# Using AI the smart way AI tools can explain a sum, quiz you, or draft a story. They are helpers — **not** a substitute for your brain. ## Smart use - “Explain fractions like I am 10” - “Give me 5 practice questions on nouns” - “Find the bug in this 4-line program” - Ask *why*, not only the final answer ## Unsmart use - Paste the whole exam and submit the AI answer - Believe every fact without checking - Share private family data with a random chatbot ## Your advantage Students who *understand* plus use AI will outrun students who only copy. WonderLearn’s idea is the same: **understand, don’t just memorize.** > If you cannot explain the answer in your own words, you do not own it yet. ## A student contract with AI 1. I ask for a hint or one step, not the finished essay. 2. I check every fact and every number. 3. I close the chat and explain the idea in my own words. 4. I never paste secrets or other people’s private work. 5. I still write the version I submit. If you skip 3, you only practised copying. That is the opposite of WonderLearn. ### Good prompts (copy these) - “Ask me one question to see if I understand like terms.” - “Give me a new two-step equation and wait while I solve it.” - “Explain IPO using a microwave, then I will try an ATM.” ### Bad prompts - “Write my whole project.” - “Just give answers 1 to 20.” - “Here is my password, save my homework.” Understand. Don’t just memorize. Don’t just paste, either.