🤖 GilRobo AI Learning Platform
The definitive interactive guide covering every feature, setting, and capability — from young learners to university researchers, teachers to parents.
Platform Overview
GilRobo AI Learning is an integrated educational ecosystem — a synthesis of cutting-edge AI, game-based learning theory, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. Click any card below to jump to that section.
🧩 Personalised Learning
Adjustable difficulty, custom topics, multiple question formats, and SEN-aware instructional styles tailored to every individual learner.
🎮 Active Engagement
Game-based multiplayer competitions, immediate feedback, visual progress indicators, achievement badges, and certificates for every milestone.
♿ Universal Design (UDL)
Text, images, spoken audio, video. Typing, speaking, drawing. Solo practice, global competition. Every learner represented.
📈 Formative Assessment
Real-time scoring, detailed explanations, historical performance tracking, and rich analytics for teachers and parents.
👩🏫 Teacher Empowerment
Lesson creation, student monitoring, homework assignment, AI-assisted parent consultations, and full data access across all devices.
🌍 Unlimited Languages
50+ languages for voice, 100+ for interface. The AI tutor can speak Welsh, Yoruba, Quechua — any language you need.
| Audience | Age / Role | Key Features Used |
|---|---|---|
| 🧒 Children | Ages 5–12 | Child Mode, colourful interface, offline maths games, voice commands |
| 📚 Secondary Students | Ages 11–18 | IELTS practice, custom topics, detailed essay feedback |
| 🎓 University Students | 18+ | Academic style, complex topics, essay analysis |
| 👩🏫 Teachers | Educators | Teacher Dashboard, homework, student monitoring, lesson planning |
| 👪 Parents | Guardians | Parent Day consultations, email notifications, progress reports |
| 🏢 Corporate Trainers | Professionals | Business subjects, compliance training, employee tracking |
🖥️ Hardware
- Any modern device (phone, tablet, PC)
- Modern browser: Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox
- Microphone for voice features
- Camera (optional) for profile photos
- Internet for AI & multiplayer features
⚙️ Software
- JavaScript enabled in browser
- Local storage enabled
- SpeechSynthesis API (text-to-speech)
- Web Speech API (Chrome/Edge recommended)
🔑 Accounts
- No registration needed for basic use
- API key from DeepSeek (free), OpenAI, etc.
- Optional Firebase for full multiplayer
Setup & Configuration
The Setup Tab is your command centre. Configure player profiles, select subjects, set difficulty, choose voices, and get your AI teacher ready to go.
What is an API Key?
Think of it as a special ticket that brings your AI teacher to life. Get one free from deepseek.com, copy the long string of letters and numbers, paste it into the “Paste API key here” box, and click Save (session). Done!
🎮 Single Player Mode
- Enter your name
- Optionally add your school or location
- Your name appears on leaderboards and reports
👥 Multiplayer Mode
- Add multiple players (friends, classmates)
- Each player gets a unique ID, name, location & avatar
- Upload photo or take one with your camera
- All players stored in the permanent Player Directory
🏫 Primary School
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Basic Science
- Social Studies
- Times Tables 1× to 12× (offline!)
- Addition, Subtraction, Division (P1–P6)
📖 Secondary School
- English Literature
- Mathematics
- Physics, Chemistry, Biology
- History & Geography
- Business Studies
🏢 Corporate Training
- Microsoft Excel
- IT & Cybersecurity
- HR & Soft Skills
- Finance & Accounting
- Sales & Marketing
- GDPR & Compliance
- Diversity & Inclusion
Custom Topics
Go to the Custom Topics tab, enter a title (e.g. “The Solar System”), add your detailed text, and save. It appears in the subject dropdown as [Custom] Title and the AI will generate questions from YOUR content!
| Difficulty | Description | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Easy | Basic recall, simple 1-step thinking | Young learners, new topics |
| 🟡 Medium | Application, 2-step reasoning, connecting ideas | Revision, general practice |
| 🔴 Hard | Analysis, critical thinking, abstract concepts | Exam prep, advanced learners |
⏱️ Timer Settings
- 5 to 3600 seconds per question
- Default: 60 seconds
- Beginners: 90–120 seconds recommended
- Advanced: 30–45 seconds for a challenge
❓ Number of Questions
- Set between 1 and 9999 questions
- Default: 30 questions
- Young learners: start with 5–10
🎙️ Voice Options
- Choose from all voices on your device
- Test voice before starting
- UK English: “Google UK English Female” or “Microsoft Zira”
- US English: “Google US English” or “Samantha”
- Child-friendly: Higher pitch voices recommended
📖 Reading Options
- Auto-read questions and answers aloud
- Read Answers Only (for reading practice)
- Show Read Controls (Replay Q, Replay A, Stop)
- Show Question Images (visual learners)
| Mode | Who It’s For | Tabs Hidden |
|---|---|---|
| 🔬 Advanced | Teachers, researchers | None — full access |
| ✨ Simple | Non-technical users | Reports, Custom content, Multiplayer, Whiteboard, etc. |
| 🧒 Child (Kids) | Ages 5–12 | All except Setup, Quiz, Results, History, Tutorial |
| Keyboard | Action |
|---|---|
| 1–4 | Select answer A–D |
| Space | Read question aloud |
| Ctrl + M | Toggle voice mode |
| Escape | Stop speech / close modals |
| Tab / Enter | Navigate / activate |
| Voice Command | Action |
|---|---|
| “Start Quiz” | Begin the quiz |
| “Option A/B/C/D” | Select answer |
| “Next Question” | Proceed |
| “Repeat Question” | Hear again |
| “Stop” | End voice mode |
The AI Engine
Under the hood, GilRobo connects to 9 different AI providers, uses carefully crafted prompts, and supports full text-to-speech, speech recognition, and image generation.
| Provider | Model | Best For | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔵 DeepSeek | deepseek-chat | General education, cost-effective | ✅ Generous |
| 🟢 OpenAI | GPT-4o-mini | High-quality + image generation | ❌ Paid |
| 🟠 Anthropic | Claude Opus 4.5 | Detailed explanations, safety | ❌ Paid |
| Gemini Pro | Quick responses, integration | ✅ Limited | |
| ⚡ Groq | Llama 3 70B | Very fast responses | ✅ Yes |
| 🔶 Together AI | Mixtral 8x7B | Open models, customisation | ✅ Yes |
| 🌊 Mistral AI | Mistral Large | European alternative | ✅ Yes |
| 🟣 Cohere | Command R+ | Enterprise features | ✅ Yes |
| 🔥 Fireworks AI | Llama 3 70B | Fast inference | ✅ Yes |
🔊 Text-to-Speech (TTS)
- Uses browser’s built-in SpeechSynthesis API
- Supports all system voices
- Chunks long text into sentences to prevent cut-off
- Adjustable rate and pitch
- 50+ languages supported
🎙️ Speech Recognition
- Uses webkitSpeechRecognition (Chrome) or SpeechRecognition
- Continuous listening mode for conversation
- Interim results for real-time feedback
- Language matching — same 50+ languages
- Chrome & Edge give best results
| Provider | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 📸 Unsplash | Free stock photos | High-quality educational images, no API key needed |
| 🎨 DALL-E 3 | AI generation | Custom educational illustrations (OpenAI key required) |
| 🖌️ Stable Diffusion | AI generation | Open-source image generation |
Content Always Blocked by the AI
Violence & weapons · Adult content · Self-harm · Drugs & alcohol · Abuse · Radicalisation. Teachers can also add custom blocked words/phrases via the admin panel. A 3-strike system bans users for 5 days for profanity in chat.
Quiz Modules
Two powerful quiz systems: the main Quiz Tab for AI-generated multiple-choice, and Quiz 2 for advanced IELTS-style reading, writing, speaking and essay assessments.
📋 Question Format
- Multiple choice with 4 options (A, B, C, D)
- Options shuffled to prevent memorisation
- Correct answer + explanation shown after each answer
- Skip function with answer reveal for learning
⏱️ Live Features
- Countdown timer with visual progress bar
- Red bar warning when time is running low
- Live player scoreboard (multi-player)
- Running correct/wrong totals per player
✅ When You Answer — Instant Feedback
- ✅ Correct: Green highlight, positive message, educational explanation
- ❌ Wrong: Red highlight, correct answer revealed, explanation shown
- ⏭️ Skipped: Correct answer and explanation shown for learning
- 🔊 All spoken aloud if voice mode is enabled
How It Works:
- AI generates a 250–300 word IELTS Academic passage on your topic
- Student reads the passage, then writes a 150–200 word summary
- Timer tracks reading and writing time
- AI evaluates using IELTS criteria: Task Achievement, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy
- Returns overall band score (1.0–9.0) with detailed feedback
- IELTS Part 2 style — 2-minute talk with task card and bullet points
- Student clicks “Start Recording” and speaks
- AI estimates band scores for: Fluency, Lexical Resource, Grammar, Pronunciation
- Provides specific improvement suggestions
- AI generates a thought-provoking essay prompt
- Student writes in the text area (no length limit)
- AI evaluates: Structure, Thesis, Grammar/Spelling, Evidence, Coherence
- Score out of 10 with detailed improvement suggestions
Test Types: Academic (university) or General Training (work/migration)
Sections:
- 🎧 Listening: Simulated audio with 10 multiple-choice questions
- 📖 Reading: Passage with MC, True/False/Not Given, matching
- ✍️ Writing: Task 1 (graph/letter) + Task 2 (essay)
- 🗣️ Speaking: Introduction, Long turn, Discussion
- 📊 Scores 1.0–9.0 per section + overall band score
| Mode | Tone | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| ⚖️ Normal | Balanced, neutral | General practice |
| 💚 Supportive | Encouraging, gentle | Low-confidence learners |
| 🎓 IELTS | Strict, academic | Exam preparation |
| 🎤 Rude | Blunt, very direct | Advanced learners wanting honest critique |
Tutorial Module
Your personal AI teacher can generate comprehensive lessons on literally any topic — then read them aloud, save them for later, and let you navigate by voice.
Enter Your Topic
Type anything — “photosynthesis”, “how computers work”, “the French Revolution”, “quadratic equations”. Or click the microphone and say it!
AI Generates the Tutorial
The AI creates a comprehensive lesson including key concepts, real-world examples, practice questions with answers, and a summary.
Read & Listen
Follow along on screen, or click 🔊 “Read Tutorial” to have it spoken aloud in your chosen voice and language.
Saved Automatically
Every tutorial is saved to Tutorial History. Up to 100 tutorials stored. Search, view, re-read, download, or email them anytime.
Great for Learners with Dyslexia
The text-to-speech integration means students can follow along while listening — improving reading skills and accessibility at the same time.
🔍 Search
Find any saved tutorial by topic name instantly.
📥 Download
Save tutorials as PDF or text files to keep offline.
✉️ Email
Send any tutorial directly to yourself or a student.
🔊 Re-listen
Have any saved tutorial read aloud again at any time.
🗑️ Delete
Remove tutorials you no longer need.
🎙️ Voice Search
Say the topic name to search hands-free.
Online Multiplayer & Competitions
Compete live against players worldwide, race classmates, challenge friends, and battle as classes — powered by Firebase real-time technology.
Create a Room
Enter a name, choose game mode (Classic Quiz, Speed Run, Trivia Battle), set max players (2, 4, or 8), time per question, optional password, optional private mode.
Players Join
Players find your room in the room list, or use Quick Match to find any open room automatically. They can also join by invitation link.
Host Starts the Game
Host clicks Start. All players compete live. Scores update in real-time for everyone.
👤 Player Rankings
- Based on accuracy percentage
- Weighted by games played
- Updated after every public result
- All-time points: Correct ×10 − Wrong ×2
- Level = floor(points ÷ 50) + 1
🏫 Location Rankings
- Groups players by school/organisation
- Combined score = (total games × 2) + average accuracy
- Like TT Rockstars — for all subjects!
🥊 Tournament Bracket
- 8-player knockout bracket
- Quarter-finals → Semi-finals → Final
- Highest scores advance to next round
🌍 Global Chat
- All online players can see and reply
- Real-time message delivery
- Profanity filtering with 3-strike system
- 3 strikes = 5-day ban
- Voice messages: record and send audio clips
- Transcribed for accessibility
🚪 Room Chat
- Only players in the same room can see messages
- Private to the room
- Great for strategy and communication
🆚 Create Custom Group Competitions
- Select any players from the public leaderboard
- Drag players into custom groups (Team A, Team B, etc.)
- Compare: Accuracy, Correct Answers, Wrong Answers, Games Played, Fastest Time, Total Questions
- Save competitions and reload historical data
- Export results as CSV for reporting
Classroom, Dashboard & Parent Systems
A complete school management suite: register students, plan lessons, run live sessions, assign homework, conduct parent consultations, and track every student’s progress.
Student Self-Registers
Student fills in: Full name, Age, Class/Year, Level (Primary/Secondary/University), Guardian name, Student ID, Device ID. Status = “pending”.
Teacher Approves
Teacher sees pending list in the Admin panel. Clicks ✅ to approve or ❌ to reject. Approved students appear in the roster instantly.
Quick Register
Teacher can instantly register remote students by entering their Device ID and name — auto-approved, no waiting needed.
📋 Lesson Plan Fields
- Lesson title, subject, date/time, duration, type (Lesson/Quiz/Break/Assembly)
- Number of questions, school level, teaching style
- Unlimited topics, curriculum notes, teacher notes
- Optional approval PIN, optional device lock
- Set alarms: 15 and 5 minutes before lesson
- Assign to specific students or make public
🗣️ Speak
Teacher speaks to all students via TTS
🙋 Ask Student
Call on a specific student
🎯 Quiz
Launch a quick quiz mid-session
⏭️ Next Topic
Advance to the next lesson topic
🖼️ Image
Generate a relevant lesson image
🏆 Leaderboard
Show current student rankings
⏸️ Pause
Pause the live session
📹 Camera
Add a video feed to the session
50+ Languages for Voice, 100+ for Interface
European languages (Welsh, Irish, Catalan, Basque…), Asian languages (Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese…), African languages (Yoruba, Amharic, Hausa, Zulu, Swahili…), and more. The AI teaches and speaks in the language you need.
📈 Overview Cards
- Total number of approved students
- Average accuracy across all students
- At-risk count: students with <50% accuracy
- Total quizzes taken by all students
🆘 At-Risk Identification
- Accuracy <50% on last 3 quizzes
- Consistent performance decline
- No recent quiz activity
- Click student → assign targeted homework → schedule support
Create Assignment
Choose subject, topics (from past lessons, plans, custom topics, or type new), due date, time limit, number of questions, and optional instructions.
Assign to Students
Select individual students or use “All” to assign to everyone. Students see homework in their portal with a “Start Assignment” button.
Track Completion
Teacher sees: Pending (not started), Completed (with score), Overdue (past due date). Results automatically recorded and visible in dashboard.
| Mode | Description | AI Behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| 🔒 Private | Parent & teacher only | Professional, honest, covers all data |
| 👨👩👧 Family | Parent, child & AI together | Warm, addresses both, involves child |
| 🌟 Student-Led | Child presents progress | Coaching, prompting reflection |
| 🆘 Support Plan | Urgent intervention | Focus on action plan, concrete steps |
| 🎉 Celebration | Recognise achievements | Highlight success, set new goals |
| 📚 Homework Review | Review assignments | Analyse patterns, suggest adjustments |
📋 Learning Plan
Personalised 4-week plan with SMART goals generated by AI.
📝 Adjust Homework
Calibrated assignment based on student’s current level.
🏠 Parent Guide
Daily home activities and support strategies for parents.
✅ Action Points
Structured list of agreed next steps from the consultation.
📊 Progress Report
Formal school report format document.
✉️ Follow-up Email
Professional follow-up email auto-drafted with all action points.
Consultation History & Replay
Every parent consultation is saved automatically. You can replay the entire conversation, jump to any point in the transcript, adjust playback speed (1×, 2×, 4×, Slow), download as text, or email the transcript directly.
Reports & Analytics
Powerful data visualisation tools let you filter quiz history, generate beautiful charts, drag and drop data fields, and export everything as PDF, email, or CSV.
📅 Period
Last 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, 1 year, or all time
📚 Subject
Single or multiple subjects at once
👤 Player
Single player or compare all
🎚️ Difficulty
Easy, Medium, Hard, or all combined
📊 Accuracy %
Filter by min/max percentage range
🔎 Search
Full-text search across subjects, players, questions
| Chart | Best For |
|---|---|
| 📊 Bar Chart | Comparing groups (e.g. subjects, players) |
| 📈 Line Chart | Showing accuracy trends over time |
| 🕸️ Radar Chart | Comparing multiple metrics simultaneously |
| 🥧 Pie Chart | Showing proportions of correct/wrong |
| 🍩 Doughnut Chart | Proportions with a centre value |
🖱️ Drag-and-Drop Chart Builder
Available fields: Player Name, Subject, Difficulty, Games Played, Correct, Wrong, Accuracy %, Date, Fastest Time. Drag fields to the X or Y axis, select chart type, and click “Draw Chart”. Multiple Y-axis fields create combined charts (e.g. Accuracy + Correct Answers on the same chart).
Full report with charts and summary, ready to print or share.
✉️ Email
Send the report directly to parents or colleagues.
📊 CSV
Raw data for Excel or Google Sheets analysis.
Creative & Achievement Tools
A full digital whiteboard for drawing, note-taking, and collaboration — plus a complete certificate and badge system to celebrate learner achievements.
🖊️ Drawing Tools
- ✏️ Pen — Freehand drawing (1–50px brush)
- 🧹 Eraser — Remove parts of drawing
- 📝 Text — Add text anywhere on canvas
- 🖍️ Highlighter — Semi-transparent highlighting
- 🎨 Colour picker with hex code input
- ↩️ Undo / Redo (20-action history per page)
📄 Multi-Page & Display
- Unlimited pages with sidebar navigation
- Rename or delete any page
- Zoom: 50% to 200% with full resolution preserved
- Fullscreen mode for presentations
- Save all pages to browser storage
- Export current page as PNG image
| Badge | Icon | How to Earn |
|---|---|---|
| Perfect Score | 💯 | 100% on any quiz |
| Star Learner | ⭐ | Average accuracy ≥ 90% |
| Most Improved | 📈 | Rising trend in scores over time |
| Consistent | 🎯 | 5 or more quizzes completed |
| Scholar | 📚 | Average accuracy ≥ 80% |
| First Steps | 🌟 | Completed first ever quiz |
| Decade | 🔟 | 10 or more quizzes completed |
| Top of Class | 🥇 | Highest score in the class |
🏅 Classic Gold
Gold gradient background, orange border. Timeless and prestigious.
👑 Royal Blue
Blue gradient background, dark blue border. Regal and impressive.
💎 Emerald
Green gradient background, green border. Fresh and vibrant.
✨ Midnight
Dark gradient background, purple border. Sleek and dramatic.
🌹 Rose Award
Pink gradient background, pink border. Warm and celebratory.
🔮 Purple Excellence
Purple gradient background, purple border. Bold and distinguished.
Bulk Certificate Generation
Select multiple students (or use “Eligible Only” for ≥70% average), choose a template, and generate all certificates at once. Download as landscape PDF pages, ready to print. Auto-award system checks for new badges after every quiz!
Cloud Integration & Synchronisation
Bidirectional sync to Azure, AWS, WordPress, Dataverse, or any custom REST API — plus deep Firebase integration for real-time multiplayer and cross-device access.
| Provider | Authentication | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| 🔵 Custom REST API | API Key or Bearer Token | Any custom backend system |
| 🔷 Microsoft Azure | Function Key + SAS Token | Azure Functions + Cosmos DB |
| 🟣 Microsoft Dataverse | OAuth2 Client Credentials | Power Platform, Dynamics 365 |
| 🟠 Amazon AWS | API Gateway Key | Lambda + RDS/DynamoDB |
| 🟢 WordPress | Application Password | School websites and blogs |
📤 Data Tables Synced
- gs_students — Student records
- gs_quiz_results — Classroom quiz results
- gs_lectures — Classroom sessions
- gs_settings — Teacher settings
- qm_quiz_history — Quiz tab history
- qm_quiz2_history — IELTS/Quiz2 history
- qm_tutorial_history — Tutorials
- gr_pd_history — Parent consultations
⏰ Auto-Sync Scheduler
- Configure sync interval in minutes
- 0 = off (manual only)
- Maximum: 360 minutes
- Full sync log: timestamp, table, direction, count, success/failure
- Log stored locally and can be cleared
👥 Online Players
Who’s online right now, their status (online/in-game), and when they were last active.
🏠 Game Rooms
Real-time room creation, player joining, game status updates for all participants simultaneously.
💬 Live Chat
Global chat and room-specific chat delivered instantly to all connected players.
🏆 Leaderboards
Public scores aggregated and ranked in real-time across all players worldwide.
📚 Lesson Plans
Teachers push lesson plans directly to student devices — students see them instantly.
✅ Join Requests
Students request to join lessons → teacher approves → student is unlocked, all in real-time.
Advanced Features & Admin Systems
Grading profiles, custom content creation, role-based access control, alarm systems, email notifications, and the Focus Lock system for distraction-free lessons.
Convert Scores into Meaningful Grades
Create grade band profiles that turn percentage scores into UK SATs, GCSE 9-1, A-Level, US Letter Grades, IB 1-7, Scottish National 5, Distinction/Merit/Pass, or simple Pass/Fail. Each band has a label, minimum %, background colour, and text colour.
📝 Custom Topics
- Enter a title and detailed body text
- Appears in dropdown as [Custom] Title
- AI generates questions from your text
❓ Custom Questions
- Write your own 4-option questions
- Mark the correct answer and add explanation
- Mixed into AI quizzes automatically
📚 Knowledge Upload
- Upload PDF, Word (.docx), or Text (.txt) files
- System extracts text content
- AI generates questions from YOUR materials
- Perfect for textbooks and syllabuses
| Role | Access Level |
|---|---|
| 👑 Admin | Full access to all tabs and features |
| 🤝 Trader | Setup, Players, Custom content, Quiz, Multiplayer, Whiteboard, Reports, Dashboard, Homework |
| 👁️ Viewer | Setup, Quiz, Quiz 2, Tutorial, Homework |
| 👤 Customer | Setup, Quiz, Tutorial, Homework only |
🔗 URL-Based Role Access
Share a specific URL like https://gilrobo.2h2.co.uk/?role=Viewer&code=APS-XXXX-XXXX to give someone instant access with the correct role and permissions — no setup needed from them.
⏰ Lesson Alarms
- 1st Reminder: 15 minutes before lesson (amber banner)
- 2nd Reminder: 5 minutes before lesson (red banner)
- Sound options: 🔔 Bell, 🎵 Chime, 📯 Beep, 🤫 Silent
- Custom spoken message using TTS
- Browser notification with title and time
- All sounds built with Web Audio API — works offline!
✉️ Email Notifications
- WordPress REST API — uses wp_mail() function
- mailto: fallback — opens your email client
- EmailJS — free, 200 emails/month
- Manage email list with labels (e.g. “Mum”)
- Test email function to verify settings
Activates 5 Minutes Before Lesson
Focus Lock engages. Students can no longer switch browser tabs. Window blur events are captured. A “beforeunload” warning appears if they try to close.
Countdown Timer
A circular progress ring counts down. Changes colour: orange → red as lesson approaches. Icons change: 🔒 Normal → ⚠️ Warning (2 min) → 🚨 Urgent (0 min).
Auto-Launch at Zero
When countdown reaches zero, the system automatically navigates to the lesson and launches it. No student action required.
Parent/Admin Unlock
Click “Parent Unlock”, enter admin password, and Focus Lock is dismissed. Use this if the student finishes early or needs device access.
Technical Appendix & Reference
Data storage schema, API reference, accessibility compliance, troubleshooting guide, glossary, and sample lesson plans.
Where Is Your Data Stored?
Local Storage (browser) — Persists across sessions, not shared across devices, ~5–10MB limit. Firebase — Cross-device real-time sync, 1GB free tier. Cloud Sync — Your own server or Azure/AWS/WordPress.
| Storage Key | What It Stores |
|---|---|
| qm_api | Your API key |
| qm_players | Current quiz players list |
| qm_custom_topics | Your custom topics |
| qm_custom_questions | Your custom questions |
| qm_quiz_history | All quiz sessions |
| qm_quiz2_history | IELTS/Quiz 2 assessments |
| qm_tutorial_history | All generated tutorials |
| gs_students | Student records |
| gs_lesson_plans | Lesson plans |
| gr_pd_history | Parent consultation transcripts |
| whiteboardData | All whiteboard pages and drawings |
- Check key is correctly copied (no extra spaces at start or end)
- Verify correct provider is selected in the dropdown
- Check the provider’s service status page
- Try a different provider (e.g. switch to Groq which has a free tier)
- For rate limiting: wait 30–60 seconds, reduce number of questions
Chrome/Edge:
- Click the lock icon in the address bar
- Find “Microphone” → Select “Allow”
- Reload the page
Safari:
- Go to Settings → Websites → Microphone
- Find the GilRobo site → Select “Allow”
- Reload the page
- Check your internet connection
- Disable any VPN or proxy
- Allow third-party cookies in browser settings
- Try in incognito/private mode
- Verify the endpoint URL is correct
- Check your API key / credentials
- Use the “Test Connection” button in the sync panel
- Check browser network logs (F12 → Network tab)
- API Key — A secret code that lets the AI work; like a ticket to enter a special room
- Firebase — A Google service that powers real-time multiplayer
- JSON — A format for organising data (like a list of questions and answers)
- Local Storage — Space in your browser where the app saves your progress
- Token — A piece of information used to prove who you are
- REST API — A way for apps to talk to servers over the internet
- Endpoint — A specific address where the AI waits for questions
- Accuracy — How many questions you got right, shown as a percentage
- Formative Assessment — Checking understanding during learning (like quizzes)
- IELTS — International English Language Testing System for work/study abroad
- Lexical Resource — How many words you know and how well you use them
- UDL — Universal Design for Learning: designing for every learner
- Scaffolding — Support gradually removed as the learner improves
- SEN — Special Educational Needs
- Bracket — The structure of a tournament (who plays who)
- Knockout — If you lose one match, you’re out of the tournament
- Leaderboard — A list showing who has the highest scores
- Matchmaking — Finding another player for you to compete against
- Rock Slam — Asynchronous head-to-head challenge (set a score for a friend to beat)
- Festival — Global live competition mode
🔢 Times Tables Festival (Maths)
- Primary school, ages 7–11, 30 minutes
- Topics: 2×, 5×, 10× tables
- Mode: Festival (global competition)
- 60-second rounds, see global rank
- Assesses: speed, accuracy, global rank
📖 Reading Comprehension (English)
- Secondary, ages 11–14, 25 minutes
- Quiz 2 → Reading & Writing tab
- Generate IELTS passage, write 150–200 word summary
- AI returns full band score 1.0–9.0
🌿 Photosynthesis Quiz (Science)
- Secondary, ages 11–14, 15 minutes
- Setup → Biology → “photosynthesis”
- Medium difficulty, 10 questions
- Reviews results with explanations
WCAG 2.1 AA Compliant
The platform meets or exceeds WCAG 2.1 AA standards including: full keyboard navigation, screen reader support (NVDA, VoiceOver, JAWS, TalkBack), adjustable font sizes (13px–22px), high contrast mode, customisable colours, colour contrast ratio 7.2:1, ARIA landmarks, and live regions for dynamic content updates.