🔥 AI Provides Instant Student Feedback?! Everything About Snorkl, an Innovative App Created by Teachers
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• Snorkel: Record student thought processes and provide immediate feedback with AI • Developers: Jeff Plourd and Jon Laven, former teachers • Features: Free to use, student data protection, teacher customizable rubric settings • Price: Unlimited access for 1.7 million won per year per school • Future plans: ‘Snorkel Coach’ feature in development
📚 Meet Snorkel, an innovation born in the classroom!
Snorkel isn't just your average educational app. It's made by real teachers who are working hard in real classrooms. Jeff Plourd and Jon Laven are the two main characters!
🤔 How did snorkels come into being?
During a time when everyone was struggling due to COVID-19, Jeff and Jon saw teachers using various tools to record students’ thoughts, especially in math classes.
"Wait a minute, isn't it important to know whether you got it right or wrong?" "Yes, it's more important to understand the process of how students solve problems!"
This is how the idea that started it all became the snorkel.
🎉 Amazing features of snorkel
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AI Teacher: When students submit their answers, AI immediately analyzes them and provides feedback. It's like having a personal tutor right next to you!
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Customized assessment criteria: Teachers can directly set AI to “look at this!”
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Digital Blackboard: A space where students can freely write answers or draw pictures.
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Re-submitting: Get feedback and say, "Oh, I can do it like this!"
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Smart analytics: Automatically organizes student responses for teachers and shows overall trends.
💻 How to use it?
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Sign in with your Google or Microsoft account. (It's free!)
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Create a class and create an activity (or use one you already have)
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Set your evaluation criteria (you can change them later)
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Give your students a special code.
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Check out students' answers and AI's analysis results.
🔒 Is student information safe?
Don't worry! Snorkel takes students' privacy very seriously. When AI checks answers, all personal information such as names are removed. In addition, we have received various certifications related to student information protection.
💰 How much is it?
Teacher's personal use: Free! (You can create up to 10 assignments freely)
Free for everyone at school: 1.7 million won per year
For use by multiple schools: please inquire separately
🚀 How will it develop in the future?
The development team is currently working on a cool feature called Snorkel Coach, which acts as if a teacher is standing next to students while they are doing something on the digital whiteboard, saying, "How about trying this?"
🏫 100 Ways to Use Snorkels in the Classroom
Snorkels are so versatile! Let me give you an example.
Math class: “Okay, tell me step-by-step how you solved this problem.” AI provides immediate feedback, so students’ understanding increases significantly.
Science Experiment: “Write down your observations and conclusions.” AI closely examines the scientific thought process.
Language Learning: Submit your writing and AI will analyze your grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. Less work for teachers, and students will improve quickly!
Group projects: Easily see who contributed how much and what feedback was given to team members.
Snorkel’s data analytics capabilities are especially useful for teachers. They can see the learning trends of the entire class at a glance and easily track the progress of individual students. This allows them to adjust lesson plans and provide personalized learning support.
Of course, there are concerns about introducing AI into education. “Will AI replace teachers?” they say. But Snorkel’s developers say, “Snorkel is not a replacement for teachers, but a tool that enhances teachers’ abilities. Since AI handles repetitive and time-consuming tasks, teachers can focus on more valuable educational activities!”
As educational technology advances, AI tools like Snorkel will play a more important role in the classroom. Personalized learning, real-time feedback, data-driven decision-making... all of this will greatly improve the quality of education. Of course, it will also continue to be important to use these technologies ethically and keep students’ information safe, right?
Snorkel is an innovative tool based on real classroom experiences. It provides immediate feedback using the power of AI, reducing the burden on teachers and enriching the learning experience for students. It is free to start and student information is kept safe, so I think many teachers will be interested. Aren’t you excited about Snorkel, which will continue to develop by listening to the voices of the educational field?
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