DION for Education
Keep students thinking—even when AI is part of the process.
Develop. Inquire. Observe. Nurture.
DION helps schools and universities set clear expectations for AI, protect independent thinking, and understand the learning process behind student work.
See DION in Action
From Classroom Policy to Student Enforcement
See how a teacher creates a policy, applies it to a class, and controls how students use AI during an assignment.
Northstar Prep · Teacher
Good evening, Ms. Barker
Here is what is happening across your classroom.
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83 students across your classes
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79 active this week
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Last 7 days
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1 school, 3 classroom
Today’s Classes
View allYour assigned classes and the policy currently applied.
English 10A
SchoolGrade 10 · 28 students
Current policy
No AI
English Honors
SchoolGrade 11 · 26 students
Current policy
Research Only
Creative Writing
ClassroomGrade 10 · 29 students
Current policy
Romeo & Juliet Final Essay
Teacher dashboard. Ms. Barker opens DION and sees every class, the policy applied to each one, and today’s activity.
Interactive product demonstration. Some interface elements have been simplified for presentation purposes.
The Platform
Built Around Your Institution’s Approach to AI.
Whether educators encourage AI, limit it, or restrict it for specific learning activities, DION helps carry those expectations into the environments where students work.
Riverbend School District
Policies
Policies
12
Classes
38
Devices online
742
Illustrative product view
How It Works
From School Policy to Student Learning.
Step 1
Institution
Step 2
Educator
Step 3
Policy
Step 4
Student
Step 5
DION
Step 6
Clear Expectations
Administrators establish the foundation. Educators apply AI expectations to the right courses, assignments, and activities.
Students understand what’s expected before they begin. DION helps carry those expectations into the environments where learning happens.
Learning Evidence
In developmentSee How the Work Became the Work.
Two students can submit equally polished assignments while taking completely different paths to get there.
DION is being built to make that path visible by capturing relevant learning interactions — not just the final result.
Learning Process Record
Evidence behind the submission. Hover or select a row to see what it means.
Which sources the student explored before drafting anything.
Where ideas were developed, questioned, and reshaped before drafting.
The reasoning, writing, and problem-solving the student did themselves.
Where AI explained, explored, critiqued, or generated — and how it was used.
Moments where the student checked a claim instead of accepting it.
How the work changed as understanding developed.
When a student asks AI to do work the activity asked them to do themselves, DION records the moment rather than the accusation — so educators can respond with a conversation instead of a penalty.
The record is designed to be understandable to students as well as educators. Rows only appear when there is something meaningful to show.
Rather than asking educators to interpret endless AI conversations or rely on a detection score, DION aims to turn relevant learning interactions into an understandable record of the student’s process.
Visibility without surveillance.
DION is designed to make learning evidence understandable to students and educators — not to secretly monitor everything a student does. Students should understand what is captured and how it contributes to their learning record.
How DION Works for Schools
From Policy to Classroom Protection
See how teachers create classroom AI policies and how DION applies those expectations across student devices.
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Start With the Teacher Dashboard
Teachers see their classes, active policies, student activity, and blocked requests from one workspace.
Northstar Prep · Teacher
Good evening, Ms. Barker
Here is what is happening across your classroom.
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83 students across your classes
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79 active this week
0
Last 7 days
0
1 school, 3 classroom
Today’s Classes
View allYour assigned classes and the policy currently applied.
English 10A
SchoolGrade 10 · 28 students
Current policy
No AI
English Honors
SchoolGrade 11 · 26 students
Current policy
Research Only
Creative Writing
ClassroomGrade 10 · 29 students
Current policy
Romeo & Juliet Final Essay
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Create the Right Policy for the Assignment
Teachers can create reusable classroom policies while school-managed policies remain protected by administrators.
Create Teacher Policy
A reusable template. Choose which AI capabilities are allowed, then apply it to a class.
Policy name
Description
School-wide policies such as No AI and Research Only stay managed by administrators.
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Apply the Policy to a Class
Assign a policy to a class in seconds so every participating student receives the same expectations.
Romeo & Juliet Final Essay
Classroom policy · My policy
Classes
English 10A
Grade 10 · 28 students · Room 204
English Honors
Grade 11 · 26 students
Creative Writing
Grade 10 · 29 students
Timing
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Students Join Through the Extension
Students open the DION extension, enter their school email, and use the class code provided by the teacher.
DION Extension
Blocking mode
Personal local mode is active. Settings stay on this device.
Classroom enrollment code
Student email
Student name
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DION Enforces the Assigned Policy
DION allows or blocks AI requests according to the capabilities selected for the assignment.
What’s on the agenda today?
Blocked by DION · English 10A
Essay generation is restricted under “Romeo & Juliet Final Essay”. Ask for help understanding the play instead.
Try learning instead
DION checked the policy · generating…
Allowed · Reading and summary support
Summaries remain available because they are permitted under the assignment’s AI policy.
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Teachers Review Classroom Activity
Teachers can view connected students, blocked attempts, and policy activity without interrupting instruction.
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Students connected
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Blocked attempts
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Active policies
Classroom activity
Connected students, blocked attempts, and the policy currently applied.
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Students connected
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Blocked attempts
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Active policies
Sarah Smith
Grade 10 · English 10A
Miguel Ortiz
Grade 10 · English 10A
Aisha Bello
Grade 10 · English 10A
Tom Whitfield
Grade 10 · English 10A
Interactive product demonstration. Some interface elements have been simplified for presentation purposes.
Why DION
Technology Should Help Students Think — Not Think for Them
DION gives schools and universities a clearer view of learning in an AI-assisted world — helping educators protect independent thinking, understand how AI contributes to student work, and build responsible AI habits over time.
Works alongside the AI platforms your institution already uses. Whether students use institution-provided AI, personal accounts, or different AI tools, DION is designed around the learning process — not a single AI provider.
AI Fluency
In developmentAI Literacy Develops Over Time. We Should Be Able to See It.
Knowing how to work with AI thoughtfully isn’t something students learn in one assignment.
Over time, DION could help students and educators understand how AI fluency develops — how students research, question, verify, revise, reason, and contribute when AI is part of their work.
AI Learning Transcript
A developing picture of how a student works with AI. Select an assignment to see how it changes.
- ResearchDeveloping
- Critical EngagementEmerging
- Source VerificationEmerging
- RevisionEmerging
- Independent ContributionEmerging
- AI CollaborationEmerging
Developing AI Fluency
Instead of measuring how much AI a student uses, the goal is to reveal how they use it. This is an emerging DION direction, and it is designed to communicate development rather than judgement — no scores.
Built for Everyone
AI Expectations Work Better When Everyone Understands Them.
Educators Set appropriate AI expectations and understand the process behind student work.
Students Know what’s expected, understand how AI fits into your learning, and develop stronger habits for working alongside it.
Schools & Universities Create a consistent approach to AI while giving educators flexibility across courses, assignments, and learning environments.
Academic Leaders Gain a clearer picture of how AI is influencing learning across your institution.
The Future of Education Is Not About Choosing Between AI and Learning.
It is about making sure they grow together.