Turn AI into a tutor
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Turn AI into a tutor

B1IntermediateNovember 9, 202612 min
  • Technology

The kids are using AI for homework, and it hands over the answers. Flip one switch and it becomes a tutor. I'll tell you how to turn it on. Plus, we help we help Michele use AI with her students for a Veterans Day project, and how to prep for a radio interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The kids are using AI for homework, but it hands over the answers. They learn nothing. Flip one switch, an AI turns into a tutor. ChatGBT has a free setting called Study Mode. Gemini calls it Guided Learning. Turn it on, and instead of spitting out answers, the AI asks questions and walks them through

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the problem step by step. Like a patient tutor who never sighs. Snap a photo of a tough worksheet problem, and it coaches them through it. It can even quiz them before a big test. In Chat GBT, tap the plus sign and choose Study and Learn.

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In Gemini, tap Tools and choose Guided Learning. It's a difference between copying and actually getting it. Here's the catch. Kids can switch it right back off.

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