Today, Beanstack announces the addition of Book Talks with Benny, an AI-powered teacher’s assistant that promotes reading integrity without the need for quizzes or grading. Book Talks with Benny unlocks valuable insights for educators by engaging students in a fun, age-appropriate conversation about the book they’re reading when Beanstack detects potentially dishonest logging.
Conversations start by informing students that their conversation will be shared with an educator and then continue with fun prompts and encouragement. Within Beanstack, admins can view the chat history for flagged log entries of their rostered students, including an analysis of student responses. This information allows educators to evaluate the conversation and make the final decision about how best to ensure reading accountability.
Felix Lloyd, CEO of Beanstack, shares, “Our engineers designed and trained Benny with extensive educator input and real-world testing to ensure Book Talks are meaningful, age-appropriate, and safe. We recognize the responsibility of introducing Artificial Intelligence into our platform. Before beginning any work with AI, we established ethical guidelines to ensure that our use is human-centric and transparent.”
Book Talks with Benny is part of Beanstack’s Reading Integrity Suite and is available now for all schools and districts with Premium Beanstack plans. Schools and districts must opt-in to use this feature.
To learn more, visit: https://www.beanstack.com.
