Lesson 912 of 1455
AI and Documenting Your AI-Assisted Research
Teachers want to see how you used AI — screenshot your prompts so it's clear.
Builders · Research & Analysis · ~4 min read
The big idea
More teachers now want to see your AI conversation as part of the assignment. Documenting your prompts shows you used it as a tool, not a ghostwriter.
Some examples
- Screenshot your prompt and the AI response together.
- Keep a 'process doc' alongside your final paper.
- Note where you took AI suggestions and where you didn't.
- Showing your process protects you from cheating accusations.
Try it!
On your next AI-assisted assignment, create a 'process.docx' next to your essay with your top 5 prompts pasted in.
Key terms in this lesson
Practice this safely
Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.
- 1Ask AI to explain AI documentation in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "AI and Documenting Your AI-Assisted Research" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check academic integrity against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
End-of-lesson quiz
Check what stuck
8 questions · Score saves to your progress.
Lesson help
Questions are best handled with a grown-up here.
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