Every teacher knows the gap between planning and reality. Lessons are ready, slides are built, yet time slips away when it comes to shaping questions that fit different students or making sense of piles of responses.
ClassPoint changes that. Built right into PowerPoint, it gives teachers a set of AI tools that turn slide content into ready quizzes, summarize answers the moment students respond, and capture the results in clear reports. The workflow stays the same, but the hours spent on prep and review are cut down to minutes.
We saw just how much this resonated in a recent webinar we had, attended by hundreds of eager educators. The questions came quickly:
💭 Can AI generate higher-order thinking questions?
💭 Can it group student answers?
💭 Will the insights be saved after class?
This blog is a direct recap of that session. It runs through each of the AI tools in ClassPoint as they were demonstrated, showing how they fit into everyday lessons and why so many teachers left the webinar with fresh ideas to try.
Stick around until the end of this blog to access the webinar replay!
AI Quiz Generator
When we asked teachers in the webinar about their biggest challenge, the answers were pretty specific: writing higher-order questions takes too much time, making them clear but rigorous is hard, adjusting them for different student levels adds even more pressure, etc.
The AI Quiz Generator in ClassPoint was built to address exactly that.
Instead of starting from scratch, you can take the text already on your PowerPoint slide and have AI generate ready-to-use questions. In just one click, a content slide can turn into multiple quiz slides (for one), each complete with answers.

What makes this tool stand out is the level of control it gives teachers:
- Select the question format you need: multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, or short answer.
- Decide how challenging the questions should be by choosing from Bloom’s Taxonomy levels.
- Generate in different languages to match your class profile.
Teachers could then take over AI-generated questions in separate slides, assign difficulty levels, and even run them live in slideshow mode with automatic scoring using Quiz Mode. The end result is more time saved in prep, and more focus on how students respond in class.
AI Insights for Short Answer
Short answer questions bring out deeper thinking, but they also create a flood of text for teachers to sort through. In a busy classroom, reading every response one by one is not always realistic.
ClassPoint’s AI Insights for Short Answer is particularly handy to make this a lot more manageable.
Once submissions are collected and the activity is closed, an AI Insights button appears on the response board. When clicked, it opens a chatbot-style window where teachers can interact with AI to better understand the class responses.

With AI Insights, teachers can:
- Get an instant summary of the main ideas across all answers
- Ask the AI to group responses by similarity (e.g., different levels of understanding)
- Pull out the top answers without scanning everything manually
- Continue the chat to refine or request more detail on student responses
One important note is that AI does not grade or decide correctness. It simply organizes and summarizes, while teachers remain the final authority on which answers are right and how to follow up.
This gives way for faster analysis and clearer next steps, so time in class can stay focused on discussion and feedback rather than paperwork.
AI Summaries and After-Class Reports
The support from AI in ClassPoint does not end when the slideshow closes.
The first way this shows up is through the AI summary email. After a class ends, teachers receive an automatic recap in their inbox. It lists class session summary, data on responses collected, how many stars were awarded, and who the top players were. In one look, you get a snapshot of the entire session without needing to reopen your slides.

The second layer is in the ClassPoint web app reports. Here, every session data is automatically saved and linked back to the class it came from. Teachers can:
- View student responses alongside the original slides
- Check performance data tied to each student
- Download Excel reports for quiz results and class leaderboards
- Revisit short answer activities and continue using Ask ClassPoint AI for new insights, even after class is over

ClassPoint keeps a clean record of each activity, combining the live AI support from class with organized reports for planning the next one.
Together, the AI summary email and the after-class reports complete the cycle. Teachers can prepare, teach, and reflect, all with the same set of AI tools in ClassPoint.
Bringing It All Together
When you step back, the three AI tools in ClassPoint line up with the natural flow of teaching. Each one answers a pain point that teachers in the webinar named again and again: time, clarity, and control.
- Before class: The AI Quiz Generator saves hours of prep by turning your slide content into ready questions. You still choose the type, level, and language, but you no longer have to start from a blank page.
- During class: AI Insights helps you read student thinking on the spot. Instead of scrolling through endless responses, you can ask the AI to summarize, or highlight answers, then decide what to do next.
- After class: AI Summaries and Reports keep everything stored and organized. The recap email gives you the highlights, while the web app holds all the details: responses, scores, and even the chance to run new insights later.
That is why so many educators in the webinar left with ideas they could apply right away. It is also why these tools matter beyond the demo. They fit the way teaching actually works, and they make each classroom session lighter without losing what makes it yours.
Webinar Replay: AI Tools in ClassPoint
FAQs
How do I generate higher-order thinking questions with AI?
Use the Bloom’s Taxonomy settings in the AI Quiz Generator. Selecting Analyze or Evaluate creates tougher, higher-order questions.
Can the AI quiz generator read images, like graphs or diagrams, to create questions?
No. The AI only scans text on your slides. It cannot interpret images.
Can AI insert questions directly into a content slide?
No. AI-generated questions always create a new slide. Teachers can copy and paste if they want to combine with content.
Can AI Insights automatically grade short answer responses?
No. AI summarizes and groups responses, but teachers decide correctness.
