The artificial intelligence (AI) went from being the nightmare of the teacherswho were concerned about ensuring that this tool was not used by their students to cheat on assignments or exams, became an ally for preparing classes within the framework of a new educational model.
The Mexican company Intelligent Chatbots released a new feature to its tool Planebotwhich allows teachers to create educational materials with the requirements of the New Mexican School through WhatsAppwith a technology based on AI.
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The operation is simple. Teachers only need to add Planeabot to their contact list. WhatsApp with the number +52 55 4797 6324 and start a conversation with a “Hello”, they will then be able to request their materials through the menu that will be displayed.
“This tool is based on AI conversationalwhich is designed to facilitate the process of co-designing content and the construction of strategies aimed at didactic planning, constantly updated and aligned with the specific needs of each educational community,” he explained. Fernando Galvan, CEO of Intelligent Chatbots, at El Sol de México.
This way, Planebot Not only does it help to generate analytical programs, it also offers additional resources such as teaching projects, presentations, descriptive sheets and evaluation material, all adapted to the specifications of the New Mexican Schoolwhich is the educational model that emerged with the reform of the teaching sector during the current administration of the 4T.
Galvan He explained that for the development of this tool The materials used were those educational authority has made public, which are the basis for the study plans.
Once teachers start a conversation with Planebot They will be able to choose whether the tool helps them create a presentation, put together a class or create some other educational material, among other options.
Galvan He said that this system was launched in May and only helped teachers to make plans, hence its name, however, currently and after interacting with users, various improvements have been made and it already has about 50 functions.
“The teachers themselves have been indicating and advising us on what types of materials they use. Unlike other schools, AI tools, Planebot It is used in a simple way, through menus that guide the teacher on the information that he has to provide, this by means of data that the user provides such as the subject, the school grade, among others. At the end, the material is delivered in format Wordso that they can review it and adapt it to their needs and that will save them between 80 and 90 percent of the work,” explained Galván.
The tool also works through voice notes in which teachers indicate everything they require, or they can send it to you photos of the book of text on which they want to work or a file to use as a base for creating their materials.
The above, said the manager, also has the intention of counteracting the problem, that the intelligences artificial They tend to make up information, so with these options it is clear that the data is official.
He added that the objective of this tool is not to replace the work of the teachersbut to empower them.
“The technology is already there, now we have to put it at the service of everyone, but also empower people; it is not just about having it, but also about it reaching directly into their sectors of activity. job where it has the greatest impact, and it is precisely in the development of their teaching materials that generally take hours to generate,” explained the expert.
From problem to solution
Technology has evolved to solve many problems, but it is well known that it is often not used in the best way.
In the education sector, teachers first had to face Wikipedia as an element that students used to answer tasks without researching topics in depth and, more recently, to ChatGTPwith which they can complete tasks in a matter of seconds.
“Since last year it emerged with great force ChatGTP A war began to break out between teachers and students to detect who was using this tool to cheat. Teachers were very overwhelmed by their workload, having to deal with identifying whether students were using artificial intelligence to solve their assignments, so there began to be an imbalance in the educational environment, because teachers were being overwhelmed,” said Galván.
However, the manager stressed that the AI It has a lot of educational potential, since, he said, if used properly, it can help them learn things that would have been very difficult for them before.
It was under that premise that it was born Planebotto help teachers plan their classes and study programs to be more effective with their students.
“We were already working on developing technology for other companies, but we saw the opportunity to venture into the educational field through totally familiar experience, that is, we began to see that in the change of the educational model of the New Mexican Schoolteachers had to take on a greater administrative burden and, above all, learn new project models.
“Just talking to the teachers, they showed us the process they followed to complete a teaching project and how long it took them to do it, that is, at least two to three hours of work.”
With this new option, Galván added, teachers save a lot of time, which they can dedicate to personal, family and mental health issues, with which the company hopes to have a positive impact on the quality of education and the personal well-being of teachers.
The acceptance of this tool has been such that a few days after launching the new update, the platform detected four thousand new registered teachers, which now totals 73 thousand users in 38 countriess, mainly in Mexico.
Although the system is designed for the Mexican educational system, today Planebot It is present mainly in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Argentinawhere it has more than 11 thousand users in its total universe.
In Mexico, they are Jalisco, Mexico City, State of Mexico, Puebla, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Guanajuato and Sinaloa The main entities where the tool is used, with more than 14 thousand users.
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Galván explained that although this innovation is designed for teachers, anyone can use it, and in the case of teachers, it works both from the education basic to the top.
At the moment, 80 percent of users They are teachers of basic and public education, but the tool is open for use by a limited subscription of 79 pesos per month, for create 42 materialsor unlimited by 179 pesos.
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