Free for students
AI study guide maker
Attach your class notes or slides and tell Sparky what the test covers. Sparky makes a study guide with the big ideas, key terms and questions to check yourself, then helps you practice.
Built to FERPA, COPPA and GDPR standards.
How the study guide maker works
Add your notes and name the test
Attach your class notes, your teacher's slides or a photo of the board, and type one line, such as "study guide for my history test". If you send only the line, Sparky may ask first what the test covers and which notes you have.
Check the first draft
Sparky writes the guide in a document beside the chat, laid out like a study guide template but filled in from your notes: the big ideas, the key terms, and a timeline or table where one helps. Tell Sparky which part feels shaky, and it adds more on that part.
Study from it
Print the guide, save it to Google Drive as a Google Doc, or download a Word file. Or answer its questions in the chat, and Sparky checks each answer with you.
What you can put in a study guide
Key terms
Each term with a short definition in plain words, set out in a table. Print it and cover the right column to test yourself.
Timelines and comparisons
A timeline of dates for history, or a table that puts look-alike ideas side by side, such as mitosis and meiosis or the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.
Formulas and worked steps
Equations are typeset the way they look in your textbook. Ask for a worked example under each formula to see the steps.
Questions to check yourself
Short answer or multiple choice questions on each topic. Answer them in the chat, and Sparky tells you what you got right and what to look at again.
What came from class
The guide is built from the notes you attach. When Sparky adds something that isn't in them, it says so, so you know what your teacher covered.
Flashcards and practice quizzes
Ask Sparky to turn the guide into flashcards or a practice quiz you can click through, or use Quiz me to be quizzed in the chat.
Ways students use it
Unit tests
One guide for one unit, built from the notes and slides you have from class.
Midterms and finals
One guide for the whole semester, with a section for each unit and the topics you're least sure of first.
AP and IB exams
A guide organized by the course's units, with the terms, dates and formulas each unit needs.
Catching up after an absence
Attach the slides or a classmate's notes from the days you missed, and get the main ideas from those lessons.
Data privacy
Your work stays private
What happens to the notes you upload and what you write in Flint.
Not used to train AI
Student data in Flint is never used to train AI models.
Not shared
Flint does not share student data, or any other user data, with third parties.
Kept separate
Each school's data is kept apart from every other school's, and the AI providers Flint runs on can't reach it.
Signed agreements, on request
Flint signs a data processing agreement with any school that needs one, written to US state law and EU GDPR.
What teachers say about Flint
"One student used Flint to make a unit test study guide. Another checked homework by comparing their steps to AI solutions, identifying and correcting mistakes on their own. This independence and self-awareness are key signs of deeper learning."
Chaz Cleare
Middle School Math Teacher at The Kinkaid School
"Using Flint for review for the end-of-unit test was optional, but all but two students chose to use it. Their performance on the test was noticeably higher than in previous years, so what I did with Flint definitely had an impact."
Lara Cross
Physics and Astronomy Teacher at The Kinkaid School
“For students that struggled, Flint gently put them back on track. I could do that myself, but not at 9pm when students are reviewing for a quiz. Flint’s AI runs personalized review sessions for me, and I can follow up with a kid if they’re stuck.”
William Heyler
History teacher at 'Iolani
Frequently asked questions
Is the study guide maker free?
Yes, it's free for students. If your school doesn't use Flint, you can sign up yourself at app.flintk12.com with a personal email, as long as you're old enough where you live (13 in the US and UK).
How do I create a study guide?
Start from what the test covers, not the whole textbook. List the topics, write each key term in plain words, put ideas you mix up side by side, and end with questions you answer without looking at your notes. The study guide maker does the first three from your notes, so your time goes into answering the questions.
Can I make a study guide from my notes, slides or a PDF?
Yes. Attach a PDF, a Word file, a PowerPoint or a photo of your notes or the board, or import a file from Google Drive or OneDrive. Sparky reads the text in your files and photos and builds the guide from them.
Can I download my study guide as a PDF or Google Doc?
The guide has buttons to copy it, print it, save it to your Google Drive as a Google Doc, or download it as a Word file. For a PDF, press Print and choose Save as PDF in your browser's print window.
Will Sparky just give me the answers?
No. On a student account, Sparky helps you work out answers instead of handing over work to turn in. When you answer the guide's questions in the chat, Sparky lets you try first and gives a hint before it explains.
Is there a study guide template I can use?
Yes. Ask Sparky for a blank study guide template, and you get a document with spaces for the test topic, key concepts, vocabulary, formulas, practice questions and the parts you're still unsure about. Print it and fill it in by hand, or share your notes and Sparky helps you fill it in.
Can teachers make a study guide for their class?
Yes. Teachers can use the study guide maker too, or ask the worksheet generator for a review worksheet and a study guide in one message. See Flint for teachers for the rest of the teacher tools.
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