Use-case stack · educators

Classroom / teaching

Safe, structured AI use for labs: lesson notes, rubrics, and local options when policy requires.

Prefer tools with clear data policies. Offer a local path when student data cannot leave campus.

Preferred / primary

Web LLM / chat

OpenAI’s mainstream chat + tools product for writing, code, and analysis.

In this stack: Lesson outlines and practice prompts (policy permitting).

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Web LLM / chat

Anthropic models strong at long-context writing, code review, and careful analysis.

In this stack: Careful long lesson materials.

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Web Research

Google’s source-grounded notebook for multi-doc Q&A and study guides.

In this stack: Grounded study guides from your handouts.

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Self-hosted LLM / chat

Simplest path to run open models locally (CLI + local API).

In this stack: On-prem option when cloud is blocked.

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Self-hosted Audio

Speech-to-text models you can run locally for captions and search.

In this stack: Caption recorded demos.

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Web Video

Edit video/podcasts by editing text transcripts; strong for talking-head workflows.

In this stack: Edit demo videos via transcript.

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Web Image

Design suite with AI image/layout helpers for thumbnails and simple graphics.

In this stack: Simple worksheets/slides graphics.

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Stacks are editorial starting points — swap tools when policy, budget, or hardware demands it.