnRv9z0Qk79EcMrthofqpoHMxG
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How to use Claude for beginners. Claude can feel like a lot when you first open it, but you only need a handful of habits to start getting real work done. In this video, I will walk you through Claude step-by-step so you can write, analyze files, create documents, and research with AI, and get what you want on the very first try.
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, and this beginner-friendly tour covers the whole toolkit: better prompts, file uploads, artifacts, web search, research, memory, projects, skills, and connectors. Every example uses one demo business, a small batch coffee roaster called Base Camp Brew Co, so you can see how it all fits together from end to end. I also break down the free plan versus Pro so you know exactly when it is worth upgrading. By the end you will build a real Word document, an interactive quiz you can publish to the web, and a fully cited research report without leaving Claude.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Sign Up and Pricing
1:49 Interface Tour and Picking a Model
3:16 Writing Better Prompts
4:53 Uploading Files and Analyzing Data
6:36 Creating Word Docs and Spreadsheets
7:41 Building Artifacts in Claude
9:48 Web Search in Claude
10:23 Research
11:46 Custom Instructions for Claude
12:31 Memory
14:18 Projects in Claude
16:33 Skills
17:29 Connectors
19:20 Desktop and Mobile Apps
Try Claude: claude.ai
Take the What's Your Roast quiz: claude.ai/public/artifacts/3f7ed29e-8574-4a20-8064-4f7e05911cd8
How to use Claude Design: youtu.be/clK5xTUy0XM
Claude Skills tutorial: youtu.be/mS5ojqQ7zzw
Claude Cowork videos: youtu.be/vv09DHej6gg
Full Claude playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmkaw6oRnRv9z0Qk79EcMrthofqpoHMxG
Subscribe: youtube.com/@TeachersTech?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: instagram.com/teacherstechlab
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/teacherstech
