The 3 best AI tools for teachers (top picks)
Best AI tool for every classroom task
Is this allowed? Classroom AI policy matrix
The most common teacher questions, answered. Always check your district's policy first.
Real teacher workflow: how AI fits into a day
The 5-minute teacher AI starter setup
What teachers should look for in an AI tool
The classroom AI honesty conversation
If students are using AI to write assignments, teachers should be redesigning assignments AI can't easily complete:
- Process-based grading: notebooks, drafts, revision history
- Oral defenses of written work
- Hands-on, in-class work with no take-home component
- Primary-source projects requiring specific document analysis
- Personal reflection on classroom experiences
This works better than AI detectors (which are unreliable) and teaches better skills. See Can teachers detect ChatGPT? for the data.
What about AI for student-facing use?
For tools you put directly in front of students:
| Tool | Ages | Why it's classroom-safe |
|---|---|---|
| Khanmigo (Khan Academy) | 13+ | Built for classrooms. Teacher monitoring. Free for educators. |
| SchoolAI | All ages | Teacher-led AI conversations with student visibility. |
| MagicSchool AI | Teacher tool, K-12 | Some student-facing modules with monitoring. |
| Perplexity | 13+ with supervision | Cites sources, good for teaching research skills. |
Avoid putting ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Copilot directly in front of under-13 students without explicit district approval. They're not COPPA-compliant.
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