Perplexity

What is Perplexity?

Perplexity is a search engine app that is Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered. While ChatGPT is a text generator, Perplexity is a search engine that uses natural language to communicate search results. Moreover, Perplexity acknowledges specific websites to supplement their responses.

Learning Experiences - What LEs can this tech tool support?

Acquisition

Discussion

Inquiry

Collaboration

Practice

Production

Affordances - What can this tech tool do?

Pedagogical

Teachers can guide students to do good internet research
Teachers can help students find step-by-step instructions for certain tasks
For students of lower readiness, teachers can use Perplexity to help students find sources as a starting point.
Teachers may enable the use of Perplexity in class for students to search for the definitions of words/scientific terms to support blended learning.

Social

Tech tool is meant for individual's use

Technological

Presented as a chat interface makes learning curve less steep
Unlike ChatGPT where information is only current as at 2021, information presented is up to date.
Available as web versions, smartphone and tablet apps
Students can use "Discovery" tab to initiated self-directed, asynchronous learning

Teachers in Action: How has this been used in the classroom?

Watch this space for future exciting updates!

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Perplexity website

Apple App Store

Google Play Store

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