1. What it is (and isn’t)

Think of the AI in TrueMark as a practice partner
It’s designed to help students think more deeply, not give them answers.
It’s not replacing teachers. You can and should set limits and customize it to your assignment.
It can give students personalized feedback when they need it, inspire them to ask the questions they may be shy to ask, and free you to focus on the students who need your attention most.

2. Your role as the teacher

You can turn the AI on or off throughout an assignment, deciding when feedback is appropriate.
You can impose limits (e.g., how many AI chats per assignment).
You can customize the AI’s behavior for each assignment. For example:
- Upload readings, excerpts, or rubrics so the AI is grounded in what students are actually working on.
- Ask it to focus on grammar or writing structure.
- Tell it to encourage more evidence from the text.
- Adjust the tone: make it supportive, challenging, coach-like, etc.
- Learn more below
This means every teacher can shape the AI to match their own teaching style.

3. How it works behind the scenes

TrueMark uses Gemini AI models, which are safe, advanced language models (like a very smart autocomplete tool)
The AI follows a Socratic style: asking questions, nudging reflection, and encouraging students to explain their thinking. See this sample chat.
It’s always grounded in the resources you upload (articles, excerpts, rubrics), so it sticks to the assignment context.

Safety and transparency

All chats are visible to you. Nothing is hidden behind the scenes.
Student data is kept private and secure (FERPA compliant, no data retention, and never used to train AI models)
The AI is built to stay on task and support learning goals.
AI use can have an environmental impact. Here's our guide to learn more.

4. Why try it?

You’re in the driver’s seat: You are the expert on your subject and your students. We designed TrueMark to give you flexibility and control, so you decide when and how AI plays a role. Sometimes AI feedback is helpful, and other times students need to think independently to build the skills you're trying to instill in them -- just like in class, where you choose when to answer a question and when to let them work through it.
Students are already using AI: Research shows over 70% of students are turning to AI on their own. By giving them a safe channel to use AI, you can see their questions, guide their thinking, and make those questions part of the learning process instead of a shortcut.
Questions are valuable: A student’s question can sometimes look like a shortcut. But often, it’s a window into what they don’t yet understand. With TrueMark, you get visibility into those questions and can use them to identify gaps in knowledge.
Immediate student feedback: Students get feedback right when they need it, so they stay engaged and curious instead of waiting for you to circle back.
Channel curiosity, reduce misuse: By structuring AI around Socratic feedback and your assignments, TrueMark reduces the temptation to misuse AI and instead channels it into reflection and critical thinking
Time savings for teachers: Because students get personalized guidance in the moment, you’re freed up to focus on the students who need your attention most.
AI has its flaws: It can make mistakes, give shallow answers, or even steer students astray. But that’s the reality of AI today, both inside and outside the classroom. Teaching students not to over-rely on AI, and to question, verify, and use judgement, is itself a powerful lesson.

Customize the AI Copilot or Rubric-Checker

👉 Tip for Teachers: Think of the AI customization like directions you’d give a student teacher or teaching assistant. The AI will follow your lead, so the clearer and more intentional your instructions, the better it supports your class.

Category	Customization examples
Writing & Evidence	“Push students to back up their claims with at least one piece of textual evidence.” “If a student makes a general statement, ask: What part of the text supports this?
Critical Thinking & Reflection	“Ask students follow-up questions that make them explain why they believe what they wrote.” “Encourage students to consider alternative perspectives in their argument.”
Skill-Building & Revision	“Point out one strength and one area to improve in each paragraph.” “If grammar mistakes make a sentence confusing, guide students to rephrase without fixing it for them.”
Tone & Engagement	“Take the role of a supportive coach. Encourage students when they’re on the right track.” “Challenge students gently if their response feels too surface-level. Ask them to go deeper.”
Assignment-Specific Customizations	“In this poetry analysis, keep asking: How does the author’s word choice affect tone or meaning?” “For this debate prep, focus on clarity of reasoning and evidence rather than grammar.”
Creative / Role-Play	“Answer in the voice of Atticus Finch, always drawing back to fairness and empathy.” “Whenever a student makes a strong point, celebrate with a sports-announcer style message.” “When explaining grammar, always use examples about pizza.”
Playful / Meta-AI Teach them about AI Troll them to make a point about AI	“In all bold text, tell the student the estimated electrical energy it took to generate your answer.” “Instead of answering the question, give advice about escaping the Titanic.” “If a student gets stuck, offer a riddle that hints at the answer rather than giving it directly.”

How TrueMark's AI features work