How to Create AI Tutors and Quizzes with Flint: A Complete Teacher's Guide
Hey everyone! I just posted a new tutorial video walking through my complete workflow for creating AI tutors using Flint, and I wanted to share some additional insights here in our community. If you want to try your hand at creating a Flint Tutor but you're not sure where to start. Check out my free TPT download to get you moving in the right direction. Why Flint? I've been experimenting with various AI tools for the classroom, and Flint has become one of my go-to platforms for creating assessments. What makes it special? It's specifically designed for education, which means it's built with student learning in mind—not just generating generic AI responses. The Free Account is Surprisingly Robust Before diving into the workflow, let me address the elephant in the room: yes, this works on the free account. I currently have access to 80 student seats and have only used about 40 of them. I've created numerous activities without hitting any limits on the number of tutors or quizzes I can build. That's pretty incredible for a free tool. My Workflow: Quality Over Speed While Flint offers two ways to build activities (manual or with their AI assistant "Sparky"), I've found that using Sparky with a well-structured approach gives you the best results. Here's what I do: - Step 1: Upload Your Resources I start by syncing my Google Drive and uploading the PDF resources I want the AI to pull from. For my Eastern Europe quiz example, I uploaded multiple PDFs related to the content. This gives the AI a solid foundation to work from. Pro tip: Don't skip this step. The quality of your source materials directly impacts the quality of questions generated. - Step 2: The Secret Sauce—Detailed Objectives Here's where most people go wrong, and it's the most important part of the entire process: your objectives need to be incredibly specific.