IMPACTER · Round Two

Five completely different ways to be a helper

Not five skins this time — five interaction models. One is a launcher, one is a process, one lives inside the lesson, one is pure voice, one is a character. All clickable, all scripted. They answer the same student needs in structurally different ways.

Spotlight

Ask. Answer. Gone.
The bet: most student questions aren't conversations — they're lookups. So this isn't a chat at all. One keystroke (or the ⌘ button in the player) opens a launcher over the lesson; type or speak, get an answer card with a "take me there" action, dismiss. It even nails "what happens after I submit?" — the exact question the old bot fumbled. Steal-able part: the instant-answer card with action buttons could live inside any other concept.
Did you ever do something and then think, "Why did I do that?"
⌘
Students on this question usually ask

The Coach

Not a chat. A process.
The bet: the highest-value moment is right before a student records — and free chat is a bad tool for it. So this is a guided builder: three small questions, typed or spoken, and it assembles their own words into an answer plan they take to the RECORD button. Ghostwriting is structurally impossible — there's no way to ask it to write for you, because it only ever arranges what the student said. Steal-able part: the "Your answer plan" card is the coaching-vs-ghostwriting line turned into product.
Build your answer · Question 4
Step 1 of 3

Your answer plan 🎯

Built from your own words. Read it over, then hit record and just tell the story.

Margin Notes

Help lives where the confusion is.
The bet: don't make students carry their question to a bot — attach the help to the lesson itself. Dotted phrases in the question are tappable (translate, explain, feeling words), and the side rail holds exactly four contextual helpers for this activity. No chat window exists. Quietest concept, biggest UX shift. Steal-able part: tappable phrase-level translation is gold for EL students in any concept.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENER · QUESTION 4 OF 6
Did you ever do something and then think, "Why did I do that?" Tell me what happened. How did you feel after?
What this means
Everybody sometimes acts before thinking — snapping at a friend, quitting something, saying yes when you meant no. This question wants one real moment like that. Nothing is a wrong answer.
Feeling words, if you're stuck
embarrassed · relieved · guilty · confused · proud · frustrated · surprised at myself

Help with this question

Pregunta 4:

"¿Alguna vez hiciste algo y luego pensaste: '¿Por qué hice eso?' Cuéntame qué pasó. ¿Cómo te sentiste después?"

Puedes pensar tu respuesta en español primero — y responder en el idioma que te sea más cómodo.
Pick one and finish it out loud:
"One time I ___ without really thinking, because…"
"Right after it happened, I felt ___ because…"
"Looking back now, I think I did it because…"
Three steps:

1. Tap the coral RECORD button below the video.
2. Say your answer — you can re-record as many times as you want.
3. Tap Submit when it sounds like you.
After you submit:

Your teacher can see your response, and it counts toward your skill growth over time. Only your teachers see it — it's not shared with other students.
Question 4 · you can re-record before submitting

Voice Booth

If the platform is about voice, the helper should be too.
The bet: go all-in on the authentic-voice thesis. No bubbles, no input bar — a push-to-talk orb, a live transcript, and short spoken replies. It doubles as a rehearsal space: kids literally practice saying their answer out loud before recording the real thing. Tap the orb to cycle a scripted exchange. Steal-able part: "practice out loud with me" is a feature no competitor's chat widget can copy without rebuilding.
Question 4 · Conflict Resolution
Tap the mic and ask me anything — or practice your answer out loud.
Tap to talk

Sidekick HUD

A character who lives in the corner — and knows when to speak up.
The bet: the Sidekick you liked, evolved from a panel into an ambient companion. It sits in the player, notices things ("been on this question a while?"), and opens a fan of four actions on tap — no chat window unless one is needed. The character is the interface. Steal-able part: the proactive nudge. Timed, contextual, dismissible — the difference between a tool students find and a buddy who shows up.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENER · QUESTION 4 OF 6
Did you ever do something and then think, "Why did I do that?" Tell me what happened. How did you feel after?
Question 4 · you can re-record before submitting
Been thinking on this one a minute — want a sentence starter? Tap me. 👇