Snorkl is a teaching platform that records students speaking and solving problems, and AI provides immediate feedback on their thought processes .
Snorkl Basic Concepts
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It is a web-based tool where teachers create problems, questions, and prompts, and students record their solutions and explanations.
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Students speak into a microphone while simultaneously drawing equations, pictures, and symbols on a digital whiteboard to visually express their thoughts.
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Snorkl is particularly well-suited for formative assessment because its AI analyzes these recordings and automatically generates “personalized feedback.”
How it works
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Teacher creates activities
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Subject: Set the activity type as Math, Science, General (or other subjects).
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Prompt/Question: Write down the problem or question you want to present to your students.
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Expected Answer: Write down a model answer and let the AI know what criteria it will use to evaluate the student's answer.
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Student performance
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Students solve problems while looking at the screen and explain the process out loud.
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If necessary, record the solution process by writing the equation on a whiteboard or drawing shapes, arrows, etc.
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Once you submit your recording, Snorkl will automatically start analyzing it.
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Providing AI feedback
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Scoring/Evaluation: Provides a simple rubric-style evaluation (how well done) such as 1 to 4 points.
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Correct or incorrect: You can optionally indicate whether the final answer is correct or incorrect.
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Text Comments: Shows specific comments and follow-up questions at each point, such as "This part is well explained" or "Let's review the concept here."
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Multilingual support: We're expanding to allow you to provide feedback in multiple languages, not just English.
Benefits for Teachers
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Save time : Quickly assess overall understanding with summarized AI feedback and the Insights tab, without having to watch every student's solution video in its entirety.
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Deep Understanding : Rather than just looking at the correct answer, we evaluate based on "how you thought," so you can more accurately identify misconceptions and errors.
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Adjust your lessons : Analyze response patterns across the class to easily determine common weaknesses, what to cover next time, and more.
Benefits for students
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Instant feedback : Receive feedback within a short period of time after submission, allowing you to rethink and revise on your own.
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Reduced burden of mistakes : Because you acknowledge the process and attempts rather than just evaluating the “right answer,” students who are afraid to speak up for fear of being wrong are more likely to participate.
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Strengthening metacognition : The very process of structuring and verbalizing your thoughts deepens your understanding and makes you aware of what you know and don't know.
Illustrations for use in K-12 and universities
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K-12 :
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Math: Solve equations, fractions and decimals, and geometric problems by talking about the process.
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Science: Represent the results of experiments in graphs and diagrams and explain why the results were obtained.
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Language/Society: Have students summarize, interpret, and express their perspectives on texts and events.
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University :
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Engineering and Mathematics: Assess logical reasoning by explaining the proof and modeling process.
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Medicine, Nursing, and Health: Have students verbally explain the diagnostic inference process and reasons for treatment choices based on case reports.
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Liberal Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences: Used as an oral formative assessment that requires students to verbally explain the structure of their arguments and the process of interpreting data.