What is Parlay Ideas?

Parlay is an AI-powered instructional platform that helps teachers facilitate meaningful, measurable, and inclusive class discussions. It offers both written and verbal discussion activities, a library of over 5000 discussion prompts, and AI-generated prompts and follow-up questions. The platform is used by over a million teachers and students.

How to use Parlay Ideas?

Teachers can sign up for free, create a RoundTable (written or verbal discussion activity), choose a topic from the Parlay Universe or generate prompts with Parlay Genie, and invite students to participate. Students join via a link or code, engage in the discussion, and teachers can track participation and assess skills through student reports.

Core features of Parlay Ideas

Written RoundTables: Threaded discussion boards with secret identities, guided peer feedback, and model submissions.
Verbal RoundTables: Facilitate and assess Socratic seminars with student participation tracking.
Parlay Genie: AI-powered tool that generates discussion prompts and follow-up questions from articles, videos, and past discussions.
Parlay Universe: Library of over 5000 teacher-created discussion prompts.
Student Reports: Track participation and skill development over time with portfolio views.
Integrations: Integrates with 30+ LMS/SIS tools for Single Sign On, class rostering, and assessment syncing.
Admin Portal: Manage users, courses, and track usage for schools and districts.