Flint K12 for teachers

Flint K12 is like a school version of ChatGPT developed for use by students and teachers in K12 schools with some differences (detailed at this link).  D-E started piloting the service in January 2024 for use by teachers of any grade level and their students in any division. Access to service has been extended for the entire 2024/25 school year. Flint allows a teacher or a coach to create a chat bot activity configured to your specific purpose by inputting learning objectives.  As the teacher, able to see a transcript of your students' chat sessions in order to get a better understanding of your students' progress.

D-E teachers and students can sign in to Flint using your d-e.org Google account at app.flintk12.com

Two of the things that Flint can facilitate are:

Flint has been going through a rapid process of improvement for most of the past year. If you tried it a few months ago and something was not to your liking, you might want to take a look at what's changed since then by visiting Flint's What's new page,

The overview above was updated July 24, 2024. Features demonstrated include:

0:15 Creating an AI tutor (Tutor/activity creation is now even easer than shown. You may now "chat" to create an activity.)

1:42 Viewing student sessions

2:38 Math example including feedback on student through a camera and AI vision

3:47 World language example with speaking and listening

4:59 Coding example to practice programming concepts

5:38 Essay writing feedback

6:32 AI image generation

7:13 Template library

7:46 General purpose School-wide AI chat available to everyone

Access and Sign In

Any teacher or student with a d-e.org Google account can access the paid service until June 2025.  To access the service use the Sign In with Google option.

(Prior to March 1, 2024, teachers needed to request access for themselves and students, but that is no longer necessary as long as you sign in using your school Google account.)

Feedback

Please share your questions, positive and negative opinions, and experiences related to Flint with Bill Campbell in Computer Services. This will help determine if we should continue with the service next year.

Groups and Classes

If you have a class roster in MyDE, you will now find a new feature in Flint K12: class groups automatically set up in your account. This addition is designed to streamline the organization of activities, making them more accessible to students.


Why it matters: The introduction of class groups in Flint K12 simplifies how teachers manage and distribute activities, ensuring every student in a class can easily access and engage with the material. Also, group owners can view statistics and ask Flint questions about how members in the group are performing. More information on group analytics is here.


Yes, but: While the use of class groups is encouraged for its convenience, it remains optional. Teachers may continue to share activities with students by posting a link, as they have done in the past.

Troubleshooting

Audio recording hangs on iPad

If a student is unable to record audio, which is often indicated by the recording icon "spinning" forever after taping the mic button, the most common problem is lack of access to Speech Recognition. To check or change that, open the iPad Settings app, go to Privacy and Security, choose Speech Recognition, then make sure that the entry for Safari is enabled/green.  (Image of setting enabled.)

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