AI Guides for Students
Appropriate AI Guides/Prompts for Student Use
NOTE: Teachers will communicate the permitted level of AI use in each course. In disciplines where the development of original thinking, voice, and analytical writing is central to learning outcomes, the use of AI is neither appropriate nor expected. Students should assume AI is not allowed, unless explicitly told otherwise for a specific assignment.
The prompts below are examples of how students can prompt an AI Chatbot to serve as a learning coach/guide.
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- Assign a Role: Start with "Act as an expert in history..." or "Act as a personal tutor...".
- Define Output: Specify the format, such as "in a table," "as a list," or "in under 100 words".
- Iterate: If the first answer isn't perfect, say "Explain that again, but focus more on...".
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- Topic Summary: "Summarize the key points of [insert topic] from these notes: [paste notes]".
- Simplification: "Explain [complex concept] like I'm five years old".
- Analogy Generator: "Give me three analogies to help me remember the structure of a cell".
- Quiz Me: "Create 10 multiple-choice questions to test my knowledge on [topic]"
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- Brainstorming: "I am an 11th-grade student writing a paper on the Industrial Revolution. Give me 5 interesting thesis statement ideas for a paper on the Industrial Revolution".
- Outline Review: "I am writing an essay for my 12th-grade AP Literature class. In a four-paragraph essay, I have to prove that Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner demonstrates Romantic principles, using direct quotations to support my claim. Review this essay outline and suggest improvements to my argument flow: [paste outline].
- Research Assistant: "I am a high school student studying affordable health care. What are the main arguments for and against [topic]?"
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- Math Helper: "For my Algebra class, help me solve the equation 3(2x – 4) = 18 step-by-step and explain each step".
- Coding Aide: "I am a high school student studying Python. Explain what this Python code does: [paste code]".
- Language Practice: "Act as a native Spanish speaker. Converse with me about my hobbies to help me practice using Spanish."