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CENTERFORDEMOCRACY

ElizabethLairdMaddyDwyer

&TECHNLGYHannahQuay-delaVallee

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Contents

Introduction:CurrentStatusofAIUseinSchools

andEmergingRisks5

AIintheClassroom:UsesExpandAlongsideQuestions

AboutWhatConstitutesQualityTeachingandLearning15

ChatbotsandStudents:InteractionswithAIAffect

Real-LifeRelationships24

AIandIEPs:UsebyTeachersGrowsAmidst

IncreasedConcernsAmongStudentswithDisabilities30

AILiteracy:TrainingandGuidancePerceivedasHelpful

ButHaveNotKeptPacewithAIAdoptionorKnownRisks34

DeepfakesandNCII:TechnologyExpands

Pre-ExistingSexualHarassmentandBullyingThreats39

StudentActivityMonitoring:TechnologyRemains

UbiquitousandHarmstoStudentsPersist45

StudentPrivacy:AIUseRelatedtoExisting

ConcernsandThreats50

GenderExpansiveStudentsandPrivacy:

SchoolsVaryinPoliciesandProtections56

ImmigrantStudents:PrivacyandSafetyAtRisk59

KeyTermsUsedinthisReport62

AdditionalResources63

Methodology63

Endnotes64

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01

Introduction:

CurrentStatusofAIUseinSchoolsand

EmergingRisks

Artificialintelligence(AI)hascontinuedtoaltertheeducational

experiencesofteachers,students,andparentsduringthe2024-25schoolyear.ThefrequencyandvarietyofAIusescontinuestogrow;atthesametime,theincreaseduseofAIineducationalsettingsiscorrelatedwith

heightenedriskstostudents.Thefollowingsectiondetailsthecurrent

statusofAIuseinschoolsalongwithfouremergingrisksassociatedwiththistechnology,allofwhichincreasethemorethataschoolusesAI:

•Databreachesorransomwareattacks;

•Tech-enabledsexualharassmentandbullying;

•AIsystemsthatdonotworkasintended;and

•Troublinginteractionsbetweenstudentsandtechnology.

IdentifyingtheconcreterisksthataccompanytheuseofAIinschools

enableseducators,schooladministrators,policymakers,andcommunitiestomountpreventionandresponseeffortssuchthatthepositiveusesofAIdonotinadvertentlyharmstudents.

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CurrentStatusofAIUseinSchools

Thevastmajorityofteachers,students,andparentsreportthattheyhaveusedAI,withpersonalusesmorecommonthanworkorschooluses.

Teacher

Student

Parent

OverallUse

85%i

86%

75%

School/Work

-

50%

37%

Personal

-

73%

67%

Table1.Percentage(%)ofrespondentswhohaveusedAIforthesereasons

ParentswithhigherincomesorwholiveinurbanandsuburbanareasreporthigherratesofAIuseforthemselvesandtheirchildren,whichcouldbe

indicativeofanAIdivide.

$50-$100K

<$50K

$100Kor

more

Suburban

Rural

Urban

Parentswho

reporttheirchild

hasusedAI

Parentswho

reporttheyhave

usedAI

70%

64%

71%

72%

81%

66%

75%

79%

76%

82%

All

58%

62%

72%

81%

Table2.Percentage(%)ofparentswhosaytheyortheirchildhasusedAIn=243parentsfromruralareas,446parentsfromsuburbanareas,328parentsfromurbanareas

n=335parentswithahouseholdincomeof$50Korless,385parentswithahouseholdincomeof$50-$100K,295parentswithahouseholdincomeof$100Kormore

iTeacheruseofAIwasdeterminedbythe%ofteachersindicatingtheyusedAIinclassduringthe2024-25schoolyearinatleastoneofaseriesofways,whichareprovidedonp.15inAIintheClassroomandonp.30inAIandIEPs.

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UnderstandingHowAIisUsedinSchools

AlthoughamajorityofteachersandstudentsreporthavingusedAIthemselves,theyvarygreatlyinthenumberofwaysinwhichtheyreportAIisusedin

school.ii

TEACHERS

29%

32%

7-10ways(e.g.,many)

40%

3-6ways(e.g.,some)

0-2ways(e.g.,fewtonone)

STUDENTS

33%

32%

4-6ways(e.g.,many)

34%

2-3ways(e.g.,some)

0-1ways(e.g.,fewtonone)

Figure1.Percentage(%)ofrespondentswhosaythey(ortheirschool)haveusedAIintherespectivenumberofways

iiThesurveyedlistofwaysthatateachermightuseAIthemselves,aswellaswhetherstudentsandparentsthinktheyareagoodidea,isprovidedonp.15inAIintheClassroomandonp.30inAIandIEPs.

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ThefrequencywithwhichparentsuseAIisdirectlyrelatedtowhethertheirchildusesAI,whethertheirchild’sschoolhasprovidedguidanceonAI,andwhethertheirchild’sschoolhasaskedforinputonusingAI.

30%

Atleastonceaweek(e.g.,frequent)

46%Never

23%

Uptoafewtimesamonth(e.g.,occasional)

ParentwhosechildusesAIinschool

Parentswhosechild’sschoolprovidedguidancetostudentsonhowtouseAI

Parentswhosechild’sschool

askedfortheirinput

abouttheschoolusingAI

Figure2.Percentage(%)ofparentswhohavehadback-and-forthconversationswithAIattherespectivefrequencyiii

23

37%

%

35

par

%ofall

ents

19%

31%

35

par

51%

%ofallents

6

4%

10%

12%

20%ofallparents

41%

0%20%40%60%80%

ParentswhoNever

useAI:occasionally

Frequently

Figure3.Percentage(%)ofparentswhoreporttheseexperiences

n=467parentswhoneveruseAItohaveback-and-forthconversations,238parentswhooccasionallyuseAItohaveback-and-forthconversations,312parentswhofrequentlyuseAItohaveback-and-forthconversations

iiiSeedefinitionfor“AIforback-and-forthconversations”onp.24.

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LowerlevelsofAIusebyteachersandparentscorrespondwithhigherlevelsofconcerntowardthistechnology.

78%

71%ofallteachers

73%

62%

StudentuseofAIhascreatedanadditionalburdenonteachers tounderstandwhetherastudent’sworkistheirown

50%

39%ofallteachers

34%

33%

AItoolsaremoreofadistractionfromlearningthanawaytoenhancelearning

38%

28%ofteachers

all

24%

UsingAIismoretimeconsumingthanhelpful

24%

0%20%40%60%80%

TeacherswhoFewtonoschool-relatedreasonsuseAIfor:Someschool-relatedreasons

Manyschool-relatedreasons

Figure4.Percentage(%)ofteacherswhoagreewiththestatement

n=259teacherswhouseAIforfewtonoschool-relatedreasons,321teacherswhouseAIforsomeschool-relatedreasons,226teacherswhouseAIformanyschool-relatedreasons

AIweakeningimportantacademic skillsyourchildneedstolearn,likewriting,readingcomprehension,criticalthinking,andconductingresearch

AIexposingyourchildtomaterialorconceptsthatareinappropriatefortheirage

AInegativelyimpactingyourchild’sdevelopmentofinterpersonalskills(e.g.,conflictresolution,empathy)

68%

60%

57%

63%ofallparents

64%

57%

53%

59%ofallparents

61%

56%

51%

57%ofallparents

0%20%40%60%80%

ParentswhoNever

useAI:woccasionally

Frequently

Figure5.Percentage(%)ofparentswhosaytheyworryabouttheoutcomeoccurringiftheirchildregularlyhasback-and-forthconversationswithAI

n=467parentswhoneveruseAI,238parentswhooccasionallyuseAI,312parentswhofrequentlyuseAI

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However,studentswhoreportthattheirschoolusesAIformanyreasonsreporthigherlevelsofconcernaboutthistechnology.

46%

50%ofallstudents

56%

48%

UsingAIinclassmakesme feelasthoughIamlessconnectedtomyteacher

23%

35%ofall

students

30%

51%

AIexposesstudentstoextreme/radicalviewsthattheyotherwisewouldn’tcomeacross

24%

31%ofallstudents

28%

IworrythatanAItoolwill

treatmeunfairly

39%

0%20%40%60%80%

StudentswhoseFewtonoreasons

schoolusesAIfor:Somereasons

Manyreasons

Figure6.Percentage(%)ofstudentswhoagreewiththestatement

n=338studentswhoreportfewtonousesofAIintheirclasses,355studentswhoreportsomeusesofAIintheirclasses,337studentswhoreportmanyusesofAIintheirclasses

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EmergingRisks

Teachersandstudentswhoreportmanyschool-relatedusesarealsomorelikelytoreportexposuretoriskslike:

•Databreachesorransomwareattacks;

•Tech-enabledsexualharassmentandbullying;

•AIsystemsthatdonotworkasintended;and

•Troublinginteractionsbetweenstudentsandtechnology.

Schoolexperiencedalarge-scaledatabreach

TeacherswhouseAIformanyreasonsaremorelikelytoreportthattheirschoolhasexperiencedalarge-scaledatabreach.

18%

%

2

23%ofall

teachers

8%

23

0%20%40%60%80%

TeacherswhoFewtonoschool-relatedreasons

useAIfor:Someschool-relatedreasons

Manyschool-relatedreasons

Figure7.Percentage(%)ofteacherswhoreportthishappenedduringthelastschoolyear(2024-25)

n=259teacherswhouseAIforfewtonoschool-relatedreasons,321teacherswhouseAIforsomeschool-relatedreasons,226teacherswhouseAIformanyschool-relatedreasons

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ThemorethatteachersandstudentsreportthattheirschoolusesAI,the

morelikelytheyaretoreporthavingheardofadeepfakeand/ordeepfake

Deepfakes

DeepfakeNCII

Deepfakes

DeepfakeNCII

non-consensualintimateimagery(NCII)thatdepictssomeoneassociatedwiththeirschoolinthelastschoolyear(2024-25).iv

13%

26%

27%ofall

teachers

45%

%ofall

dents

4%

8%ofall

8%

teachers

14%

16%

36

31%

stu

61%

6%

7%

12%of

student

21%

all

s

0%20%40%60%80%

TeacherswhoFewtonoschool-relatedreasons

useAIfor:Someschool-relatedreasonsManyschool-relatedreasons

StudentswhoseFewtonoreasons

schoolusesAIfor:Somereasons

Manyreasons

Figure8.Percentage(%)ofrespondentswhosaytheyhaveheardofthishappeninginthelastschoolyear(2024-25)

n=259teacherswhouseAIforfewtonoschool-relatedreasons,321teacherswhouseAIforsomeschool-relatedreasons,226teacherswhouseAIformanyschool-relatedreasons

n=338studentswhoreportfewtonousesofAIintheirclasses,355studentswhoreportsomeusesofAIintheirclasses,337studentswhoreportmanyusesofAIintheirclasses

ivSeedefinitionsfor“deepfake”and“deepfakeNCII”onp.39.

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23%ofallteachers

10%

Anyofthesethingshappened

22%

38%

AnAIsystembeingusedina

classfailedtoworkin

thewaythatitwasdescribed

AnAIsystemdidnottreatstudentsfairly

TheuseofanAIsystem

damagedtheschool’strust

withthecommunity

TeacherswhouseAIformanyschool-relatedreasonsaremorelikelytoreportnegativeconsequencesthatharmstudentsandunderminetrust.

4%13%

ofall

13%

teach

ers

23

%

4%

10%ofall

8%

teachers

19%

5%

10%ofall

9%

teachers

17%

0%20%40%60%80%

TeacherswhoFewtonoschool-relatedreasons

useAIfor:Someschool-relatedreasons

Manyschool-relatedreasons

Figure9.Percentage(%)ofteacherswhosaythishappenedtothemorattheirschoolduringthelastschoolyear(2024-25)

n=259teacherswhouseAIforfewtonoschool-relatedreasons,321teacherswhouseAIforsomeschool-relatedreasons,226teacherswhouseAIformanyschool-relatedreasons

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StudentswhoseschoolusesAIformanyreasonsaremorelikelytoreportthattheyorafriendoftheirshashadaback-and-forthconversationwithAI,like

Getmentalhealthsupport

Asfriendorcompanion

Touseasawayto

escapefromreallife

Tohavea

romanticrelationship

chatbots,inpotentiallytroublingways.

23

%

38%

42%ofall

students

63

%

42%

27%

38%

25%

42%ofallstudents

60%

42%ofallstudents

59%

9%

19%ofall

students

32%

16%

0%20%40%60%80%

StudentswhoseFewtonoreasons

schoolusesAIfor:Somereasons

Manyreasons

Figure10.Percentage(%)ofstudentswhosaytheyorafriendoftheirsinteractedwithAIinthiswayinthepastschoolyear(2024-25)

n=338studentswhoreportfewtonousesofAIintheirclasses,355studentswhoreportsomeusesofAIintheirclasses,337studentswhoreportmanyusesofAIintheirclasses

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02

AIintheClassroom:

UsesExpandAlongsideQuestionsAboutWhatConstitutesQuality

TeachingandLearning

ThedepthandbreadthofAIuseintheclassroomhascontinuedto

expandatabreakneckpace.Atthesametime,thegrowinguseofAI

isalsoraisingfundamentalquestionsaboutacademicintegrityandthe

teachingprofession.Infact,apendinglawsuitraiseslegalquestionsaboutdiscipliningstudentsforallegedinappropriateAIuse,andacomplaint

(alongwithatuitionrefundrequest)assertsthatacollegeprofessordidnotprovideafirst-rateeducationduetotheiruseofAI

1

EducationleaderscanexpectthesequestionstogrowastheuseofAIincreases:

•HowdoestheexpandeduseofAIaffectrelationshipsbetweenstudentsandteachers?

•HowhasAIimpactedthejobofateacher?

•Doesstudents’useofAIdiminishtheircriticalthinkingskills?

•WhatistheimpactofstudentspotentiallyusingAIinwaysthatarenotpermitted?

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Eighty-fivepercentofteachersreportthattheyusedAIintheclassroomduringthepastschoolyear(2024-25)andthatschoolpoliciesaretrendingtowardpermittingAIuse.

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

46%

Generallypermitted

36%

32%

31%

21%

32%

21%

26%

Nopolicy

Generallybanned23%

16%

11%

6%Notsure

2022-232023-242024-25

Figure11.Percentage(%)ofteacherswhosaytheoptionbestdescribestheirschool’spolicyontheuseofAIinclass

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WhetherstudentsandparentsthinkagivenuseofAIisagoodideavariesgreatly,alongwithwhetherteachersactuallyuseAIinthisway.

Curriculumandcontentdevelopment

Studentengagement

Professionaldevelopment

Gradingtools

Targetedstudentsupport

Adaptivetesting

Administrativeburden

AIassignment

Remoteproctoring

69%ofteachersreportusingAIthisway

Notasked

64%

68%

68%

50%ofteachersreport

usingAIthisway

Notasked

Notasked

48%ofteachersreportusingAIthisway

52%

50%

45%ofteachersreportusingAIthisway

68%

65%

39%41%ofteachersreport

44%ofteachersreportusingAIthisway

48%

usingAIthisway

Notasked

Notasked

40%ofteachersreportusingAIthisway

51%

46%

36%ofteachersreportusingAIthisway

47%

46%

30%ofteachersreportusingAIthisway

0%20%40%60%80%

.students

parents

Figure12.Percentage(%)ofrespondentswhoindicateitisagoodideaforAItobeusedinthiswayinclass

TeachersmaynotalwayshaveachoiceinwhethertheyaccessAItools.

Twenty-fourpercentofteachersreportthatAIwasautomaticallyaddedto

aneducationtooltheywerealreadyusing.

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ThemorewaysthatateacherusesAIintheclassroom,themorelikelytheyaretoagreewithpotentialbenefitsofitsuse.

51%

69%ofallteachers

76%

AItoolsprovidewaysforteacherstoimprovetheir

80%

teachingmethods/skills

59%ofallteachers

37%

62%

82%

TheuseofAIinclassenablesstudentstoparticipateinmorepersonalized learning,providingexercisesandlessonstomeettheirspecificneeds

33%

55%ofallteachers

59%

74%

TheuseofanAIsystemgivesteachersmoretimetohaveopportunitiestodirectlyinteractwiththeirstudents

0%20%40%60%80%

TeacherswhoFewtonoschool-relatedreasons

useAIfor:Someschool-relatedreasonsManyschool-relatedreasons

Figure13.Percentage(%)ofteacherswhoagreewiththestatement

n=259teacherswhouseAIforfewtonoschool-relatedreasons,321teacherswhouseAIforsomeschool-relatedreasons,226teacherswhouseAIformanyschool-relatedreasons

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However,teachersarenotonthesamepageasparentsregardingoptingoutofAIandoverallconcerns,layingthegroundworkforpotentialbacklashagainstthistechnology.

Agreethatparentsshouldbe

abletoopttheirchildoutofAItools inclassbeforetheyareusedCompanieshavingaccesstothedataAIclassroomtoolscollectonthestudentswhousethem

AItoolsgivingteachersinaccurateorincompleteinformation

AItoolsthatarenotoriginallydesignedspecificallyforeducationpurposesbeingusedinclass

AItoolswastinglimitedschoolresources

My/mychild’sschoolrequiringme/mychildtouseAIinmyclasswhetherornotIfindithelpful

43%

72%

54%

67%

59%

67%

51%

61%

40%

54%

37%

54%

0%20%40%60%80%

Teachersparents

Figure14.Percentage(%)ofrespondentswhoagreewiththestatementorworryaboutthestatementoccurring

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IncreaseduseofAIintheclassroomisalso

bringingforthemergingquestions,someofwhichareatthecoreofprovidingqualityteachingandlearning:

•HowdoestheexpandeduseofAIaffectrelationshipsbetweenstudentsandteachers?

2

•HowhasAIimpactedthejobofateacher

?3

•Doesstudents’useofAIdiminishtheircriticalthinkingskills

?4

•WhatistheimpactofstudentspotentiallyusingAIinwaysthatarenotpermitted

?5

HowdoestheexpandeduseofAIaffect

relationshipsbetweenstudentsandteachers?

StudentswhoseschoolusesAIformanyreasonsaremorelikelytoagreethatAIcreatesdistancefromtheirteachers.

UsingAIinclassmakesmefeelasthoughIamlessconnectedtomyteacher

WhenIdon’tunderstandsomething,IwouldratherworkwithAIthanworkwithateacher

46%

50%ofallstudents

48%

56%

25%

38%ofallstudents

38%

52%

0%20%40%60%80%

StudentswhoseFewtonoreasons

schoolusesAIfor:Somereasons

Manyreasons

Figure15.Percentage(%)ofstudentswhoagreewiththestatement

n=338studentswhoreportfewtonousesofAIintheirclasses,355studentswhoreportsomeusesofAIintheirclasses,337studentswhoreportmanyusesofAIintheirclasses

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HowhasAIimpactedthejobofateacher?

Morethantwo-thirdsofteacherssaythatstudentuseofAIhascreatednewchallenges.

78%

73%

71%ofallteachers

78%

62%

StudentuseofAIhascreatedanadditionalburdenonteachersto understandwhetherastudent’sworkistheirown

69%

66%ofallteachers

48%

Beingabletodeterminewhether astudent’sworkistheirown(i.e.,theirworkreflectswhattheyknowandcando)

0%20%40%60%80%

TeacherswhoFewtonoschool-relatedreasonsuseAIfor:Someschool-relatedreasons

Manyschool-relatedreasons

Figure16.Percentage(%)ofteacherswhoagree/worrywith/aboutthestatement

n=259teacherswhouseAIforfewtonoschool-relatedreasons,321teacherswhouseAIforsomeschool-relatedreasons,226teacherswhouseAIformanyschool-relatedreasons

HalfofparentsandstudentsquestionwhetherteacherswhouseAIaredoingtheirjob.

50%

Parents

Students49%

Figure17.Percentage(%)ofrespondentswhoagreethatateacherwhousesAIinclassisnotreallydoingtheirjobasateacher

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Doesstudents’useofAIdiminishtheircriticalthinkingskills?

AmidstemergingreportsthatAIcanharmcriticalthinkingskills,teachers,students,andparentsworrythatusingAIweakenskeyskillsets.

PARENTS

72%

TEACHERS

71%

STUDENTS

64%

Figure18.Percentage(%)ofrespondentswhoagree/worrywith/aboutAIweakeningimportantacademicskillsstudentsneedtolearn,likewriting,readingcomprehension,criticalthinking,andconductingresearch

WhatistheimpactofstudentspotentiallyusingAIinwaysthatarenotpermitted?

AIcontentdetectiontoolsplayagrowingroleinaddressingissuesofacademicintegrity.

39%

43%

TeacherswhoregularlyuseAIcontentdetectiontools

21%

27%

Teacherswhohavetestedout/experimentedwithAIcontent detectiontools,butdon’tusethemregularly

39%

29%

Teacherswhohaveneverusedatoollikethisbefore

0%20%40%60%80%

2023-242024-25

Figure19.Percentage(%)ofteacherswhosaytheyuseanAIcontentdetectiontooltodeterminewhetherstudents’workisAI-generatedatthisfrequency

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Atthesametime,teachersarenotreportingsignificantincreasesinnegativeconsequencestostudentsduetousingAIinwaysthatarenotpermitted.

38%

35%

Astudent(s)didnotreceivecredit/fullcreditforanassignmentwhen itwasproventhattheyusedAItocheatonaschoolassignment

17%

17%

Astudent(s)receiveddetentionorwassuspendedwhenitwasproven thattheyusedAItocheatonaschoolassignment

13%

14%

Astudent(s)wasaccusedofusingAItocheatonaschoolassignment,butitcouldnotbeprovenoritwas latershownthattheydidnotuseAIinappropriately

13%

12%

Astudent(s)failedaclasswhenitwasproventhattheyusedAItocheatonaschoolassignment

0%20%40%60%80%

2023-242024-25

Figure20.Percentage(%)ofteacherswhosayastudent(s)attheirschoolexperiencednegativeconsequencesforusingorbeingaccusedofusingAIonaschoolassignment

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03

ChatbotsandStudents:

InteractionswithAIAffectReal-Life

Relationships

AsAIusegrowsmorepervasiveinschools,morestoriesabout

youthhavingtroublinginteractionswithAItools,typicallythroughback-and-forthconversationswithchatbots,areemerging.

6

UnderstandingthepotentialconnectionbetweentheuseofAIin

theclassroomandhowitrelatestonon-academicuses,includingwhethertheyareoccurringthroughschool-providedapplications,isimportantforeducationleaders,sotheycanprovideinformationandguidancetoschoolstakeholdersabouthowtominimizeriskstostudents.

7

DEFINITIONFROMSURVEY

AIforback-and-forthconversations:ThisreferstotheuseofinteractiveAI

systems,mostoftenchatbots,thatallowuserstotypeininformationandreceiveresponsesfromthesystem.Thesemaybestand-alonetools,ortheymayhavebeenincludedaspartofanothertoolstudentsalreadyuse.Thes