AI Tutor & Teacher Assistant from Khan Academy
Khanmigo is Khan Academy's AI-powered initiative, designed to act as both a personalized tutor for students and an assistant for teachers. Leveraging Khan Academy's extensive content library and educational expertise, Khanmigo aims to facilitate deeper learning and support educators.
Key Features for Teachers
- Lesson Planning Assistance: Generate lesson hooks, activities, or exit tickets related to Khan Academy content or specific topics.
- Rubric Generation: Create rubrics for assignments based on defined criteria.
- Student Progress Insights: Gain insights into student usage and potential areas of struggle (features likely evolving).
- Content Integration: Designed to work alongside Khan Academy's existing courses and exercises.
Key Features for Students (as Tutor)
- Guided Tutoring: Helps students work through problems using Socratic questioning; does not just give answers.
- Writing Feedback: Can provide feedback on essays or other written work.
- Concept Explanation: Explains concepts from various subjects.
- Debate Partner: Can engage students in structured debates.
How it Helps Teachers
- Leverage a trusted platform (Khan Academy) for AI assistance.
- Save time on creating supplementary materials and planning activities.
- Provides an AI tool they can potentially guide students to use responsibly for learning support.
Pricing & Access
Khanmigo offers free access for K-12 educators in the United States. Access for parents/learners typically requires a donation/payment, though pilots may exist.