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Using the AI Hints App to Monitor, Manage, Review AI Usage

Learn how to enable AI Student Hints, monitor student hint usage, and review teacher-generated hints all from the AI Hints App.

Written by Daniel Lim
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AI Hints App Overview

The AI Hints App on CodeHS is the app where you can manage and review all AI hint activity for your sections. You can control whether students can request hints from Karel AI, monitor how students are using those hints, and review the hints you've sent to students yourself.

To access this app, look under AI Category in the left-hand nav, then click AI Hints.

Screenshot of AI Hints App in the Lefthand Navigation

Using the AI Hints App Tools

The AI Hints App features 4 tools that can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the page: AI Student Hints Settings, Insights, Student Usage Dashboard, and Teacher Hints Log.

Screenshot of all AI Hints App tools

Student Usage Dashboard

The Student Usage Dashboard shows you how students are using AI Student Hints, you can view how often students are using hints, if students are relying heavily on hints, if multiple students or a particular student may be stuck on a specific assignment, etc.

You are also able to view the Conversation Threads between your students and Karel AI. Learn more about: Monitoring AI Student Hints

Screenshot of the AI Hints Student Usage Dashboard

AI Student Hints Insights

The Insights tool provides high-level analytics and data visualization on how AI hints are being utilized across your sections. Along with top-level engagement metrics, detailed breakdowns like Messages per student, Most-asked-about assignments, and All assignments help you spot where students need support.

GIF showing the Insights tool in AI Student Hints

AI Student Hints Settings

This tool controls whether students in a section can request hints from Karel AI while working in the Code Editor. AI Student Hints is off by default — you must enable it here before students can use it. Learn more about: AI Student Hints

Screenshot showing AI Student Hints Settings in the AI Hints app

Teacher Hints Log

The Teacher Hints Log gives you a record of the AI Hints that teachers have generated and sent to students from the Code Editor. Use it to review all AI-generated feedback that was sent to students, as well as direct links to the assignment for which the hint was generated. Learn more about AI Teacher Hints

Screenshot of Teacher Hints Log

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AI Hints are available as part of CodeHS Pro. To get CodeHS Pro for your school, contact our team at sales@codehs.com.

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