Welcome to Khanmigo, an AI-powered tool by Khan Academy, now seamlessly integrated into Canvas for free for all U.S. educators.
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Khan Academy’s Khanmigo Teacher Tools for U.S. Educators
Introducing Khanmigo: Your New AI Teaching Assistant in Canvas
This innovative tool is designed to streamline your teaching tasks, giving you more time to focus on what truly matters - your students. Although geared toward K-12, Khanmigo can also be a powerful tool at the University level. Khanmigo helps educators create, manage, and enhance their teaching materials directly within Canvas. Built by teachers for teachers, Khanmigo simplifies the use of AI, allowing you to co-create lesson plans, rubrics, exit tickets, and more from inside Canvas without needing to write a single prompt.
Key Features
Here are some of the standout features of Khanmigo that you can start using today:
- Lesson Hook: Engage your students from the start with captivating lesson hooks.
- Letters of Recommendation: Quickly generate personalized letters to support your students’ goals.
- Real-World Context Generator: Make lessons relevant by linking content to students’ lives and interests.
- Text Rewriter: Simplify complex text to make it more accessible for students.
- Clear Directions: Generate concise, easy-to-understand instructions for assignments and activities.
- Discussion Prompts: Craft engaging prompts to stimulate meaningful discussions.
- Quiz and Exit Tickets: Create quick assessments to check for student understanding.
- Rubric Generator: Design clear, detailed grading rubrics to set expectations and simplify scoring.
Why Use Khanmigo?
Khanmigo is designed to make your teaching experience more efficient and effective. Here’s why educators love it:
- Time-Saving: Spend less time on prep and more time with your students.
- User-Friendly: No need to be tech-savvy; Khanmigo is easy to use with built-in prompts.
- Editable Content: Draft lesson plans and other materials that are fully editable to fit your specific needs.
- Export Options: Save your work as a Word Document, PDF, or directly to Google Drive or OneDrive.
Privacy and Security
Khan Academy prioritizes data privacy and security. User data is not sold to third parties, nor is it used to train AI models. Teachers can manage their data through their Khan Academy accounts, with options to delete personal information if needed.
Getting Started and How to Install
To start using Khanmigo, install the tool following these instructions: Khanmigo support for Canvas integrations.
Additional Resources
For more information on how to use Khanmigo, consider taking the free Khanmigo for Educators course. This professional development course will give you the confidence to incorporate AI tools into your classroom effectively.