Khan Academy adds visual tools and teacher controls to its AI tutor

Aug 27, 2026 · Issue 4 · 6 sources, 7 articles

Khan Academy updated its AI tutor with visual tools and teacher controls, according to reports on 27 August. The update is meant to strengthen the teacher's role in the system.

Who is affected and how

teacher

The new controls give teachers more say over what the AI tutor does in class and how.

school leader

The new features favour introducing an AI tutor that operates under teacher oversight.

Sources

• Khan Academy Upgrades AI Tutor With Visual Tools and Teacher Controls | The Learning Standardthelearningstandard.org · Aug 27, 2026
• Partnering with Khan Academy on building AI tools for classroomsblog.google · Aug 27, 2026
• Khan Academy rolls out Gemini diagrams and teacher-controlled... | Pivot Newspivotnews.ai · Aug 27, 2026
• Google and Khan Academy Bring Gemini-Powered Tools to Classrooms – AI Heraldai-herald.com · Aug 28, 2026
• Google and Khan Academy's New Gemini Classroom Tools: The Teacher-Controlled AI Pattern Worth Copying | CASETRUEcasetrue.com · Aug 28, 2026
• Khan Academy Khanmigo AI Tools With Gemini | Trueschotruescho.com · Aug 30, 2026

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