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Getting Started with SMILE in the Classroom

Getting Started with SMILE in the Classroom

Step 1. Start Group Creation

Step 1. Start Group Creation

Admin

Click the +Create Croup button
in the lower right corner.
You can manage your own class or group.
e.g., Palo Alto High School - Science Class

Mine: Groups you have joined
Public: All groups in SMILE

Click the +Create Croup button
in the lower right corner.
You can manage your own class or group.
e.g., Palo Alto High School - Science Class

Mine: Groups you have joined
Public: All groups in SMILE

Step 2. Create Activity & Invite Members

Step 2. Create Activity & Invite Members

Admin

Click the +Create Activity button
in the lower right corner.
Try creating categories by chapter, table or topic.
e.g., Chapter 1. Numbers & Operations

You can invite students or friends by clicking
+ Invite Members button

Click the +Create Activity button
in the lower right corner.
Try creating categories by chapter, table or topic.
e.g., Chapter 1. Numbers & Operations

You can invite students or friends by clicking
+ Invite Members button

Step3. Create Questions

Click the +Create button in the lower right corner. Feel free to post your own question including image or Youtube video! You can choose between open-ended or multiple choice formats.

ℹ️ To edit or delete your question, click the 𐄛 button on the question.

Admin

Members

Step 4. Evaluate Questions

Evaluate your peers’ questions using Bloom’s Taxonomy and then compare your score with the AI’s rating.

Note: You can only view the AI score after submitting your own evaluation first!

Admin

Members

Playground


Students can develop higher-order thinking skills by receiving AI coaching on the questions they create and then revising them independently.
The AI provides feedback through:


  • Quality Level Assessment

  • Technical Accuracy Checks

  • Suggestions to Increase Depth, Clarity, or Creativity

  • Proposed Higher-Level Variations of the Original Question


How to?

In the Activity → Settings:

Playground → Type questions → Submit → Get feedback

Two Words


Admins can set required keywords that members must include when creating questions.
This helps check for conceptual understanding and encourages creative thinking.


Example:
Can we design better prosthetic legs by learning how animal or human legs work?
(Keywords: design, human legs)


How to?

In the Activity → Settings:

  1. Check ✅ "Enable Prompter"

  2. Input the required keywords (you can choose either a single keyword set or a two-keyword set)

  3. Click <Save Settings> to apply changes.

Step3. Create Questions

Admin

Members

Click the +Create button in the lower right corner. Feel free to post your own question including image or Youtube video! You can choose between open-ended or multiple choice formats.

ℹ️ To edit or delete your question, click the 𐄛 button on the question.

Get AI-powered feedback on your questions using SMILE AI Qoach!

Get AI-powered feedback on your questions using SMILE AI Qoach!

Two Words


Admins can set required keywords that members must include when creating questions.
This helps check for conceptual understanding and encourages creative thinking.


Example:
Can we design better prosthetic legs by learning how animal or human legs work?
(Keywords: design, human legs)


How to?

In the Activity → Settings:

  1. Check ✅ "Enable Prompter"

  2. Input the required keywords (you can choose either a single keyword set or a two-keyword set)

  3. Click <Save Settings> to apply changes.

Admin

Members

Playground


Students can develop higher-order thinking skills by receiving AI coaching on the questions they create and then revising them independently.
The AI provides feedback through:


  • Quality Level Assessment

  • Technical Accuracy Checks

  • Suggestions to Increase Depth, Clarity, or Creativity

  • Proposed Higher-Level Variations of the Original Question


How to?

In the Activity → Settings:

Playground → Type questions → Submit → Get feedback

Step 4. Evaluate Questions

Admin

Members

Evaluate your peers’ questions using Bloom’s Taxonomy and then compare your score with the AI’s rating.

Note: You can only view the AI score after submitting your own evaluation first!

Step 5. Discussion

Step 5. Discussion

Admin

Members

Answer your friend’s question and explain why you gave it that star rating — let’s learn from each other through discussion!

Answer your friend’s question and explain why you gave it that star rating — let’s learn from each other through discussion!

Review. Check & Analyze the Learning Progress

Admin

Members

SMILE reports provide a data-driven summary of student engagement, thinking skills, and learning progress based on their questioning activities.

SMILE reports provide a data-driven summary of student engagement, thinking skills, and learning progress based on their questioning activities.