Conker.ai
TLDRIn this video, Mara introduces Conker AI, a tool for teachers to create quick formative assessments for differentiated instruction. She demonstrates how the platform allows users to generate multiple-choice, open-ended, and drag-and-drop questions by inputting text, such as song lyrics or classroom materials. Conker AI can be used online or printed and offers a mix of free and premium features. Mara highlights its ease of use, particularly on mobile devices, and shows how teachers can utilize it to assess student understanding and support differentiation in instruction.
Takeaways
- 😀 Conker AI is a tool designed for teachers to create quick formative assessments.
- 📚 The platform helps with differentiated instruction by aligning assessments to educational standards.
- 🖼️ Conker AI can generate multiple choice, open-ended, and drag-and-drop questions for assessments.
- ✏️ The tool supports different subjects, such as English and Social Studies, by allowing teachers to input text or song lyrics to create questions.
- 💡 Teachers can edit or delete questions and preview them from a student’s perspective.
- 📱 Conker AI assessments can be accessed on various devices, including phones and tablets.
- 🖨️ The tool allows assessments to be printed or completed online via a game code, similar to Kahoot.
- 🔑 The free version has a 100-word limit for text input, so users should be cautious of word count.
- 📊 Conker AI provides both student and individual summaries, making it easier for teachers to track performance.
- 🎯 The platform is useful for gathering data points for differentiation across different classes and periods.
Q & A
What is Conquer AI used for?
-Conquer AI is used as a quick formative assessment tool that provides multiple-choice, open-ended, and drag-and-drop questions for teachers. It helps with differentiated instruction and can be aligned with standards.
How can Conquer AI assessments be administered?
-Conquer AI assessments can be administered both online through a game code, similar to Kahoot, or printed for use in class. Students can complete the assessments on phones, iPads, or other devices.
What type of questions can Conquer AI generate?
-Conquer AI can generate multiple-choice questions, open-ended questions, and drag-and-drop activities, making it a versatile tool for formative assessments.
Can you edit the questions generated by Conquer AI?
-Yes, teachers can edit, delete, or modify the questions generated by Conquer AI to ensure they meet the desired quality and align with specific teaching goals.
What is an example of a text input that can be used in Conquer AI?
-Teachers can input text such as song lyrics, like the example given of Chase Rice’s song, or other literary and non-literary texts, to generate questions aligned with figurative language or other educational standards.
Is Conquer AI free to use?
-Conquer AI offers free functionality, but there are paid premium features that may provide additional resources or tools.
What are the limitations of the free version of Conquer AI?
-The free version of Conquer AI has a word limit of around 100 words for text inputs, so teachers need to be mindful of how much content they use in one assessment.
How does Conquer AI handle student results?
-Conquer AI provides quick feedback by summarizing both individual and class results, which allows teachers to assess student performance and gather data for differentiation.
Can Conquer AI be used across different subjects?
-Yes, Conquer AI can be used in various subjects such as English and Social Studies, by copying and pasting relevant text or questions into the system for different types of assessments.
What is the main benefit of using Conquer AI in the classroom?
-The main benefit of using Conquer AI is its ability to provide quick, formative assessments that can be easily customized to suit different classes and periods, helping teachers gather useful data for differentiated instruction.
Outlines
🎓 Introduction to AI Tools for Teachers
In this introduction, Mara greets the audience and introduces the topic of AI tools for teachers to assist with differentiated instruction. She emphasizes that these tools are meant to complement the teacher's role, not replace it. Mara highlights the focus on formative assessments and sets the stage for discussing a specific tool named Conquer AI.
🧠 Overview of Conquer AI
Mara introduces Conquer AI as a formative assessment tool that offers multiple-choice, open-ended questions, and drag-and-drop activities. She highlights that it can be used both online and offline and is easy to set up, similar to platforms like Kahoot. The data generated is quickly accessible to teachers for review.
💻 Interface and Features of Conquer AI
Mara walks the viewers through Conquer AI's interface, explaining that while it is a premium website, many features are available for free. She mentions using the tool to create mixed questions for high school English, focusing on figurative language by inputting song lyrics into the tool to generate relevant questions.
🎶 Example: Using Song Lyrics for Question Generation
Mara provides a practical example of how to use Conquer AI by copying song lyrics from an artist, Chase Rice, and pasting them into the tool. The AI then generates questions related to figurative language. She emphasizes that the tool works for various subjects and teachers can input any text, though there are limits for free users.
👩🏫 Previewing and Customizing Questions
Mara demonstrates how the questions are displayed on the screen and describes her ability to edit and delete them. She then previews the questions from a student’s perspective, showing the drag-and-drop functionality and multiple-choice questions, noting the tool's ease of use on mobile devices like phones or iPads.
🖨️ Printing and QR Code Features
Mara explains how Conquer AI allows teachers to print out the assessments or provide a QR code for students to access the questions online. She briefly shares her experience using the QR code method, showing her score as an example and explaining how quickly student data is available for review.
📊 Data Collection and Differentiation with Conquer AI
Mara concludes by praising Conquer AI as a quick and easy formative assessment tool. She explains how teachers can use it to collect valuable data points, which can aid in differentiating instruction for various periods or classes. She encourages teachers to try Conquer AI as a resource for generating high-quality assessments.
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Keywords
💡AI tools for teachers
💡Differentiated instruction
💡Formative assessments
💡Conker AI
💡Multiple-choice questions
💡Drag-and-drop questions
💡Figurative language
💡QR code
💡Data points
💡Premium website
Highlights
Introduction to AI tools for teachers focusing on differentiated instruction.
Conquer AI is a formative assessment tool designed to align with educational standards.
The tool offers multiple choice, open-ended, and drag-and-drop question formats.
Conquer AI can be used both online and offline with printable materials.
The game code system allows for easy access, similar to Kahoot.
Teachers can edit or delete questions generated by Conquer AI.
The tool supports mixed-question types at various education levels, including high school English.
Demonstration of how Conquer AI creates figurative language questions from song lyrics.
Text from different subjects, like social studies, can also be used to generate questions.
The free version has a 100-word limit for input text.
Conquer AI provides real-time student and class performance summaries.
It is accessible via mobile devices such as phones and iPads.
Teachers can use QR codes to share assessments with students.
Different questions can be created for different periods or classes.
Conquer AI helps gather data for differentiation in teaching.