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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.

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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.

dion.app / teacher dashboard

Northstar Prep · Teacher

Good evening, Ms. Barker

Here is what is happening across your classroom.

My Classes

0

83 students across your classes

Students

0

79 active this week

Blocked Requests

0

Last 7 days

Active Policies

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1 school, 3 classroom

Today’s Classes

View all

Your assigned classes and the policy currently applied.

English 10A

School

Grade 10 · 28 students

Current policy

No AI

View ClassChange Policy

English Honors

School

Grade 11 · 26 students

Current policy

Research Only

View ClassChange Policy

Creative Writing

Classroom

Grade 10 · 29 students

Current policy

Romeo & Juliet Final Essay

View ClassChange Policy

Teacher dashboard. Ms. Barker opens DION and sees every class, the policy applied to each one, and today’s activity.

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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

New policy

Policies

12

Classes

38

Devices online

742

ClassPolicyStatus
Math 8CIndependent WorkActive
English 9Research SupportActive
Biology 10Guided SupportActive
History 7AI ExplorationDraft

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How It Works

From School Policy to Student Learning.

  1. school waypoint

    Step 1

    Institution

  2. teacher waypoint

    Step 2

    Educator

  3. policy waypoint

    Step 3

    Policy

  4. student waypoint

    Step 4

    Student

  5. extension waypoint

    Step 5

    DION

  6. clarity waypoint

    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 development

See 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.

In development
  • 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.

01

Start With the Teacher Dashboard

Teachers see their classes, active policies, student activity, and blocked requests from one workspace.

dion.app / teacher dashboard

Northstar Prep · Teacher

Good evening, Ms. Barker

Here is what is happening across your classroom.

My Classes

0

83 students across your classes

Students

0

79 active this week

Blocked Requests

0

Last 7 days

Active Policies

0

1 school, 3 classroom

Today’s Classes

View all

Your assigned classes and the policy currently applied.

English 10A

School

Grade 10 · 28 students

Current policy

No AI

View ClassChange Policy

English Honors

School

Grade 11 · 26 students

Current policy

Research Only

View ClassChange Policy

Creative Writing

Classroom

Grade 10 · 29 students

Current policy

Romeo & Juliet Final Essay

View ClassChange Policy
Start With the Teacher Dashboard

02

Create the Right Policy for the Assignment

Teachers can create reusable classroom policies while school-managed policies remain protected by administrators.

Essay generationAllowed
Math problem solvingAllowed
Research and reading supportAllowed
dion.app / policies

Create Teacher Policy

A reusable template. Choose which AI capabilities are allowed, then apply it to a class.

General
Restrictions
Notes

Policy name

 

Description

StatusActive
CancelSave DraftCreate Policy

School-wide policies such as No AI and Research Only stay managed by administrators.

Create the Right Policy for the Assignment

03

Apply the Policy to a Class

Assign a policy to a class in seconds so every participating student receives the same expectations.

Essay Draft Policy
English 9B
dion.app / apply policy

Romeo & Juliet Final Essay

Classroom policy · My policy

Ready

Classes

English 10A

Grade 10 · 28 students · Room 204

English Honors

Grade 11 · 26 students

Creative Writing

Grade 10 · 29 students

Timing

Apply nowSchedule for later
Until changedUntil end of classCustom date and time
English 10A currently uses “No AI”. Applying this policy replaces the active policy for the selected period.
CancelApply Policy
Apply the Policy to a Class

04

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

 
7F2K9
DION extension · version 1.0.1

Blocking mode

Personal local mode is active. Settings stay on this device.

Personal

Classroom enrollment code

 

Student email

 

Student name

 
Join classroomJoined English 10A · policy synced
Students Join Through the Extension

05

DION Enforces the Assigned Policy

DION allows or blocks AI requests according to the capabilities selected for the assignment.

AI assistant · monitored by DION

What’s on the agenda today?

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Blocked by DION · English 10A

Essay generation is restricted under “Romeo & Juliet Final Essay”. Ask for help understanding the play instead.

Try learning instead

Teach me the story of Romeo & Juliet so I can explain the main conflict in my own words
Explain the main themes of Romeo & Juliet with examples from the play

DION checked the policy · generating…

Allowed · Reading and summary support

Summaries remain available because they are permitted under the assignment’s AI policy.

DION Enforces the Assigned Policy

06

Teachers Review Classroom Activity

Teachers can view connected students, blocked attempts, and policy activity without interrupting instruction.

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Students connected

0

Blocked attempts

0

Active policies

dion.app / my students

Classroom activity

Connected students, blocked attempts, and the policy currently applied.

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Students connected

0

Blocked attempts

0

Active policies

SS

Sarah Smith

Grade 10 · English 10A

Connected
MO

Miguel Ortiz

Grade 10 · English 10A

Connected
AB

Aisha Bello

Grade 10 · English 10A

Blocked 2
TW

Tom Whitfield

Grade 10 · English 10A

Offline
Teachers Review Classroom Activity

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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 development

AI 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.

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    Educators

    Set appropriate AI expectations and understand the process behind student work.

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    Students

    Know what’s expected, understand how AI fits into your learning, and develop stronger habits for working alongside it.

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    Schools & Universities

    Create a consistent approach to AI while giving educators flexibility across courses, assignments, and learning environments.

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    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.

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