AI Evaluation in Education: Analysis of MagicSchool Educational Software
MagicSchool AI, an innovative platform designed for education, is making waves in the K12 market. With a user-friendly and intuitive interface, the one-stop dashboard offers a buffet of productivity, assessment, and innovation tools that cater to both educators and students.
The platform is divided into three tiers: free, MagicSchool Plus, and MagicSchool Enterprise. While the free version offers limited access to tools, the Plus and Enterprise versions provide unlimited access. The free version, however, only allows saving prompts and output history up to the last five, whereas the Plus version offers unlimited saving.
For district decision-makers, professional development options, platform integrations, and ongoing support are noteworthy features. The Enterprise version allows districts to choose which AI tools to enable and integrate with Microsoft, Google, or an LMS. It also offers a customizable dashboard and professional development options.
MagicSchool AI integrates with common platforms such as Microsoft, Google, and LMS systems, making it easy for educators to use within their existing workflows. The platform is committed to privacy and FERPA compliance, ensuring the security of student data.
The suite of AI tools offered by MagicSchool AI is extensive, with over 80 generative AI tools for educators, and over 50 available for students. These tools include professional support, choice boards, icebreakers, assessment generators, syllabus writers, feedback creators, Behavior Intervention Suggestions, Text Leveler or Summarizer, Student Work Feedback, Report Card Comments generators, and a Joke Creator.
Raina, the chatbot and AI instructional coach, guides users with specific prompts and examples. The "Love" menu facilitates networking and support through testimonials, tips, and tricks on the X feed (formerly Twitter) and a Facebook Group, as well as an in-app chat for support (Plus version only).
Enterprise pricing is based on student count, ranging between $1,000 and $2,000 during the pilot. As of now, there are no publicly available details specifying which schools and districts in Germany currently use the Enterprise version of MagicSchool AI.
The platform has over 4 million users and is used by more than 10,000 schools. Setting up a MagicSchool AI account is simple and comes with a free two-week trial of the Plus version, which costs around $100 per year for a single-user subscription.
In addition, a student version of MagicSchool AI is set to launch, offering a range of AI tools tailored for students. The "translate" option is available in the free version, while additional options such as questions, length, summarize, and custom cause one to consider paying for "Plus."
MagicSchool AI is undoubtedly gaining momentum in the education sector, offering a comprehensive solution for productivity, assessment, and innovation in education.
