How to document AI assistance in schoolwork

Start with the assignment

Save the title, prompt, directions, course, and date. Include any classroom rule that shaped what assistance was allowed. This prevents an isolated excerpt from being mistaken for the whole assignment context.

Describe the assistance

Write what the student asked for and why. Name the broad purpose—such as brainstorming, explanation, outlining, feedback, translation, or mechanics—and note whether the student used the response, changed it, or decided not to use it.

• Tool or source, if the student knows it
• Approximate date or stage of the assignment
• Purpose of the assistance
• Student’s own review, changes, and reflection

Keep evidence proportional and useful

Attach or link only the evidence needed to explain the process: a draft, notes, a relevant exchange, or a student reflection. Avoid exposing unrelated private conversations or another learner’s information.

Share the record intentionally

Before sharing, check the audience and the record’s contents. A student can share one assignment without opening other work, and should be able to revoke access, export the record, or delete it when appropriate.

Start with a private record

Create an AI Transparency Record when you are ready to document one assignment.

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