Schoology PowerBuddy for Learning Guide

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What is PowerBuddy for Learning?

Schoology customers can now explore the benefit of PowerBuddy for Learning by opting in to AI features included in Schoology. With access to a subset of our favorite AI content generation features, districts can witness how this integrated functionality benefits teachers and students.

PowerBuddy for Learning Included Features vs. Paid Features

Click here to view the differences between the paid and the included features of PowerBuddy for Learning.

Deploying PowerBuddy for Learning

PowerBuddy Tools are designed to make your life easier. Empower your teachers with time-saving generative AI tools that integrate seamlessly into their Schoology workflows. Just select the tool that fits your needs and let PowerBuddy do the heavy lifting! Need help enabling PowerBuddy? Click here for support!

Teachers | Why Use PowerBuddy?

PowerBuddy for Learning is the personal assistant for teaching and learning.
PowerBuddy makes educators’ lives easier by helping them easily create high-quality assignments and instructional content. Students benefit from an always-available personalized assistant to support them in the way they choose to learn.

Teachers | Accessing PowerBuddy

Access PowerBuddy in the following places:

• Select the PowerBuddy tools icon from the utility items on the home navigation menu.
• Alternatively, choose Add Materials from your course, and then select:
  • Add Assignment
  • Add Discussion
  • Add Page

To launch PowerBuddy, Click the purple PowerBuddy button.

Teachers | Generating Content for Teachers

Select the PowerBuddy tools icon from the utility items on the home navigation menu.

1. Choose the PowerBuddy tool that best describes the content you want to create.

2. Enter the necessary details or choose from the content criteria. Ensure you enter text or make a selection for all required fields.

3. Alternatively, select one of the example prompts and modify the information as needed.

4. Click Generate.

5. Optionally, you can click Change anytime to return to the tool selection and choose another tool.

6. Click Copy.

Teachers | Generating Content for Students

From within your Schoology course, select Add Materials , and then select Add Assignment, Add Discussion, or Add Page.

1. Click the Generate content button in the text editor.

2. Choose the PowerBuddy tool that best describes the content you want to create.

3. Enter the necessary details or choose from the content criteria. Ensure you enter text or make a selection for all required fields.

4. Alternatively, select one of the example prompts and modify the information as needed.

5. Click Generate.

6. Optionally, you can click Change anytime to return to the tool selection and choose another tool.

7. Click Insert.

8. Alternatively, adjust the text or other detail selections, and then click Regenerate to generate new content.

Teachers | Enabling Student Chat & Support

Once your assignment, discussion, or page has been created, locate the Options area at the bottom of your window.

1. Enable PowerBuddy Chat by selecting the icon – it will turn from gray to colored.
2. Decide whether you would like PowerBuddy to use Research Mode or Socratic Mode:
   • Research Mode provides direct explanations to answer students’ questions about the topic.
   • Socratic Mode provides questions to guide and challenge students on a topic
3. Select the box if you would like chat history to be accessible to students.

Teachers | Reviewing Student Chat

Review the chat logs for all students you have permission to access. Conversations can take up to 15 minutes to load into the chat log and are available for 60 days.

1. On the home page, choose Access chat logs.

2. On the Student chat logs page, find the conversation you want to review and select Review Chats.

   • Optionally, enter search criteria to narrow your results. Chat logs default to the last seven days.

3. Select a conversation to review.

4. Optionally, download an individual conversation using one of the following options:

   • Select the Download icon (down arrow) for the conversation.

   • Open the conversation and select Download.

If the conversation has flagged chats, the number of flags is marked in the Flagged chats field for the student. Review the chat and open the conversation for more details. You may also receive email notifications of flagged chats for assignments for which you are the course administrator.

AI can make mistakes when filtering content. Always review content to confirm accurate flagging.

Students | What Can You Do with PowerBuddy?

PowerBuddy helps you think deeper, learn faster, and stay focused.

Use Socratic Mode to build critical thinking with guided questions, or switch to Research Mode for instant answers. Stay on track with gentle nudges when you go off-topic, and enjoy full accessibility with voice input and text-to-speech.

Students | How to Access PowerBuddy for Learning

If your teacher has allowed PowerBuddy to be used for your learning, you will find PowerBuddy to the bottom right of your page.

1. Select the PowerBuddy icon in the bottom right corner of your assignment (may not be available for
   all assignments).
2. Engage with interactive chat features to explore the topic and study with features such as Quiz Me.
3. View Chat History within the individual chat session or visit your Course Dashboard to view and download past chat history from within the last 60 days.

Students & Parents | Access Chat Log

PowerBuddy for Learning now offers chat log access not only for students but also for their parents or guardians. When a student works on a Schoology assignment where the teacher has enabled the chat assistant, their conversation history is saved—making it easy to revisit helpful explanations or guidance provided by PowerBuddy.

Accessing Help with the PowerBuddy District Information Assistant

District Information Assistant is a PowerBuddy AI tool that uses secure, organization-specific documentation you provide to train the AI. You can use the District Information Assistant knowledge base to upload and manage static data from Microsoft Word, text files (TXT format), and PDF documents, or use the embedded web crawler to uncover and organize information using natural language prompts.

Once configured, users can launch PowerBuddy District Information Assistant by clicking on the PowerBuddy icon at the bottom right corner of the page for answers to your how-to questions.

Need help?

Explore video tutorials in the Schoology User Toolbox located in the bottom footer of your Schoology page.

• Learn more about Schoology features by visiting the Schoology Help Center.
• Reach out to your Schoology school representative or Teach Lead for additional guidance.

Was this Article Helpful?

• Kudo this article if you found it helpful. It will help others find this resource.
• Comment directly on this article to request clarification or share feedback about the content of the article.
• Use the product-specific forum for questions not directly related to this article.

[#2]

What is PowerBuddy for Learning?

Schoology customers can now explore the benefit of PowerBuddy for Learning by opting in to AI features included in Schoology. With access to a subset of our favorite AI content generation features, districts can witness how this integrated functionality benefits teachers and students.

PowerBuddy for Learning Included Features vs. Paid Features

Click here to view the differences between the paid and the included features of PowerBuddy for Learning.

Deploying PowerBuddy for Learning

PowerBuddy Tools are designed to make your life easier. Empower your teachers with time-saving generative AI tools that integrate seamlessly into their Schoology workflows. Just select the tool that fits your needs and let PowerBuddy do the heavy lifting! Need help enabling PowerBuddy? Click here for support!

Teachers | Why Use PowerBuddy?

PowerBuddy for Learning is the personal assistant for teaching and learning.
PowerBuddy makes educators’ lives easier by helping them easily create high-quality assignments and instructional content. Students benefit from an always-available personalized assistant to support them in the way they choose to learn.

Teachers | Accessing PowerBuddy

Access PowerBuddy in the following places:

• Select the PowerBuddy tools icon from the utility items on the home navigation menu.
• Alternatively, choose Add Materials from your course, and then select:
  • Add Assignment
  • Add Discussion
  • Add Page

To launch PowerBuddy, Click the purple PowerBuddy button.

Teachers | Generating Content for Teachers

Select the PowerBuddy tools icon from the utility items on the home navigation menu.

1. Choose the PowerBuddy tool that best describes the content you want to create.

2. Enter the necessary details or choose from the content criteria. Ensure you enter text or make a selection for all required fields.

3. Alternatively, select one of the example prompts and modify the information as needed.

4. Click Generate.

5. Optionally, you can click Change anytime to return to the tool selection and choose another tool.

6. Click Copy.

Teachers | Generating Content for Students

From within your Schoology course, select Add Materials , and then select Add Assignment, Add Discussion, or Add Page.

1. Click the Generate content button in the text editor.

2. Choose the PowerBuddy tool that best describes the content you want to create.

3. Enter the necessary details or choose from the content criteria. Ensure you enter text or make a selection for all required fields.

4. Alternatively, select one of the example prompts and modify the information as needed.

5. Click Generate.

6. Optionally, you can click Change anytime to return to the tool selection and choose another tool.

7. Click Insert.

8. Alternatively, adjust the text or other detail selections, and then click Regenerate to generate new content.

Teachers | Enabling Student Chat & Support

Once your assignment, discussion, or page has been created, locate the Options area at the bottom of your window.

1. Enable PowerBuddy Chat by selecting the icon – it will turn from gray to colored.
2. Decide whether you would like PowerBuddy to use Research Mode or Socratic Mode:
   • Research Mode provides direct explanations to answer students’ questions about the topic.
   • Socratic Mode provides questions to guide and challenge students on a topic
3. Select the box if you would like chat history to be accessible to students.

Teachers | Reviewing Student Chat

Review the chat logs for all students you have permission to access. Conversations can take up to 15 minutes to load into the chat log and are available for 60 days.

1. On the home page, choose Access chat logs.

2. On the Student chat logs page, find the conversation you want to review and select Review Chats.

   • Optionally, enter search criteria to narrow your results. Chat logs default to the last seven days.

3. Select a conversation to review.

4. Optionally, download an individual conversation using one of the following options:

   • Select the Download icon (down arrow) for the conversation.

   • Open the conversation and select Download.

If the conversation has flagged chats, the number of flags is marked in the Flagged chats field for the student. Review the chat and open the conversation for more details. You may also receive email notifications of flagged chats for assignments for which you are the course administrator.

AI can make mistakes when filtering content. Always review content to confirm accurate flagging.

Students | What Can You Do with PowerBuddy?

PowerBuddy helps you think deeper, learn faster, and stay focused.

Use Socratic Mode to build critical thinking with guided questions, or switch to Research Mode for instant answers. Stay on track with gentle nudges when you go off-topic, and enjoy full accessibility with voice input and text-to-speech.

Students | How to Access PowerBuddy for Learning

If your teacher has allowed PowerBuddy to be used for your learning, you will find PowerBuddy to the bottom right of your page.

1. Select the PowerBuddy icon in the bottom right corner of your assignment (may not be available for
   all assignments).
2. Engage with interactive chat features to explore the topic and study with features such as Quiz Me.
3. View Chat History within the individual chat session or visit your Course Dashboard to view and download past chat history from within the last 60 days.

Students & Parents | Access Chat Log

PowerBuddy for Learning now offers chat log access not only for students but also for their parents or guardians. When a student works on a Schoology assignment where the teacher has enabled the chat assistant, their conversation history is saved—making it easy to revisit helpful explanations or guidance provided by PowerBuddy.

Accessing Help with the PowerBuddy District Information Assistant

District Information Assistant is a PowerBuddy AI tool that uses secure, organization-specific documentation you provide to train the AI. You can use the District Information Assistant knowledge base to upload and manage static data from Microsoft Word, text files (TXT format), and PDF documents, or use the embedded web crawler to uncover and organize information using natural language prompts.

Once configured, users can launch PowerBuddy District Information Assistant by clicking on the PowerBuddy icon at the bottom right corner of the page for answers to your how-to questions.

Need help?

Explore video tutorials in the Schoology User Toolbox located in the bottom footer of your Schoology page.

• Learn more about Schoology features by visiting the Schoology Help Center.
• Reach out to your Schoology school representative or Teach Lead for additional guidance.

Was this Article Helpful?

• Kudo this article if you found it helpful. It will help others find this resource.
• Comment directly on this article to request clarification or share feedback about the content of the article.
• Use the product-specific forum for questions not directly related to this article.

[#3]

What is PowerBuddy for Learning?

Schoology customers can now explore the benefit of PowerBuddy for Learning by opting in to AI features included in Schoology. With access to a subset of our favorite AI content generation features, districts can witness how this integrated functionality benefits teachers and students.

PowerBuddy for Learning Included Features vs. Paid Features

Click here to view the differences between the paid and the included features of PowerBuddy for Learning.

Deploying PowerBuddy for Learning

PowerBuddy Tools are designed to make your life easier. Empower your teachers with time-saving generative AI tools that integrate seamlessly into their Schoology workflows. Just select the tool that fits your needs and let PowerBuddy do the heavy lifting! Need help enabling PowerBuddy? Click here for support!

Teachers | Why Use PowerBuddy?

PowerBuddy for Learning is the personal assistant for teaching and learning.
PowerBuddy makes educators’ lives easier by helping them easily create high-quality assignments and instructional content. Students benefit from an always-available personalized assistant to support them in the way they choose to learn.

Teachers | Accessing PowerBuddy

Access PowerBuddy in the following places:

• Select the PowerBuddy tools icon from the utility items on the home navigation menu.
• Alternatively, choose Add Materials from your course, and then select:
  • Add Assignment
  • Add Discussion
  • Add Page

To launch PowerBuddy, Click the purple PowerBuddy button.

Teachers | Generating Content for Teachers

Select the PowerBuddy tools icon from the utility items on the home navigation menu.

1. Choose the PowerBuddy tool that best describes the content you want to create.

2. Enter the necessary details or choose from the content criteria. Ensure you enter text or make a selection for all required fields.

3. Alternatively, select one of the example prompts and modify the information as needed.

4. Click Generate.

5. Optionally, you can click Change anytime to return to the tool selection and choose another tool.

6. Click Copy.

Teachers | Generating Content for Students

From within your Schoology course, select Add Materials , and then select Add Assignment, Add Discussion, or Add Page.

1. Click the Generate content button in the text editor.

2. Choose the PowerBuddy tool that best describes the content you want to create.

3. Enter the necessary details or choose from the content criteria. Ensure you enter text or make a selection for all required fields.

4. Alternatively, select one of the example prompts and modify the information as needed.

5. Click Generate.

6. Optionally, you can click Change anytime to return to the tool selection and choose another tool.

7. Click Insert.

8. Alternatively, adjust the text or other detail selections, and then click Regenerate to generate new content.

Teachers | Enabling Student Chat & Support

Once your assignment, discussion, or page has been created, locate the Options area at the bottom of your window.

1. Enable PowerBuddy Chat by selecting the icon – it will turn from gray to colored.
2. Decide whether you would like PowerBuddy to use Research Mode or Socratic Mode:
   • Research Mode provides direct explanations to answer students’ questions about the topic.
   • Socratic Mode provides questions to guide and challenge students on a topic
3. Select the box if you would like chat history to be accessible to students.

Teachers | Reviewing Student Chat

Review the chat logs for all students you have permission to access. Conversations can take up to 15 minutes to load into the chat log and are available for 60 days.

1. On the home page, choose Access chat logs.

2. On the Student chat logs page, find the conversation you want to review and select Review Chats.

   • Optionally, enter search criteria to narrow your results. Chat logs default to the last seven days.

3. Select a conversation to review.

4. Optionally, download an individual conversation using one of the following options:

   • Select the Download icon (down arrow) for the conversation.

   • Open the conversation and select Download.

If the conversation has flagged chats, the number of flags is marked in the Flagged chats field for the student. Review the chat and open the conversation for more details. You may also receive email notifications of flagged chats for assignments for which you are the course administrator.

AI can make mistakes when filtering content. Always review content to confirm accurate flagging.

Students | What Can You Do with PowerBuddy?

PowerBuddy helps you think deeper, learn faster, and stay focused.

Use Socratic Mode to build critical thinking with guided questions, or switch to Research Mode for instant answers. Stay on track with gentle nudges when you go off-topic, and enjoy full accessibility with voice input and text-to-speech.

Students | How to Access PowerBuddy for Learning

If your teacher has allowed PowerBuddy to be used for your learning, you will find PowerBuddy to the bottom right of your page.

1. Select the PowerBuddy icon in the bottom right corner of your assignment (may not be available for
   all assignments).
2. Engage with interactive chat features to explore the topic and study with features such as Quiz Me.
3. View Chat History within the individual chat session or visit your Course Dashboard to view and download past chat history from within the last 60 days.

Students & Parents | Access Chat Log

PowerBuddy for Learning now offers chat log access not only for students but also for their parents or guardians. When a student works on a Schoology assignment where the teacher has enabled the chat assistant, their conversation history is saved—making it easy to revisit helpful explanations or guidance provided by PowerBuddy.

Accessing Help with the PowerBuddy District Information Assistant

District Information Assistant is a PowerBuddy AI tool that uses secure, organization-specific documentation you provide to train the AI. You can use the District Information Assistant knowledge base to upload and manage static data from Microsoft Word, text files (TXT format), and PDF documents, or use the embedded web crawler to uncover and organize information using natural language prompts.

Once configured, users can launch PowerBuddy District Information Assistant by clicking on the PowerBuddy icon at the bottom right corner of the page for answers to your how-to questions.

Need help?

Explore video tutorials in the Schoology User Toolbox located in the bottom footer of your Schoology page.

• Learn more about Schoology features by visiting the Schoology Help Center.
• Reach out to your Schoology school representative or Teach Lead for additional guidance.

Was this Article Helpful?

• Kudo this article if you found it helpful. It will help others find this resource.
• Comment directly on this article to request clarification or share feedback about the content of the article.
• Use the product-specific forum for questions not directly related to this article.